Australian surgeon Bushra Othman was surprised so many young Palestinian men were being shot in their groins and legs in Gaza and suffering instant infections. She soon found out it was so they would be paralysed. The brutalities of war and crippling lack of resources were quickly laid bare to Othman when she returned to … Read more
The family of a 76-year-old US man was rewarded over $US2 million ($A3 million) for his death from second- and third-degree burns suffered in a scalding hot motel shower where water temperatures reached at least 65C. Court documents from the lawsuit alleged that Kentucky man Alex Chronis checked into the Econo Lodge in Erlanger, Kentucky, … Read more
TROON, Scotland — The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off the Irish Sea, accompanied by occasional rain, and made Royal Troon a tougher test than anyone was expecting. Turns out that wasn’t even the biggest surprise. Daniel Brown made his major championship … Read more
ANKARA, Turkey — Greek pop star Despina Vandi refused to perform on a stage in Turkey adorned with its flag and portrait of the country’s founding father, prompting the local mayor to ask her to leave her town, according to Turkish media reports. The 54-year-old singer was due to perform at a charity concert in … Read more
Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping and grinding against a statue of Bacchus, the god of wine and sensuality, in Florence over the weekend. The country’s culture ministry and officials in Florence have expressed their fury over the incident after pictures went viral on social media, with … Read more
PARIS — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass. The words on many lips were “QR … Read more
LONDON — The U.K. government was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens, an inquiry found Thursday. Retired judge Heather Hallett, who is leading the ongoing inquiry, said the government wrongly believed in 2019 that it was one of the best-prepared countries in the world for an outbreak and … Read more
A family of nine was charged almost $9000 by their cruise line after they were left stranded at a port because their bus seats were given away. The Gault family were travelling on the Norwegian Encore for a family reunion, with 16 family members on board at a total cost of about $30,000. Nine family … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a major tourism site being constructed on the country’s eastern coast and discussed steps to open the zone by next year, state media reported Thursday, though the country still blocks visits by most foreign tourists. The Wonsan-Kalma zone is one of Kim’s most talked-about … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Nabila Hamada gave birth to twin boys in Gaza early in the war, in a hospital reeking of decaying bodies and full of displaced people. When Israeli forces threatened the hospital, she and her husband fled with only one of the babies, as medical staff said the other was too … Read more
