News
North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korean and US officials say. They say the missile, launched off the east coast, flew about 800km (500 miles) and fell into the water. North Korea has not commented on the report. A US defence spokesperson later said a second missile was launched. US President Barack...
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...
Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey
EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis, Luxembourg's prime minister says. Xavier Bettel said the common EU position would be put to Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday morning. The proposed deal would see all migrants travelling to Greece from Turkey...
Anonymous Says It Just Released Some Of Trump’s Very Personal Info
Someone's phone has been ringing off the hook today. And if the hacker collective group Anonymous did its homework, that phone belongs to Donald Trump. Days after Anonymous declared what it called "total war" on the Republican front-runner, a new video supposedly from the group surfaced. "Donald...
Past Cases May Indicate Likelihood of US Student’s Release by North Korea
While efforts to free Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea after attempting to steal a propaganda poster, are underway, history suggests that the odds of his being released are in his favor. The Associated Press has identified at least seven Americans who have been held and then...
Ryan says open GOP convention ‘more likely’
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday it’s looking “more likely” the Republican Party will face an open convention in July – meaning, a floor fight to pick a nominee – and that Donald Trump and the party might want to accept that “reality.” Ryan discussed the possibility with reporters...
American threw a diamond ring in a landfill
One American has mistakenly thrown in the trashcav wedding ring of his wife's (cost $400 million). A resident of thу state of Missouri Bernie Skateri on Monday morning, March 14, accidentally threw with garbage precious ring of his wife Carla. After a few hours the pair noticed missing and...
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...
New ISIS Video Shows Explosive Wire Decapitate Hospital Worker; Six Alleged Spies Executed
Six men accused of leaking sensitive information about the Islamic State group to the Iraqi government were executed on video, the Daily Mail in the U.K. reported Thursday. The grisly killings reportedly were carried out in the extremist group’s besieged stronghold of Fallujah in Anbar province, where the Iraqi military...
Cub released with Cinder, bear who survived wildfire, killed by hunter
PORTLAND, Ore. — Cinder the black bear is successfully making it through her first winter since recovering from injuries suffered in a wildfire. But the bear who was released alongside Cinder has been killed by a hunter, according to Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife bear biologist Rich Beausoleil. Cinder, then...
Undercover Md. officer viewed as threat, ‘deliberately’ shot
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A suburban Washington, D.C., police officer who died in an unprovoked shootout Sunday was deliberately shot by another officer who did not know him and perceived him to be a threat, police said Wednesday. Prince George's County Police Officer Jacai Colson was in plain clothes during the shootout...