In 2014, the Yazidi minority in Iraq came under assault from Islamic State group fighters who drove them from their homes. Now some refugees are arriving back to their hometowns after years of …
US sanctions Myanmar’s defence ministry and two banks
The United States said yesterday it is imposing sanctions on Myanmar’s Defence Ministry and two “regime-controlled” banks that enable …
ADB highlights default risks in Vietnam’s property markets
Vietnam’s property equity index has experienced a significant decline of around a half since January, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
A year after Pakistan’s devastating floods, challenges drag on for most, but signs of hope for some
A year on from the floods in Pakistan that killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swathes of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, the country …
Caught on camera: huge black bear seen walking around home property in Glimer County, Georgia
IT’S OFFICIALLY BLACK BEAR SEASON IN GEORGIA… AND OVER IN GLIMMER COUNTY — ONE BLACK BEAR HAS ALREADY BEEN BUSTED FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING. TAKE A LOOK… SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT SEVERAL DIFFERENT …
‘All you heard was, ‘pow, pow, pow,’ witnesses testify in fatal Harris County property dispute
The trial against a Harris County man accused of killing his neighbor resumed Wednesday. The question left to jurors is not whether Johnnie Bryant shot and killed Dylan …
12 arrested in Georgia for cockfighting ring, sheriff says
The Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced a dozen Georgians were arrested for operating a chicken fighting operation in the county. In early June, deputies said a series of search warrants were …
Christchurch man admits importing 2kg of meth from Laos and United Kingdom
According to the summary of facts, Ah Tong was living at a property in Waltham, Christchurch at the time … It was declared as containing a bicycle and had been shipped from Laos. The package, …
Israel to move ahead with 1,000 new homes in Eli settlement
JERUSALEM: Israel plans 1,000 new homes for Eli settlement in the occupied West Bank in a potential doubling of its population in response to …
Israel’s Netanyahu approves plans for 1,000 new homes in West Bank settlement after deadly shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government has approved plans to build 1,000 new homes in the West Bank settlement where four people were killed by a pair of Palestinian gunmen …