Islam Karimov, Ukzbek president – obituary
Islam Karimov, the Uzbek president, who has died aged 78, was one of the nastiest of the dictators who rose to power in central Asia following the collapse of the Soviet Union; yet he was a man with whom the West was prepared to do business and regarded as a “key ally” in the US-led war against terror. Karimov grew...
Муж Ольги Бузовой показал дочку-первоклассницу
Подписчики Тарасова отметили, что по мере взросления Ангелина становится всё больше похожа на папу. Отношения Дмитрия с девочкой очень теплые. Он нежно называет ее принцессой»,...
Syrian children ‘use bomb crater as swimming pool’ in stark pictures from besieged Aleppo
Syrian children have been pictured playing in what appears to be a bomb crater filled with water in stark pictures from the besieged city of Aleppo. The pictures were shared by Aleppo AMC, an anti-government media group operating inside the largely destroyed city which has been devastated by bombing. "Whatever Assad did in...
As Mother Teresa is made a saint, her charity remains under scrutiny
ROME — This Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa as a saint, one of the highest honors in the Roman Catholic Church. Tens of thousands of people are expected to fill St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the ceremony to a woman who lived her life dedicated to the poorest of the poor. The humanitarian and...
Сын Кристины Орбакайте дал родителям грандиозный повод для гордости
Младший сын Кристины Орбакайте — Дени Байсаров не перестает радовать свою знаменитую маму. На днях Дени, который в этом году окончил школу, вручили престижный диплом по...
Florida finds Zika in trapped mosquitoes for first time
Authorities in Florida have found the Zika virus in three groups of trapped mosquitoes in Miami Beach, the first time this has happened in the continental United States. The Zika-carrying mosquitoes were trapped in a 1.5-square-mile area of Miami Beach that had been identified as an active zone of active transmission of the...
World’s oldest person discovered in Indonesia at the age of 145
The world’s oldest man has been named as Indonesian Mbah Gotho, who is 145 years old, with documentation that says he was born in 1870. Mr Gotho said he began preparing for his death in 1992, even having a gravestone made, but 24 years later he is still alive. He has now outlived all 10 of his siblings, his...
Strong earthquake strikes New Zealand coast
A strong earthquake rattled the coast of New Zealand's North Island, triggering a small tsunami but not causing any major damage or injuries. The magnitude-7.1 quake struck just over 100 miles north-east of the city of Gisborne at a depth of 12 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was widely felt...
Video shows the moment SpaceX rocket exploded on launchpad
Dramatic footage shows the moment a SpaceX rocket exploded into a fireball during a test launch today. The Falcon 9 was preparing to send Facebook’s first satellite into space on Saturday, but an ‘anomaly’ on the launchpad caused a massive explosion which rocked buildings from miles away. Footage from the...
Виктория Лопырева сломала ребро во время отпуска
33-летняя Виктория Лопырева всегда предпочитала активный образ жизни и даже не отдыхе занимается спортом. В Греции, где звезда проводит там время в компании мамы и нескольких...
Mel Gibson to return for Passion film
Actor Mel Gibson says he will be returning to tell the story of Jesus, twelve years since he made The Passion of the Christ. The actor and filmmaker created the box office hit in 2004 which recounted the final hours of Jesus' life. It took in £145 million ($162 million) worldwide. Mel Gibson has told Yahoo Movies he...
Report reveals secret concessions made to Iran ahead of nuclear deal
Iran was allowed to evade a number of restrictions specified in the nuclear agreement signed with a group of world powers last year, according to a new report. In the report, seen by news agency Reuters, the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security reveals it was told by several...