Weekly World News

Manila, Philippines Nine sugar cane farmers were killed while occupying part of a plantation in the central Philippines after armed men opened fire on them Saturday, Oct. 20. Those killed […]

Mumbai, India A high-ranking minister in India has been accused of sexual assault by at least 10 women. M.J. Akbar is a former journalist and is being accused by female […]

Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Thursday, Sept. 27, that the likelihood of the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreading to other countries is now […]

Nairobi, Kenya The MV Nyerere, a Tanzanian ferry, capsized Thursday, Sept. 22, killing at least 209 people. One survivor was discovered in an air pocket inside the boat two days […]

Hong Kong, China Typhoon Mangkhut continues to sweep across Asia and has caused at least two deaths in China. Winds of 100 mph were reported, and greater than 100,000 people […]

New Delhi, India India’s Supreme Court recently removed a longterm ban on consensual gay sex. The ban had been in place since the 1860s and it made “carnal intercourse against […]

Arizona, United States U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain died in his home Saturday, Aug. 25 at the age of 81. McCain had been battling brain cancer […]

New Delhi, India  Eight states have now reported a cash shortage that has left ATMs empty and high restrictions on withdrawals at banks for the second time in the past […]