Militants from the Islamic State (IS) group have briefly overrun a hospital complex in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, reports say. Activists say about 35 pro-government fighters were killed and some medical staff taken hostage. More than 20 IS fighters were also reported killed. The attack was centred on al-Assad...
Ukraine's Jamala has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The country scored 534 points with its song 1944, about the deportation of Crimean Tatars under Josef Stalin. Australia finished second with 511 points, while Russia — which was the favourite going into the competition...
The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has threatened the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners. In a speech to supporters in the capital Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic crisis. On Friday, he introduced a new,...
The winner of the International musical competition "Eurovision" Conchita Wurst (Austrian artist Thomas Neuwirth) took part in a new photo session, during which the shocking actress showed her spouse. To the public was the revelation that Conchita generally have a husband. It was understood that Wurst — romantic...
The fans of the actress are discussing the extravagant style of a young girl. Larisa Guzeeva published in her microblog some pictures of her daughter, it provoked a heated discussion. Some commentators argue that the girl is incredibly beautiful, others chided Guzeeva too bright make-up...
Singer Justin Bieber has a tattoo of a cross on his face. Body artist there are already more than 50 drawings and inscriptions. 22-year-old pop musician Justin Bieber made another tattoo. This time the singer has decided to fill the cross on his face. Fortunately, a tattoo quite tiny and located in the corner...
Do you remember how the hero of the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" Kolya was shoked, when he entered the room and saw a "bloody" Lyudmila with crushed strawberries on her face? Today"s stars are more...
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has accused Russia of being behind a series of cyber attacks on German state computer systems. The BfV said a hacker group thought to work for the Russian state had attacked Germany's parliament in 2015. This week it emerged that hackers linked to the same group had also targeted...
People living near a "toxic cloud" from a burning tyre dump in Spain have been told to leave their homes. Local officials ordered the evacuation of the Quinon de Sesena area, where 9,000 people live, saying human health may be at risk. However, many residents have already left their homes and it is thought that just...
Thousands of people have attended the funeral in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, of top Hezbollah military commander Mustafa Amine Badreddine. He died in an explosion near Damascus airport, the Lebanon-based group said, adding it would announce "within hours" its report into the killing. Hezbollah has sent thousands of...
The oldest known person in the world has died in New York aged 116. Born on an Alabama farm in July 1899, Susannah Mushatt Jones was also the last living American born in the 19th Century. She lived in three centuries, through two world wars and 20 US presidencies. An Italian woman, Emma Morano, now takes on the title of oldest...
A security contractor has been killed outside the Australian embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop issued a statement identifying the victim as a 34-year-old Australian man. Ms Bishop said at a press conference that the man's death was not related to Baghdad's broader...