Oregon first US state to add third gender option on driver ID Oregon has become the first US state to include a third gender option on state-issued identification cards. Beginning in July, Oregon residents who do not identify as male or female can mark X for sex on driver’s licences, […]
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U.N. rights envoy urges North Korea to clarify U.S. student case The United Nations human rights investigator on North Korea called on Pyongyang on Friday to provide a full explanation of why an American student was returned home this week in a coma after being in custody for more than […]
British PM May faces mounting criticism over London tower block blaze British Prime Minister Theresa May faced increasing criticism on Friday for not meeting survivors of a deadly London tower block blaze as she scrambled for a deal to stay in power after a botched election gamble. May pledged to […]
Philippines says some militants may have slipped out of embattled city The Philippines military said on Friday that some of the Islamist militants who stormed Marawi City in the south of the country last month may have mingled with evacuees to slip away during the battle that has raged for […]
Mosul Old City residents spend hungry and fearful Ramadan under IS rule For Salam, a resident in the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul, the holy fasting month of Ramadan this year is the worst he’s seen in a lifetime marked by wars and deprivations. “We are slowly dying from […]
Blaze engulfs apartment block in West London Evacuations are underway after a massive fire engulfed a 27-story apartment block in West London. It's not clear how many people remain trapped inside the building or how many escaped, but witnesses say they saw people jumping from the tower. "Chunks of the […]
Theresa May to hold talks with DUP leaders on government deal Theresa May is set to meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in Downing Street as she seeks a deal to enable the Conservatives to govern. The prime minister will host Arlene Foster to thrash out the terms […]
More than 130 British imams refuse to bury London attackers More than 130 imams from Britain are refusing to offer Islamic burials to the three men who launched attacks Saturday night in London, killing seven and wounding dozens more. "We will not perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the […]
14 arrested as the many extremes of Portland collide in protest At least 14 people were arrested on Sunday amid competing protests in Portland, Oregon, over a tangled web of emotions to arise from a deadly commuter train stabbing in May. Hundreds of supporters of US President Donald Trump converged […]
General election campaign resumes after London terror attack The general election campaign is resuming in earnest after Saturday's London terror attack, with the parties setting out their security credentials. Prime Minister Theresa May will return to her core theme of leadership after being criticised by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over […]
