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U.S. national parks get star treatment in new IMAX film
America's national parks are undeniably huge. Currently there are more than 400 National Park units — including monuments, seashores, lakeshores, recreation areas and historic sites — spread across 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories. Collectively, they cover a land mass roughly the size of...
Here’s how to really spend Valentine’s Day
Hard-hearted cynics call it a bloated marketing ploy. Yet for others it's a chance to make friends with a florist, crack open the bubbles and gorge on Belgian chocolates. Whatever your take on St. Valentine's Day, there's no shortage of options around the world to mark it in memorable ways. Here are 10 unique ways...
Syria rebels pledge to keep fighting
Rebel groups in Syria have told the BBC they will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government. They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world powers to push for a cessation of hostilities within a week. They have also reiterated their demand that...
Pope in historic Russia crush talks
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba. The meeting was the first between a Pope and a Russian Church head since the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th Century. In a joint declaration, they also...
Trump has gigantic lead, 36-19, over Cruz in new South Carolina poll
Yuge. Question for everyone who figures it's just a matter of time before Trump implodes and a "serious" candidate takes control in the Republican nomination race: Er, when exactly should we look for this to happen? Because I suppose this new Opinion Savvy poll of South Carolina could be way off, but that's...
That’s what happens when dad is Nigerian and mother is Russian!
It is Naira Oganesyan`s project "The Beauty of mixed blood" Our contemporaries relate differently to intermarriage. But if you think about, and dig deeper, then we all have ancestors of other nationalities. Naira Hovhannisyan has long wanted to create а photo project about children whose parents...
The Titanic sails again: Inside the lavish £300million replica of doomed ocean liner, which is due to set sail in 2018
If this replica of the RMS Titanic ever sets sail, it will look eerily similar to the ill-fated ocean liner that remains the most famous ship of all time. These captivating side-by-side images show how the planned Titanic II will stick to the incredible detail of the original ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean more than 100...
800 Greek farmers storm Agriculture Ministry in Athens, police deploy tear gas (VIDEO)
Police in Athens have used tear gas to disperse a rally of farmers protesting against pension austerity measures as they were pelting the Agriculture Ministry with stones. A larger protest demonstration is due to start later Friday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s formerly left-wing government plans to raise pension...
Zika virus linked to miscarriages in two US women – CDC
Two American women who contracted the Zika virus while traveling abroad miscarried after returning home, the Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday. The Washington Post reports that “It’s absolutely possible for an infection, whether it be viral or bacterial, to result in a miscarriage,” according to Zev...
‘Masked gang’ of 7 men arrested near Calais for attacking Iraqi refugees with iron bars
Seven masked men mostly from Calais have been arrested by French police on suspicion of attacking Iraqi Kurds with iron bars in a nearby refugee camp. The victims were reportedly waiting by the road to board trucks traveling to the UK. The alleged perpetrators, aged between 22 and 44, are accused of attacking four migrants from...
Migrant crisis: Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols
Nato ships are being deployed to the Aegean sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece. The announcement followed a request from Turkey, Germany and Greece at a defence ministers' meeting in Brussels. Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said the mission would not be about "stopping or pushing back...
Mexico prison riot leaves 52 dead near Monterrey
A riot and a fire at a prison near Monterrey in northern Mexico have left 52 inmates dead. Nuevo Leon state Governor Jaime Rodriguez said 12 other people were injured in Topo Chico jail after violence broke out overnight between prisoners belonging to rival factions. Officials say the situation is under control and no inmates...
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