Amos Yee: Singapore teen blogger freed with asylum in US
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Yee was released from a Chicago immigration facility on Tuesday A Singaporean teenager has been released from jail after a government appeal against him being granted asylum was dismissed.Amos Yee, known for his political
Otto Warmbier ‘systematically tortured’ by N Korea say parents
Image copyright Reuters The parents of Otto Warmbier have shared horrific details of his condition when he arrived home from North Korea.Fred and Cindy Warmbier told Fox and Friends that the North Koreans were "terrorists" who had "systematically tortured" their
Trump candidate Luther Strange loses Alabama primary to Roy Moore
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Roy Moore's victory is likely to send shockwaves through Washington US President Donald Trump's pick to become Alabama's next senator has lost the state's Republican primary to a firebrand conservative, reports say.Incumbent Luther Strange is
Work freebies
Image copyright Adam Bradford/Jordan Swain Image caption Business partners Adam Bradford (l) and Jordan Swain on a fact-finding mission in Wadi Rum, Jordan A "greed is good" mentality no longer holds sway for the new generation of job candidates. Instead,
Nepali Christians Freed Nine Months After Conviction for ‘Witchcraft’ of Praying for Mentally-Ill Woman
(World Watch Monitor) — Four Nepali Christians sentenced last year to five years in prison for “violence and witchcraft,” after praying for a mentally ill woman, have been released after their sentences were overturned. In a statement, the Federation of
Power struggle
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Catalonia's police force has been caught up in the power struggle over Sunday's vote "It won't happen," insists Spain's prime minister, and for the Catalan leaders trying to organise Sunday's vote on seceding from
US-Mexico border wall prototype construction starts
Image copyright EPA Image caption Part of the border fence that exists between Mexico and California The US government has announced the start of construction on eight prototype barriers for the border with Mexico, a campaign promise of President Donald
Twitter trials 280-character tweet limit
Image copyright Reuters Social media site Twitter is trialling longer character limits to help users "easily express themselves".Twitter currently limits tweets to 140 characters, but has doubled that to 280 characters for a small group of users.The current character limit
Ireland to hold abortion vote in 2018
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Recent years have seen demonstrations both for and against repealing the Eighth Amendment The Irish government says it will hold a referendum next year on whether to change the country's laws on abortion, one of
Uber threatens to quit Quebec over ‘severe’ new regulations
Image copyright Reuters Uber is threatening to leave the Canadian province of Quebec because of "severe" new rules aimed at regulating the company like taxis.The ride-sharing company threatened on Tuesday to leave by mid-October if the government implements new regulations.The