After 5 Days, No Clues About Missing Boy in Japan
The search for a boy who disappeared after his parents left him behind in a Japanese forest as punishment pushed into a fifth day on Thursday, but with no clues to his fate. Yamato Tanooka, 7, has been missing since Saturday after his parents made him get out of their car as punishment for misbehaving, leaving him behind in a...
Dramatic 911 Calls Released From Toddler’s Fall Into Gorilla Enclosure
Dramatic 911 calls from the mother whose small child had fallen into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo have been released. The incident on Saturday resulted a 17-year-old endangered silverback gorilla's being shot to death, sparking controversy. On the recording, released by police, the mother can be heard saying,...
What Marilyn Monroe’s secret diary reveals about the star
The notebooks and jottings of Marilyn Monroe reveal a sensitive, cerebral character with a poetic soul. On what would have been the star’s 90th birthday, Lucy Bolton takes a look. One of the reasons why Marilyn Monroe remains such a potent and visible icon of beauty and glamour is because she never grew old in front of...
Queen’s 90th birthday bunting BANNED after health and safety cops say it’s dangerous
HEALTH and safety officials have been branded 'Little Hitlers' after warning bunting to mark the Queen's 90th birthday will be banned at a town's carnival organisers wade through mountains of red tape. Lostwithiel’s annual carnival could be less colourful this year after authorities declared the public...
Thailand Tiger Temple: Forty dead cubs found in freezer
Forty dead tiger cubs have been found in a freezer at a Thai Buddhist temple accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. Police and wildlife officials started an operation on Monday to remove all the living tigers at the Tiger Temple. Pictures from journalists at the scene posted to social media showed the 40 cubs lined...
North Korea editorial praises ‘wise’ Trump
North Korean state media have hailed US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as a "wise politician" who could be good for the North. The editorial in DPRK Today said he was a "far-sighted presidential candidate". Mr Trump recently said he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and...
Как Попутчик плюнула на гроб Жанны Фриске
Я была уверена, что у всякой мрази, как и у всякого ведра помоев, есть дно. Я ошибалась. Низость некоторых персонажей дна не имеет. Бывшая «нашистка» Потупчик, которая сегодня...
France industrial unrest: Open-ended strike brings rail misery
An open-ended rail strike is under way in France just nine days before the country hosts the Euro 2016 football tournament. Only 60% of high-speed trains and between a third and a half of other services are expected to run, according to the state rail company (the SNCF). Trade unions are protesting against work time changes but...
Gotthard tunnel: World’s longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland
The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work. The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe. Switzerland says it will revolutionise European...
Before she had a beard: See the amazing transformation of Conchita Wurst from male singer to Eurovision diva
The amazing transformation from male singer to bearded diva has turned Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst into a global superstar. An audience of around 170million people across the world watched the Austrian triumph when she was awarded a staggering 290 points for her performance of Rise Like a Phoenix in Copenhagen on Saturday...
Garissa university attack plotter ‘dead’
The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. Kenya's government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April 2015 that killed 148 people. Regional forces in Somalia said Kuno was one of 16 people killed in a raid overnight in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia....
Condom discovered inside woman’s appendix after she swallowed it two weeks earlier
The condom had been there for two weeks before it was discovered by doctors A 26-year-old woman from Cameroon has had a condom surgically removed from her appendix, after swallowing it while performing oral sex on her boyfriend two weeks earlier. The unusual case, described in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, has received a...