British Isis fighters known as ‘the Beatles’ captured in Syria
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, the two remaining members, stand accused of murdering two dozen hostages in Syria Two…
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US government shuts down for second time in three weeks
Funding for the federal government will lapse at midnight after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul stalled a Senate vote The government…
Malcolm Turnbull to deliver national apology to child sexual abuse victims
Prime minister says ‘survivor-focused’ group will be appointed to help craft the apology Malcolm Turnbull will make a national apology…
North Korea to hold military parade ahead of Winter Olympics
North Korea is set to hold its 70th-anniversary military parade, a day ahead of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.…
Mashal Khan case: Death sentence for Pakistan ‘blasphemy’ murder
A Pakistani court has sentenced one man to death and handed life terms to five others for murdering a student…
Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches successfully
US entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The…
Japan: robots will care for 80% of elderly by 2020
Japanese government wants to increase acceptance of technology that could help fill the gap in the nursing workforce Japan’s elderly…
Unicef recruits gamers to mine Ethereum in aid of Syrian children
Cryptocurrency scheme is part of wider UN effort to revolutionise aid with blockchain technology, increasing financial transparency The UN’s children’s…
John Mahoney: British-born Frasier actor dies aged 77
The British-born actor John Mahoney, who played Martin Crane in the US sitcom Frasier, has died aged 77. He died…
Esmond Bradley Martin: Top ivory investigator killed in Kenya
One of the world’s top ivory and rhino horn trafficking investigators has been found dead with multiple stab wounds. Esmond…
