Chinese man in school attack gets suspended death sentence

A Chinese court has handed a suspended death sentence to a man who injured over a dozen children by ramming his car into a crowd outside a primary school in central China.…

Father of teen who died in Laos poisonings: She was full of life

The father of 19-year-old Holly Bowles, who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos last month, has said he was in “disbelief” when he realised his daughter would not pull…

Brazil shuts BYD factory site over ‘slavery’ conditions

Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been…

One woman’s 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from death sentence

When a court declared Iwao Hakamata innocent in September, the world’s longest-serving death row inmate seemed unable to comprehend, much less savour the moment. “I told him he was acquitted,…

Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service

Sega is considering launching its own Netflix-like subscription service for video games, a move which would accelerate gaming’s transition towards streaming. There are already a number of similar services on…

Magdeburg Christmas market attack: What we know

On Friday evening, a man ploughed a car into a crowd of shoppers at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. The attack has left five people dead…

‘Book detectives’ step up hunt for Jewish-owned works looted by the Nazis

When World War II ended and the horrors of the Holocaust began to emerge, the focus was on the human cost, and seeking justice, retribution and answers for the survivors and bereaved families. Then…

Oldest stone tablet inscribed with Bible’s Ten Commandments sells for $5 million

The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate. The stone, which dates back around 1,500…

The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge ticked up less than expected last month

  The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved slightly higher in November — but not as much as economists were expecting, an indication that price hikes aren’t accelerating in a…