Muhammad Ali funeral: Tens of thousands to say farewell in Louisville
Tens of thousands of people are set to say a final farewell to boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville in Kentucky. The heavyweight champion and rights activist died last Friday aged 74. A procession will take Ali's body past key sites in his life, ahead of an interfaith memorial service. Actor Will Smith...
Как лечили интимные болезни в Средневековье
Дамы, которые не умели доставлять удовольствие своим возлюбленным, прямо на брачном ложе раздвигали ноги. Врач запускал специально подготовленного лебедя, и он начинал...
Peru election: Kuczynski wins, but Fujimori has yet to concede
With all votes counted, the economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appears to have won the majority of votes in Peru's cliff-hanger presidential election. The electoral commission said he received 50.12% of votes, against 49.88% for his rival, Keiko Fujimori. About 50,000 ballots must first be settled by an electoral court before...
Всплыла вся правда о Шепелеве!
Как выяснилось, Дмитрий Шепелев решил покинуть Россию. Но он переезжает жить и работать в Украину. Телеведущий был бессменным ведущим музыкального шоу на первом канале...
France Euro 2016: Hollande warns unions against disrupting tournament
French President Francois Hollande has warned against attempts to disrupt Euro 2016 with strike action, on the eve of the football tournament. France has been in the grip of industrial action, mainly over reforms to labour law, and a train strike could affect Friday's opening match. Train drivers are threatening to strike...
MH370 search: New debris found on Madagascar beach
New pieces of debris have been found in Madagascar by a man searching for parts of missing flight MH370. Blaine Gibson, who has already found possible debris in Mozambique, made the latest discovery on the east coast of Madagascar. One of the parts resembles an aeroplane seat part. Mr Gibson has sent images of the finds to...
Euro 2016: France kick off tournament amid security, strike and weather fears
Euro 2016 kicks off on Friday when hosts France face Group A opponents Romania at the Stade de France amid an unprecedented security operation. France remains under a state of emergency after last November's attacks on Paris, when 130 people were killed. More than 90,000 police, soldiers and private guards will be deployed...
Libya conflict: Government forces ‘advance’ against IS-held Sirte
Significant gains have been made by Libyan government air, sea and land forces fighting to recapture the central city of Sirte from so-called Islamic State, officials say. Forces allied to the Tripoli government assert they now have the upper hand. Warplanes bombed IS positions in Sirte while naval forces fired missiles into...
Why Jaguar’s newest car is 60 years old
Priced at a cool £1m, 'the world's first supercar' is preparing for an encore. English anthropologist Sir Edward Tylor, after studying the behavior of ancient humans, codified the notion of animism: a belief that objects other than humans have souls. Animism practitioners and Tylor never imagined cars in the...
The problem with modern managers
Blame the leadership industrial complex. Do you ever wonder how Google, or Amazon, seem to know what you’re interested in before you even typed in a search term or keyword? Or even in the analogue world why it is that you might get a different cover story on your favourite magazine than your next door neighbour? Answer:...
Monastery worker killed in Bangladesh
A Hindu monastery worker has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on secular and minority targets. Nityaranjan Pande, who was in his 60s, died on the spot after several people attacked him early on Friday, AFP news agency said citing police. His murder comes after the body of a...
Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton
President Barack Obama has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party presidential nominee. His endorsement came after meeting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who has been battling Mrs Clinton for the nomination. Speaking in a video tweeted out by Mrs Clinton, Mr Obama said she may be the most qualified person...