Johnny Depp and Amber Heard apologised for bringing their dogs in to Australia and affirmed the importance of the country’s biosecurity in a video posted to the Facebook page of the Deputy […]
The mafia network on trial in Rome
In November 2015, the trial of a vast mafia network opened in Rome, with 46 people in the dock. They stand accused of extortion, corruption and misappropriation of public funds. Among them […]
This Is What A $200 Million Cocaine Bust Looks Like
The Coast Guard seized more than 6 tons of cocaine in a drug bust off the coast of Panama.
MH-17: State Dept refuses to give details of data given to Dutch probe
The US State Department declined to answer questions about what information Washington may have shared with the Dutch authorities in the MH-17 probe. Dutch parliamentarians have criticized the absence of evidence the […]
Sean Penn: I did not bring down ‘El Chapo’
Actor Sean Penn says that his Rolling Stone interview did nothing to help the Mexican government apprehend Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. CNN’s Brian Todd reports.
CCTV footage: NYPD officer slams tennis star James Blake
Surveillance footage released by the New York Police Department shows officer James Frascatore ambushing US tennis star James Blake in what appears to be a startling, illegal arrest. Frascatore has a history […]
Norway won’t guarantee the safety of whistleblower Edward Snowden
Norway won’t guarantee the safety of whistleblower Edward Snowden, should he travel there to collect the ‘Freedom of Expression’ award he’s been given by a prestigious Norwegian academy.
Sweden to drop sex assault investigations into Wikileaks founder
Swedish prosecutors will this week “drop their investigations” into three accusations of sexual assault against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is still holed up the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Nagasaki: marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb
A bell tolled and there was a minute’s silence to mark the moment 70 years ago when the Japanese city of Nagasaki was obliterated by an atomic bomb.
Former London banker jailed for 14 years in Libor scandal
A court in London has sentenced a former city trader to 14 years in prison for his part in rigging interbank interest rates, known as Libor. Thirty-five year-old Tom Hayes, used to […]