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Dutch police use hologram to try and decode sex worker's murder

By a canal in Amsterdam's red-light district, one of the "window women" is actually a hologram which Dutch police hope will help solve the gruesome murder of a sex worker in 2009.

Beirut businesses struggle to stay afloat under Israeli raids

Lina al-Khalil has fled her south Beirut home to escape escalating Israeli attacks on Hezbollah, but she still returns daily to the bombarded area to keep the family business running.

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Boeing CEO to address safety at US Senate hearing

Boeing's outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a US Senate panel later this month to answer questions about safety and production issues at the aircraft manufacturer, the company said Wednesday.

Elderly driver hits cycling children in France, 7 hospitalised

An 83-year-old driver struck a group of cycling children in western France on Wednesday, injuring seven, three of them seriously, officials said.

Candidate for Germany's far-right AfD wounded in clash

German police said Wednesday that a local election candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was hurt in the country's west after confronting a man taking down the party's posters.

S.Africa minister charged as part of corruption probe

A South African minister was arrested and charged with corruption on Wednesday, as his ANC party wrangles with how to form a new government after major election losses.

Torrent of volcanic mudflow hits Philippine village

Heavy rain washed volcanic mud and debris through a village in the central Philippines on Wednesday, two days after a nearby volcano erupted.

'All Eyes on Papua' campaign generates interest in deforestation cases

A campaign seeking to drive support for Indigenous tribes fighting palm oil plantations in eastern Indonesia is spreading widely online after taking inspiration from an AI-generated image of Gaza.

Hajj on the cheap: off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca

Living on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Mecca apartment for weeks, hoping to evade a Saudi dragnet and perform the hajj pilgrimage illegally.

Early fires an ominous Greek summer warning: experts

A year after one of Greece's worst wildfire seasons left over 20 people dead, a record-breaking warm winter and high spring temperatures are raising fears of another fierce summer.

Singapore's only heavy metal bar rocks 'something different'

Tucked away in the basement of an old mall lies gleaming Singapore's only heavy metal bar, where music fans brush shoulder-to-shoulder with international rockers who helped pioneer the genre.

Body recovery 'called off' at Papua New Guinea landslide site

The bodies of hundreds of villagers feared buried in Papua New Guinea landslide will not be recovered, the military said Wednesday, describing recovery operations as "too dangerous".

Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts

Australia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest.

Body recovery effort 'called off' at Papua New Guinea landslide site

Hundreds of villagers feared buried in Papua New Guinea landslide will not be recovered, the military told AFP Wednesday, describing the disaster zone as "too dangerous" to operate in.

It's Christmas in June for Ottawa filmmakers

It's Christmas in Ottawa, with filmmakers this spring and summer capturing couples smooching under mistletoe, reindeer running amok and Santa Claus leaving presents under evergreens lavishly decorated with lights and ornaments.

US vows solidarity as Tiananmen Square leaders plea to keep memory alive

The United States vowed Tuesday to never stop promoting human rights in China 35 years after the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square, as the protest movement's exiled leaders pleaded for action to help keep the memory alive.

Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty to stealing nearly $17 mn from baseball star

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to stealing nearly $17 million from the baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts.

San Diego Padres infielder Marcano banned for life for gambling

San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano has been banned for life from Major League Baseball for betting on games, the league announced on Tuesday.

South African floods kill at least 22 people

Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa's eastern coast have killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Modi 3.0 to push India towards becoming a Hindu nation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third-term win Tuesday was not the landslide victory he had wanted, but it still provides the mandate to power his Hindu nationalist agenda forward, analysts say.

Microsoft ready to take more 'steps' on Teams to address EU concerns

Microsoft is willing to take further steps to assuage EU antitrust concerns over its video and messaging platform Teams, the company's president Brad Smith said Tuesday.

South African floods kill at least 18 people

At least 18 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa's eastern coast, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Opening arguments set in trial of Biden's son Hunter on gun charges

Opening arguments are to be held on Tuesday in the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, the first ever prosecution of a child of a sitting US president.

Kenya finds seven more bodies as cult massacre exhumations resume

Kenyan investigators found seven more bodies on Monday as exhumations resumed in a forest where hundreds of victims of a doomsday starvation cult were buried in mass graves, police said.

Climate change made historic Brazil floods twice as likely: scientists

Climate change doubled the likelihood of the historic floods in southern Brazil and amplified intense rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, scientists said Monday.

Amanda Knox to appear at Italy slander retrial

Amanda Knox said on Monday she would be back in court in Italy this week for a slander case linked to her conviction and later acquittal for the 2007 murder of her British roommate.

Biden's son Hunter stands trial on gun charge

Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child -- and potential threat to his father's reelection.

Tottenham's Yves Bissouma teargassed in hold-up outside Cannes hotel

Tottenham Hotspur's Yves Bissouma was teargassed in a violent hold-up outside his hotel in the French city of Cannes, a police source told AFP on Monday.

Thousands evacuated from German flood zone as Scholz visits

Rescuers battled Monday to evacuate people from flood zones in southern Germany, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this was a "warning" that climate change was getting worse.

Maldives to ban Israelis to protest Gaza war

The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a national rally in "solidarity with Palestine".

Rescue worker dies amid flooding in southern Germany

A volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation during heavy rain and flooding in the south of Germany, local police said Sunday.

Trump warns jail time could be 'breaking point' for supporters

Donald Trump has warned that it could prove to be a "breaking point" for his supporters if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction.

France arrests three after coffins left at Eiffel Tower

Police have arrested three people after five coffins were found near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, draped in French flags with the inscription "French soldiers in Ukraine", sources close to the case said Sunday.

Hunting for edible plants with London's urban foragers

Kenneth Greenway is inundated with requests for the foraging courses that he runs at the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in east London.

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