Powerful earthquake rocks the Philippines

Prince Harry sought counseling more than a decade after mother’s death

Britain’s Prince Harry sought counseling in his late twenties to help deal with the grief of losing his mother more than a decade earlier, he told the Telegraph newspaper. Harry, whose mother Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 when he was just 12, said he had come “very close to a complete breakdown” on several occasions after shutting down his emotions, impacting both his work and his personal life. “My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think ab

18 Apr, 2017

Manus Island detention centre shot at

Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel have fired shots into the Manus Island detention centre after a fight with asylum seekers, detainees say. Detainees in the centre took cover after a large group of men stormed the gates of the centre about 6:30pm local time on Friday. The detainees said Australian staff ran for cover after locking the gates. Some sheltered inside the centre with asylum seekers while others were seen running for a boat moored nearby. The shooting was reportedly in resp

15 Apr, 2017

Melenchon draws big crowd as French election enters final straight

Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon drew tens of thousands to a rally on Sunday, aiming to maintain momentum that has pushed the one-time outsider into contention in the French presidential election, with the first round of voting a week away. Opinion polls show the top four candidates – centrist Emmanuel Macron, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, conservative Francois Fillon and Melenchon – within touching distance of each other before the April 23 first round after a surge by Melenchon in the

17 Apr, 2017