2024

In recent years Ethiopia has seen an increase in the killing of political and cultural figures.

The French government on Wednesday introduced a bill on assisted suicide, paving the way for euthanasia under strict conditions. The text, which was deemed too… Read More »‘Aid in dying’: What’s in the new French bill on assisted suicide

Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they were seeking UN help to end racial profiling by the French police,… Read More »Rights groups turn to UN to help end French police racial profiling

O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found… Read More »O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of murdering ex-wife, dies aged 76

France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a “sustainable” effort to scale up weapons production following the Russian invasion of Ukraine as he laid… Read More »Macron calls for ‘sustainable’ effort to scale up arms production

Young people were recruited as call-centre agents in a “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate”.

The film “Back to Black” has been described as a never-seen-before glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking album… Read More »Marisa Abela: ‘Playing Amy Winehouse taught me about strength in vulnerability’

Poland’s parliament on Thursday will open a long-awaited debate on liberalising abortion laws in the majority Catholic country, with splits in the ruling coalition suggesting… Read More »Polish MPs open debate on easing near-total abortion ban

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola will return to the Cannes Film Festival with his long-awaited epic “Megalopolis”, organisers said on Thursday, announcing a line-up that… Read More »Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ among entries for Cannes Film Festival

Police believe the suspects are part of a gang “syndicate” responsible for car-jackings in Johannesburg.