December2017
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Lionel Messi’s statue vandalised again
Dec 5, 2017The statue of Lionel Messi in Buenos Aires has been vandalised again this time the Argentine hero was cut off at the ankles between Sunday night and Monday morning. Messi’s boots still chased a ball on... -
Golf World Cup returning to Melbourne in 2018
Dec 5, 2017The World Cup of Golf will be held in Melbourne for a third consecutive time in 2018, organisers said Tuesday, with 28 teams teeing off at the Metropolitan club. US PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said... -
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city
Dec 5, 2017A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs on Tuesday, state media said, citing the city’s health authority. Islamic State claimed the attack, saying the blast killed 11... -
Romania’s former king Michael dies in Switzerland at age of 96
Dec 5, 2017Romania’s former King Michael died in Switzerland at the age of 96 on Tuesday, the Royal House was quoted by Digi 24 TV as saying on Tuesday. King Michael of Romania withdrew from public life because... -
London security alert ends as package ruled non-suspicious
Dec 5, 2017London police said an item that had prompted a security alert in the financial district of the city on Tuesday morning was non-suspicious, after authorities had closed St Paul’s underground station as a precaution. What is... -
Theresa May fights to save Brexit deal after DUP backlash
Dec 5, 2017Theresa May is under pressure to get an agreement from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on the status of the Irish border when the UK leaves the EU. The prime minister pulled out of a deal... -
Rohingya crisis: UN rights chief ‘cannot rule out genocide’
Dec 5, 2017The United Nations human rights chief has said an act of genocide against Rohingya Muslims by state forces in Myanmar cannot be ruled out. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein was addressing a Human Rights Council session in Geneva.... -
China’s budding coffee culture propels Starbucks, attracts rivals
Dec 5, 2017In Wu Qiong’s small cafe in downtown Shanghai, coffee beans nestle in glass jars on the bar while various brews bubble away behind the counter. The cafe – one of thousands of trendy, artisan coffee shops... -
Tillerson defends record at State Department
Dec 5, 2017U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson defended his handling of America’s foreign service on Tuesday during a visit to Brussels, seeking to reassure U.S. diplomats of American support under President Donald Trump. In his first substantive... -
Austria’s supreme court paves way for same-sex marriage from 2019
Dec 5, 2017Same-sex couples will be allowed to get married in Austria from 2019, the country’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday, saying a current law to the contrary violated the principle of non-discrimination. The move brings Austria into...
