BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s desire to develop close ties with Iran will remain unchanged, regardless of the international situation, President Xi Jinping told the speaker of Iran’s parliament, ahead of Thursday’s visit to Beijing by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. China has traditionally played little role in Middle East conflicts or diplomacy, despite relying on the region for oil, with Iran […]

LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Behind Glencore Plc’s decision to limit coal investment is a little-known, but powerful group of investors. Glencore made its decision after facing pressure from a shareholder network known as Climate Action 100+, which has the backing of more than 300 investors managing US$32 trillion (S$43 trillion). The group was founded a little over a year ago, but […]

‘I know it’s a bit odd and gross…’: Woman, 55, plans to get HANDBAG made out of the skin from her amputated LEG Amputee, known only as Joan, from Manchester, posted bizarre request online Claims she doesn’t want her leg to be ‘left to rot’ with other human body parts With help of fashion platform Sewport, she’s even sketched out […]

OSLO (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and Norway jointly expressed their alarm on Wednesday at reports of fighting in the Yei River area of South Sudan between government forces and the rebel National Salvation Front. “(It) represents a flagrant breach of the December 2017 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement. These military actions, and […]

Federal authorities have arrested a Marine veteran and U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant who they said was stockpiling weapons and “espoused extremist” and racist views for years as he sought to launch a major attack. “The defendant intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. He must be detained pending trial. … The defendant is a […]

SOHAG, Egypt (Reuters) – Nesma Ghanem is hoping for a fourth child even though her doctor says her body can’t handle a pregnancy at the moment. She has three daughters and would like them to have a brother. “In the future he could support his father and the girls,” said Ghanem, 27, who lives in a village in Sohag, an […]

Empire actor Jussie Smollett is now considered a suspect as investigators look into whether he filed a false report alleging he was attacked on the street in Chicago by two black-clad men spewing racist and homophobic slurs, police confirmed Wednesday. “Jussie Smollett is now officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation by #ChicagoPolice for filing a false police report. […]

Daredevil thrill-seeker abseils into an active volcano with molten lava before doing a HANDSTAND on the edge Christopher Horsley, 26, spent two months exploring the South Pacific last year Mr Horsley, from Ormskirk, Lancashire face molten rock of 700 degrees Celcius He said: ‘Since the age of 21 I have been pushing the limits of travel’ You could be forgiven […]

Delta police say they are dealing with a ‘public safety issue’ at an elementary school on Wednesday afternoon. Police are on scene at Immaculate Conception Elementary School on 119 Street. The incident is not connected to the students at the school but happened in front, at approximately 3:05 p.m. “An off-duty Delta police officer was at Immaculate Conception and witnessed […]

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Some 250,000 people are expected at a concert on Friday in Colombia aimed at raising $100 million to provide food and medicine for Venezuelans suffering widespread shortages, its organizer said on Wednesday. Billionaire Richard Branson is backing the show, called “Venezuela Aid Live,” in the Colombian border city of Cucuta. The event will feature performances from at […]