Libya’s collapse is changing North Africa
Since the Western intervention and the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has slowly swirled into lawlessness, providing unprecedented opportunities for migrants and traders throughout the Sahel. The collapse of Libya as a state meant an unprecedented shift of power to the south, giving rise to unlikely alliances...
SOS in the sand: pair found by US navy after week-long stranding in Pacific
Two people stranded for a week on a remote Pacific island have been rescued after signalling for help with a flashlight and an SOS message in the sand. The couple, who had “limited supplies and no emergency equipment”, were found on uninhabited East Fayu island in Micronesia by a US navy air crew, who discovered...
Italy must block mafia from earthquake rebuild, says expert
Italian authorities must ensure the mafia is blocked from playing any role in reconstruction after the country’s devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people, the country’s top anti-mafia prosecutor has said. Franco Roberti, head of Italy’s national anti-mafia directorate, said organised crime had been...
North Korea Threatens to Fire at U.S. Troops’ Lighting Equipment at Panmunjom
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened to aim fire at the lighting equipment used by "provocative" American and South Korean troops at a truce village inside the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. The North's Korean People's Army accused U.S. and South Korean soldiers of "deliberate...
Why Cow Urine Can Be as Valuable as Milk in Bovine-Worshiping India
Rashi Gupta had lost hope of curing her first-born son's persistent eye inflammation. She saw doctor after doctor, who told her they could only manage the condition with steroids. She even visited temples seeking blessings from Hindu gods for her baby — but with no result. Then her husband Vishal Gupta, also an...
Анфиса Чехова продемонстрировала невероятную талию
Анфиса Чехова приятно удивила своих поклонников. Телеведущая показала результат своих усилий, направленных на похудение. И если раньше фотографии Анфисы в полураздетом виде...
Meet the Swedish politician ready to play hardball with the UK on Brexit
During the febrile, topsy-turvy days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, there were plenty of tough messages from European leaders. But few sounded more uncompromising than the EU trade commissioner. A week after the result, Cecilia Malmström, Europe’s lead trade negotiator, stated that the UK could not...
New York’s yellow-cab drivers no longer required to pass English test
People who hope to drive New York City’s famous yellow cabs no longer have to take a test to determine if they can speak English. A new law that streamlines licensing requirements for different kinds of drivers has done away with the longstanding English proficiency test for taxi drivers, which supporters say will...
The suspected mastermind of an Isis attack that killed more than 20 people at a café in Bangladesh has been shot dead by police. Tamim Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi-Canadian militant, died in a gun battle after security forces raided a building near Dhaka on Saturday. AKM Shahidul Hoque, head of the national police, said he was killed alongside two unidentified men in Narayanganj. Bangladesh attack: Police admit shooting pizza chef dead after mistaking him for militant during Isis hostage crisis Bangladesh attack: Isis militants ‘tortured hostages who could not recite Quran’ in 12-hour siege at Dhaka cafe The suspects opened fire at police, who retaliated and shot the men dead after they failed to surrender. Bangladeshi authorities previously named Chowdhury as the mastermind of café attack and a bombing and shooting massacre that targeted people gathering for Eid prayers six days later. Police identified him as the head of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, an Islamist militant group, but Chowdhury has appeared in Isis propaganda as the leader of the terrorist group’s faction in the country. The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Dhaka café attack following a series of machete attacks and assassinations, but the government has denied the group has a presence in the country and blamed the atrocity on local organisations. Bangladeshi police inspect a house after a raid in Narayanganj, outskirts of Dhaka that killed three suspected militants on 27 August (AP) Five militants armed with guns and knives stormed into the Holey Artisan Bakery and took diners hostage on 1 July, forcing them to recite parts of the Quran to be spared and killing anyone who could not. Nine Italians, seven Japanese people including a pregnant woman, an Indian teenager, American student and several Bangladeshis were murdered in the 10-hour siege. Police admitted mistakenly shooting the pizza chef dead as they stormed the building, initially saying six attackers had been killed but later revising the number to five. Isis published photos of the gunmen through its propaganda agencies, showing them dressed in black with Arab-style headscarves, smiling with assault rifles in front of the group’s black flag. The group has been prominently advertising its expansion into Bangladesh, featuring an interview believed to be with Chowdhury in the April edition of its English language magazine.
Is it public art, or is it a power station? This shimmering design for “The Pipe”, a finalist in the 2016 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), is intended to blur the lines between the two. Imagined here as a floating installation off the coast of Santa Monica, California, the Pipe is an electromagnetic...
Isis Bangladesh attack ‘mastermind’ identified as former student from Canada killed in police raid
The suspected mastermind of an Isis attack that killed more than 20 people at a café in Bangladesh has been shot dead by police. Tamim Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi-Canadian militant, died in a gun battle after security forces raided a building near Dhaka on Saturday. AKM Shahidul Hoque, head of the national police, said he...
Глюк’оZа намекнула на развод с мужем
Наталья Ионова намекнула на то, что намеревается уйти из семьи. Дело в том, что последние несколько дней замужняя певица публично размышляет о том, имеет ли смысл восстанавливать...
Philippines: Fisherman kept giant pearl worth ‘$100m’ under bed for 10 years
A FILIPINO fisherman in western Palawan island may have discovered what could possibly be the world’s biggest pearl and has been keeping the precious find under his bed for 10 years as a lucky charm, a tourism official said. Aileen Amurao, Puerto Princesa city’s tourism officer and the fisherman’s relative,...