Several Jewish groups have criticised Amazon for fictitious depictions of the Holocaust in its new series Hunters.The online retail giant has also been denounced for allowing the sale of anti-Semitic

Hours after Afghanistan's incumbent President Ashraf Ghani was declared on Tuesday the winner of the September 28 presidential election, runner-up Abdullah Abdullah contested the much-delayed results,

A supporter of the banned Islamic State terror group has admitted plotting to blow herself up in a bomb attack on St Paul's Cathedral.Safiyya Shaikh, of Hayes, west London, went on a reconnaissance trip

Dozens of protesters in a Ukrainian town have attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China.The evacuees were being brought to the hospital in Novi Sanzhary, in the central Poltava region,

Hyundai Motor Group (005380.KS) Chairman Mong-Koo Chung plans to give up his board seat, in the latest sign that the octogenarian patriarch of South Korea's second-largest conglomerate is preparing to

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a high turnout in Friday's parliamentary election as a way to display unity within the country.There are nearly 58 million eligible voters. And

The 23-year-old Nigerian lawyer used to hop on a motorbike – known locally as an okada – for a quick ride to the bus that carries her from the mainland, where most of Lagos's 20 million residents live,

In a popular Catholic church in the Philippines, nearly half of the pews were empty for Sunday Mass. The few hundred worshippers who showed up were asked to refrain from shaking others' hands or holding

After chastising the prosecutors and judge in the trial of his longtime adviser Roger Stone, President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the jury that convicted the veteran Republican operative, raising

Around 300 employees have been evacuated from Singapore's biggest bank, DBS, after one person fell ill with the new coronavirus.All 300 had been working on the same floor, the 43rd, and were sent home

Native American burial sites in Arizona have been blown up by construction crews building the US-Mexico border wall, according to lawmakers and tribal leaders.Authorities confirmed that "controlled blasting"

What makes a championship obedience dog? The Westminster Kennel Club knows it by Heart.A Labrador retriever named Heart won Westminster's obedience contest Sunday, extending her sweep of the five-year-old

car has fallen into a sinkhole in Essex and six homes have had to be evacuated due to "unstable ground".The Toyota Prius became trapped in Hatch Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, after the collapse early

When the first round of shots was fired, everyone thought it was one of those firecrackers going off," Amornrat, clad in white robes, recalled on Sunday.Instead, a Thai soldier fleeing his military base

It is strawberry harvest time for farmers in Gaza with most of the berries heading to consumers in the occupied West Bank.But Israel's blockade means getting them there is a challenge and Israel has also

Hong Kong has begun a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China, in a fresh effort to contain the new coronavirus.Visitors must isolate themselves in hotel rooms or go to

The Australian national anthem will not be played at this year's rugby league All Stars match on the Gold Coast.The Australian Rugby League (ARL) Commission made the decision after advice from the ARL

American Airlines said Tuesday it has suspended flights to Hong Kong through Feb. 20 due to weak demand , and United Airlines will do the same next weekend.Interest in travel to Hong Kong was already weakened

The European Union will link any access to its market for British products directly to the access that EU boats will be given to U.K. waters, the bloc’s chief negotiator said Monday.EU negotiator Michel

The authorities in Burkina Faso, struggling to grapple with a growing wave of Islamist militant attacks that is affecting the region, are planning to give weapons to civilians, as Louise Dewast reports.The