Properties raided in modern slavery investigation
Officers from Cheshire Police and neighbouring forces target three properties in Crewe.
Judge denies Scott Peterson's attempt to present new evidence in fight for freedom
The Los Angeles Innocence Project plans to appeal a San Mateo County judge's ruling declining to review new evidence in Scott Peterson's murder case.
Japan Airlines trials humanoid robot baggage handlers
Japan Airlines trials humanoid robot baggage handlers
Diving robot explores mystery of France's deepest shipwreck
Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug lying near a 16th-century shipwreck.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering Japan’s WWII sex slaves
New Zealand officials rejected on Wednesday an application to install a statue commemorating so-called “comfort women” enslaved by Japan before and during World War II after Tokyo suggested it could harm diplomatic relations.
Japan forced up to 200,000 women from Korea, China and Southeast Asia into sexual slavery from 1932 until 1945 and the issue remains a sore point in Tokyo’s relations with its neighbours.
The Korean Garden Trust had sought to install a statue honouring the survivors at...
Inside Ukraine’s battle to defeat the dreaded Shahed – Russia’s most feared weapon
About 15-20% of the Shaheds sent by Russia are powered by jet engines
Russia Scales Back Victory Day Parade Amid Possible Ukraine Drone Threat
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the Victory Day parade on Red Square -- an annual spectacle celebrating the Soviet role in orld War II and Moscow’s military today -- will be drastically scaled back this year, with no military vehicles or heavy weaponry on display for the first time since 2007.
Australian woman who faked son’s cancer sentenced to more than four years in prison
Judge describes woman’s crimes as ‘cruel’, ‘manipulative’ and a carefully planned ‘attention-seeking device’
Youth hostel scheme falls short as only 44% of expected flats offered: audit
Hong Kong authorities have failed to meet targets on the supply and construction of youth hostels, with the number of flats offered accounting for only 44 per cent of what was intended, an audit report has found.
The Audit Commission on Wednesday released its report reviewing the government’s development and management of the facilities under the Youth Hostel Scheme, which covered seven hostels, including two that had been completed and were in operation.
The review found that as of December...
Audacious rescue attempt underway to save stranded whale Timmy on Baltic coast
Timmy the whale has been stranded for around a month in a case that has gripped national attention in Germany
NZ greats Devine and Tahuhu to retire after World Cup
All-rounder Sophie Devine and fast bowler Lea Tahuhu join Suzie Bates in confirming their retirement after this summer's T20 World Cup.
NZ greats Devine and Tahuhu to retire after World Cup
All-rounder Sophie Devine and fast bowler Lea Tahuhu join Suzie Bates in confirming their retirement after this summer's T20 World Cup.