Astrophysics BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists move closer to understanding secrets of our universe
IN a huge breakthrough for astrophysics, scientists believe that they have detected the first neutrino to have originated from outside our galaxy. Neutrinos are invisible yet high-energy particles that are one of the fundamental ingredients of the universe. Little is known about them due to the fact that they rarely interact...
Islamist Turkey seizes ALL Christian churches in city and declares them ‘state property’
TURKEY'S Islamist government has stepped up its war on Christianity by seizing all the churches in one city and declaring them state property. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken control of six churches in the war-torn southeastern city of Diyarbakir in his latest move to squash freedom of speech and religious...
Olympic torch for Rio games lit at ancient Greek site
The flame for the Olympic Games in Brazil has been lit in southern Greece. An actor performing the role of high priestess lit the torch by using the sun's rays. The torch will be taken by various runners on an international relay that will culminate at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on 5 August. The ritual was...
Syria conflict: Largest aid convoy reaches besieged Rastan
The largest aid convoy so far in Syria has reached a besieged rebel-held town in the centre of the country. Sixty-five lorries are delivering food and medicine to about 120,000 civilians in and around Rastan, in Homs province. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent convoy is the first to reach...
VW reaches US deal in emissions scandal
Volkswagen will pay "substantial compensation" and buy back cars in US as part of a deal to settle the diesel emissions scandal. The details were announced in a California court after a federal judge gave VW and regulators a deadline to agree a fix for the cars. Last year, US regulators discovered that VW cars were...
Queen Elizabeth II marks 90th birthday on Thursday
You would think that upon reaching the age of 90 on Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II would sit back and put her feet up in her castle with a cuppa and a corgi. But not this nonagenarian sovereign. The queen, accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, who turns 95 in June, will be working on her birthday, just as she has worked on...
Что произошло с Алсу на седьмом месяце беременности? (ФОТО)
Певица во время беременности предалась ностальгии. Алсу, которой совсем скоро предстоит стать мамой в третий раз, решила порадовать своих поклонников редким архивным...
Obama to head to London amid ‘Brexit’ frenzy
LONDON — When President Obama arrives in London late Thursday from his trip to Saudi Arabia, the main chatter here is whether he will wade into the heated debate on whether Britain should vote to leave the European Union. The president has made no secret of his wish for the United Kingdom to remain in the 28-member...
WORLD ON THE EDGE: Kim Jong-un is preparing ANOTHER nuclear test, satellite images show
WORLD ON THE EDGE: Kim Jong-un is preparing ANOTHER nuclear test, satellite images show Photographs from space show tunnel excavation at the country’s main nuclear test site might have resumed as despot Kim Jong-un could be set to unleash his latest statement of intent. Pyongyang carried out a Hydrogen bomb test in...
Barack Obama urges Britons to STICK with the EU despite calls for him to ‘BUTT OUT’
BARACK Obama is set to announce his support for Britain staying in the European Union when he arrives in this week. The White House has suggested the President will set out his support for David Cameron’s ‘In’ campaign. The pair will hold a joint press conference on Friday where Mr Obama is expected to give...
Saudi secrets: Does this PROVE Islamic Kingdom knew about 9/11 before the evil attacks?
THE Saudi government may have been linked to the planning of the September 11 attacks, according to sensational new evidence. The possibility of Saudi involvement in the bloody terror attacks on New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in Washington DC could confirm long-held suspicions. And it has now emerged that...
Mitsubishi Motors office raided in Okazaki
Japanese officials have raided an office of Mitsubishi Motors following the revelation that the carmaker had falsified its fuel economy data. The officials searched its plant in the central Japanese city of Okazaki. Mitsubishi has admitted that employees altered data to flatter mileage rates on more than 600,000 vehicles. A...