Colombia has reported more than 5,000 cases of pregnant women coming down with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The number has increased by almost 60 percent over the past week. The total number of registered cases of the virus in Colombia stands at 31,555, the national health institute said in its epidemiology bulletin on...
A number of people have died in a motorway pile-up involving more than 50 vehicles in Pennsylvania, authorities say. The crash, 120km (75miles) north-west of Philadelphia, left trucks and cars strewn across three lanes of traffic and the central reservation. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said 40 people had been...
Pressure is increasing on Russia over civilian deaths in Syria, with France and the US urging greater caution. French PM Manuel Valls and US Secretary of State John Kerry said civilians were dying in Russian air strikes. Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev said there was "no evidence of our bombing civilians, even though everyone...
An Arctic surge will bring bitter cold air to the Northeast this weekend, with record low temperatures expected. More than a dozen states are under wind chill advisories or warnings, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. The wind chill in parts of New England is expected to be 40 F to 50 F below zero, he said. Weather...
Do you think you know what cruelty and jealousy are? Watch the list of the Most Shocking Punishments for Adultery and I assure you will be shocked with the human’s vindictiveness In ancient Thailand woman, who was changing her husband was placed in a specially designed cage which resembled a cow-elephant. Then an adult...
Yuge. Question for everyone who figures it's just a matter of time before Trump implodes and a "serious" candidate takes control in the Republican nomination race: Er, when exactly should we look for this to happen? Because I suppose this new Opinion Savvy poll of South Carolina could be way off, but that's...
LOS ANGELES — Johnny Depp has played a loopy pirate, a mad hatter and a demon barber. But will he be a convincing Donald J. Trump? The humor website Funny or Die on Wednesday began streaming a 50-minute comedy that finds Mr. Depp portraying the businessman turned politician, full-blown comb-over and all. Kept a secret for...
A presidential campaign ad by Ted Cruz promoting “conservative values” and attacking rival candidate Marco Rubio has accidentally starred a former porn actress, who said appearing in the spot was “cool.” The Republican Texas senator, who has championed religious rights in his run for the White...
Police in Athens have used tear gas to disperse a rally of farmers protesting against pension austerity measures as they were pelting the Agriculture Ministry with stones. A larger protest demonstration is due to start later Friday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s formerly left-wing government plans to raise pension...
Seven masked men mostly from Calais have been arrested by French police on suspicion of attacking Iraqi Kurds with iron bars in a nearby refugee camp. The victims were reportedly waiting by the road to board trucks traveling to the UK. The alleged perpetrators, aged between 22 and 44, are accused of attacking four migrants from...
Nato ships are being deployed to the Aegean sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece. The announcement followed a request from Turkey, Germany and Greece at a defence ministers' meeting in Brussels. Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said the mission would not be about "stopping or pushing back...
A riot and a fire at a prison near Monterrey in northern Mexico have left 52 inmates dead. Nuevo Leon state Governor Jaime Rodriguez said 12 other people were injured in Topo Chico jail after violence broke out overnight between prisoners belonging to rival factions. Officials say the situation is under control and no inmates...