World News in One Minute: find out what happened around the world on 30 December Thursday, 31 December 2015, 08:12 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The mother of the Texas teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident is deported to the U.S., but her son likely won't return to the U.S....
Jittery world bids adieu to a year marred by terror, some countries without celebrations Thursday, 31 December 2015, 07:57 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers will ring in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly attacks...
Bill Cosby is charged with sexually assaulting a woman, actor facing string of allegations Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 16:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations...
Inquiry after claims that Belgian police and soldiers held orgy during terror lockdown Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 14:08 Last update: about 10 years ago An internal police inquiry has been launched in Belgium after claims that police officers and soldiers held an orgy during last month’s terror lockdown. According to reports two...
Turkish prosecutor: police arrest suspected ISIS militants, foil New Year's eve attack Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 13:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press Turkish police on Wednesday detained two suspected Islamic State militants who were believed to be planning suicide attacks during New Year celebrations in central Ankara, officials said. The two...
Watch: Philippine priest rebuked by diocese for riding hoverboard during Mass Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 13:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press Philippine Roman Catholic Church officials have reprimanded a priest for riding a hoverboard during Christmas Eve Mass. The Diocese of San Pablo, south of Manila, said the Rev. Albert...
New flood fears as Britain is battered by Storm Frank, thousands of homes without power Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 10:50 Last update: about 10 years ago Northern Ireland and Scotland have been hit by heavy rain and gales as Storm Frank hit the UK’s shores. The storm has brought fears of fresh flooding. There are currently four severe flood...
Israeli man dies of wounds suffered in West Bank stabbing, assailant killed by police Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 10:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press An Israeli man has died of wounds sustained in an early December stabbing in the West Bank city of Hebron. Shoham Rubio, a spokeswoman for Shaarei Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem, says 41-year-old...
Lack of details on ‘car accident death’ of top North Korean official sparks suspicion Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 09:56 Last update: about 10 years ago North Korea said today that the country's top official in charge of relations with South Korea died in a traffic accident earlier this week. The Korean Central News Agency gave no other details,...
ISIS leaders linked to Paris attack among 10 terror group members killed in US airstrikes Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 08:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said...