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Venus Williams agrees settlement in fatal Florida car crash

Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a man who died as a result of a car crash in Florida involving the US tennis star. Ms Williams and the family of Jerome Barson reached a settlement last week, court…

Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge

A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, denies the charge and said he had been conducting research.…

California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to 631

The number of people missing in northern California's devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities. The missing persons' list has doubled since earlier on…

Taichung World Flora Expo 2018

(ZIZ NEWS) -- Taichung City in Taiwan has been promoting the rediscovery of “Green, Nature, and People” with the hosting of the Taichung World Flora Expo 2018 in three locations across the city. Following a night of colourful display of…

Thousand Oaks: Las Vegas shooting survivor among dead

A man who survived a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was among those killed in Wednesday's attack in California, his family says. Telemachus Orfanos, 27, died alongside 11 others when a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar and…

Iran sanctions: Rouhani defiant as US re-imposes measures

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to "break" swingeing sanctions re-imposed by the US targeting core parts of the economy. The Trump administration is restoring all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal in a bid to…

Interpol chief Meng Hongwei vanishes on trip to China

France has opened an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese head of the international police agency Interpol. His family have not heard from him since he left Interpol HQ in the French city of Lyon for a trip…

Brett Kavanaugh’s classmate says he lied about drinking

A Yale classmate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says the judge lied under oath about his "heavy" drinking habits. Charles Ludington said that he was "deeply troubled" by the judge's "blatant mischaracterisation". Read more:…