A Bangkok court sentenced a young blind woman to a one-and-a-half-year prison sentence for sharing a critical post about the monarchy on Facebook. The laws surrounding majesty looting are particularly strict in Thailand. Violators can be sentenced to years of imprisonment.
The Belgians will soon be able to view their own medical file via the internet. The digital platform Personal Health Viewer will be launched in the first quarter of this year. That is what Minister of Health Maggie De Block said on Belgian radio.
A Zimbabwean family has been camping for months at a Bangkok airport. The travelers refuse to return to their homeland, but also do not enter Europe. The Thai immigration service informed the BBC that airport staff has taken care of the family.
A Virginia teenager has been charged with murder after he reportedly shot both of his parents-in-law. They would have found him 'dangerous' for their daughter and he obviously did not pick that.
With a tweet, Elon Musk accidentally shared his phone number with the rest of the world on Wednesday. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX thought he sent a personal message to John Carmack, the CEO of virtual reality company Oculus, but makes a mistake.
On Wednesday, the German police arrested a 29-year-old man who planned to carry out an attack on the Christmas market in Karlsruhe with a vehicle. The man has ties with the Islamic State Islamic State (IS). That reported German media.
The 7-year-old Crystal from the American state of Texas has written an emotional letter to Santa. She does not want presents but rather a blanket or some food. 'Because at home I only have one blanket and that is not warm enough.'
Nep accounts on social media that can be associated with Russia, in the aftermath of four terrorist attacks in Great Britain, have tried to sow divisions.
The London borough of Greenwich does not feel like receiving US President Trump on its territory. The council of the district has formally decided that Donald Trump is not welcome if the state visit continues next year.
The British police have arrested the leader of the extreme right-wing movement Britain First. Paul Golding (35) had gone to a court in Belfast to support his right hand Jayda Fransen. Agents still arrested him before the session.
The best campaign against excessive lying under the solarium can be written by Tawny Willoughby from Kentucky.
An Indian man who had himself filmed while he was killing a Muslim hoped to get money-lenders. Hundreds of people actually made money. 'The suspect wanted to become a Hindu hero after he killed a Muslim,' said a police spokesman. 'His main goal was to raise money after his hate-induced crime.'
It was eight wonderful kilometers, a Canadian thought after a short taxi ride Uber taxi platform. Sit back and relax, quietly home. Yet he got the fright of his life: the bill amounted to 12,249 euros. And he also paid.
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The most expensive painting in the world, the Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci, is hanging in the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The museum shared this on social media on Tuesday. Details did not show the brand-new art temple of the Middle East.
The congress of the right-wing populist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has re-elected Jörg Meuthen (56) as party chairman on Saturday. He got 72 percent of the votes. There were no opposing candidates. Surprising was the choice for Alexander Gauland (76) as co-chairman. The moderate Berliner Georg Pazderski did not make it.
A British teenager has been found guilty of planning an attack. He wanted to drive a car into a crowd in Cardiff. Also included a concert by singer Justin Bieber and a shopping center on a list with possible goals.
Facebook has again blocked a picture of a newborn baby because a nipple was visible. The snapshot was made by the Belgian photographer Marijke Thoen. Although the photo is now online again, Thoen is fierce.
A common reserve pool of, for example, firefighting aircraft, boats, water pumps, medical and technical teams should help to combat natural disasters in Europe more quickly. The European Commission proposes setting up such a pool because Europe is increasingly dealing with forest fires, earthquakes and floods. Affected member states often can not do that anymore.
Uber taxi service was hacked in 2016, leaving 57 million customers on the streets. That has stopped the company, Uber acknowledges after disclosures by Bloomberg news agency. Also a large amount has been paid to undo the action.
Animal rights organization SAFE shared this week heart-rending images on Facebook. In a video you can see that a cow runs after her calves, while they are taken away from her. With the film attention is asked for the early separation of calves from their mother.
The Scottish Josh Moody had hoped for a thank-you note, but the reaction he got from fellow-housekeeper Megan Ellis (20) about the jug he gave her had a positive effect: thousands of likes and retweets.
A Canadian driver was thrown on the ticket by the Vancouver police because he was very distracted while driving. The man appeared to have an iPad and an iPhone stuck to his handlebars.
A breakthrough for digital, smart pills. For the first time, the American Medicine Watchdog FDA approved a smart pill. The pill can tell doctors if and when patients take their medicine.
Just two years after attacks in Paris, the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal has given a surprise appearance in the French capital. The band was on the 13th of November 2015 in Bataclan concert venue when 90 people were shot by terrorists.
The shooting shooter in a Texan church continued for a few minutes. Former military Devin Kelley shot his victims in execution style, said a police source with knowledge of the investigation against The New York Times.
The US Secretary of Economic Affairs Wilbur Ross has said 'having done nothing wrong and being completely transparent about his Russian investment.' Ross has interests in shipping company Navigator who is doing business with Russian company Sibur, which is partly owned by the son-in-law from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The woman who showed a middle finger to the presidential column of Donald Trump has been fired because the iconic photo has gone viral. She does not regret: 'I would do it again.'
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