An Australian man has received a 10-month jail sentence for filming and mocking police officers as they lay dying at a crash scene. Last month Richard Pusey pleaded guilty to…
India: Inside the US$1 billion house
For the world’s super-wealthy, not your Brad Pitt and George Clooneys but your billionaire CEOs and various magnates who are way wealthier than those peons, the price tag for an…
Australia: A town where people live, pray and shop underground.
The town is referred to as the “opal capital of the world.” Coober Pedy is an Aboriginal word that roughly translates to “white man in a hole.” Nothing about the…
Netherlands: Amsterdam’s answer to ‘public peeing’
The city of Amsterdam is going green in an attempt to combat an age-old problem — public urination. The local council has installed twelve hemp-filled, sustainable urinals in the city’s…
Israel: HRW accuses Jerusalem of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution
Israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Arabs in the occupied territories and Israel itself, Human Rights Watch says. In a new report, it says Israel has…
USA: Miami school bars vaccinated teachers from seeing students
A Miami school has discouraged teachers from getting the Covid vaccine, saying any vaccinated employees will be barred from interacting with students. Centner Academy leadership cited debunked claims of non-vaccinated…
Burkina Faso: Spaniards and Irishman killed after abduction
Two Spanish journalists and an Irish national abducted near a nature reserve in eastern Burkina Faso have been killed. The Europeans were part of an anti-poaching patrol that was ambushed…
France: Anger as ex-generals warn of ‘deadly civil war’
The French government has condemned an open letter signed by active soldiers that said the country was heading for “civil war” due to religious extremism. About 1,000 servicemen and women,…
Greece: Euro MP Lagos arrested to face neo-Nazi jail term
Ioannis Lagos, facing jail in Greece for crimes linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, has been detained by Belgian police after the European Parliament voted to lift his immunity.…
USA: Musk trolls Bezos as space race between world’s richest men heats up
The space race between the world’s two richest men went into hyperdrive on Tuesday after Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos’ attempt to challenge a major NASA contract.…