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Emma Watson used offshore company ‘to buy £2.8m home’ Panama Papers reveal
HARRY Potter star Emma Watson set up an offshore company 'to buy a £2.8million home' in London, the Panama Papers have revealed – but the star claims it was on PRIVACY grounds. The actress, who played the part of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, set up Falling Leaves Limited in the British Virgin Islands....
UK terror threat level RAISED as MI5 fears Northern Ireland-related attack
AN ATTACK in Britain by Northern Irish terrorists is now a "strong possibility" after the Home Secretary raised the terror threat level to 'substantial'. The surprise move raises the threat level from 'moderate', meaning England, Scotland and Wales are considered to be at an increased risk of an...
What’s killing white middle-aged American women?
The rich world has got used to health and longevity getting better, and death rates falling for everyone. But over the past few years, data has been accumulating which suggests that this trend has stopped for poorly-educated, white Americans. And for one group in particular — middle-aged women — death rates are...
Nigerian President Buhari ‘not demanding’ Cameron apology
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt". Speaking at an anti-corruption event in London, Mr Buhari said he was more interested in the return of stolen assets held in British...
7 years later: Maria from “Voronin” has grown-up and shocked her beauty (Photo)
Maria Ilyuhina was born on 19 November 2003 in Moscow. For his young age Maria works as a professional actress....
IS conflict: Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombings
Two car bomb blasts are reported to have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just hours after an attack on a market left 64 people dead. Police sources told the Reuters news agency that at least 15 people had been killed in the northern Kadhimiya area and seven others in the city's west. A car bomb was also used in the...
IRAQ INQUIRY: Tony Blair should be IMPEACHED by report into conflict, Alex Salmond says
THE long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq War should "impeach" Tony Blair, Alex Salmond has said. Sir John Chilcot's report on the conflict is due to be published this summer, seven years after it was commissioned. And former SNP leader Salmond last night alleged that Blair took the UK to war to honour a commitment...
Putin on parade: Russia shows off tanks and air defence system to the world
RUSSIA has flaunted its military presence to the world by showing off its advanced air defence missile system in a grand parade in Moscow's Red Square. The missile system is used to protect its base in Syria and some of the jets that have flown missions there. It was showed off in the an annual fixture designed to...
Motiur Rahman Nizami: Bangladeshi Islamist leader hanged
An Islamist leader has been hanged in Bangladesh for crimes during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971. Motiur Rahman Nizami, 73, was executed early on Wednesday (local time), Law Minister Anisul Haq confirmed. He had been convicted of genocide, rape and torture. Nizami had led Bangladesh's largest Islamist party,...
Bernie Sanders beats Clinton in West Virginia primary
Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project. The Vermont senator still trails Hillary Clinton in the overall contest for delegates but this win keeps his slim hopes alive. "We are going to fight for every last vote," he said in a victory...
Brazil impeachment: Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has asked the Supreme Court to block impeachment proceedings against her — in a final attempt to stop the process hours before a crucial Senate vote. Ms Rousseff's lawyers alleged bias and irregularities. Similar attempts have been rejected by the court. Ms Rousseff could be...
Who will be Trump’s running mate?
Now that Donald Trump has cleared the Republican presidential field and is poised to be his party's nominee, the next major piece of news out of his campaign could be whom he chooses as his running mate. The vice-presidential selection is closely watched in part because it's one of the first opportunities for...