TripAdvisor picks world’s top 10 destinations
Want to visit London to explore Buckingham Palace and stroll through Hyde Park? Or are you simply passing through the city on your way to Stratford-upon-Avon to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death? Either way, you're going to have a lot of company. London jumped five spots to become the world's...
In Havana, a presidential party like it’s 1928
HAVANA — There hasn't been a party like this in Havana since 1928. President and Mrs. Obama arrived back at Cuba's presidential palace Monday night for a once-in-three-lifetimes event: A state dinner hosted by the Cuban president — a Marxist revolutionary — in honor of the President of the United...
Apple might NOT have to unlock San Bernardino killer’s phone… as ‘hacker’ approaches FBI
APPLE may not be forced into unlocking the phone belonging to one of the jihadis behind the December terror attacks in California because of a possible hack. A stand-off has between Apple and the FBI has been intensifying because of the tech giant’s refusal to open Syed Farook’s iPhone. Farook and his wife Tashfeen...
Brussels explosions: Many dead in airport and metro terror attacks
Many people have been killed or seriously injured in terrorist attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station, Belgium's PM says. Two explosions hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT, and another struck Maelbeek metro station an hour later. The government has not confirmed casualty numbers. Brussels...
Police spend £1 billion a year probing child sex abuse… and it’s due to TREBLE by 2020
POLICE spent a staggering £1billion probing cases of child sex abuse last year – and experts believe the figure will treble by 2020. Simon Bailey, the top officer in charge of child protection, last night revealed there were 70,000 investigations in 2015. He added: "The average cost of each investigation is...
‘Emotional’ stadium return for France
France manager Didier Deschamps says the team must "move forward" as they prepare to make an emotional return to the Stade de France. The stadium was one of the targets in the November 2015 attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead. France, who were playing Germany when the attacks took place, return to the stadium...
Shockwave of an exploding star seen for the first time
It lasted only 20 minutes and took place 1.2 billion light years away, but NASA managed to catch it on camera: a star exploding. The brilliant flash of an exploding star's shockwave — or "shock breakout" — has been captured for the first time in visible light by the Kepler space telescope. An...
Brussels Zaventem airport rocked by two explosions
Two explosions have been reported in the departures area of Zaventem airport in Brussels. The Belgian fire service told local media there were at least several dead and wounded. The cause of the explosions is unknown. The airport is being evacuated and has been closed to flights. The blasts come four days after the capture in...
Vt. police shoot man after standoff
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Burlington police shot a man armed with two kitchen knives following an hours-long standoff Monday night in a downtown apartment building. The man, whose identity and condition were not immediately known, was wheeled from the South Square apartment building at 101 College St. on a gurney just before 10...
Low calorie diet can cure diabetes, tests reveal
DIABETES can be cured by a low-calorie diet, tests reveal. Losing weight reverses the condition even after 10 years, a breakthrough study by British scientists revealed. In a two-year trial, almost half those taking part who dramatically slashed their calorie intake then became free of diabetes. The findings bring hope to Type...
Death of democracy? Brussels could deploy own ARMY within the EU as migrant crisis deepens
BRUSSELS has been urged to deploy its own armed forces within the EU for the first ever time in a move which would sound the death knell for European democracy. European leaders are being asked to dispatch troops to Greece — the cradle of democracy — to combat the spiralling migrant crisis. If the plan is put into...
Fyodor Bondarchuk left his wife for a younger actress – media. photofact
Russian director Fyodor Bondarchuk, who left his wife, Svetlana, was suspected in relationship with a famous actress Ravshana Kurkova. The reason for this became thier funny photos that Kurkova shared in her...