accidents
EgyptAir plane’s voice recorder found
The cockpit voice recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month has been found in the Mediterranean, Egyptian investigators say. A vessel with an underwater robot has been searching an area north of the Egyptian coast. Earlier, it found and photographed wreckage in the sea. Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed...
Orlando shootings: Democrats in 14-hour gun control filibuster
A US Democratic senator has led a 14-hour filibuster in an attempt to force a vote on gun control legislation following the Orlando massacre. Chris Murphy spoke at length with the help of fellow Democrats before yielding the floor. The tactic enables senators to block proceedings. He tweeted a vote had been secured but there...
Orlando alligator: Body of boy seized by alligator found
Police searching for a young boy seized by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Florida have recovered a body. Divers found a body "intact" that they believe to be the two-year-old, who was dragged into the water on Tuesday evening in front of his family. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said the missing boy's...
Шок: Лена Перова вскрыла себе вены
Елена Перова напомнила о себе, оказавшись в весьма опасной ситуации. Бывшая участница группы «Лицей» и телеведущая попала в аварию: ее автомобиль Opel столкнулась с...
The history of the rainbow flag
After the tragic events in Orlando, one image has symbolised solidarity. Kelly Grovier looks at an emblem “torn from the soul of the people”. Suddenly, they are everywhere: stretched across balconies, flapping from car antennas, and pinned to coat lapels the world over in a moving display of solidarity with the...
EgyptAir crash: Wreckage found in Mediterranean
Wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found, Egyptian investigators say. A statement said "several main locations of the wreckage" had been identified. A deep sea search vessel had also sent back the first images of the wreckage, the statement added. There were 66...
French jihadist murders police couple at Magnanville
The murder of two French police officials by a man claiming allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) is "unquestionably a terrorist act", President Francois Hollande says. A police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home west of Paris. Their three-year-old survived. The attacker was killed in...
Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification
Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa. The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euro (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday. The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that...
Orlando killer Omar Mateen ‘visited Pulse gay club’
The man behind the worst mass shooting in recent US history visited the gay nightclub where he carried out the massacre several times, witnesses say. Chris Callen, a performer at Pulse in Orlando, Florida, told the New York Daily News that Omar Mateen had visited the venue over the past three years. Investigators are pursuing...
Mob of 150 Russian Ultras ‘trained to fight’ descend on Lille ready to attack England fans
A HARDCORE gang of 150 “ultra violent” Russian thugs are preparing to target England fans in Lille after giving police the slip, it is feared. French officials warned the Russian mob — known as “ultras” — had been “trained to fight” and were involved in the worst of the fan...
Wife of Orlando Pulse terrorist Omar Mateen WARNED police he plotted Disney World attack
THE homophobic Islamic State psychopath who mercilessly gunned down hundreds of Orlando clubbers was reportedly scouting Disney World as a possible target. Omar Mateen and his wife, Noor Zahi Salman, visited Walt Disney World in April, according to a US law enforcement source. Salman reportedly warned federal authorities that...
Philippines condemns killing of Canadian
The Philippine president has condemned the "brutal and senseless murder" of a Canadian man by Abu Sayyaf militants. Robert Hall was kidnapped by the Islamist group in September along with three others from Canada, the Philippines and Norway. Fellow Canadian John Ridsdel was killed by the group in April after a...