Showing 1 - 10 of 126
Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» ROME - Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding.
Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.
India nightclub fire kills 23 in Goa
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» MUMBAI (INDIA) - A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said early Sunday.
Two break out of French jail in 'old-fashioned' bed sheets escape
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» DIJON (FRANCE) - Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bed sheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Nepal's 'hidden' mountains draw new wave of climbers
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring hidden summits promising solitude and the chance to be first to the top.
US migrant raids spark boom for private detention providers
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» CALIFORNIA CITY (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump's promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in US history has appalled some Americans. But others are cashing in on the boom in demand for private detention centers.
Ecuador deports more than 800 Colombian inmates as Bogota cries foul
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» BOGOTá - Ecuadoran authorities said Saturday they had deported more than 800 Colombian prisoners via a land border crossing, after Bogota protested that the move came without prior agreement.
Pakistan building collapse kills at least 7
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» KARACHI - A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring eight, officials said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
Record South Korean early voting in poll triggered by martial law
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» SEOUL - South Koreans lined up in record numbers to pick their president on Friday, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.
Short of prison space, UK looks to US model of time off for good conduct
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» LONDON — In February, Britain’s justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, travelled to Texas. As a lawmaker from the centre-left Labour Party, her trip to the Republican state was somewhat off-brand, but she was on a serious mission: to try to find solutions to Britain’s chronic prison overcrowding crisis.