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Ecuador teacher jailed over alleged sexual abuse of 84 children

The arrest is part of a wider investigation into "alleged sexual offences in the field of education" in the country.

Oct 19, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Man sues Sunwing Airlines because it served sparkling wine instead of champagne

Daniel Macduff has sued Sunwing Airlines after it advertised a complimentary champagne toast but instead served him sparkling wine.

Oct 19, 2017

By Nicole Rojas

Opinion divided over Quebec ban of face coverings for public services

The Canadian province became the first place in North America to instute a ban effectively stopping Muslim women wearing the niqab or burqa from public services.

Oct 18, 2017

By James Tennent

Violent pimp who prostituted underage girls suing newspapers for 'ruining his good reputation'

Reza Moazami files lawsuit against two Canadian papers over their 'unfair' coverage of trial and 23 year jail term.

Oct 17, 2017

By Ewan Palmer

Woman, 19, 'posed as cosmetic surgeon called Dr Kitty and botched face-filling procedure'

Jingyi Wang faces a charge of aggravated assault after allegations she posed as a cosmetic surgeon and left a woman needing medical attention after a procedure.

Oct 16, 2017

By James Tennent

Taliban hostage thought his captors were joking when they told him Donald Trump was president

Joshua Boyle was rescued last week, along with his wife and three children, after five years as captives of the Haqqani network.

Oct 16, 2017

By James Tennent

Donald Trump

Drone hits commercial airliner landing in Canada's Quebec City: 'This should not have happened'

The incident comes as drone usage continues to soar, with many aviation agencies rolling out regulations to address safety concerns and avoid such incidents.

Oct 16, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Joshua Boyle Afghanistan hostage Taliban Haqqani

Released Canadian hostage says Taliban-linked extremists raped his wife and killed baby daughter

Joshua Boyle and his family from Canada were held by the Haqqani network, which is connected to the Taliban, for five years in Afghanistan.

Oct 14, 2017

By Associated Press

Afghanistan

Canadian woman heads to court after her live-in partner runs away with winning lottery worth $6.1m

Maurice Thibeault was about to collect the amount but Denise Robertson got a court injunction and prevented him from cashing in.

Oct 14, 2017

By Divya Kishore

Uruguary transgender senator Michelle Suarez

Communist becomes Uruguay's first transgender senator

Michelle Suarez becomes the first transgender person to sit in the senate and is pushing for sweeping reforms of LGBT rights.

Oct 13, 2017

By Jordan Bhatt

Toronto doctor charged for buying sex from minor and injecting her with birth control medication

Investigators are currently probing the alleged trafficking of the girl, whom the doctor, Ernest Chiu, first met in December 2016.

Oct 13, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Court case dropped after police fail to find criminal who was already in jail

Judge throws out prosecution case against criminal after ruling there was an unacceptable delay in bringing the case to trial.

Oct 12, 2017

By Neil Murphy

New 'Bermuda Triangle' mystery as newlyweds' plane vanishes during Bahamas honeymoon

Friends and family of a Fort Worth couple who disappeared on their honeymoon have hired search teams after not hearing from Forrest and Dona Sanco, since 25 September.

Oct 11, 2017

By William Watkinson

You're more likely to die after an operation if your surgeon is a man

The risk of dying after surgery is 12% less if your surgeon is a woman rather than a man, a new study by the British Medical Journal has revealed.

Oct 11, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Prison riot in northern Mexico leaves at least 13 dead

State security spokesman Aldo Fasci said police were sent in to calm the disturbance but the fight soon escalated to involve around 250 inmates.

Oct 11, 2017

By Divya Kishore

Mexico

Mexico earthquake: Portraits and stories of survivors who lost their homes

IBTimes UK shares portraits and stories of survivors living in small towns near the epicentre of the earthquake that rocked Mexico on 19 September, killing at least 369 people.

Oct 10, 2017

By David Sim

Science pictures

Bolivia will mark 50 years since Che Guevara's death – but its veterans who fought him are furious

The Bolivian army fought against Che's Ñancahuazú Guerrila, which tried to overthrow the regime and establish a socialist state between 1966 and 1967.

Oct 9, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

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