Israel strikes Gaza targets in response to rocket fire
In retaliation to a single rocket that struck an open area in southern Israel on Sunday, the IDF has carried out overnight strikes on Gaza, reportedly hitting at least two According to Palestinian sources, the attacks targeted facilities near the cities of Khan Younis in the south and Deir al Balah in the center of...
New ISIS video features ‘last words’ of Paris attackers, threats to UK
Islamic State has released a new 17-minute video featuring the Paris attackers apparently participating in gruesome murders somewhere in an undisclosed desert location before they infiltrated the EU and subsequently conducted attacks in the France terror attacks, Islamic StateISIS/ISIL) extremists wearing camouflaged...
Jennifer Lopez did a somersault on the concert ‘All I Have’
46-year-old singer has won her admirers by a bright show. It was the premiere of her concert called 'All I Have' in Las...
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits southern Alaska coast
A MAGNITUDE 6.8 earthquake has struck southern Alaska, cutting power to thousands of homes and jolting the nerves of locals in the quake-prone region. The US Geological Survey, updating its earlier location for the earthquake, said it struck about 1.30am Sunday (9.30pm Sunday AEDT) and was centred about 83 kilometres east of...
Exclusive: Saudi-Iranian proxy war over Syria spreads to Davos
Senior Saudi and Iranian figures clashed behind closed doors at a private meeting convened by the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to try to promote peace in Syria, participants said. The barbed exchange between Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at an invitation-only meeting on...
Syrian opposition says Kerry applies pressure over peace talks
The lead negotiator in the Syrian opposition said on Sunday it was coming under pressure from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to attend peace talks in Geneva this week in order to negotiate over steps including a halt to air strikes. The opposition's High Negotiation Committee, which groups political and armed opponents...
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
Ten-man Arsenal missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Diego Costa's winner gave Chelsea victory at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners never fully recovered from defender Per Mertesacker's 18th-minute red card, awarded by referee Mark Clattenburg after he hauled down Costa as the striker raced clear. The...
Trump says he could ‘shoot somebody’ and his fans would still love him
ASPIRING US president Donald Trump says his supporters are so loyal they would stick by him even if he shot somebody. The billionaire businessman, who is currently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, made the comments just nine days out from the Iowa caucuses opening voting in the 2016 campaign....
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders tells women to carry self-defence spray against ‘Islamic testosterone bombs’
THE Dutch debate on refugees and asylum seekers has come to this: Firebrand politician Geert Wilders handing out self-defence sprays to women fearful of what he describes as “Islamic testosterone bombs” in the wake of the New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Cologne. Wilders, surrounded by bodyguards and police,...
25 Rarely Seen Artworks Painted By Adolf Hitler
Before putting his hand to the executive order that lead to millions of innocent individuals being killed, nearly destroying the Western world as we know it, Adolf Hitler was an upcoming (re: unsuccessful) artist. He actually applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, only to be turned down not once but twice due to his...
25 Interesting Facts About Europe That Most People Don’t Know
Although it has seen its share of ups and downs, Europe is responsible for most of the technology, culture, and language that dominates the world today. These are 25 interesting facts about Europe that most people don’t know! 25 To start things off with a bang, Europe is technically not a continent. It's separation...
School shooting at La Loche in Canada
IN Canada’s worst school shooting since 1989, a gunman has killed four people and injured two at a high school in the remote province of Saskatchewan. Police say a 17-year-old has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. The male suspect can’t be named under...