World

Even in Cuba, they have cake on their birthdays. From The New York Times: They wear “los tennis” and “bloomers.” Their kids go crazy for Taylor Swift and “The Big Bang Theory.” U.S. science fiction […]

This is an update to our earlier breaking news article on China‘s port city of Tianjin, which has had two massive explosions caused by flammable goods that ripped through an industrial area, killing 17, and injuring […]

A new study has warned that there is a very real chance of a war between Russia and the West, following an increase in the scale and number of military war games currently being conducted […]

India’s government are suing Nestle for $100 million over “unfair trade practices” after it was discovered that popular food product Maggi noodles contained unsafe levels of lead.  The lawsuit has been filed with India’s National Consumer […]

According to reports more than 300 people have been injured in a huge explosion that shook the Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday. The blast  were caused by a shipment of explosives that […]

Investigators in the Netherlands have claimed to have found fragments of a Russian missile system at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine.  The investigators say that parts of a Buk surface-to-air system may prove who […]

Amnesty International has chose to approve a controversial measure to endorse the de-criminalization of the sex trade. According to FOX News: At its decision-making forum in Dublin, the human rights watchdog approved the resolution to […]

Prosecutors from The Netherlands say they have found what they think are parts of a Buk missile system – that possibly could have brought down Malaysian Flight MH17. From The Associated Press: The announcement represents […]

Cemil Bayik, the man leading the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has accused Turkey of trying to protect the Islamic State by attacking Kurdish fighters. In an interview with the BBC, Bayik says he believes that […]

A nuclear reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant has been restarted following the meltdown of Fukushima in 2011.  New safety regulations have been put into place since the Fukushima disaster, and a spokesman for Kyushu […]