Migrant tragedy: Anatomy of a shipwreck
An unprecedented operation by the Italian Navy is under way off the coast of Libya to recover the wreck of a migrant boat that sank in April last year — leading to the deaths of up to 700 migrants, the largest single loss of life in the Mediterranean in decades. Only 28 people survived the sinking on the night of 18 April...
Zika outbreak fuelled by mosquito control failure, says WHO boss
The spread of Zika is the price being paid for a massive policy failure on mosquito control, says World Health Organization leader Margaret Chan. Speaking at the agency's annual World Health Assembly, Dr Chan said experts had "dropped the ball" in the 1970s with regards to getting a handle on disease-carrying...
The star of the “Clone” Giovanna Antonelli: how she looks today (Photos)
Since the display of the series on television in more than 30 countries have passed 10 years. At the moment, Giovanna is 35 years old and she is still in demand at...
Austria election: Unity call after close defeat for far right
Austria's new president has vowed to listen to the people's "fear and anger" after his far-right opponent narrowly missed out on a landmark victory. Independent Alexander Van der Bellen beat the Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer by just 31,000 votes among the 4.64 million cast in Sunday's election. The...
Six things about the $6 Bourdain-Obama meal
Deep in the heart of Hanoi, US President Barack Obama sat down for a $6 meal with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on Tuesday. The chef, known for his love of adventurous street food, described the date in a series of tweets and an Instagram post. Here are six observations about the noodle summit at a hole-in-the-wall eatery. 1....
Now Cameron AVOIDS ‘blue-on-blue’ EU clash with Gove after agreeing separate BBC slots
DAVID Cameron will battle it out with Michael Gove in an EU referendum debate — but the pair will not go head-to-head in a "blue-on-blue" clash. The BBC has just announced that the two political heavyweights will face questions from a live audience in two special editions of Question Time. Brexit campaigner and...
The forgotten wife of Charles Dickens
Catherine was an author, actress and cook – all of which was eclipsed by her marriage. Lucinda Hawksley, Catherine’s great-great-great-granddaughter, explores who she really was. In February 1835, Charles Dickens had a party for his 23rd birthday. Catherine Hogarth, the daughter of his magazine editor, was...
The invisible ways Facebook controls us
Whether it’s using Facebook or Google, our choices are subtly nudged by the human biases acting behind the scenes, argues Tom Chatfield. In an age increasingly concerned with software telling us what to think, something more old-fashioned has been in the news: a select group of unaccountable individuals telling us...
EgyptAir: Crashed flight MS804 ‘did not swerve’
An EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean did not swerve and change direction before disappearing, an Egyptian official says. The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard when it vanished from radar early on Thursday. Greece's defence minister said the plane turned 90 degrees left and...
Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp
Greece has begun evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia. The operation began at dawn and witnesses reported police vehicles and buses standing by to transfer people to better organised facilities. Riot police have been deployed but officials say...
After 20,000 years, the world’s oldest people face a crisis of culture
Caught between modernity and 20,000 years as hunter-gatherers, the San people sit at a crossroads. An indigenous people in Southern Africa, they are our oldest human ancestors, DNA testing proving the San are direct descendants of the first Homo sapiens. But today their culture, traditions and heritage are at risk of being lost...
Teen with Down syndrome’s sweet reaction to college acceptance letter
On Wednesday night, Mickey Deputy opened a letter from Franklin College. She began to read it out loud as her mother, Jenny Deputy, shot video and father, Michael, and brother, Brad, watched. "We want to congratulate you on your," Mickey read. She paused. Her infectious, ear-to-ear smile that many have come to know...