13 French soldiers are killed when two helicopters collide during anti-jihadist operation in Mali Six officers, six non-commissioned officers and a master corporal died Monday  Two helicopters collided during operations against jihadists in the Sahel French President Emmanuel Macron lauded the ‘courage of French soldiers’ France has 4,500 troops in Mali to combat jihadists who have swept the region  Thirteen French […]

Fears of casualties as 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Albania collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents running into the streets Eastern Europe was rattled by a large earthquake at 3.55am today, causing panic Epicenter of the 6.4-magnitude quake was in Albania close to the capital Tirana A tremor of that size could cause widespread casualties and damage, USGS said A large earthquake jolted […]

In a modern spin on feudalism, the entire editorial board of Bloomberg News is taking a leave of absence … and joining the boss’ presidential campaign. But that only dodges the least of the ethical issues here. Michael Bloomberg isn’t selling his company as he runs for president, just stepping away — while his handpicked managers will continue to run […]

LISTENING to the hysterical Extinction Rebellion marchers, it would be easy to believe that the leader of the Labour Party invented “the environment”. The hippy protesters see Corbyn’s scruffy anorak and anti-capitalist policies and jump to the conclusion that they’ve found a kindred spirit. According to this half-baked narrative, Boris Johnson is the bogeyman. In the embarrassingly narrow minds of […]

She’s the picture of entitlement. An unhinged woman was caught on camera screaming racist slurs at a Midtown hotel receptionist — all because the employee asked for identification before handing over a room key, according to a new lawsuit. Michelle Rajacic waltzed into the City Club Hotel after midnight on April 6, 2018, demanding a room key, then began spewing […]

PRO-democracy parties in Hong Kong have won almost 390 of the 452 seats available in the district council elections. But what does this mean and will this affect the protests that have gripped the city for the months? Who won? The votes were still being counted this morning, but the pro-democracy campaign secured 90 per cent of the seats available. […]

A toddler has died after being hit by a falling ice sculpture at Luxembourg city’s Christmas market, police said. The girl, two, was hit when the sculpture collapsed at around 8pm last night. Police said in a statement: ‘The child was severely injured and died in the ambulance.’ Witnesses told local media that ambulance staff had attempted to revive the child […]

Michael Bloomberg’s entry to presidential race raises ethics issues for his media company which announces it will no longer investigate any Democratic candidates  Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait said Sunday Bloomberg company will not ‘investigate’ its founder or any of his Democratic rivals  Bloomberg Opinion will also no longer run unsigned editorials ‘There is no point in trying to claim that covering this […]

Multiple residents called 911 and reported hearing gunshots around 1:30 a.m., the East Bay Times reported. Police arrived at the school and found the boys with gunshot wounds. “How do you just kill kids?” a mother, whose son was a schoolmate of one of the deceased boys, told KGO-TV. “I don’t think he has quite grasped this yet,” she said of […]

A NORWEGIAN Cruise Line ship has docked in Los Angeles as several people were hospitalized amid a suspected norovirus outbreak. The ship, named Norwegian Joy, docked in San Pedro at 9.17am on Sunday and paramedics and firefighters were dispatched. Accordingly to reports, one passenger claimed the ship had been dealing with a norovirus outbreak in recent days. Six people were […]