Hollande leads French mourning for Paris attacks dead
France on Friday mourned the 130 people killed in the November 13 Paris attacks, with President Francois Hollande set to lead a solemn ceremony in honour of the victims. Families of the
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Suspicious boats with decomposed bodies found drifting off Japan
Japan is investigating nearly a dozen suspicious boats recently found drifting off the country’s coastline, some with decaying bodies aboard, officials said Friday, as media speculated they came from North Korea. At
France’s Fabius sees Syrian regime participating in anti-IS fight
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday he could envisage Syrian regime troops taking part in the fight to crush the Islamic State jihadists that claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks. In
In Kenya slum, pope slams rich elite over ‘dreadful injustice’ to poor
Pope Francis lashed out at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he visited a crowded Nairobi slum on Friday, wrapping up the first-leg of a three
Valbuena says Benzema ‘indirectly’ told him to pay sex-tape money
Mathieu Valbuena said in an interview published Friday that France international teammate Karim Benzema “indirectly” told him he had to pay a ransom to get back a sex-tape of him with his
Kenyan slum children offer gifts to welcome pope
They came through the narrow and muddy streets in the rain long before dawn, intent on seeing Pope Francis as he came to their church in the Kenyan slum of Kangemi. The
Rooney, Terry shortlisted for Fifpro World XI
Wayne Rooney and John Terry are the only Englishman on the 55-player shortlist for the Fifpro World XI.
Loneliness induces biological changes, causes illness and early death
A study has shown that for the first time that loneliness is not just an emotional state of mind, it actually triggers genetic changes, which cause illness and early death.
Eight million risk dying of tobacco use by 2030
A non-governmental organization (NGO), the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has said that if measures are not urgently put in place to halt the rate of tobacco smoking, about eight million
‘Well water triggers respiratory infections in babies’
A new study suggests that babies exposed to high levels of arsenic in the womb, through their mothers drinking well water, are at increased risk for infections and respiratory symptoms in their