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Berlusconi back on the rack over sex parties

Silvio Berlusconi dreamed of finishing his career as Italy's president, but the billionaire former premier is instead again facing the threat of criminal sanction over his notorious "bunga-bunga" sex parties.

Critically endangered elephant, unborn baby suspected poisoned in Indonesia

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant and its unborn baby were found dead from suspected poisoning in western Indonesia, a conservation official said on Thursday.

Germany vows Putin 'won't win' Ukraine war as Russians advance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Thursday that Vladimir Putin will neither win the Ukraine war nor dictate the terms for peace, as Russian troops made fresh attempts to take a key eastern city.

Eleven babies die in Senegal hospital fire

Eleven newborn babies perishedin a hospital blaze in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane late on Wednesday, president Macky Sall said.

11 babies killed in Senegal hospital fire

Eleven newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the president of the country said late Wednesday.

No slump for pump and dump cryptocurrency gangs

In a sleepy corner of the crypto-economy, the value of an obscure coin called Enzyme was tumbling downwards along with its peers earlier this month -- but then something unusual happened on May 15.

French court blocks 'burkinis' in council's pools

A French court stepped into a row over the wearing of burkinis in municipal swimming pools, suspending a council's decision to allow Muslim women to wear them.

Afghan male TV presenters wear masks in protest against Taliban

Seconds before he presents a news bulletin, Afghan television anchor Nisar Nabil puts on a black mask as a symbolic protest against the Taliban authorities for ordering women presenters to cover their faces on air.

Abuse accusations by ex-wife are 'outlandish': Johnny Depp

Actor Johnny Depp testified Wednesday at his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard that it has been "unimaginably brutal" to listen to her "outlandish" accusations of domestic abuse.

UK PM defies calls to quit over 'Partygate'

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff.

VW Group to settle UK 'dieselgate' claims for £193 mn

Volkswagen on Wednesday said it would pay £193 million ($242 million, 226 million euros) to British claimants over its 2015 diesel emissions tests cheating scandal.

Kate Moss says Johnny Depp never threw her down any stairs

British model Kate Moss on Wednesday dismissed reports that her former boyfriend Johnny Depp once threw her down a flight of stairs, saying it never happened.

Ukraine's Zelensky calls for Western unity as Russia advances

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted the West for lacking unity on Wednesday, as the Russian invasion entered its fourth month and Moscow's troops advanced in eastern Ukraine.

Gunman kills 19 children, two teachers at Texas elementary school

A teenage gunman killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, prompting a furious President Joe Biden to denounce the US gun lobby and vow to end the nation's cycle of mass shootings.

Xi speaks with Bachelet, defends China's rights progress

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video call with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she visits Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uyghur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool by the Communist Party.

Notorious Vietnamese hacker turns government cyber agent

At the height of his career, Vietnamese hacker Ngo Minh Hieu made a fortune stealing the personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans.

Gunman kills 19 children at Texas elementary school

A teenage gunman killed at least 19 young children and two adults at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, prompting a furious President Joe Biden to denounce the US gun lobby and vow to end the nation's cycle of mass shootings.

Gunman kills 18 children at Texas elementary school

A teenage gunman killed 18 young children in a shooting at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, in the deadliest US school shooting in years.

Violent clashes in Tirana before the Conference League final

Violent clashes broke out in Tirana on Tuesday night ahead of the Conference League final between Roma and Feyenoord, as Dutch fans attacked a local man and injured 10 police officers, authorities said.

11 dead in attack on bars, hotel in central Mexico

Gunmen killed 11 people in an apparent gangland revenge attack on a hotel and two bars in Mexico's central city of Celaya, authorities said Tuesday.

Amber Heard's defense rests in Johnny Depp defamation trial

Lawyers for Amber Heard rested their defense on Tuesday against the defamation suit filed by her former husband Johnny Depp, after six weeks of testimony riding on graphic claims and counterclaims of domestic violence.

'Sleuth' Vettel hunts stolen bag in Barcelona

Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel tried to track down a bag that was stolen in Barcelona using the GPS signal from his headphones which were inside, local police said Tuesday.

Danish Jehovah's Witness released after 5 years in Russian jail

Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness, was released from Russian jail on Tuesday and will have to leave the country, the US-based Christian evangelical movement said.

Ten dead in attack on bars, hotel in central Mexico

Gunmen killed 10 people in an attack on a hotel and two bars in Mexico's central city of Celaya, with calling cards claiming the massacre left behind by a known criminal group, authorities said Tuesday.

Cancelling Russian artists is 'grotesque': Ukrainian film maker

A celebrated Ukrainian film-maker, speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, said it was "inhumane" to turn against all Russians despite the "devastating" invasion of his country.

Mexico tourism projected to return to pre-pandemic level this year

The number of tourists visiting Mexico is set to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year, the country's tourism minister said on Monday, with projected revenues of $24.25 billion.

Elderly Hong Kong cardinal in court over protest defence fund

Ninety-year-old retired Catholic cardinal Joseph Zen appeared in a Hong Kong court Tuesday charged with failing to properly register a protest defence fund, after he was initially arrested under the city's national security law.

Jailed Nicaraguan opposition figures face ill treatment, relatives say

Relatives of more than 180 jailed opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government on Monday denounced the ill treatment they said had been inflicted on the detainees, while Catholic leaders complained of "repression" and harassment by authorities.

Bill Cosby sex assault case starts in California

A trial against Bill Cosby began Monday in California, with a civil suit alleging the disgraced comedian sexually assaulted a teenage girl almost five decades ago.

UK MPs blast 'systemic failures' of Afghan withdrawal

The UK's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year showed "systemic failures of leadership, planning and preparation", according to a scathing inquiry by MPs published on Tuesday.

Kate Moss expected to testify at Depp v Heard trial

The high-profile defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard is poised to get another dash of celebrity -- British model Kate Moss is expected to testify.

Facebook's Zuckerberg targeted in US privacy lawsuit

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was named personally in a Washington lawsuit Monday alleging he played a direct role in decisions that set the stage for the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

Six dead, dozens injured in Iran tower-block collapse

At least six people died and dozens were injured or missing under rubble after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed in southwestern Iran, officials said.

At Bucha market, life goes on 'so we don't go mad'

Most stalls still have their shutters down but the reopening of the market in Bucha marks a return to a semblance of normality for this Ukrainian town synonymous with war crimes.

Sole survivor relives terror of Yemenia Airways crash at French trial

A woman who was just 12 when she survived the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others onboard described Monday the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent miraculous rescue, in the French trial against the airline.

Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN

At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh's northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday.

Greece says blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing Aegean

Greece said on Monday it had prevented around 600 migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea into its territorial waters from neighbouring Turkey, in the largest attempted entry this year.

Sole survivor relives 2009 Yemenia Airways crash at French trial

A woman who aged 12 survived the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others onboard described Monday the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent miraculous rescue, in the French trial against the airline.

Spain's ex-king visits son in Madrid for first time in two years

Scandal-tainted Spanish ex-king Juan Carlos I visited his son and current monarch Felipe VI in Madrid on Monday, during a controversial trip home after two years in self-imposed exile.

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