The winner of Sri Lanka’s biggest beauty prize has suffered head injuries after a brawl broke out on stage. Beauty queen Pushpika De Silva won the “Mrs Sri Lanka” title…
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USA: Supreme Court declares Google’s code copying fair
A decade-long battle over copied code in Google’s Android operating system has ended in the US Supreme Court. Oracle, another tech titan, had sued Google in 2010 for copyright infringement…
Dubai: Police arrest group over nude balcony shoot
A group has been arrested in Dubai accused of public debauchery after an outdoor nude photoshoot. Video footage posted online on Saturday shows a group of naked women having their…
Indonesia: Floods and landslides kill more than 100
At least 101 people have died after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and East Timor on Sunday. Torrential rain sparked widespread destruction in the South East Asian neighbours, with…
USA: Thandie Newton reverts to original spelling of first name, Thandiwe
Actress Thandie Newton has said she is reverting to the original Zimbabwean spelling of her first name, Thandiwe. The actress has hitherto been known as Thandie, an anglicised version of…
Jordan: Prince Hamzah vows to defy ‘house arrest’ orders
The former crown prince of Jordan has said he will defy orders to stop communicating with the outside world after he was placed under house arrest. Prince Hamzah bin Hussein,…
France: Paris police probe ‘secret luxury dinner parties’
French police have launched an investigation into alleged clandestine fine dining and parties in Paris, revealed in an undercover TV report. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin ordered the probe, saying…
Ethiopia: The Weeknd donates $1m to Ethiopians in conflict
R&B singer The Weeknd has promised to donate $1m (£700,000) to Ethiopians caught up in the conflict in Tigray. The star, born Abel Tesfaye in Canada, is the son of…
Taiwan: Lorry boss offers ‘deep remorse’
A construction site manager whose lorry slid on to a railway track and led to Taiwan’s worst train disaster in decades has expressed “deep regret”. Lee Yi-hsiang, 49, said he…
Jordan: Prince Hamzah of plot to destabilise kingdom
The former crown prince of Jordan is accused of trying to mobilise tribal leaders against the government, the country’s deputy prime minister says. Prince Hamzah bin Hussein worked with “foreign…