Turkey seeks allies’ support for ground operation as Syria war nears border
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria as a Russian-backed government advance nears NATO's southeastern border, Turkey's foreign minister said, but Washington has so far ruled out a major offensive. Syrian government forces made fresh advances on Tuesday, as did Kurdish...
‘Shocking’ sugar levels in High Street hot drinks, warns charity
There are "shocking" amounts of sugar in some hot drinks sold in High Street cafes, a campaign group has warned. Action on Sugar analysed 131 hot drinks and found a third contained at least as much sugar as a can of Pepsi or Coca-Cola, which contains nine teaspoons. The charity said in some of the worst cases the...
Antarctica study: Iceberg nearly erases penguin population
SANTIAGO, Chile – A new scientific study says an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have died in Cape Denison, Antarctica in the five years since a giant iceberg blocked their main access to food. The research was recently published in the journal Antarctic Science. It says a 60-mile (97-kilometer) iceberg...
Donald Trump will not be president, says Barack Obama
Republican Donald Trump will not be president because it's a "serious job", President Barack Obama has said. "I continue to believe that Mr Trump will not be president. And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people," said Mr Obama. Mr Trump, a billionaire businessman, is the...
18 Fun and Handy Facts About Email Marketing
John Balla, Customer Intelligence Marketer I have the hardest time getting my teenagers to use email. It's a generational thing that all parents probably contend with, and for marketers, it points to the growing importance of social media and mobile apps in the marketing mix. But unless teenagers comprise your largest...
China ‘has deployed missiles in South China Sea’ — reports
China appears to have deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, say reports. Satellite images taken on 14 February and published by Fox News appear to show two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system on Woody or Yonxing Island in the Paracels Taiwan, which also claims the...
UK: Fury as ‘travellers’ block busy road and leave motorists in freezing cold for FIVE hours
PROTESTERS demonstrating against the road death of a 13-year-old boy have left motorists stranded in near-freezing conditions for almost five hours after blocking a main road. Demonstrators blocked the A127 near Basildon, Essex, by parking cars across two lanes of the busy major route into London. The group staged the protest...
Oprah Winfrey Continues Real Estate Shopping Spree
Oprah Winfrey has splashed out almost $30 million on the latest addition to her vast property empire. The billionaire media maven has reportedly snapped up a 23-acre ranch called Seamair Farm in Montecito (see photos), close to another $85 million estate she owns in the area. This was the first time in three decades that the...
Japanese actor killed by prop samurai sword
A Japanese play rehearsal took a tragic turn Monday, when an actor was stabbed in the stomach with a samurai sword. 33-year old Daigo Kashino was rushed to hospital where he later died. The actor was in a rehearsal session at a studio in Koto, Tokyo, when he was pierced in the abdomen "with a sword-like object" during...
Travelers’ Choice: World’s best beaches
Here's some sand in your face, Baia do Sancho. Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos is the world's new No. 1 beach, according to TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice awards. After two years at the top of TripAdvisor's rankings of the world's best beaches, Baia do Sancho in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, has...
Cristiano Ronaldo walks out of Real Madrid news conference
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo walked out of a news conference on Tuesday after being questioned about his record in away matches this season. Ronaldo, 31, has scored 32 goals this season but has not netted away from the Bernabeu since 29 November. "Who else has scored more goals away from home than me since I...
Syria crisis: Siege victims await aid convoys
Aid convoys are due to be sent to Syria's besieged areas, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has said. He said it would be a test of whether warring parties were committed to allowing in humanitarian supplies. Among the areas due to receive aid is the town of Madaya, where people have been dying of starvation. World powers last...