Macron’s labour reforms spark huge demonstration in Paris
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Protesters carry a banner reading "no to the social coup d'etat" through the streets of Paris Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's
Popular Indian guru arrested over alleged rape of law student
A popular spiritual guru has been arrested in India for the alleged rape of a 21-year-old woman, Indian media report.Falahari Maharaj is accused of raping the law student at his ashram in Alwar, a village in Rajasthan state.The self-styled "godman"
Saipan campaigns for controversial Earhart statue
Image copyright Smithsonian Institute Image caption Amelia Earhart vanished in 1937 A controversial campaign is under way in the US Northern Mariana Islands to commemorate the pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart, who vanished over the Pacific 80 years ago while trying
Ministry Works to Help Churches Support Ukrainian Orphans
Ukraine (Mission Network News) – During a recent visit to Eastern Ukraine, Slavic Gospel Association’s Eric Mock had the chance to visit a couple of orphanages. Through both its Crisis Evangelism Fund and its Orphans Reborn program, SGA helps local churches
Trump rails against Republican Obamacare rebels
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Trump said Republicans who oppose the new plan "don't have the guts to vote for it" US President Donald Trump has hit out at Republicans who are refusing to back the latest effort to
The long wait
Image copyright Getty Images Dolores and Antonio used to talk to their son Juan every day - he usually rings them from work.But he hasn't called them since Tuesday morning. That morning, like every morning, Juan had gone to work
North Korea: Tremor detected near weapons’ test site
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake has been detected in North Korea.The earthquake is reported to have occurred near a nuclear test site and previous quakes have occurred during weapons' tests.Chinese seismologists said it was a "suspected explosion". But South Korea says that
US student trapped in Indiana cave for three days
Image copyright AFP Image caption Lukas Cavar says he licked moisture from the cave walls to survive A US student spent almost three days trapped inside a cave after he was left behind on a university field trip.Lukas Cavar, 19,
Respect your elders
Image copyright Weibo Image caption Professor Hu Ming's mother A university professor and his elderly mother have become social media stars in China. Some 9,000 Sina Weibo users commented in response to an article in Beijing Youth Daily highlighting that
Miss Turkey stripped of her crown over coup tweet
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Itir Esen (C) has lost her crown, and runner-up Asli Sumen (L) will take her place The winner of Miss Turkey 2017 has been stripped of her crown after one of her past tweets