A Florida high school is facing backlash for altering the yearbook photos of 80 female students to add clothing to their chests and shoulders. The school district told local media…
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Italy: Authorities investigate cause of Mottarone cable car accident
Italy has launched an investigation into the cause of Sunday’s cable car accident that left 14 people dead. The car plunged 20m (65ft) into the side of the Mottarone mountain…
DRC: Desperate search for children missing after volcano eruption
The lava that flowed from Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday evening cut a path of destruction through a northern district of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Around 500 houses were…
Mali: UN calls for immediate release of President Bah Ndaw
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in…
India: Couple holds mid-air wedding ‘to escape Covid restrictions’
An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video footage posted on social media…
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur metro train crash injures more than 200 passengers
More than 200 people have been injured in a train crash in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. A metro train carrying 213 passengers collided with an empty one in a…
USA: Illinois police face lawsuit over drug testing a toddler’s ashes
An Illinois man is suing the city of Springfield, alleging police unlawfully took an urn with his daughter’s ashes and said it tested positive for meth. New body camera footage…
EU: New Belarus sanctions after plane arrest
The EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and an dissident journalist arrested. At a meeting in Brussels,…
USA: Children speak of sickness and neglect in US asylum camps
The US has a vast system of detention sites scattered across the country, holding more than 20,000 migrant children. Special investigation has uncovered allegations of cold temperatures, sickness, neglect, lice…
India: Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested in murder case
Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested in Delhi in connection with the murder of a fellow wrestler. The victim, Sagar Dhankhar, was beaten during a fight involving rival wrestlers…