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In pictures: China bans ‘bizarre’ architecture
The Chinese government has issued a new directive banning "bizarre architecture", and criticising some of the "oversized, xenocentric, weird" buildings in the country. China has seen a number of architectural gems springing up in recent years, including one building shaped like a teapot and another that has...
‘That’s God’: Driver, bible survive huge car inferno (VIDEO)
A man miraculously survived in a massive car inferno, but witnesses wonder if good fortune was all there was to it. His bible was found intact after the blaze and an explosion. The driver’s jeep was reportedly sideswiped off state route 385 in Tennessee by another car on Sunday, causing it to careen down a hill, smash...
Genius kid has NSFW desert survival guide
Have no fear, if this kid Alex ever gets stranded in a desert, he has a great plan for survival. In today's episode of Kids being funny or adults lying for fake Internet points, a kid named Alex provides some spot-on advice for desert survival. "You have learned how plants and animals get water in the...
Rihanna Celebrates 28th Birthday In Style, Despite Recent Gig Cancellations
Rihanna celebrated her 28th in style at Via Alloro in Beverly Hills over the weekend. Despite cancelling some scheduled promotional appearances through sickness and suffering major setbacks with her upcoming Anti world tour, Rihanna didn’t seem to show any signs of illness as she celebrated her 28th birthday in style at...
Russia and US agree ceasefire in Syria as Putin calls it a chance to stop ISIS ‘bloodshed’
THE US and Russia, who are opposite sides in Syria's bloody civil war, have agreed on a new plan for a cease-fire in the war-ravaged country to begin on Saturday. The truce would mean an end to fighting between the Syrian regime and all major opposition groups except for al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and the Islamic State...
Leaving EU ‘would threaten UK jobs’
Leaving the European Union would threaten jobs and put the UK's economy at risk, business leaders from some of Britain's biggest companies have said. Bosses — including those of BT, Marks & Spencer and Vodafone — signed a letter published in the Times, saying an EU exit would deter investment in the UK....
The lake that hides a 500-year-old secret
Laguna de los Condores is one of the country’s most important Inca sites – but only 150 people trek to this remote spot each year. High in the remote northwestern Andes is a stunning mountain lake that’s held a secret for more than 500 years. Laguna de los Condores, located in northern Peru’s remote...
Wrestler Bautista blasts boxer Pacquiao in defense of his lesbian mother (VIDEO)
WWE wrestling legend and James Bond star Dave Bautista has verbally bodyslammed boxer Manny Pacquiao for his recent homophobic slurs, branding him a “f**king idiot”. A former multiple-weight world champion, Pacquiao had his lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike canceled after comparing gay people to animals in a...
18-year-old daughter of Joseph Prigogine shocked everybody! Her weigh is more than 100 kg (PHOTO)
18-year-old daughter of Joseph Prigogine — Danae did not seem averse to build a serious career in modeling. At first she tried her hand as a model for the gloss, and now intends to take part in a special beauty contest. As pointed out by the girl: to become a popular model — her dream. Young Prigogine (at age...
Like mother like daughter: How women start to become like their mums at age 32
Like mother like daughter: How women start to become like their mums at age 32 (and some men too) It seems inevitable that we would all share more than a few similarities with our mothers. But now researchers have pinpointed the age of 32 as the time when we finally start to take in more of our maternal influences. A poll of...
Germany migrant shelter fire ‘cheered by onlookers’
A fire which broke out at a building planned to house migrants in eastern Germany was greeted with cheers from some onlookers, police say. The fire in the town of Bautzen in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the roof of a former hotel, which was being converted into a migrant shelter. Police said some of the crowd...
Syria conflict: Homs and Damascus blasts kill more than 100
Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left more than 100 people dead, monitors and state media say. In Homs, at least 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car bombing, a monitoring group reported. At least four blasts later struck the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, causing at...