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Prince Harry Opens Up on Princess Diana, Having Kids and What Drives Him in Candid New Interview
On the eve of Prince Harry's second Invictus Games Being held in Orlando, Florida, this spring, the fifth-in-line to the British throne has shown he is a new kind of royal. Harry, hardworking and devoted, witnessed first-hand the toll war takes during his 10 years in the British Army, having served two tours in Afghanistan....
Judge Revokes Bail for Former Prep Schooler Owen Labrie
A judge has revoked bail for prep school graduate Owen Labrie, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate last August, after prosecutors accused him of missing his court-ordered curfew several times. After the decision, which was made at a hearing this afternoon in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H.,...
Plane from Dubai Crashes in Southern Russia Killing 55 Passengers, 7 Crew, Say Authorities
A plane carrying 55 passengers from Dubai crashed in southern Russia early Saturday morning in strong winds, killing all on board, authorities said. All 55 passengers and seven crew members on FlyDubai flight 981 were killed, Igor Oder, head of Russia's Emergency Ministry's southern regional operations said in a...
‘We got him’: World’s most wanted man Paris terrorist Salah Abdeslam shot in Belgium raid
PARIS terrorist Salah Abdeslam has been caught alive in a massive terror raid by Belgian police. Europe's most wanted man was wounded and arrested by Belgian authorities after a dramatic raid in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, Belgian prosecutors have confirmed. Two men were shot, one of which is Abdeslam, who has been...
Lori Robinson nominated as first US female combatant chief
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has nominated the first female in US military history to lead a combatant command. General Lori Robinson has been nominated to lead the US Northern Command, Mr Carter announced on Friday. The position is one of the most senior in the US military and must be confirmed by the Senate. She is...
Brussels raids: Paris attack suspect Abdeslam arrested
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been wounded and arrested in a raid in Brussels, officials have said. They said Abdeslam, who had been on the run since the November attacks, was wounded in the leg as police moved in on a flat in the Molenbeek area. "We got him," said Theo Francken, Secretary of State for...
Visa-free entry to Indonesia in Pipeline
Australian tourists may soon be able to enter Indonesia without a visa after President Joko Widodo signed a presidential decree. Signed by Mr Widodo on March 2, the decree grants visa-free entry to tourists from 79 countries, according to an official. Australia is No. 11 on the list, which was sent to the law and human rights...
Hospital investigated after pregnant woman dies
The death of a woman pregnant with twins in Cameroon sparked worldwide outrage and elicited a response from the country's public health minister. Koumate Monique, 31, is said to have died near or in a hospital in the city of Douala on Saturday, according to local media reports. Graphic video showed what appears to be...
Vigilante migrants drag ‘paedophile’ through refugee camp to police after ‘raping child’
VIGILANTE migrants took the law into their own hands when they dragged a man through a squalid refugee camp after he 'raped' a seven-year-old child. The man was pushed and shoved through the Idomeni camp on the Greek and Macedonia border and handed straight to police. Images appeared today of a vigilante gang guarding...
Australia Senate passes reforms after farcical all-nighter
Monty Python references, a colonoscopy analogy and a pyjama-clad senator featured during an all-night sitting of Australia's upper house. The Senate has finally passed changes to how its members are elected after 28 hours of debate. The changes will disadvantage so-called micro parties that have gained increasing power in...
Chile lawmakers lift abortion ban introduced by Pinochet
Chile's lower house of Congress has approved a proposal that lifts a ban on abortion in cases of rape, when there is health risk for the mother, or when the foetus is not viable. The draft, which was submitted by Michelle Bachelet's government, needs Senate approval to become law. Despite being predominantly Catholic,...
5 Shocking pictures in the history that shocked the world
It has often been said throughout time that a picture is worth a thousand words. Any picture may be worth a thousand words, but only a few rare photos tell more than a thousand words. They tell a powerful story, a story poignant enough to change the world and galvanize each of us. Over and over again…...