Migrant laborers in Qatar who worked for a company co-owned by Balfour Beatty, one of Britain’s largest construction firms, have claimed they were subject to continued abuse and exploitation for almost three months after the Guardian revealed their plight.
The Nepalese…
Islamic State has released a propaganda video that shows five children, one of whom it identifies as British, murdering Kurdish prisoners.
The footage, released overnight on Friday, features five boys wearing military-type clothing and holding pistols while standing in a…
French rightwingers call for extension of burkini ban
March 27, 2021
France’s political row over the burkini continued to rage on Friday, as the French right stepped up its call for the garment to be outlawed nationwide despite a decision by the country’s highest administrative court to suspend a ban in one Riviera coastal town.
In a…
ANA’s decision to replace a key engine part, possibly on all 50 of its Dreamliners, is the latest in a series of glitches that plagued the fuel-efficient plane since it made its maiden commercial flight – three years behind schedule – in late 2011.
According to the…
Three people have been killed in an attack involving a crossbow in Toronto on Thursday.
A man was taken into custody, and police later evacuated a building over a suspicious package in a related incident, Detective Mike Carbone said, without giving further details.
In the…
Israeli firm accused of creating iPhone spyware
March 17, 2021
An Israeli technology company has been accused of creating and supplying an aggressive interception program capable of taking over Apple’s iPhones and turning them into remote spying devices after allegedly targeting a Middle Eastern human rights activist and others.
The…
So, after all the sound and fury, the burkini fiasco est fini. On Friday, the French courts overturned the ban, once again allowing women to wear whatever they want on the beaches and poolsides of France. The French embassy protesters, tweeters, and social media activists…
Brazil to free Irish sports boss held over Rio tickets
March 14, 2021
A sports hospitality boss arrested by police in Rio over an alleged ticket touting operation is due to be released from preventative detention, his company has said.
Kevin Mallon, a director of THG Sports, has been in custody in Brazil since 5 August, after being arrested…
Bill Clinton spoke out on Wednesday with a heartfelt defense of the charitable foundation he set up 15 years ago. That now casts a shadow over his wife Hillary’s presidential campaign.
“We’re trying to do good things,” he told reporters in Atlanta. “If there’s…