Johnson vows UK will be ready for no-deal Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday Britain will be ready for a no-deal Brexit on October 31 despite his own government's assessment warning that...
Brexit court ruling prompts calls to reverse parliament suspension
British premier Boris Johnson faced calls Thursday to reverse his suspension of parliament after a Scottish court ruled it illegal, as government documents warned...
Mugabe family sets burial for home village, not ‘Heroes’ shrine
Zimbabwean ex-president Robert Mugabe will be buried next week in his village, his family said on Thursday, delivering an apparent snub to government plans...
Maori accuse Air NZ of cultural theft over ‘kia ora’ logo
Maori groups threatened to boycott Air New Zealand Thursday, accusing the airline of cultural theft over its attempt to trademark the masthead of its...
US church leaders charged with using homeless for ‘forced labor’
Leaders of a California-based church have been arrested on charges of imprisoning dozens of mostly homeless people and forcing them to panhandle six days...
Forest fires grip Colombia as drought intensifies
Firefighters in Colombia battled raging forest fires on Tuesday (September 10) and Wednesday (September 11), facing an uphill battle to tame the flames as...
Hundreds sing Hong Kong protest “anthem”
The song “Glory to Hong Kong” echoed through a Hong Kong shopping mall on Wednesday (September 11) as hundreds of people gathered to sing...
Largest flying animal in history identified: study
Scientists on Tuesday unveiled a new species pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, Triceratops and other dinosaurs of the...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange unveils shock £32bn bid for London rival
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has bid almost £32 billion for its London rival in a shock move Wednesday to bring together two of...
Archbishop of Canterbury prostrates over 1919 India massacre
Britain has never apologised for the 1919 massacre at Amritsar in India but the head of the Church of England prostrated himself to say...
