BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – On the day Cardinal George Pell, one of the highest ranking Vatican officials, was publicly revealed as a convicted child sex offender, his old high school in an Australian goldfields town physically scraped his name from one of its buildings. A thick black-taped line was also put through his once-revered name on a timber board of […]

A French sports brand has been forced to stop selling a running hijab after a backlash and threats from shoppers. Sports goods chain Decathlon had advertised a sports hijab which allowed Muslim women to work out or run while still honouring their faith. But the company has had to stop selling the veil in France until further notice after it […]

Pub landlord hits back at one-star TripAdvisor reviews by labelling ‘lying’ punters as ‘small children’ Roger Cazaly runs The Plume of Feathers in Portscatho, near Truro, Cornwall  The premises has 25 ‘terrible’ reviews on TripAdvisor and 259 ‘excellent’ ones  Mr Cazaly claims he ‘has to respond’ if someone is defaming his business online And so has responded to a number of […]

The US President earlier left Hanoi's JW Marriott Hotel flanked by bodyguards and aides for the much-heralded talks with his "friend". Trump told reporters he and Kim had a “great relationship” adding he thinks the summit will be “very successful” possibly “even greater” than their first meeting last year. “I think that your country has tremendous economic potential,” the US […]

The expected snowfall in the Greater Toronto Area has resulted in some school closures and bus cancellations on Wednesday. Below is a list of school closures and bus cancellations: Halton District School Board: All schools are CLOSED. Halton Catholic District School Board:All schools are CLOSED. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board: All schools are CLOSED. Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board: School bus service cancelled. Schools are open. […]

At least 20 people have been killed and 40 people have been injured in a fire at a railway station in Cairo, according to state media. The head of Cairo Railroad hospital, Mohammed Said, who previously confirmed 10 deaths said the number of dead at the main station in the Egyptian capital was expected to rise. The fire is said […]

Michael Jackson’s family slam his accusers as ‘opportunists’ who ‘see a blank check’ days before explosive Leaving Neverland documentary airs – but admit they haven’t watched it Jackson’s brothers Tito, Marlon and Jackie, and nephew Taj defended late star They said: ‘It’s all about money, it always has been. They have no evidence’ In ‘Leaving Neverland’ – due to air […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court charged seven men on Wednesday for impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta and swindling a prominent businessman out of 10 million shillings ($100,000) in yet another high-profile corruption case. The suspects called tyre firm Sameer Africa boss Naushad Merali and his finance director Akif Butt pretending to be the president and asking to sell them land, […]

HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump hailed North Korea’s “awesome” potential on Wednesday and said leader Kim Jong Un wanted to do something great, hours before they were due to meet in Vietnam to try to break a stalemate over the North’s nuclear weapons. Despite little progress on his goal of ridding North Korea of its weapons programs, Trump […]

Here’s the lowdown on the latest Surrey earthquake Where did it happen and was there any damage? The earthquake struck just before 3:45am and was felt in Newdigate, Surrey, less than ten miles from Gatwick airport. Resident have blamed the earthquakes on oil drilling at sites in Horse Hill and Brockham – but a report has dismissed this claim. The […]