US citizen says ICE left him freezing in underwear after detaining him at gunpoint without warrant
’They didn't show any warrant; they just broke down the door’
North Korea's Kim sacks vice premier, rails against 'incompetence'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his vice premier, compared him to a goat and railed against "incompetent" officials, state media said Tuesday, in a rare and very public broadside against apparatchiks at the opening of a critical…
Australian lawmakers back stricter gun, hate crime laws
Australian politicians voted in favour of tougher hate crime and gun laws Tuesday, weeks after gunmen targeting Jewish people on Bondi Beach killed 15 people.
The Latest: Word Economic Forum opens in Davos for first time without founder
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos
Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours
Authorities are warning people to stay out of the Australian state's waterways after recent rainfall.
La destacada red española de trenes de alta velocidad sufre su primer revés con accidente mortal
Por JOSEPH WILSON BARCELONA (AP) — El mortal accidente de tren en el sur de España ha ensombrecido uno de los símbolos de éxito de la nación. El choque del domingo mató al menos a 40 personas y dejó a decenas más heridas, según informaron las autoridades el lunes por la noche. A continuación, un […]
China’s consumers refuse to open their wallets. Is ‘luxury-phobia’ the problem?
As China struggles to boost consumer spending, a professor at one of the country’s top universities has argued that authorities first need to overcome a psychological barrier: a deep-seated “luxury-phobia” that has taken hold among the Chinese public.
The suggestion by Su Jian, a professor at Peking University, comes amid a debate in Chinese policy circles about how to revive the country’s sluggish demand, with retail sales slowing despite government efforts to rebalance the economy towards a...
BBC Sport to show 450 hours of Winter Olympics
The BBC will broadcast more than 450 hours of live action from next month's Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
BBC Sport to show 450 hours of Winter Olympics
The BBC will broadcast more than 450 hours of live action from next month's Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
BBC Sport to show 450 hours of Winter Olympics
The BBC will broadcast more than 450 hours of live action from next month's Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
BBC Sport to show 450 hours of Winter Olympics
The BBC will broadcast more than 450 hours of live action from next month's Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
'I spoke to God after dying in an earthquake and he sent me back'
Maayan was badly injured while on a bucket-list trip to China, and says she ended up in a place that 'felt like home'