Putin opens 12-mile bridge between Crimea and Russian mainland
Russian state media hail bridge across Kerch strait as ‘construction of the century’ Vladimir Putin has opened a bridge between…
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Farnese Blue diamond fetches $6.7m at Geneva auction
A rare blue diamond that has spent the past 300 years in Europe’s royal houses has been sold at auction…
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim freed from jail after Mahathir election win
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has been freed from jail, paving the way for his return to politics. Once seen as…
North Korea threatens to cancel Trump summit
North Korea has said it may pull out of a summit with US President Donald Trump if the US unilaterally…
240,000 girls a year die in India due to gender discrimination, study finds
Estimated figure does not include those who are aborted simply for being female, say researchers Almost a quarter of a…
Surabaya attacks: Parents who bring their children to die
The past days’ deadly Islamist attacks in Indonesia have stood out because two families – parents and their very own…
Manhattan nanny Yoselyn Ortega gets life in jail for murdering children
A nanny convicted of murdering two children she stabbed at their luxury New York City apartment has been sentenced to…
India MP Shashi Tharoor charged over wife’s death
Indian MP and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor has been charged with aiding his wife’s suicide in 2014. Sunanda Pushkar’s…
Gaza violence: Fresh protests against Israel follow deadly clashes
Fresh protests against Israel are expected in the Palestinian territories, a day after Israeli troops killed 55 people in Gaza.…
IS still threatens Europe, warns MI5 chief
The head of MI5 is warning that the Islamic State group aspires to commit “devastating” and “more complex” attacks in…
