China’s ‘Ivory Queen’ accused of being a smuggling kingpin
A 66-year-old bespectacled Chinese woman may not be most people's idea of an ivory smuggling kingpin, but that's exactly what Tanzanian investigators say Yang Fenglan is. She is accused of leading one of Africa's biggest ivory smuggling rings, responsible for more than 700 elephant tusks worth $2.5m (£1.7m)...
Greek PM defends pension and tax reform
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has defended controversial new pension and tax reforms approved by parliament. The measures are needed to unlock further international bailout money, to be discussed at a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers on Monday. But they are deeply unpopular with Greek anti-austerity...
Cards Against Corruption: A game about the Philippines
It's no secret that corruption remains a rampant problem in the Philippines. Bribery, embezzlement and nepotism are all issues that have plagued the nation for decades, but how does this affect the way young people feel about the upcoming 9 May elections? To find out, I created a set of fun cards about the Philippines based...
TRUTH behind the Gibraltar row: How US submarine threatened Royal Navy to act on Spain
THE commander of a US nuclear submarine threatened to ram a Spanish customs vessel trying to block its path unless the Royal Navy vessel escorting it took action. Last week it emerged that a Royal Navy patrol boat fired warning flares across the bow of the Spanish vessel during the altercation just outside Gibraltar...
Popeye was right — spinach really is a miracle vegetable
SCOTTISH scientists have found a new ingredient to make prosthetic limbs — spinach. For years, cartoon hero Popeye has boasted about its benefits, now scientists in Edinburgh are to use green chemicals inside spinach leaves to change the way many plastic products are made. The Heriot-Watt University team have found...
Philippines election: Polls open with outspoken mayor tipped to win
People in the Philippines are voting for a new president and other leaders, with outspoken mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte the favourite to win. Five candidates are running but Mr Duterte led polls ahead of voting, despite controversial comments while campaigning and a hardline stance. The campaign has been driven by...
Canada wildfire: 20% of Fort McMurray homes destroyed, says MP
About a fifth of homes have been destroyed in Fort McMurray, a Canadian city ravaged by a huge wildfire, the local MP has told. After touring the damage David Yurdiga said it might be years before the city was running normally again. More than 100,000 residents of the city and surrounding area fled after an evacuation order was...
Palin Fires off on Ryan
As Reported By MSNBC: Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said in an interview that aired Sunday that House Speaker Paul Ryan could be ousted for his hesitancy to back Donald Trump, and suggested his Ryan’s reluctance was fueled by aspirations to run for president in 2020. “Yes, I will do whatever I can...
New VA watchdog pledges more transparency
The new inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping to quickly repair the office’s image after nearly two years of criticism for cursory investigations and secrecy. Michael Missal, who began work last Monday, said he plans to reach out to veterans’ groups, Congress and others to let them know...
The network has new photos in of the star of the series «Kitchen»
Actress Yekaterina Kuznetsova, better known to us for her role in the "Kitchen" series appeared in a provocative photoshoot. Thus, in her Instagram the star published a picture in lingerie. On the photo Kuznetsova is wearing high socks and is sitting in a cold bath. However, such an image only fueled...
Princess Diana’s brother is spending millions for the reconstruction of her grave
The last resting place of Princess Diana Althorp estate in going to restore. This will be the first large-scale work on the territory of an old castle for the last 350 years. It is expected that they will end by August 2017, in time for the 20th anniversary of the death of Lady Di. The burial site of Princess Diana will undergo...
The star from the movie Boomer has died
On the 74th year of life in Moscow, died a famous Russian actor Felix Antipov. May 5 after a long illness, died the Artist of Russia Felix Antipov Nikolaevich. It was written on the official website of the Theatre on Taganka, where the actor played. The actor was 73 years old. The actor played a lot in theater...