River Plate and Independiente football clubs in Argentina have been caught up in a child abuse scandal. Two of Argentina’s most famous football clubs have been caught up in a child abuse scandal. It’s alleged that young players were forced into prostitution. A local charity reported minors were allegedly abused at the River Plate and […]

Israel is already holding the bodies of 24 Palestinians since its 2014 deadly offensive on the besieged Gaza. Israel is holding the bodies of two Palestinians killed by its snipers near the border with the besieged Gaza Strip, an Israeli official confirmed on Sunday. Yoav Mordechai said Israel will not return the bodies of the […]

Incumbent PM Najib Razak faces elections amid rising costs and a multi-billion dollar scandal at a state fund. Malaysia is set to hold a general election on May 9, the Elections Commission said, in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 61-year grip on power. Embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak is under […]

Felix Tshisekedi called on the opposition party to hold its first public rally in two years, in an attempt to show his ability to unite a fractured opposition. Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition party has held its first public rally in Kinshasa in two years.  It was called by new leader Felix Tshisekedi and […]

Seven men and a minor are accused in the gang-rape case that has caused outrage in India. Seven men and a minor accused of involvement in the gang rape and murder of eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Indian-administered Kashmir have appeared in a local court. The accused pleaded not guilty on Monday. A group of lawyers had earlier […]

Iraqi Christians of Hamdaniya, in the Nineveh plains near Mosul city in northern Iraq, are returning home to celebrate Easter there for the first time since the defeat of the Islamic State group. Many Christians in Iraq will be able to pray and gather together at Easter for the first time since the defeat of […]

Heavy rain and strong winds cause widespread damage across the eastern state. At least 15 people have died after a storm, with wind speeds close to 100kph, battered parts of India’s eastern West Bengal state, uprooting trees, electric poles and disrupting rail traffic. The storm left a trail of destruction on Tuesday as trees fell […]

Scandal surrounding treatment of immigrants from the Caribbean has overshadowed this year’s meeting of Commonwealth leaders. The UK is looking to push for trade deals at this year’s meeting of Commonwealth leaders, as it prepares to leave the European Union. But a scandal surrounding the treatment of immigrants from the Caribbean has overshadowed the event. […]

Rising prices taking a toll on President Macri’s popularity but making the country a favourite of emerging markets. Buenos Aires, Argentina – Argentines are struggling to pay for basics like food as the country deals with stubbornly high inflation. Things are not as bad as 2016, when it peaked at 47 percent, but salaries are […]

Russia’s UN ambassador says determining responsibility for chemical attack is futile since West already assigned blame. Russia has rejected France’s proposal at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting that called for the launch of an independent investigation over an alleged chemical attack that struck the former rebel-held town of Douma in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. […]