Passengers were left grounded with a dead body for TWO HOURS after passenger died on board – and paramedics had to crawl onto the plane because of a series of airport blunders A flight from Hong Kong to Auckland was diverted to Cairns on Monday morning The Air New Zealand flight arrived at Cairns International Airport about 2.30am A male […]

A 49-year-old man has injured 20 children with a hammer at a primary school in China’s capital, officials said. Three children have serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Xicheng district government said on its social media account. The suspect, surnamed Jia, was apprehended at the scene, the statement said. Jia, from northern Heilongjiang province, was employed through a labour service company to […]

British couple whose son was killed by his wife in China say they will ‘carry on fighting’ after his daughter, six, was allowed to come home to UK while his son is ‘held to ransom’ by her family Father-of-two Michael Simpson was murdered by his wife in Shanghai in 2017 His parents are fighting to bring his son Jack, who […]

“Fatberg. Right ahead.” Then we all sat and waited for the impact that would surely follow. And waited . . . and waited, as Gemma remained stubbornly upright for the duration. Such is life at Dancing On Ice, “the show where anything could happen”, according to the continuity announcer, but never actually does. That’s the main reason why people stopped watching and ITV buried […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may take an alternative path if the United States does not ease sanctions and pressure on his isolated country. The visit, confirmed by North Korean and Chinese state media, will likely lead to Kim’s fourth […]

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan Taliban representatives and U.S. officials will sit down to two days of peace talks on Wednesday in Qatar but Afghan government officials will not be involved, senior Taliban members said. The Taliban have rejected numerous requests from regional powers to allow Afghan officials to take part in the talks, insisting that the United States is their […]

Smiley conjoined twin girls have arrived in Hungary to begin their separation. Two-year-old Rabeya and Rokayah, born at a clinic in Pabna, Bangladesh, in July 2016, will have a series of procedures in Hungary and back in their home country. The series of operations for their separation has been dubbed “Operation Freedom” and they are being looked after by the […]

The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday said it was investigating the case of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her and barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room to avoid being sent back. Lawmakers and activists in Australia and Britain urged their governments to grant asylum to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on March 29 and is not looking to extend the Article 50 exit process, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said on Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph reported that British and European officials are discussing the possibility of extending Britain’s formal notice to withdraw from the EU amid fears a Brexit deal […]

Chakaris Loury, left, and Darius Culpepper, right, allegedly attempted to escape a correctional facility in Michigan on Saturday.  (Michigan Department of Corrections) Two inmates at a Michigan correctional facility could face charges after they apparently placed mannequin dummies in their beds as part of an alleged plan to escape. Chakaris Loury, 24, and Darius Culpepper, 27, were spotted walking toward a […]