world news Actress says she was fired from CBS because she 'did not want to be harassed' "I did not over-react. I did I took a job and, because I did not want to be harassed, I was fired," Eliza Dushku said in a new op-ed. 19/12/2018
world news UK parliament erupts as Corbyn accused of calling PM a 'stupid woman' Corbyn says he said "stupid people." 19/12/2018
world news Russia knows America's Achilles' heel: Race In the land of equality, the truth about race created opening for Russia, experts say. 19/12/2018
United Kingdom Scottish locals are leaving jackets on lamp posts for homeless people A group has started a spontaneous project to collect jackets for homeless people. 19/12/2018
world news 3 people arrested in connection with murder of 2 migrant teens Two men and a woman were detained Wednesday for the alleged abduction and murder of two Honduran teens in an attempted robbery. 19/12/2018
world news Drones fly vaccines to remote island in first-of-its-kind delivery Month-old baby on the Pacific island of Vanuatu becomes first person to get drone-delivered vaccination. 19/12/2018
Germany Der Spiegel sacks a reporter over "falsified" and "invented" articles A reporter for the German magazine Der Spiegel was sacked after he admitted he had invented stories. 19/12/2018
no comment Rare tornado damages homes in Washington state A rare tornado touched down in a Seattle suburb on Tuesday, damaging several homes and toppling trees. 19/12/2018
Cinema Cold War takes top honors at 2018 European Film Awards in Seville Seville hosted the 2018 European Film Awards, with Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War winning 5 awards including best film and best director 19/12/2018
no comment Huge fire ravages 600 homes in Brazil's Amazon A huge fire blazed through 600 wooden homes built on stilts next to a river in Brazil's Amazon region overnight, decimating a poor area of the city of Manaus. 19/12/2018
no comment Tokyo's illuminations draw the crowds Winter in Japan means warm clothes, hot soup, and light shows. The illuminations are a holiday tradition which run until February. 19/12/2018
no comment All crew members evacuated after cargo ship runs aground near Sile in Turkey Sixteen crew members have been rescued from a cargo ship after heavy winds forced the vessel to run aground off of Istanbul's coastal district of Sile on Wednesday (December 19). 19/12/2018
world news EU reaches agreement on single-use plastic ban The agreement targets the 10 most common plastic products washed up on European shores 19/12/2018
brussels bureau The Brief: hacking scandal, plastics, electricity and George Soros The Brief: hacking scandal, plastics, electricity and George Soros 19/12/2018
Living The old silk factory using Da Vinci's 500-year-old machine design A small but historical workshop is going centuries back in time to make silk. 19/12/2018
India The Indian festival where theatre meets nature Started in 2008, the "Under the Sal Tree" festival this year was held over three days in a forest in Rampur village in India's northeastern state of Assam. 19/12/2018
USA The food exhibition with the 'Yuck' factor World's most vomit-inducing foods go on display in Los Angeles 19/12/2018
USA 50 years since Apollo 8 sent men around the Moon NASA's first moon shot, the extraordinary Apollo 8, marks its 50th anniversary this Christmas. 19/12/2018
