Indian train kills elephants crossing tracks.
Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India’s northeastern state of Assam early Saturday, local authorities said. The train driver spotted the herd of about 100 elephants and used the emergency brakes, but the train still hit some... Read More
Sony buys majority stake in ‘Peanuts’ comic for $457 million from Canada’s WildBrain
Sony acquired its first stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC in 2018 from Toronto-based WildBrain Ltd. In Friday’s transaction, Sony’s music and movie arms signed a “definitive agreement” with WildBrain to buy its remaining stake for $630 million Canadian dollars ($457 million). enduring images of kites stuck in trees, Charlie Brown trying to kick a football,... Read More
US Justice Department begins release of some Epstein files –
The US Justice Department has begun releasing files on late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents released on Friday are roughly 4,000 images in five data sets. That is a thin slice of the hundreds of thousands of files the Department of JusticeUS Justice Department begins release of some Epstein files. The... Read More
Syria: US launches airstrikes on IS targets after attack.
The US says its military has carried out a “massive strike” against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a deadly attack on American forces in the country. The US Central Command (Centcom) said fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery “struck more than 70 targets at multiple locations across central Syria”. Aircraft... Read More
German court jails man for drugging, raping and filming wife for years.
A court in the German city of Aachen has sentenced a man to eight-and-a-half years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, filming the acts and then posting them online. The man, named only as Fernando P in line with German privacy laws, was found guilty of aggravated rape, grievous bodily harm and... Read More
Kylie Minogue secures Christmas number one spot .
She said: “Being Christmas number one really is the most wonderful gift. I’m so thankful to everyone who’s been listening and sharing the love and I’m wishing you all a very Merry Speaking to the charts organisation, Minogue said: “It’s hard to put into words how special this feels. She is also the first solo... Read More
Toronto man charged with terrorism-related offences linked to ISIS
Toronto resident Waleed Khan is shown in a handout photo. Khan has been charged with numerous terrorism-related offences by the RCMP. (Toronto Police Service)A Toronto man is facing a number of terrorism-related charges linked to ISIS alongside dozens of other criminal charges related to violent offences in the GTA that police say targeted women and... Read More
Ukraine hits Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean for first time”
Ukraine struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with aerial drones for the first time, an official said on Friday, reflecting the growing intensity of Kyiv’s attacks on Russian oil shipping. The vessel – the Qendil – was empty when it was struck by drones in neutral waters more than 2,000... Read More
Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE –
Airport authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday. Dubai’s Emirates airline axed 13 flights on Friday and there were also delays and cancellations at neighbouring Sharjah’s airport after the overnight... Read More
Seven Colombian soldiers killed in guerrilla attack: army Bogotá (AFP) –
Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing seven soldiers and wounding 30, the army said Friday.Founded in 1964 and inspired by the Cuban revolution, the ELN is the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas, and controls key drug-producing regions of Colombia. Efforts to negotiate a peace... Read More