Devastated. Heartbroken. In mourning. Those are some of the words the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden used Sunday in a contrite explanation for the death of Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla killed on Saturday to save a boy who slipped into the zoo's habitat. The boy was in "imminent danger,"...
Donald Trump took aim Sunday night at Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol, who suggested on Twitter that news of an "impressive" independent conservative presidential candidate is forthcoming. In a series of tweets, Trump criticized Kristol, calling him a "dummy" and "an embarrassed loser,"...
Six people died and at least two others were missing Sunday after heavy rains in Texas and Kansas caused severe flooding. In one case near Austin, which received nine inches of rain this week, a vehicle with two people was swept off a flooded roadway. Threats of floods prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of prisoners...
FRANCE'S Finance Minister has savaged George Osborne's "cosy" Google tax deal and vowed to "go all the way" to make sure the internet giant pays what it owes. After dozens of French police raided Google's HQ in Paris, politician Michel Sapin said: "We don't do deals like Britain, we...
SPAIN could make a fresh power grab for Gibraltar if the UK votes to leave the EU, Brexit supporters have been warned. A victory for the Leave campaign on June 23 could threaten British sovereignty over the Iberian peninsula and see strict border controls introduced at the only crossing into the rest of mainland Europe. ...
A historic machine used to swap top secret messages between Hitler and his generals has been found languishing in a shed in Essex. Volunteers from The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park used eBay to track down the keyboard of the Lorenz machine. It was advertised as a telegram machine and was for sale for...
Indian police say five people have been arrested over attacks on six Africans last Thursday, the latest in a number of assaults that have strained ties between African countries and India. Earlier this month, a Congolese man was beaten to death following a dispute over hiring an auto-rickshaw. India has promised tough action...
Up to 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the last few days, the UN refugee agency says. The boats sank south of Italy on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as the migrants tried to reach Europe in unseaworthy vessels. Spring weather has led to a surge of people attempting the...
Seventeen people have died in a fire at a building housing elderly people in a village near Ukraine's capital Kiev. The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in a two-storey building housing some 35 people. "Emergency services units saved 18 people, five of whom have been hospitalised with burns of varying...
Meriem Userli publicly demonstrated feelings. The chosen star of the series “Magnificent century”, a Turkish owner of the yacht club Alp Ozcan. Apparently, the relations of lovers are approaching the wedding. Actress Meriem Uzerli, who became famous thanks to the role of the main character Hürrem in the series...
Two of the PM's most senior colleagues have told David Cameron to accept the failure of the government's manifesto pledge to reduce migration into the UK. Michael Gove and Boris Johnson said the pledge was "corrosive of public trust" while Britain remained in the EU. But Number 10 said their claim was an...
Believe it or not, the mother of the future heir to the throne of England – Kate Middleton has recently come under scrutiny amidst reports that she’s had celebrity plastic surgery. When you think about it, this amazing women is in the public eye each and every day so you wouldn’t be surprised to see her follow...