French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape case | Sexual Assault News

The 71-year-old Frenchman drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her over a nine-year period. Prosecutors in France have demanded the maximum 20-year prison sentence for a man who organised the mass rape of his then-wife for almost a decade. Dominique Pelicot knocked his wife Gisele Pelicot unconscious with drugs and invited … Read more

Six of the most beautiful sections of the Great Wall of China

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In September, we’re celebrating superlatives as we look at some of the world’s biggest, tallest and most expensive attractions and destinations. CNN  —  Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty … Read more

Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah faces Panduleni Itula from the IPC

AFP Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been a loyal member of the governing party since she was 14 If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in southern Africa, coupled with the anti-incumbency feeling … Read more

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon as Israel accuses Hezbollah of firing a barrage of some 250 rockets

Tel Aviv — Israel said a barrage of hundreds of rockets was fired at the north of the country Sunday by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in neighboring Lebanon. The assault came after days of devastating strikes by the Israel Defense Forces, which said it was targeting Hezbollah sites around the Lebanese capital Beirut. Israeli officials said … Read more

Trump promises 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, extra 10% tariff on China | Business and Economy

United States President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to slap a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada and an “additional” 10 percent tariff on Chinese products in response to irregular border crossings and drug trafficking. Trump said on Monday that he would impose tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports on day one … Read more

Laura calls out lawfare against Trump

Fox News host Laura Ingraham calls out political officials for going after President-elect Donald Trump on “The Ingraham Angle.”  LAURA INGRAHAM: What we saw was a serious, concerted effort to use all the resources of the federal government to put Donald Trump in prison for the rest of his life, and it was all because … Read more