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Serega showed his children and mulatto wife (PHOTO)
Former judge of the show "X Factor", the rapper Serega does not hide his family now. The musician has shared photos of his wife and grown sons. His wife is Pauline — she is the most mysterious beloved of rapper, about which media wrote more than once. She has a gorgeous figure and she is a dancer. The couple has...
A trip back in time to old Dubai
Supercars may be Dubai’s current transport of choice – but a spice-scented dhow trip will take you worlds away from the modern Emirate’s shiny skyscrapers. It was early evening in Dubai and the sky was streaked rose and peach as the sun dipped towards the horizon. At the edge of the salt-water creek that...
Visa-free entry to Indonesia in Pipeline
Australian tourists may soon be able to enter Indonesia without a visa after President Joko Widodo signed a presidential decree. Signed by Mr Widodo on March 2, the decree grants visa-free entry to tourists from 79 countries, according to an official. Australia is No. 11 on the list, which was sent to the law and human rights...
Secret notes found in England’s first printed Bible
A HISTORIAN in the UK has discovered secret notes hidden in the text of England’s first printed Bible. Recent analysis of the Latin Bible, which was published in 1535 by King Henry VIII’s printer, has revealed fascinating English annotations made during the 16th-century Reformation. The Reformation was a period of...
15 Celebrity Lip Jobs That Went Wrong!
When model-turned-actress Gauhar Khan recently refused to face the camera on the sets of her TV reality show Khan Sisters, we knew something was terribly wrong. And guess what? Something was awfully wrong with her lips! But then she is not the only one in showbiz to have become a victim of bad lip surgery. Take a look at these...
5 Shocking pictures in the history that shocked the world
It has often been said throughout time that a picture is worth a thousand words. Any picture may be worth a thousand words, but only a few rare photos tell more than a thousand words. They tell a powerful story, a story poignant enough to change the world and galvanize each of us. Over and over again…...
Nokia: Life after the fall of a mobile phone giant
On the face of it the small Finnish town of Nokia looks wholly unremarkable. A few squat blocks of flats are nestled in the winter snow, and along the heavily gritted main road is a small strip of shops, restaurants and a discount supermarket. There's little sign that this quiet backwater once gave its name to the company...
The 10 most beautiful ceilings
Some of the world’s most glorious sights can only be experienced if you crane your neck. Jonathan Glancey looks up. Castello di Sammezzano, Leccio, ItalyThe mesmerising ceiling, vaults and decor of the Peacock Room in this abandoned Italian palazzo near Florence speak for themselves. Peacocks, and other exotica, were the...
King Tut’s tomb: ‘90%’ chance of hidden chambers
unknown fate of a beautiful queen who ruled over ancient Egypt at the height of its power. But Nefertiti may be hiding in plain sight, according to a recent theory that's set the Egyptology world buzzing. Adding credence to that theory, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh El Damati announced Thursday that based on...
Nikolay Baskov’s bride in a short dress showed a pompous house of her fiance
Beloved of Nikolay Baskov Sofia Kalcheva showed fans grandiose mansions of her beloved. Photo of her poseing in a short dress, was published in Instagram. "At home of my beloved" — she signed a photo where she is posing against the backdrop of a huge mirror and cabinets, made...
Why attending an Indian wedding can be dangerous
Wedding celebrations are supposed to be happy events but in northern India, a shocking number end tragically, thanks to a surprisingly tenacious tradition of celebratory gunfire. Take the wedding party in a small village called Raipur Bhood in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last weekend. The photographer, employed to...
Frank Sinatra Junior dies, aged 72
The American singer, Frank Sinatra Junior, who carried on his father's legacy with his own career in music, has died at the age of 72. He suffered a heart attack in Daytona Beach in Florida where he was due to give a concert. He followed his father in the music business as a teenager, and later became his father's...