British expat killed and friend seriously hurt in ‘sickle’ attack in Thailand

A British expat has been killed and his friend badly injured in a knife attack in Thailand.

British tourist hacked to death and friend seriously hurt in sickle attack in Thailand

A British tourist was killed and his friend badly injured in an alleged sickle attack by a man in Thailand.The deadly assault happened in the early hours of Saturday in Kanchanaburi, central Thailand, according...

Afghan musician to play at benefit concert and says ‘people are afraid to perform’ after Taliban takeover

Classical musician Homayoun Sakhi was born in Kabul and plays the Rubab, the national instrument from Afghanistan.This weekend it'll be heard on stage when he performs at a benefit concert in London but for...

South African doctors fear new COVID variants could evolve in untreated HIV population

As the Omicron variant continues to sweep the world, registering a record number of infections in Japan, Russia and Romania amongst others, the country where the strain was first documented is now preparing to...

Russia accepts UK talks invite amid fears Ukraine invasion is ‘imminent’

Russia's defence minister has accepted an invitation to meet his UK counterpart Ben Wallace amid fears that an invasion of Ukraine is "imminent".The British defence secretary offered earlier this week to hold talks with...

NYPD officer killed in Harlem shooting after responding to ‘domestic’ incident

A New York City police officer was killed and a second injured following a shooting in Harlem on Friday.Jason Rivera, 22, died while responding to a call from a mother saying she was fighting...

UN condemns airstrike on Yemen detention centre that killed at least 82 people

The UN has condemned an airstrike on a detention centre in Yemen that killed at least 82 people.The temporary facility, which is in a stronghold of the rebel Houthi movement in northern Saada province,...

Chaos in Honduran congress as politicians brawl over election of new president

There were chaotic scenes in Honduras's congress after a brawl broke out between members of president-elect Xiomara Castro's party during the swearing in of a new congressional president.Members of Ms Castro's leftist Libre Party...