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If meat causes cancer, what can we eat?
You may have just learned that processed meat such as bacon, sausage and ham may cause cancer and unprocessed meat may be “probably carcinogenic to humans,” according to a new World Health Organization...
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Vanuatu PM raises questions over justice
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Sato Kilman has questioned the country’s justice system after the jailing of a quarter of the government MPs last week. In his first public statement since the MPs were...
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Big finance tackles racism by hiring ‘nameless’ graduates
Ever felt you missed out on a job because of your name? That could be about to change for graduates seeking a career in finance. Top firms such as HSBC and Deloitte said Monday they’ll start recruiting...
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Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake
The powerful earthquake that struck northeastern Afghanistan on Monday also rattled people in Pakistan, India and Tajikistan, killing dozens, collapsing structures and creating panic. The panic in...
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Commentator says more PNG clamps on public expression
A political commentator in Papua New Guinea says a clamp on protest yesterday in Port Moresby is another sign of an increasingly repressive government. On Monday police stopped a planned protest...
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Khloe Kardashian breaks silence on Lamar Odom
Khloe Kardashian knows her estranged husband, Lamar Odom, has a tough road ahead, but she says she “will be there supporting him every step of the way.” The reality TV star opened up to People magazine...
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Briton, 74, facing 360 lashes in Saudi Arabia to be released
A 74-year-old Briton sentenced to 360 lashes for transporting homemade wine in Saudi Arabia will be released, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond announced Wednesday. Alcohol — like narcotics, weapons,...
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Spring Valley High School officer suspended after violent classroom arrest
A student slammed to the ground by a South Carolina school resource officer “bears some responsibility,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday. The student’s violent arrest was captured in...
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Want to buy a house in London? You’ll need $750,000
If you like the idea of buying a house in London, be prepared to pay up. The average house price in London reached £499,997 ($766,053) in September, the U.K. government said. That’s 9.6% more than a...
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Samoa 7s ready for Ovalau meet
It’s the Samoans last formal training run together before they sail out to Ovalau tomorrow. Just having spent eight weeks with the boys, new 7’s coach, Damian McGrath is ready for the challenge. “We’re...
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‘Spectre’ sets record in U.K. with $9.2 million first day
Bond, James Bond is back and setting records in the U.K. “Spectre,” the 24th installment of the James Bond series, opened to $9.2 million for its first full day in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. This...
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Secret weapons of World Cup final
In Wednesday’s first ‘How to Win a Rugby World Cup’ final, it was all about the mental game, the top two inches, thinking on your feet and off them (rucks). Halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow during the All...
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Seven candidates for FIFA presidency
Seven candidates will stand in FIFA’s presidential election on February 26th. The candidates are: Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Musa Bility, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino, Michel Platini, Sheikh...
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House approves two-year budget deal
The House of Representatives voted 266-167 Wednesday to approve a budget deal that raises the nation’s debt ceiling through March 2017, potentially avoiding a fiscal crisis that could have ensued if...
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Samoa ready for the challenge
The Samoa 7s team are wary of the might of all the Fijian teams at the two-day Pacific Energy Ovalau 7s this weekend. With no knowledge about the local teams, McGrath says he is confident this trip...
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Orbiting bacteria: Space Station may need some tidying up
The next time NASA picks an astronaut to live in the International Space Station, it might want to send Mr. Clean. That’s because scientists using a kind of high-tech white glove test found something...
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Knives, guns, blood and fear: Inside the Texas biker shootout
After the guns fell silent on May 17 — one of the bloodiest afternoons in the history of American motorcycle clubs — nine bikers lay dead in a strip mall parking lot littered with weapons. Many more...
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Record levels of cash flocking to the U.S.
A record breaking amount of cash is flocking to the United States. Foreign direct investment into the U.S. hit $200 billion in the first half of 2015, a record high according to a report published...
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Kurdish family fleeing Syria stuck in Moscow airport for over 50 days
A Kurdish family that fled the Syrian civil war has landed in a bureaucratic purgatory: the Moscow airport. Hassan Abdo Ahmed Mohammed, his wife and four children want to settle in Russia, but the...
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Cannibalism, gang rapes — the brutal toll of the South Sudan conflict
Forced cannibalism, gang rapes and death by burning are among the atrocities marking the brutal civil war taking place in South Sudan, according to an African Union (AU) report. South Sudan seceded...
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