More than 13,000 people from two communities in Nigeria have filed individual claims against the oil company Shell at the High Court in London. Residents from the Ogale and Bille…
DRC: Pope urges youth to put aside ethnic differences
Pope Francis has called on young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to put aside ethnic differences and build a new future. “Beware of the temptation to point a…
Philippines: US secures deal on bases to complete arc around China
The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines – a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese…
Canada: British Columbia province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs
Canada’s province of British Columbia is starting a first-in-the-nation trial decriminalising small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. From Tuesday, adults can possess up to 2.5g of…
Italy: Hunger-striking Italian anarchist moved amid protests
A convicted Italian anarchist who has been on hunger strike for weeks has been moved to a jail in Milan amid growing fears his health is worsening. Supporters of Alfredo…
USA: Chicago prosecutor will drop sexual abuse charges against R Kelly
A Chicago prosecutor is dropping sexual abuse and assault charges against singer R Kelly, who is already facing decades in prison after being convicted of federal charges. Cook County State’s…
India: Italian woman ‘punched and spat’ on two Vistara flight crew
The crew of an Indian airline tied an Italian woman to her seat during a flight after she allegedly punched one member of staff and spat on another. The woman,…
Taiwan: Parrot owner fined $90k after bird injures doctor
A Taiwanese man has been given a two month prison sentence and fined 3.04m New Taiwan dollars (US $91,350) after his pet parrot injured a doctor. According to Taiwan’s Central…
France: Protests against pension age rise intensify
A second wave of French protests and strikes is underway against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Eight big unions are taking part…
Pakistan: 100 confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble
The death toll has risen to 100 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. The mosque is within a high-security zone…