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Mystery of England’s: The strange, ancient tunnels to nowhere
More than a dozen tunnels have been found beneath Cornwall’s countryside, dating back some 2,400 years. But why do they exist? “How do you like spiders?” asked James Gossip, an archaeologist, British prehistory expert and my guide to this subterranean world – one, apparently, that’s already...
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies aged 74
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state after being admitted on Thursday. He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was...
Tragedy with grandson of Alla Pugacheva: Nobody expected such
24-year-old son, Vladimir Presnyakov and Christina Orbakaite were hit by falling scenery on the show "Muz-TV 2015. Gravity ", which takes place in the capital of Kazakhstan. Llater it was emerged that Presnyakov was crushed by decoration when he was doing selfie. Artist photographed against the...
Ksenia Sobchak showed her grown up daughter daughter
Scandalous Russian journalist hid her grown-up daughter for a long time from the fans. Her husband Maxim Vitorgan has a daughter from previous marriage. In particular, Ksenia Sobchak published in Instagram «family» photo, which appeared in front of us in the company of her husband and...
France floods: Louvre to close as Seine rises further
The world's most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, is to close on Friday amid worsening flooding caused by days of torrential rain. The move will allow staff to move works at risk of damage to higher parts of the gallery, a statement said. The Seine, which runs through Paris past the Louvre, has risen five metres above...
Gujarat riots: India court convicts 24 over Gulbarg massacre
A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court acquitted 36 others in the so-called Gulbarg Society killings in Ahmedabad city. Activists and riot survivors have expressed "disappointment" and said...
France industrial unrest: Air threat lifts as rail strikes continue
Threats of French air traffic disruption this weekend have been lifted, ministers say, although a rail strike is still halving services. Four of five unions have called off air traffic control action, with Transport Minister Alain Vidalies assuring there would be no disruption. Fears of the strike spreading to the Paris metro...
German MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’ amid Turkish fury
The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide". Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term "genocide". The timing...
Dramatic 911 Calls Released From Toddler’s Fall Into Gorilla Enclosure
Dramatic 911 calls from the mother whose small child had fallen into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo have been released. The incident on Saturday resulted a 17-year-old endangered silverback gorilla's being shot to death, sparking controversy. On the recording, released by police, the mother can be heard saying,...
Thailand Tiger Temple: Forty dead cubs found in freezer
Forty dead tiger cubs have been found in a freezer at a Thai Buddhist temple accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. Police and wildlife officials started an operation on Monday to remove all the living tigers at the Tiger Temple. Pictures from journalists at the scene posted to social media showed the 40 cubs lined...
Garissa university attack plotter ‘dead’
The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. Kenya's government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April 2015 that killed 148 people. Regional forces in Somalia said Kuno was one of 16 people killed in a raid overnight in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia....
Kansas police say they’re close to solving woman’s 1989 murder
Investigators examining the 1989 murder of a Kansas woman say they have identified a female suspect in the case and believe the crime may be related to the killing of another woman in 1994, as well as a 1987 abduction. Sarah DeLeon, a 19-year-old community college student from Kansas City, was killed on Dec. 29, 1989, shortly...