Police in New York have scuffled with anti-Donald Trump protesters demonstrating against the President-elect. Opponents, angered by Mr Trump's comments during the election campaign about women, illegal immigrants and Muslims — as well as his promise to repeal Obamacare and build a wall on the Mexican border —...
At least 25 people, including several children, were feared dead Thursday after a devastating avalanche buried an Italian mountain hotel under snow and mud. As night fell, the prospects of anyone being rescued alive from the ill-fated Hotel Rigopiano looked bleak, with rescue efforts hampered by heavy snow that had blocked...
The head of Goldman Sachs warned on today (19 January) that he would oppose the incoming US President Donald Trump if he sparked a trade war with China. "If he's anti-trade, then I'm at odds with him," said Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of the giant US investment bank. President-elect Trump, who is...
As the Islamic State loses territory in Syria and Iraq, the radical Islamist group is likely to increase its focus on foreign operations leading to a heightened terrorist threat in Europe for 2017. Throughout 2016, Europe has suffered several high-profile and high-impact terrorist attacks conducted by radical Islamist...
Rescuers struggled overnight through blizzards to reach the hotel. Dramatic pictures show rescuers battling through blizzards to reach a luxury hotel in the mountains of central Italy buried by an avalanche. Snowstorms and blocked roads meant emergency rescue teams struggled overnight to reach the four star hotel, close to...
Up to 30 people were feared to have died today after an Italian mountain hotel was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged centre of the country. Italy's Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a two-metre high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to...
Kanye West won’t be heading to Washington D.C. this week for Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Despite his relationship with Donald, the 39-year-old rapper will not be attending the ceremony, according to People. Kanye famously met up with Donald after his election win to chat about multicultural issues, bullying,...
Michelle Obama is thanking the American people for the past eight years. The First Lady of the United States took to social media in her last days in the White House. She posted a sweet photo with President Obama, writing, “Being your First Lady has been the honor of a lifetime. From the bottom of my heart,...
Does that 'thing' really need to run Linux, given alternatives have smaller attack surfaces? The Mirai botnet? Just the “tip of the iceberg” is how security bods at this week's linux.conf.au see the Internet of Things. Presenting to the Security and Privacy miniconf at linux.conf.au, embedded systems...
Britain leaving the European single market will damage both the UK and EU member states' economies, the German car industry warned Wednesday, after Prime Minister Theresa May appeared to head for the exit. "The British economy is deeply woven into other EU countries," Matthias Wissmann, president of the German...
GREATER Manchester Mayoral candidate Andy Burnham has welcomed a plan to give the north a greater say in Brexit negotiations — as he visits Bolton today. The Leigh MP said he was ‘surprised but pleased’ to hear the Government’s Brexit secretary David Davies announce that he will convene a meeting of all...
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit on Wednesday, and his wife, Barbara, was hospitalized as a precaution, according to his spokesman. The former president was admitted to the ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital to "address an acute respiratory problem stemming from...