Image copyright AFP / Facebook Image caption Maren Ueland, left, and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen were found dead in a popular tourist area Twenty-four people have gone on trial in Morocco over the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in December.The bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were found…
Image copyright Alamy Image caption The ship is reportedly the Freewinds, shown here docked in Aruba in 2014 A US cruise ship has been placed in quarantine by the Caribbean island of St Lucia after a case of measles was reported on board, the island’s chief medical officer said.Dr Merlene Fredericks James said there was…
Image copyright EPA Image caption These villagers near Puri have moved into a makeshift shelter Thousands of people are being evacuated from villages along India’s eastern coastline ahead of a severe cyclone.Cyclone Fani is heading towards the state of Orissa with wind speeds in excess of 200 km/h (127 mph), and is expected to make…
Image copyright AFP Image caption A man (R in blue tie) identified as Jerry Chun Shing Lee by Hong Kong media An ex-CIA agent has pleaded guilty to spying for China, the US justice department says, in a case believed to be linked to the dismantling of a US espionage network.Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 54,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe king is seen pouring sacred water on the head of Queen Suthida The king of Thailand has married the deputy head of his personal security detail, and given her the title of queen, a royal statement has said.The surprise announcement about his long-time consort comes before…
Clashes broke out in Caracas between anti-government protesters and Venezuelan security forces Tuesday after Juan Guaidó, the leader of Venezuela’s opposition-held parliament, called for a military uprising against Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime. In a video live-streamed on Twitter early Tuesday, Guaidó was seen standing at La Carlota airbase in Caracas, flanked by a few dozen…
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas seeking their banking and financial records. The lawsuit by Trump, sons Donald Jr. and Eric and daughter Ivanka was filed Monday in federal court in New York. The…
A Somali-American model has become the first to wear a hijab and burkini in the swimwear edition of Sports Illustrated magazine. The annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit featuring the 21-year-old Muslim model Halima Aden will be released on May 8, according to Sports Illustrated. The magazine shared news about the history-making model on its Twitter account…
An Osaka restaurant has a new menu item: pizzas that spell out the characters “rei” and “wa” with cheese. They aren’t the only ones celebrating the name of Japan’s new imperial era. Baristas are spelling it out in foam atop lattes, while a seal at an aquarium southeast of Tokyo has apparently learned to write…
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is proposing charging asylum seekers a fee to process their applications as he continues to try to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants seeking to cross into the U.S. In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, Trump directed his attorney general and acting homeland security secretary to take…