On the day he was supposed to report to federal prison, President Trump’s former longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen will instead testify behind closed doors at a House committee about crimes he alleges Trump committed while in the White House. The appearance at the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday will be his fourth appearance in the past eight days before a […]

A landscape gardener planted a series of homemade bombs before taking his own life in a bid to take revenge on his "enemies" from beyond the grave, it is claimed. One of the explosive devices allegedly left behind by Bernhard Graumann killed a doctor outside his surgery, while another injured a mother and daughter at their home in a quiet […]

Police forces have quietly slashed 5,500 PCSOs in ten years with three quarters axed in knife crime capital London piling more pressure on overstretched officers Met PCSOs cut from 4,300 in 2008 to 1,369 in 2018 – a fall of 68 per cent That means London has lost not just 3,954 officers but 2,931 PCSOs as well Across England and […]

Two-year-old Nash Goddard, from Denver, Colorado, needed emergency surgery after contracting pneumonia from the dislodged pieces of corn. The youngster had been watching a movie with his mum Nicole and dad Jake, both 39, when he briefly choked on the sugary snack. But it wasn't until the next day that Nicole, a flight attendant, noticed he had a strange-sounding cough […]

The Brexiteer and ex-Foreign Secretary demanded that ministers end "PC squeamishness" and take more knives off Britain's streets. It comes days after two 17-year-olds were stabbed to death in London and Manchester as the violent crime epidemic continues. Boris blasted in an article for the Daily Mail: "It needs energy and grip, and someone who is willing to take on […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to release women activists detained and allegedly tortured in the kingdom. “The persecution of peaceful activists would clearly contradict the spirit of the country’s proclaimed new reforms,” Bachelet said in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council. European countries will urge Saudi Arabia […]

Firefighters use an electric saw to remove an iron ring from a student’s penis after it got stuck on his privates for eight hours University student in China trapped his genitals in a ring and could not get it off He went to hospital for help and doctors alerted the fire department in Shandong Footage shows sparks flying as rescuers […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian economists and opposition officials have questioned the feasibility of President Joko Widodo’s plan for cash handouts to the unemployed, citing an already strained national budget and ballooning debt at state enterprises. Widodo, who is seeking re-election in April, promised cash benefits last week to graduates from poor families and the unemployed if he won a second […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – The high-profile case of ex-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has shone a light in Japan on what critics call “hostage justice”, in which suspects can be held for months after arrest, but any reforms will likely be incremental and slow. Ghosn, a former titan of the global auto industry, who has French, Brazilian and Lebonese citizenship, was released […]

Wellington: The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South Pacific tourist hub said on Wednesday. The self-governing nation of 15 islands and home to around 17,000 people wants a name in the […]