The number of pregnant women carrying the HIV virus in South Africa, which has the world's biggest AIDS population, has inched up to 30.2 percent from 29.4 percent last year, health officials said on Nov. 29. (AFP)
A mother found out about son’s affair with his teacher after spotting a love bite on his neck, a court has heard.
To some, arriving at an important event naked is the stuff of nightmares. For others, it’s a meticulously planned reality.
Exclusive: A nationwide IT failure meant passengers were waiting for hours to have their passports checked
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection after two of its officers were detained this week over an alleged assassination plot. Zelensky published a decree to "dismiss Sergiy Leonidovich Rud from the post of head of the State Protection Department of Ukraine".It did not state a reason for Rud's removal or name a replacement to the highly sensitive position.The announcement came after Ukraine's SBU security service
Julen Lopetegui expected to be appointed as successor in east London
Israel’s long-anticipated assault on Rafah has begun. The city is thought to contain four battalions of Hamas soldiers, making it the terrorist’s last stronghold in Gaza. The operation is essential to securing Israel’s borders and safety when military operations end. Yet immense international pressure is being applied to Benjamin Netanyahu in an attempt to force a ceasefire on incredibly unfavourable terms.
The former 'American Idol' contestant gushed over his wife, saying he's "ready to thrive" with her
"My next house will either be laid out by me or made in the '70s or '80s — back when they designed homes to be lived in."
The mark of a true blue Singaporean isn’t how well he/she can follow the law, it’s about getting around it without breaking it. But all that becomes tricky when we’re... The post What Is The Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) 99-1 Loophole in Singapore and Is It Illegal? appeared first on MoneySmart Blog.
A man accused of brutally stabbing and dismembering his mother in an east-end condo before leaving her remains in garbage bags on the street told a Toronto jury that while he came from an abusive home, he never intended to kill his mother.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Shell said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell its refinery and petrochemical assets in Singapore, Asia's main oil hub, to a joint venture between Indonesian chemicals firm Chandra Asri and Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore. Reuters reported last August that Shell had hired Goldman Sachs to explore a potential sale of its refining and petrochemical plants in Singapore as part of a broader strategic review globally to become a lower-carbon operator.
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel described the Uefa referees’ decision-making as a “disaster” after his team were denied a late equaliser that would have taken their dramatic Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid to extra time.
A shocking scene unfolded at a Thai restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, on April 29, when an angry customer threw a cup of hot coffee at a waitress. Security footage captured the irate woman yelling at the waitress for allegedly throwing a menu at her, before furiously hurling a cup of scolding hot coffee at her face. Police are investigating the assault.
What does an elephant in a British room need to do for his hosts to admit he exists? Under Xi Jinping, China’s rivalry with the free West has become a zero-sum contest. Beijing is engaged in full economic warfare with Britain. And Britain’s establishment, polite as ever, all too often chooses to ignore this inconvenient reality.
The bodies of brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, as well as US citizen Jack Carter Rhoad, were found dumped in a remote well in Baja California
A third mass grave was discovered Wednesday at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza’s media office announced, including some containing bodies without heads, raising concerns of potential war crimes after Israeli military sieges on the territory’s hospitals. The new discovery raises the total to seven mass grave sites between three Gaza hospitals, containing the bodies…
"If he doesn’t win this race, it may not be Donald Trump that beats him," suggested former Obama adviser David Axelrod.
Russia only had one tank on display during its Victory Day parade this year. Every year, Moscow wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade in the Red Square, talking up his country's military capabilities in a speech aimed as much at a foreign audience as a domestic one.
Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ but later says he hopes US and Israel can overcome differences
