Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell left the Strictly wrap party together [Splash] Strictly Come Dancing came to an end for another year on Saturday night, with Stacey Dooley and professional dance partner Kevin Clifton being announced as winners of the show. And following the final, Joe Sugg appeared to confirm his romance with Dianne Buswell […]
A Suspected Gas Explosion Has Injured More Than 40 People at a Busy Restaurant in Japan
Forty-two people have been injured in a suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in Japan, according to police and local media. The explosion happened Sunday night in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, the Associated Press reports. Wooden buildings home to a restaurant and a real estate office were destroyed in […]
Germany Agrees to Compensate Survivors Who Fled From Nazis as Children
(BERLIN) — Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again, the organization that negotiates compensation with the German government said Monday. The New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany said the government had agreed to […]
Onetime Indian politician convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
NEW DELHI — An Indian court has convicted a former politician of helping incite violence during anti-Sikh pogroms that left thousands of people dead. The Delhi High Court on Monday reversed an earlier acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots, which broke out after then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was killed by her Sikh bodyguards. […]
1 Thai dead, 7 S. Korean tourists hurt in Thailand car crash
BANGKOK — Thai police say an accident outside of Bangkok involving three vehicles has killed one Thai man and left 11 other people injured, including seven South Korean tourists. Police Lt. Col. Boonsarit Chuaychoo, the investigator in charge of the case, said police suspect that a van carrying the seven South Koreans was driving behind […]