Chinese chemistry student charged with poisoning US roommateChinese chemistry student charged with poisoning US roommate
Image copyrightPennsylvania policeImage caption The student is a chemistry major and said he purchased the thallium to use on himself

A Chinese chemistry student at a US university tried to poison his African American roommate over a period of several months, prosecutors allege.

Yukai Yang was charged with

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Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China 'not allowed to turn lights off 'Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China 'not allowed to turn lights off '
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Michael Kovrig was arrested on 10 December in China

A former Canadian diplomat detained in China is being denied legal representation and is not allowed to turn the lights off at night, reports quoting unnamed sources say.

Michael Kovrig was detained last week on accusations

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India man held for rape of British woman in GoaIndia man held for rape of British woman in Goa
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An Indian man has been arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a British tourist in the western state of Goa.

The woman, 48, was attacked around 4:00 local time (22:30 GMT) on Thursday as she was walking to her hotel from a railway station, police told PTI news.

The accused is a man from the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He

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Why Australians are celebrating 'gravy day'Why Australians are celebrating 'gravy day'
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption "Gravy day" has its origins in a 1996 song by Australian musician Paul Kelly

It's not exactly a national holiday - yet - but "gravy day" is being well celebrated in Australia, thanks to a song and plenty of internet jokes.

What is gravy day It began with a 1996 song

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You're leaving Syria to mercy of Isil, Kurds warn the US
America's Kurdish allies yesterday accused Donald Trump of giving new life to Isil with his withdrawal of US forces from Syria.

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Muslim mother reunited with her dying son as US eases travel ban
A Yemeni mother who was granted a waiver from President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several Muslim countries has arrived in the US to say goodbye to her dying toddler son.

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