Menendez brothers: Murder case that has divided America takes new turn After spending more than 30 years behind bars for killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez have a shot at being released from prison. The 1989 murder case, which has gripped the US for decades, burst into life again this autumn when Los Angeles’s…
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday. The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities…
Indian-Americans organised a protest rally in California’s Silicon Valley, and called upon officials to condemn human rights abuses and ensure the protection of Hindu minorities by holding the governments of Canada and Bangladesh responsible.Protesters chanted slogans including “Stop Khalistani terrorism, protect Canadian-Hindus” and “Stop Islamist terrorism, protect Bangladeshi-Hindus”.Community leaders strongly criticised the inadequate response to…
Israel’s military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in September. Several people were injured and buildings damaged in northern and central Israel, some of them near Tel Aviv, Israel’s police said. The attacks followed an Israeli…
Huge flames can be seen engulfing a closely-built shanty community in the port area of Manila, in drone footage released by the city’s disaster management office. Hundreds of residents have been left without homes, after around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze on Sunday, Manila Fire District said. Dozens of fire engines and fire…
UK PM Keir Starmer and Elon Musk (File Images) An online petition demanding a new general election in the UK garnered 175,000 signatures within few hours of its launch and a reaction from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Reacting to a post where an account shared an update regarding the signatures on the petition, Elon Musk…
BBC Chioma is adamant that baby Hope is her son Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son. After eight years of failed attempts to conceive, she sees him as her miracle baby. “I’m the owner of my baby,” she says defiantly. She’s sitting next to…
A man who says he used to be a British soldier has been captured in the Kursk region of Russia after travelling to fight for Ukraine. Footage has circulated online of James Scott Rhys Anderson being asked questions by his Russian captors about his previous experience and motivations for joining. Anderson – or possibly Andersen…
Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what it described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.” The UAE’s Interior Ministry later said authorities arrested three perpetrators involved in the killing of Zvi Kogan. The statement from…
BBC Melissa McComb’s house in Dundonald was flooded after Storm Bert brought heavy rain Residents are counting the costs after their homes were flooded following hours of heavy rain caused by Storm Bert. About 18 properties as well as a number of cars in Park Avenue, Dundonald were damaged by the flooding on Saturday. Residents…
