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Woman in black holding severed child’s head near Moscow metro station detained (18+)
Russian media reported Monday that a woman working as a nanny in Moscow had decapitated a four-year-old boy and then held his head up while shouting at people near the entrance to a subway station before being arrested. The reports indicated that the suspect killed the child in a nearby apartment, then set the home on fire...
Why we should have seen Trump coming
On Super Tuesday Donald Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party should come even closer, and like stiff-collared executives in some wood-panelled boardroom trying belatedly to fight off a corporate raid, the GOP high command seems incapable of stopping him. For them, Super Tuesday could become Black Tuesday. Friday...
Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel
Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into "chaos", German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have introduced restrictions stranding migrants in Greece. Mrs Merkel said EU nations had not battled to keep Greece in the euro just...
Fine art of the Louvre: The Paris institution is not easy to navigate
BIG things usually get compared to Wales or football pitches. Well, the Louvre Museum in Paris may not be the size of Wales but with 35,000 objects on display it is a bit like a long chain of football pitches where the players inspect every blade of grass. Most of us already know the famous glass pyramid entrance, set like a...
Iran elections: Moderates ‘colluded’ with West, says hardliner
A leading Iranian cleric has accused reformists of colluding with the West to block hardline appointments to the country's Assembly of Experts. Millions of Iranians voted on Friday for members of the assembly, which appoints Iran's supreme leader, and also in parliamentary elections. Reformists and moderates have won...
Salman Taseer murder: Pakistan hangs Mumtaz Qadri
Pakistan has hanged the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say. Mumtaz Qadri killed Salman Taseer in Islamabad in 2011, a high profile murder that shocked the country. He was hailed as a hero by some Islamist groups, and thousands of hard-line activists...
Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Academy Award
Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for survival epic The Revenant, after six nominations. He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards, with Brie Larson named best actress Oscar for Room. Spotlight took home the best picture Oscar with Mad Max: Fury Road picking up the most awards of the night, with six...
Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce
The UN says it plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over the next five days amid a partial truce in the country's civil war. It said it was ready to help an estimated 1.7 million people in hard-to-reach areas by the end of March. A cessation of hostilities began on Saturday and there have been...
Clinton eyes big South Carolina win
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are facing off in the South Carolina primary, the latest battleground for the Democratic presidential nomination. Mrs Clinton is seen as the favourite to clinch the state. But on the eve of the vote, Mr Sanders was endorsed by Robert Reich, a former official in Bill Clinton's presidential...
UK EU exit would be global economy ‘shock’ — G20 leaders
Finance ministers from the world's leading economies have warned of a "shock" to the global economy if the UK leaves the EU. The ministers gave their opinion in a statement released at the end of a two-day meeting of G20 nations in China. Chancellor George Osborne, who is at the event, told the BBC the referendum...
Six Nations 2016: England beat Ireland to go top of table
Eddie Jones's perfect start as England coach continues as his new side made it three Six Nations wins from three with a battling victory over Ireland. Conor Murray's try had given the visitors a narrow lead early in the second half after England had dominated territory and possession but failed to convert it into...
Washington gunman kills four, self
An unidentified gunman killed four family members then fatally shot himself after an hourslong standoff with police in rural Washington state on Friday, authorities said. The only survivor was a 12-year-old girl, who managed to get away from the shooter, Mason County Chief Deputy Ryan Spurling said. The girl is either a...
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