North Korean scientists have invented a hangover-free alcohol, according to the Pyongyang Times. The state newspaper says the "suave" liquor will spare you wincing when you wake, despite boasting 30%-40% alcohol. The brew is reportedly made from a type of indigenous ginseng called insam and glutinous rice, and...
A Russian woman takes a dip in a tub with ice water during the celebrations of the Orthodox Epiphany holiday in the center of Moscow, Russia, 18 January 2016. Orthodox believers traditionally jump into cold water to purify their souls...
Scientists have invented a tiny brain implant which dissolves inside a patient's body after monitoring temperature and blood pressure. About the size of a grain of rice, the innovative chip does away with the need for wires and surgical extraction. The biodegradable implant technology, published in the journal Nature on...
An LGBT-only dormitory is set to welcome 120 homo- and transsexual refugees in the Treptow-Köpenick borough of Berlin in March, local media report. The move comes amid a considerable number of attacks against LGBT migrants reported in refugee shelters. From August to December 2015, the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany...
The Russian Air Force in Syria has eliminated 60 Islamic State militants in eastern Deir ez-Zor province, the Defense Ministry reported. Several days ago mass execution of civilians were reported there. “The Russian Su-34 bombers have struck terrorist strongholds near the village of Bagilya in the Deir ez-Zor province...
The phase of the 2016 race when candidates tap their children to win votes has begun. Chelsea Clinton has been out campaigning for her mother in Iowa, and now a new radio spot features Ivanka Trump. "When I was a young girl, my father, Donald Trump, always told me that I could do anything that I set my mind to if I coupled...
A convenience store worker has cheated almost-certain death after her encounter with a customer caused her to step away from a falling metal shelf — with only moments to spare. CCTV footage, believed to originate in Russia, the Daily Mirror reports, shows just how close the woman came to becoming a shop floor...
Several Danish nightclubs have imposed strict admission rules requiring guests to prove their ability to speak Danish, German or English, following multiple complaints of harassment from female visitors. Women in the Danish cities of Thisted, Sonderborg and Haderslev reported they were groped and approached with inappropriate...
Microblogging service Twitter went offline globally for more than 2.5 hours on Monday. Its website said the service had technical problems, but the company didn’t immediately provide further details. Both the web service and the version for mobile devices were affected by the blackout, which started at about 08:40 GMT and...
A 95-year-old former Auschwitz paramedic indirectly involved in the killing of over 3,500 people is set to face trial. The prosecution claims he was aware of the Nazi death camp’s practices and therefore consciously participated in mass murder. Identified only by his first name and the initial letter of his surname due to...
Bizarre footage captured on a dashcam shows a Russian man exiting a taxi and trying to kill himself by running straight into an oncoming bus, apparently after heavy traffic became just a little too much for him to bear. However, the apparent suicide attempt didn’t go as hoped, as the bus driver spotted him in advance and...
German authorities have arrested a 26-year-old asylum seeker from Algeria who stands accused of participating in the mass New Year’s sex assaults in Cologne. Up until this point, the handful of suspects have only been accused of theft. The man, arrested in the town of Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany,...