Society

Bob Geldof slams world leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi, Trump and Putin

Singer and activist Bob Geldof has used a speech at a young leadership conference to lay into a series of world figures, particularly singling out Myanmar and amp;#39;s Aung San Suu Kyi.

Oct 6, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Thousands queue to pay last respects to Thailands late King Bhumibol

Thousands lined the streets near Bangkoks Chao Phraya River to enter the Grand palace on Thursday (5 October), the last day to pay respects to late King Bhumibol Adulyadej before the royal cremation on 26 October. The country has been in an official year of mourning with many Thais choosing to wear black.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Rohingya refugee crisis: Cry of the oppressed unheard [PHOTOS]

Rohingya people have suffered immensely due to their very identities over the past few years. Not considered as an official ethnic group by the Myanmar government, they have been termed illegal immigrants and have been denied citizenship in Myanmar leaving them homeless.

Oct 5, 2017

By Solomon Kenneth

Cameroon soldiers beat separatist protesters

Exclusive footage sent to IBTimes UK from sources in Cameroon appears to show soldiers dragging, beating and taking protesters. Cameroons English-speaking areas held rallies marking the 56th anniversary of the incorporation of Anglophone regions into the country. Both the Northwest and Southwest regions have been rocked by anti-government protests and strikes for months.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Las Vegas survivor who was shot in the head recounts horror ordeal

Braden Matejka was with his girlfriend at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when he was shot in the head by mass murderer Stephen Paddock.The bullet went across his skull, sparing his life to tell the tale.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Kazuo Ishiguro bags Nobel prize for Literature 2017

The Japanese born british novelist, screenwriter and short story writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017.

Oct 5, 2017

By Rahul K R

Duterte reiterates foreign internet companies to enter local market

This development came as Duterte reiterated again his desire to open up the Philippine market to foreign telecommunications players.

Oct 5, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Civilians flee Hawija as Iraqi forces fight to oust Islamic State

Around 1,300 woman and children have fled the Islamic State controlled town of Hawija in the past two days. Iraqi forces are aiming to dislodge Islamic State from Hawija and the surrounding areas, where up to 78,000 people could be trapped, according to the United Nations.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Singapore HDB resale prices, volumes slump in September

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale market in Singapore had a dismal performance in September, with both prices and volumes going downhill.

Oct 5, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that on average, 93 Americans are killed with guns every day. Using figures from Everytown For Gun Safety, Here are some other shocking figures that make up Americas ongoing gun violence epidemic.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

NFL player Cam Newton gets ripped on Twitter for dissing female reporter with sexist remarks

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton came under fire on Wednesday (4 October) after laughing at a female reporters question during a press conference. Panthers director of communications Steven Drummond later issued a statement saying Newton expressed regret for using those words. But the female reporter claimed that Newton did not apologise.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Trumps border wall prototype takes shape

Workers on the US side of the Mexican border began construction of a prototype structure that could be used to fulfill President Donald Trumps promise of a physical barrier between both nations.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Tillerson and Trumps strained relationship

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Trump appear to have a strained relationship. A recent NBC report said Tillerson called the President a moron following a 20 July meeting at the Pentagon and that Tillerson was close to resigning this past summer. While Tillerson denied that he was ever considering resigning, there is evidence to suggest his relationship with Trump is a rocky one.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman says she had no warning of massacre

Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock bought his girlfriend Marilou Danley a ticket to the Philippines to send her out of the country when he carried out his deadly attack on 1 October. While she was there, Paddock had reportedly wired money asking Danley to buy a house for her family.I was grateful, but honestly I was worried that first, the unexpected trip home, and then the money, was a way of breaking up with me. It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone, Danley said in a statement read out by her lawyer.

Oct 5, 2017

By Staff Reporter