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 […]

Beijing: The vast scale of China’s evolving social credit system has been detailed by the government, with officials revealing on Wednesday that 3.59 million people had been forced to repay debts after being “restricted everywhere”. Academics at universities who have plagiarised others' work have been blocked from promotions or receiving awards, and an actress was prevented from boarding a plane at […]

(Reuters) – Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised her headscarf in the air and waved it above her head. A crowd formed. People shouted at her to come down. She knew all along she was going to be arrested. But she did it […]

After Donald Trump wrote a condescending tweet towards Hillary Clinton when she announced she won’t run for president in 2020, she hit back in grand style with an epic ‘Mean Girls’ meme. You’ve got to love Hillary Clinton‘s sense of humor. She confirmed on March 4 that she would not be entering the 2020 presidential race and Donald Trump, who […]