American Airlines has placed an unspecified number of employees on leave for their involvement in an incident in which Black passengers were removed from a flight in Phoenix, allegedly over a complaint about body odour.
Three passengers filed a lawsuit against the carrier in May, alleging racial discrimination in the 5 January incident.
Denmark’s Fehmarnbelt tunnel which is set to reduce travel times between Scandinavia and Central Europe from 45minutes to seven minutes by train was flagged off by King Frederik X of Denmark.
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More than a thousand people died from heat-related illnesses during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures, it was being reported on Wednesday.
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A dedicated and long-serving member of Kent Police’s Special Constabulary has been awarded The King’s Police Medal.
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A flamboyant Brooklyn pastor known as the “Bling bishop” has been sentenced to nine years in prison for schemes that included preying on the bank account of one of his own followers.
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Following protests and the intervention of the Nigerian government delegation, Teeside university said it has now re-enrolled some affected students and opened a travel fund for those it reported to the Home office to return home.
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Amnesty International and 10 other right groups have signed a letter to the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to help overturn a ban on French athletes wearing the hijab saying the ban goes against the Olympic Charter.
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An Austrian Airlines flight survived a hail in flight turbulence and safely landed despite extensive damage to its nose, cockpit windows.
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King Charles’ first official portrait was vandalized by animal rights campaigners while on display at a gallery in London.
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Three Valencia fans have been sentenced to eight months in prison for hate crimes against Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior, in what La Liga described as the first conviction related to racist abuse at a football match in Spain.
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