Wednesday, 1 May 2019

How the Venezuelan 'coup' didn't get beyond street demonstrations supporting Juan Guaido

Like past attempts to oust President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition seemed outmaneuvered again Tuesday.

      
 
 


WikiLeaks' Julian Assange given 50-week jail sentence for skipping bail

The 47-year-old Australian sought asylum in Ecuador's London embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex assault allegations.

      
 
 


Thousands march on May Day to demand better working conditions

A major South Korean umbrella trade union also issued a joint statement with a North Korean workers’ organization calling for the Koreas to push ahead with engagement commitments made during a series of inter-Korean summits last year.

      
 
 


Hunt for bodies continues as Cypriot police conduct investigation into serial killer

The Cypriot police chief briefed experts from Scotland Yard on the investigation into the killings of seven foreign women and girls.

      
 
 


Beautiful photos of the northern lights

Seeing the northern lights, also called the aurora borealis, ranks high on many bucket lists.

      
 
 


Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito vows to pursue peace in first public address

Naruhito formally succeeded to the Chrysanthemum Throne at midnight after his father Akihito abdicated.

      
 
 


Tuesday, 30 April 2019

'Crowded out of existence': Up to 1M species at risk of extinction because of human activities, report says

Up to a million species are at risk of extinction because of human activities, a United Nations report warns.