‘Appalling’: UK police urged to stop strip-searching children
It comes after a “deeply concerning” report found children as young as eight are being strip-searched by officers.
Day: March 27, 2023
Humza Yousaf: continuity candidate taking over as Scottish first minister
Part of the SNP government for over a decade, the 37-year-old is now Holyrood’s first minority ethnic leader after a bitter contestHumza Yousaf, who has become the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish government, has had the advantage and the c…
Saudi Aramco to invest billions in Chinese petrochemicals
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco will invest billions of dollars in China’s downstream petrochemicals industry, including in the construction of a new refinery.
More than 2,000 ram skulls discovered in Egypt’s temple of Ramses II
Exactly why all the skulls were all placed there is a mystery, but the dig leader tells CBS News it “shows even 1,000 years after Ramses II, that he was still revered.”
Scotland’s ruling SNP picks Humza Yousaf to succeed Sturgeon
The new party leader is due to be confirmed as first minister by Scottish lawmakers on Tuesday.
20 Years On, Reflection and Regret on 2002 Iraq War Vote
The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moments in American history that would have reverberations for decades.
Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing
Tokyo has demanded that China release a Japanese national who was detained in Beijing earlier this month on suspicion of spying, Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 2-8
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of April 2-8 include actor Christopher Meloni of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” actor Cobie Smulders of “How I Met Your Mother” and singer Leona Lewis
In Photos: Protests in Israel as rage mounts over courts overhaul
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure Monday to halt his government’s drive to remake Israel’s judicial system as the backlash against the plan engulfed the country and strikes threatened national paralysis.