KABUL (Reuters) – Allegations of sexual abuse of members of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team by sport officials have resulted in missed paychecks after sponsors pulled out, taunts and entreaties from parents to their daughters to quit playing. FIFA, global soccer’s governing body, suspended the head of the Afghan Football Federation and several other officials […]

The Catholic diocese in South Carolina on Friday released a list of 42 priests with ties to the state who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children. All but 11 of the priests on the list released by the Charleston Diocese have died. The list doesn’t specify the parishes or institutions where the priests […]

Seven law enforcement officers, including one department’s police chief, were indicted Friday on charges they took bribes to falsify immigration statuses and obtain visas, according to the Department of Justice. Several of the officers were also charged with taking bribes to protect methamphetamine and cocaine traffickers. The indictment was handed down by the U.S. Attorney’s […]

Traffic was backed up for miles for thousands of drivers Friday night on a busy Los Angeles-area freeway after a chase that lasted well over an hour and saw the driver repeatedly back into police cruisers. At one point after backing into a cruiser, the man gestured from his window with what appeared to be […]

The First Lady (FLOTUS) hosted Fabiana Rosales, the 26-year-old spouse of Juan Guaidó, 35, at her and Donald Trump’s favoured Mar-a-Lago retreat in South Florida. The White House released photos of the duo smiling as Melania praised Mrs Rosales as an “inspiring” figure. The visit was seen as an attempt by the US to exercise […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May should step down immediately after negotiating a temporary extension to Britain’s European Union membership, the Daily Telegraph newspaper said in its Saturday edition. Lawmakers rejected May’s Brexit plans for a third time on Friday, leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the EU in turmoil on the very day it […]

Reports suggest the stay-at-home leader of the reclusive state may have clandestinely journeyed to Beijing by train. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be on a secret visit to China in what would be his first known overseas trip since taking power in 2011, news reports said. Bloomberg cited three unnamed sources as saying on […]

Radical cleric Abu Hamza launches ‘make or break’ legal battle in US Supreme Court against terror convictions five years after being jailed for life Hate preacher begged lawyer to mount fresh legal bid to overturn convictions Described it as ‘make or break matter’ in letters sent to lawyer in recent months  His life sentence was […]

Nicholas Read, 48, was caught on CCTV walking up to a 2p machine before yanking his white trousers down and exposing himself in Skegness, Lincs. He was in an arcade at Ingoldmells on March 2 for a stag weekend when the bizarre incident unfolded. A member of staff then approached Read and asked him to […]

A South Carolina junior wrestler who was not expected to walk or talk again after he suffered traumatic brain injuries in a horrific car crash has spoken his first words in nearly two years. The moment, captured on video, shows 16-year-old Jackson Gannon of Honea Path, South Carolina, saying the words “she” and “shoe.” His […]