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…
DRC: Mount Nyiragongo volcanic eruption leaves people homeless
Residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to destroyed houses after a large volcano erupted, with many searching for missing loved ones. Mount Nyiragongo turned the sky red…
China : Severe weather kills 21 ultramarathon runners
Twenty-one runners have died after extreme weather struck a long-distance race in north-western China. High winds and freezing rain hit participants in the 100km (60-mile) ultramarathon in the Yellow River…
Belarus: Authorities ‘diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist’, opposition says
A Ryanair plane from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Belarus for several hours on Sunday, with activists saying it was done to arrest a dissident journalist on board. European…
Italy: 14 dead after cable car falls near Lake Maggiore
Fourteen people, including at least one child, have been killed and another child is seriously injured after a cable car fell on a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy…
World Athletics allows 27 Russians to compete as neutrals in 2021
World Athletics will allow another 23 Russians to compete as neutral athletes in international events in 2021. However, only 10 track and field athletes from Russia will be able to…
Frence: Army chief says UN report into air strike was biased
The head of the French armed forces has criticised a UN report which blamed his troops for killing 19 civilians in an air strike on a wedding in Mali. Gen…