SEE IT: Georgia store clerk fights off gun-toting robber with bare hands, hammer
She brought a hammer to a gunfight — and won. A Georgia convenience store clerk fought off a pistol-packing teenage robber with her bare hands and then chased him out of her shop with a hammer, harrowing surveillance video showed. “I said, ‘Go ahead. You wanna shoot me? Go ahead,’” Keysville...
After Months Embracing Migrants, Greek Islanders Worry They Will Be Overwhelmed
MORIA, Greece — At the height of the refugee crisis last autumn, migrants plucked tomatoes and zucchinis out of farmer Vaggelis Grigorio’s vegetable patch. They sawed branches off heritage olive trees for firewood and turned stolen farming tarps into tents, says retired builder Giorgios Kolaras. “They...
Kerry Says Syria Peace Talks Can Go Forward
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says UN-sponsored peace talks on Syria should go ahead on March 14 as planned, but Russia and U.S. monitors are meeting first to discuss perceived cease-fire violations. Speaking in Saudi Arabia on March 12, Kerry, speaking said he hoped to speak by phone later in the day with Russian Foreign...
MH370: Another possible piece of debris found in Mozambique
Another piece of plane debris has been discovered on the coast of Mozambique, an Australian aviation official told CNN on Friday. The newly revealed debris, found by a South African family vacationing in the east African country, will be examined by investigators to establish if it may have come from Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Who is Tom Holland, the new Spider-Man?
On Thursday, viewers got their first glimpse of Tom Holland, the new Spider-Man, in the "Captain America: Civil War" trailer. Actually, they got a glimpse of Spider-Man. Holland was hidden inside the costume (or "Underoos," as Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man called it). Actually, they got a glimpse of...
Do you know what’s hidden beneath the Easter Island Heads?
What do you know about Easter Island? All of us have seen pictures in travel magazines of the mysterious stone heads sticking out of the ground. Just huge heads, nothing else. It’s not as straightforward as we thought! We collected a few pictures from the excavations, where the archaeologists found that the heads actually...
10 Famous Stars who mutilate themselves (Photo)
Celebrities love radical plastic surgery. What an inexplicable paradox! How often naturally beautiful people — the actress and even a model admired by millions, in the pursuit of "better" looks turn themselves into scary and funny cartoons? What is this: a surgeon's error or an insatiable desire to...
How travellers can take advantage of an early Easter
By Nick Trend, travel writer I have every respect for the Christian tradition, but I'd like to point out that the ever-shifting dates of Easter are a mixed blessing in the traveller’s calendar. This year it falls particularly early, on March 27. It will be 2035 before we have an earlier date, and next year...
7 Cancer-Fighting Culinary Spices and Herbs
Ginger Ginger has long been used in folk medicine to treat everything from colds to constipation. Ginger can be used fresh, in powdered form (ginger spice), or candied. Although the flavor between fresh and ground ginger is significantly different, they can be substituted for one another in many recipes. In general, you can...
Auschwitz survivor is world’s oldest man — Guinness World Records
A survivor of the Auschwitz death camp is now the world's oldest man, the Guinness World Records organisation says. Yisrael Kristal was born near Zarnow in Poland in 1903 and lived through two world wars before moving to the Israeli city of Haifa. He was 112 years and 178 days old on 11 March, Guinness World Records says....
Keith Emerson has died aged 71
Keith Emerson, one of the founding members of progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died. The keyboardist died at the age of 71 at his home in California on Thursday night, the band confirmed. Bandmate Carl Palmer said he is "deeply saddened" and paid tribute to his "brother-in-music"....
Syria in Last 24 Hours: ISIL Terrorists Sustain Heavy Losses in Army’s Offensive in Damascus Countryside
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army and popular forces continued their military operations against the terrorist groups in Damascus countryside, and killed scores of militants over the past 24 hours. The Syrian army killed and wounded scores of the ISIL militants in Damascus countryside. The Syrian army also inflicted heavy losses on...