The Interpol chief who went missing last week has resigned his post after it emerged he is being questioned by Chinese authorities, the international police agency said. The announcement came shortly after China confirmed it is holding Meng Hongwei, who has been missing for days, and his wife revealed he sent her an image of a knife…
Read moreFirst 52 Heat episodes added to WWE Network
Sunday Night Heat is finally on the WWE Network. WWE this morning posted the first 52 episodes of Sunday Night Heat on their streaming service, starting on the first show from August 2, 1998 through the July 25, 1999 episode. These first batch of episodes would end about a month before the show transitioned into a…
Read moreIreland signs up to French version of the Commonwealth in bid to wield more clout after Brexit
Ireland has been accepted as a member of the international organisation of francophone nations amid concern that Brexit could leave its English-speaking diplomats out in the cold. It may not be the land of “bonjour” but the country was authorised to become an observer member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie — the French equivalent of…
Read moreRescuers intensify searches after Hurricane Michael’s death toll rises to 15
Rescuers intensified efforts on Saturday to find survivors who might be trapped amid the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, where one body has already been recovered, tempers are flaring, and power could be out for weeks. Crews with dogs went door-to-door in Mexico Beach, pushing aside debris to get inside…
Read moreNorth and South Korean border may soon open to tourists
Tourists may soon get the chance to take the perfect selfie in the highly fortified border zone between North and South Korea, where the countries two leaders had a first historic handshake in April. Discussions are under way to allow public access to the border demarcation line in the Joint Security Area, where Kim Jong-un…
Read moreTrump adviser John Bolton headed to Russia amid reports US is quitting nuclear deal
John Bolton, US national security adviser, will meet Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, on Saturday in Moscow, amid reports that Washington will tell Russia it plans to quit a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. Mr Bolton, who will also meet Nikolai Patrushev, Russian security council secretary, announced the visit to Moscow in a tweet, saying he would "continue discussions…
Read moreFamily tell of heartbreak over youngest victim of Indonesia plane crash
The crowds of relatives who filled Jakarta’s international airport on Monday during an agonising wait to learn the fate of the 189 passengers on board a crashed Lion Air plane wept – but Gerian Sanusi Putra said he only felt numb. His niece Kyara, a cherubic 15-month-old toddler, was believed to be the youngest victim of…
Read moreFamily of dead migrant girl says she was healthy before being detained at US border
The family of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US Border Patrol custody is disputing an account from American officials who said she had not been given food or water for days. In a statement released by lawyers, the parents of Jakelin Caal said the girl had been given food and water and appeared to…
Read moreParis online fashion week closes with digital bang, but could learn from Netflix
France’s Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode hosted the first menswear online fashion week which largely corresponded to its physical calendar, with most of its stable of brands opting for digital presentations or videos. From Dries van Noten to Rick Owens, Berluti to Loewe, online fashion week saw designers create collections despite…
Read more#2 SCSU to open dual season at SJU on Nov. 24
The #2 nationally ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) will open its 2015-16 dual match season on Tuesday, Nov. 24 with a road match at nearby rival St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. at 7 p.m. The Huskies completed their 2014-15 season with a 17-2 overall record and a perfect 8-0…
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