(Daily Mail, London), 5 January 2017-Girls as young as six are being forced to marry men old enough to be their grandfather and into a life of ‘sexual slavery’ beatings, pregnancies and death during childbirth, a charity is warning.  

(RT.COM), 05.01.2017 -Millions of computer users across the world could be blocked from the internet this year as the global network will shut down for 24 hours, US technology security vendor LogRhythm predicted in December.   

Aminister and an MP in India have   suggested that it’s the way women dress that’s to blame for the mass  sex attack in Bangalore on New Year’s Eve.   

KUALA LUMPUR AFP Jan4, 2017-   Floods in two northeast Malaysian states have now forced almost 23,000 people from their homes and extra relief centres have been opened, rescue officials said Wednesday.  Seasonal flooding hits Malaysia&rsquo

ARBIL AFP Jan4, 2017 -More than 125,000 Iraqis have been displaced since the start in October of an offensive to retake Mosul from jihadists, the United Nations said Wednesday.   

ANKARA AFP Jan4, 2017   - Turkey said Wednesday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year’s massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the attack aimed to polarise Turkish societ

Afghanistan, (rt.com), 4 Jan, 2017 -Nearly 2,000 protesting Shiites have marched against Islamic State in western Afghanistan and condemned the latest string of atrocities perpetrated by the terrorist group.   

President-elect Donald Trump contended Monday night that North Korea would not be able to develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the United States, despite its claims to the contrary, and berated China for not doing enough to help stop the rogu

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday refused to testify in a case that will decide her future following her impeachment over a corruption scandal, forcing the Constitutional Court to delay the start of oral arguments.  

A baggage handler was locked inside an airplane’s cargo area during a 1.5-hour flight from North Carolina to Northern Virginia on Sunday.  

Syria’s ceasefire appeared under threat as government forces intensified their attacks near Damascus and around 10 rebel groups said they were suspending talks about planned peace negotiations this month. The talks are due to take place in the

MOSCOW - It was one of the most heavily anticipated diplomatic moves of the year, but when it came down to it, the Obama administration’s decision to expel 35 embassy staff, close two compounds, and impose sanctions on top intelligence chiefs c

Before the ball dropped and 2016 finally came to an end, revelers in Times Square and viewers watching at home were treated to an incredibly awkward five minutes of Mariah Carey.  

RT.COM/ 27 Dec, 2016 -   Accusations by the Israeli ambassador that the US was behind the UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements are “just not true,” the US State Department said. Israel has blamed Washington for not vetoing th

Israeli police have obtained new documents in a secret probe against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prompting them to seek a full criminal investigation against the politician on suspicion of bribery and fraud, local media reports.   

NEW DELHI AFP/ Dec28, 2016-  At least two people died and 28 were injured Wednesday after a train derailed in north India, close to the site of a previous rail accident that killed 146.  

BEIRUT AFP Dec28, 2016   -Air strikes carried out by unidentified aircraft killed at least 22 civilians, including 10 children, in a village held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, a monitor said Wednesday.   

ANKARA, Turkey (AP/ Daily Mail) /28 December 2016-Turkey and Russia have reached an agreement on a cease fire plan comprising the whole of Syria, and the two countries will work to ensure that it comes into effect at midnight Wednesday night, Turkey&

Farmers across India are battling a steep fall in wholesale vegetable prices and are forced to discard their produce as a nationwide cash crunch following the scrapping of high-value banknotes hurts demand.   

TUNIS AFP Dec25, 2016- Tunisia’s security forces called on the government on Sunday to take “exceptional measures” to combat the return of jihadists fighting for extremist groups abroad.   

Oxfordshire, (Daily Mail, London), 26 December 2016 -  Pop star George Michael has died aged 53 at his home in Oxfordshire.  

THE HINDU, 26th DECEMBER, 2016-Battling recurring pollution enveloping its cities, China has passed a new law to levy environment tax on polluters, specially on heavy industries.

Associates of terror suspect Anis Amri the man suspected to be behind the truck attack in Berlin left 12 dead and dozens injured have been arrested in Germany as elite commando units raided addresses across the country as they searched for Europe&rsq

NEW DELHI AFP Dec22, 2016-According to the Walk Free Foundation’s 2014 Global Slavery Index, more than 14 million adults and children are trapped in modern slavery in India, the most of any country.   

MOSCOW REUTERS Dec 22-Russia staged a sombre funeral ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey who was shot dead in Ankara by a man who shouted “Allahu Akbar” and “Don’t forget Aleppo”. &nb

(Daily Mail, London), 22 December 2016 - Saddam Hussein’s daughter has praised Donald Trump for his ‘high level of political sensibility’ and his opposition to the war in Iraq. The 48-year-old, who now lives in Jordan after fleeing

A Pakistani asylum-seeker suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people may not be the right man, police said on Tuesday, sparking fears the real killer could be on the run.   

Daily Mail/20 December 2016-  The Queen will step down as patron of more than 20 national organisations at the end of the month, Buckingham Palace revealed today.