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Delhi gang-rape defendant vomiting blood and in critical condition after jail attack
A defendant on trial over a fatal gang-rape in New Delhi last December is critically ill after being attacked in prison, his lawyer said Wednesday, weeks after the main accused died in the same jail. Vinay Sharma was rushed to the state-run Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday…
Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck deflates
The giant inflatable rubber duck which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors since it sailed into Hong Kong two weeks ago was reduced to a sad deflated disc on Wednesday in the city’s harbour. Duck mania has gripped Hong Kong since its arrival, with locals and tourists flocking to…
North Korea has ‘no nuclear warhead’ to fit on a missile: U.S. official
North Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, a senior US official said on Wednesday, contradicting a recent US military intelligence report. The North claimed its third atomic test staged in February involved a “miniaturised and lighter” warhead, prompting speculation that it…
U.S. ambassador asked to explain presence of alleged undercover CIA agent working in Russia
US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on Wednesday met officials at the foreign ministry after being summoned to explain the presence of an alleged CIA agent working undercover at the embassy who was detained this week. Russia on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of the alleged US agent, identified as Ryan…
Environmentalists outraged as Rio Tinto mine gets go-ahead
Australia on Wednesday gave Rio Tinto the go-ahead for a controversial Aus$1.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) bauxite mine project in a decision environmentalists blasted as “vandalism on a grand scale”. After more than a year of delays, Environment Minister Tony Burke approved Rio Tinto Alcan’s South of Embley bauxite mine and…
Cyclone triggers mass evacuations in Bangladesh and Myanmar
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Myanmar were ordered Wednesday to move to safety as a cyclone barrelled towards low-lying coastal areas. The United Nations has warned that more than eight million people could be at risk from Cyclone Mahasen, which is expected to make landfall on Thursday…
Walmart promises to inspect Bangladesh garment factories
Giant retailer Walmart announced Tuesday that it would conduct in-depth safety inspections of all 279 of its Bangladesh suppliers, in the wake of the building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people. The US retailer said it would release publicly the names and inspection information on each of the factories,…
Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed three US soldiers in south Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, the latest fatalities for the NATO-led coalition which is winding down after 12 years of fighting. The soldiers died in the volatile province of Kandahar, where five US troops were killed by a similar improvised explosive…
Christian teacher in Egypt faces trial for ‘insulting religion’
A Coptic Christian teacher in an Egyptian primary school will stand trial after colleagues and the parents of students accused her of insulting Islam and evangelising, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The trial of Dimyana Ubeid Abdel Nour will begin on May 21, the judicial source said. She has…
Attacks on LGBT people in France spiked in 2012: watchdog
Attacks on gays and homophobic speech spiked last year in the run-up to the French parliament’s approval of a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, a leading gay rights watchdog said Tuesday. In its annual report, SOS Homophobie said it recorded 1,977 calls on its helpline in…
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