July 23, 2018
Trump tweets explosive threat to Iran
President Donald Trump issued a furious, all-caps challenge to the Iranian regime late Sunday night, warning that any threats to the US would be met with unspecified dire consequences. The tirade signaled an immediate escalation of tensions between…
July 20, 2018
More jail time for South Korea ex-leader
Disgraced former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been jailed for a further eight years for corruption, on top of the 24 she is already serving. A court in Seoul sentenced Park to six years for illegally accepting funds from the country's…
July 20, 2018
UK sets up Brexit battle over Irish border, rejecting ‘unworkable’ EU plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May has told the European Union that the UK will not accept its proposals to deal with one of the thorniest issues in Brexit talks -- the issue of the Irish border. In a speech in Belfast Friday, May criticized the…
July 20, 2018
Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation and added…
July 20, 2018
Trump says he’s ‘ready’ to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods imported to the US
President Donald Trump has indicated that he is willing to slap tariffs on every Chinese good imported to the U.S. should the need arise. "I'm ready to go to 500," the president told CNBC's Joe Kernen in a "Squawk Box" interview. The reference is to…
July 19, 2018
Trini Woman Jailed in UK for Defrauding Charity of US$1 Million
A Trinidadian-born woman has been jailed in the United Kingdom for defrauding a charity she worked for of just over US$1 million. Nadia Deone Chase Ali, 35 was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of fraud by abuse of position,…
July 17, 2018
Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using N-word
International News 12th July, 2018 John Schnatter, the founder and public face of Papa John's pizza, resigned as the company's chairman hours after he apologized for using the N-word on a conference call in May. Schnatter had apologized earlier in…
July 17, 2018
Donald Trump ‘fine’ with protests as he lands in UK
International News 12th July, 2018 US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK, having said he is "fine" about any protests during his visit. He is due to meet Theresa May, who is seeking a post-Brexit trade deal - days after he said the UK was…
July 17, 2018
Woman Caught trying to Smuggle Python onto Flight to Barbados
Florida, United States, Wednesday July 11, 2018- A woman who was headed to Barbados on Sunday was not only prevented from getting on her flight, but was fined after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Miami International Airport…
July 15, 2018
Civilian deaths hit record high, says UN
The number of civilians killed in the long-running war in Afghanistan reached a record high in the first six months of this year, the UN says. Some 1,692 fatalities were recorded, with militant attacks and suicide bombs said to be the leading causes…