A truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended for three days to "prevent the situation from worsening", the Russian defence ministry says. The Syrian army announced a two-day truce on Wednesday, after two weeks of clashes left nearly 300 civilians dead. The truce is part of international efforts to build on a...
At some point, there will be more dead Facebook users than living ones – and for those left behind, it is transforming how we experience the death of those around us. The day after my Aunt’s passing, I discovered she’d written me a lovely note on the front page of the Shakespeare collection she’d given...
Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng has died aged 26 of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch. Ekeng fell to the floor in the 70th minute of a televised Romanian league match between Dinamo and Viitorul. He was pronounced dead in hospital two hours later. The Cameroonian FA confirmed the news...
The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say. Parts of the city in the province of Alberta have been destroyed after a huge wildfire struck earlier this week. Officials say the fire will double in size in the coming 24 hours....
President Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday, Turkey would not make changes to its terrorism laws required under a deal to curb migration, and declared: “we’re going our way, you go yours”. His fiery speech will be a blow to any hope in European capitals that it might be business as usual with...
Rebels seized a village from government forces near Aleppo overnight, a monitoring group and rebel sources said on Friday, gaining important ground near the Syrian city where the United States and Russia are trying to de-escalate the war. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 73 people had been killed in the battle for...
British astronaut Tim Peake feared being left in space if the West's relationship with Russia deteriorated, a Foreign Office minister said. But Tobias Ellwood told members of Parliament he had received assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Peake will not be abandoned on the International Space Station. The...
The series "Magnificent Century" has been featured in more than fifty countries around the world, and everywhere conquered the audience with its brightness and intriguing scenario. The story unfolds in the days of the greatest rulers of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. For brightness scenic...
Canadian officials airlifted 8,000 evacuees from a fire-besieged work camp area north of the western city of Fort McMurray, but the raging blaze prevented an overland attempt to move another 17,000 after flames and smoke jumped the southbound highway. Scott Long, executive director of operations for the Alberta Emergency...
When Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was 18, his father had a massive heart attack at 3am in the morning and died. The young batsman was 40 not out overnight, in the grip of a game. "I called my coach in the morning," Kohli, now 2, "I said I wanted to play, because for me not completing a cricket game is a sin....
To commemorate paying off his student loans, rapper Dee-1 made a music video that went...
Just last year, Max Verstappen didn't even hold a full driving license — now he's racing for one of the biggest teams in Formula One. Red Bull made the decision to promote the 18-year-old in place of Daniil Kvyat, who has been involved in on-track incidents with Sebastian Vettel in each of the last two grands...