A breaching whale Saturday capsized a nearly 15-foot boat off the coast of Australia, leaving one man dead and another in the hospital, officials said. “At 6 this morning, police responded to reports of two people in the water,” New South Wales
China’s defence minister has been missing for a month but a ministry spokesperson said Thursday that he was “not aware of the situation” – its first public comment on the issue. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, the director of the ministry’s information office,
The North Korean government has released a U.S. serviceman after holding him in detainment since July, according to reports. The North Korean government stated Wednesday it was planning the return of U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King to U.S. custody following months of
High-level U.S. officials have made multiple trips to China over the summer despite continued reports of Chinese spying in the United States. “Current policy is a mash-up of engagement and competition,” Brent Sadler a senior research fellow for naval warfare and advanced
Libya’s chief prosecutor said Monday he ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the collapse of two dams earlier this month, a disaster that sent a wall of water several meters high through the center of
A council leader in Essex has reassured concerned citizens that “Christmas is not cancelled”, despite the annual lights switch-on event being called off due to budget constraints. Braintree District Council said it would not go ahead with the event this year due
Israel has blasted UNESCO for listing a prehistoric ruin near the West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage site, calling the decision a “cynical” ploy by Palestinians to politicize the international body. “UNESCO’s recent decision regarding the ruins of Jericho
Premier League referee Michael Oliver had a howler in the Champions League on Wednesday night after sending off Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella during the Italian side’s clash with Real Sociedad. The British officials in Spain had a night to forget as
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia via train Siegfried Hecker is one of the very few people in history to have been invited to North Korea in an official capacity. The nuclear scientist, who has won a number of
A construction site at the home of the new Buffalo Bills stadium received an unexpected visitor on Sunday as the team took on the Las Vegas Raiders, authorities said. Police were called to the area via Eric County Community College security as