Nearly a week after he was abandoned in the forest by his parents, the boy did not shed a tear when he was found safe Friday. The soldier who discovered him by chance in a military hut gave him two rice balls, which 7-year-old Yamato Tanooka ate ravenously. He looked a bit worn out but was "genki," the military said,...
In an act of kindness, students at a Virginia school received buzz cuts last month in support of a 7-year-old peer battling cancer. Noah Cross is a second-grader at St. Edward-Epiphany Catholic School in Richmond, Virginia. He was diagnosed with leukemia on May 11. "I think it shows there's a lot of really good people...
US President Barack Obama and boxing great George Foreman have led worldwide tributes to Muhammad Ali, who has died at the age of 74. "Ali shook up the world — and the world is better for it," Obama said. Foreman, who was beaten by Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974, said: "Muhammad Ali made you love...
A 31-YEAR-OLD teacher has been banned after sending an 11-year-old boy sexual Instagram and Snapchat messages. Kay Hollingsworth, who taught at Motley Green Primary School in Essex, was banned in May last year for sending suggestive messages to her pupil through the social media apps. One read: “About to have a...
Actress, Director, mother and goodwill Ambassador of the UN will begin a professorship at the London school of Economics since the beginning of this school year. The news that Angelina Jolie will conduct a special course in one of the most prestigious universities in the world, appeared a month ago. However, it was reported...
We saw Conchita Wurst in this manner. But you has not seen her (or his) such! Something I'm confused...
Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian confirmation. A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters started a...
THOUSANDS of foreign criminals are living in UK jails at the expense of the taxpayer, or freely in the community, because the Home Office has failed to send them home, MPs have warned. A report by the Home Affairs Committee found that 13,000 “unwanted crooks” were still here, including 983 Poles and 635...
The World Health Organization is to conduct an examination into the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked WHO to examine whether the Rio Games could accelerate the mosquito-borne virus. "The Olympics draw people from all over the globe. It's...
It was held a round table in the State Duma on which it was discussed the controversial bill on regulation of domestic show business. It was attended by Alla Pugacheva, Maxim Galkin, Alexander Gradsky, Grigory Leps, Andrei Makarevich, Vyacheslav Butusov — only about 40 artists. Russian artists...
Incidents involving the often brightly-coloured liquid or gel detergent capsules are happening with "deeply alarming" frequency, the Local Government Association found. The organisation is now warning parents to ensure they are kept out of children's reach. The tablets contain a cocktail of chemicals which can...
NIGEL Farage will lead a 60-boat flotilla up the Thames to Parliament to highlight the plight of British fishermen as he continues to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). The Ukip leader revealed he will lead the fleet on a "small trawler" with Eurosceptic fishermen in protest against EU fishing...