Up to 30 people were feared to have died today after an Italian mountain hotel was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged centre of the country. Italy's Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a two-metre high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to...
For several places around the world, 2017 could be a watershed year, as various territorial disputes threaten to boil over amidst a climate of global uncertainty. Much like fights over territory itself, the concept of territory has disputed roots. It is not uncommon to associate ‘territory’ with ‘terra’...
Michelle Obama is thanking the American people for the past eight years. The First Lady of the United States took to social media in her last days in the White House. She posted a sweet photo with President Obama, writing, “Being your First Lady has been the honor of a lifetime. From the bottom of my heart,...
GREATER Manchester Mayoral candidate Andy Burnham has welcomed a plan to give the north a greater say in Brexit negotiations — as he visits Bolton today. The Leigh MP said he was ‘surprised but pleased’ to hear the Government’s Brexit secretary David Davies announce that he will convene a meeting of all...
Осенью прошлого года Ксения Собчак впервые стала мамой: телеведущая родила сына,которого назвала Платоном. Появление на свет первенца полностью изменило жизнь светской...
Russian foreign minister dismisses dossier containing allegations that US president-elect had been compromised by Moscow. Russia’s foreign minister has angrily dismissed unverified claims published last week about links between Moscow and the US president-elect, Donald Trump, while expressing hope for productive...
A senior HSBC executive has reportedly been arrested in New York for his alleged role in a conspiracy to rig international currency markets. Mark Johnson, HSBC's global head of foreign exchange cash trading in London, was arrested at John F. Kennedy International airport on Tuesday, according to media reports. It comes more...
A STRING of leading universities have been blasted for abusing their power after they actively urged students to vote to stay in the EU. Top institutions such as Oxford, Warwick and Exeter have either sent emails or hosted lectures with an openly pro-EU stance — with one university even banning a Vote Leave event...
Lasers. Electromagnetism. Robotics. Those descriptive words conjure images of “Star Trek” vernacular from science-fiction television. We almost can hear Capt. James Kirk barking out orders from the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Instead of associating those commands with the fictitious Captain Kirk in a...
According to Transparency International Somalia and North Korea are listed as the worst-performing countries when it comes to dealing with corruption. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 published by Transparency International—an organization that tracks corrupt practices worldwide—both countries finished last...