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Robert Crosland, who teaches in the US was charged on Saturday with animal cruelty

Washington:  An American school teacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of his students. Robert Crosland, who teaches in Preston, Idaho, was charged on Saturday with animal cruelty, the
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Melina Boughedir, a mother of 4, was sentenced last February to seven months in prison (AFP)

Baghdad:  An Iraqi court on Sunday jailed a French woman for 20 years for belonging to ISIS, as her lawyers accused authorities in Paris of "interference" to prevent her returning to France.

Melina Boughedir, a mother of four, was

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Qantas began non-stop flights between Australia and Europe by linking Perth and London (Reuters)

Sydney:  Planemakers gave a glimpse of the ultra-long-distance jets of the future on Sunday as they work to meet a demanding goal from Australia's Qantas to connect Sydney and London in a non-stop 20-hour flight.

As global

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Manila:  Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a UN human rights expert who said the country's judicial independence was under threat to "go to hell", warning against interference in domestic affairs.

The Philippine Supreme Court voted last month to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, whom Duterte had

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An autopsy found another 80 bags and other plastic items weighing 8 kg in the whale's stomach (Reuters)

Bangkok:  Some 80 pieces of plastic rubbish weighing eight kg (17 lb) were found in the stomach of a whale that died in Thailand after a five-day effort to save it, a marine official said on Sunday.

The pilot whale was

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Beijing said the two sides had made "positive and concrete progress". (File)

Beijing:  China on Sunday warned the US that results of trade talks would be void if Washington went ahead with imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, as negotiations came to an end in Beijing.

If the US moves forward with sanctions, "all the economic

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