Woman in black holding severed child’s head near Moscow metro station detained (18+)
Russian media reported Monday that a woman working as a nanny in Moscow had decapitated a four-year-old boy and then held his head up while shouting at people near the entrance to a subway station before being arrested. The reports indicated that the suspect killed the child in a nearby apartment, then set the home on fire...
Why we should have seen Trump coming
On Super Tuesday Donald Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party should come even closer, and like stiff-collared executives in some wood-panelled boardroom trying belatedly to fight off a corporate raid, the GOP high command seems incapable of stopping him. For them, Super Tuesday could become Black Tuesday. Friday...
25 Women You Won’t Believe Actually Exist Around The World
People come in all shapes and sizes, but you’ll be shocked when you read these next stories. Check out this wild list of women you won’t believe actually exist. Their stories are amazing and inspirational!...
Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel
Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into "chaos", German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have introduced restrictions stranding migrants in Greece. Mrs Merkel said EU nations had not battled to keep Greece in the euro just...
Fine art of the Louvre: The Paris institution is not easy to navigate
BIG things usually get compared to Wales or football pitches. Well, the Louvre Museum in Paris may not be the size of Wales but with 35,000 objects on display it is a bit like a long chain of football pitches where the players inspect every blade of grass. Most of us already know the famous glass pyramid entrance, set like a...
Iran elections: Moderates ‘colluded’ with West, says hardliner
A leading Iranian cleric has accused reformists of colluding with the West to block hardline appointments to the country's Assembly of Experts. Millions of Iranians voted on Friday for members of the assembly, which appoints Iran's supreme leader, and also in parliamentary elections. Reformists and moderates have won...
Salman Taseer murder: Pakistan hangs Mumtaz Qadri
Pakistan has hanged the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say. Mumtaz Qadri killed Salman Taseer in Islamabad in 2011, a high profile murder that shocked the country. He was hailed as a hero by some Islamist groups, and thousands of hard-line activists...
Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Academy Award
Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for survival epic The Revenant, after six nominations. He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards, with Brie Larson named best actress Oscar for Room. Spotlight took home the best picture Oscar with Mad Max: Fury Road picking up the most awards of the night, with six...
Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce
The UN says it plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over the next five days amid a partial truce in the country's civil war. It said it was ready to help an estimated 1.7 million people in hard-to-reach areas by the end of March. A cessation of hostilities began on Saturday and there have been...
Corset-Wearing Venezuelan Model Aleira Avendaño Aims For 20-Inch Waist By Keeping It On 23 Hours A Day
Venezuelan model Aleira Avendaño is no stranger to pushing her body to the limit in the name of beauty. In addition to cosmetic enhancements on her nose, mouth, and butt, Avendaño has also undergone three separate breast augmentations to reach a 34DD. What's more, despite warnings from doctors, Avendaño...
Russian mine accident leaves 36 dead
A total of 36 people, including five rescue workers, are presumed dead following an explosion at a coal mine in northern Russia, officials say. Four miners were killed when a methane leak triggered two explosions in the mine near Vorkuta on Thursday. Rescuers were trying to rescue 26 trapped miners when a new blast...
Syrian war: Russia reports nine truce violations
The truce in Syria has been violated nine times in the past 24 hours, says Russia, but is otherwise holding. A temporary cessation of hostilities was agreed as part of a US-Russian plan and is now in its second day. Reports say warplanes have attacked villages to the west of Aleppo. It it is unclear whether the planes were...