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Christian militia taking on Isis: ‘They burned our churches, desecrated our monasteries’
Sitting in a chair rimmed with faux-gold leaf and flanked by members of his Christian Babylon Brigade, its been just 48 hours since Commander Rayan al-Kildani returned from the battle in Mosul. He told of churches and Christian homes left in ruins by Islamic State (Isis) militants. In the district of Hamandeya, Kildani said IS...
Dinosaur tail complete with feathers trapped in amber discovered at Myanmar marketplace
A piece of amber containing a dinosaur tail covered in feathers has been discovered at a marketplace in Myanmar, where it was destined to become a piece of jewellery or a curiosity. The dinosaur is believed to have been a juvenile non-flying dinosaur that lived 99 million years ago. The piece of amber, which is no bigger than...
Tata Steel needs to overcome major hurdles to save Port Talbot plant, warns Pensions Regulator
While Tata Steel's decision to invest £1bn ($1.26bn) in its UK business could save the Port Talbot plant from closing down, it still faces some major hurdles, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned. The UK non-departmental public body said these hurdles were related to Tata Steel's UK pension scheme. The...
New Mexico police officers fist-bump as mentally ill suspect lays dead
The family of a mentally ill man who died while being restrained, despite pleading with police that he couldn't breathe, is planning to sue over his death. Footage showing Ben Anthony C de Baca collapse outside a Walmart in New Mexico has sparked fury after officers were seen fist-bumping each other as he lay dead in the...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un oversees military drills simulating attacks on South Korean positions
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen key military drills simulating attacks on South Korean targets as tensions between the two rivals run high. The special operations exercises were carried out even as Seoul's forces were placed on high alert due to the unstable political climate in the country. News about the...
Ancient astronomers’ records show days are getting LONGER
ASTRONOMICAL records dating back to 750 BC have shown the speed of Earth’s spinning is gradually slowing down… making the length of each day LONGER. The time it takes our world to complete a full rotation has increased every 100 years, due to friction caused by the ocean’s tidal systems and solid mass...
Breaking: Three People Arrested Near Jakarta Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack
These arrests are the latest in a security crackfrown before the New Year holiday season and come as fears have been heightened or a rise in Islamic State inspired radicalism in Indonesia. Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said: “The plan was to use the bomb at the presidential palace during the change of guard”...
Irish banana giant Fyffes is being taken over by one of Japan’s biggest companies
DUBLIN-BASED FRUIT SUPPLIER Fyffes is set to be taken over by Japanese company Sumitomo in a deal worth just over €750 million. The two companies this morning announced they had agreed a cash offer for the sale, which represented a near-50% premium on Fyffes’ current value. Fyffes, known for its distinctive blue...
Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign cost a record $1.2B
Hillary Clinton and her supporters spent a record $1.2 billion for her losing presidential campaign — twice as much as the winner, Donald Trump, according to the latest records. The president-elect, who confounded critics during the campaign by saying there was no need to raise or spend $1 billion or more, ended up making...
Avalanche in Tibet that killed 9 yak herders traced back to climate change
An avalanche on 17 July 2016 killed nine yak herders from the Dungru Village in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, when 70 million tonnes of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in Tibet. This, and a second avalanche in September, have been linked to a local temperature rise of 1.5C, scientists say. The Tibetan plateau used to be...
Once president, Donald Trump plans to use his ‘leisure time’ to work on Celebrity Apprentice
Donald Trump's senior advisor has come forward to defend his decision to continue as an executive producer and profit participant on the Celebrity Apprentice, even after taking office in January. Speaking to CNN on 9 December, Kellyanne Conway said that the president-elect planned to use his "spare time" to work...
Migrant crisis: ‘Largest migrant group in decade’ storms Spanish Ceuta enclave
At least 400 migrants have forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, bordering Morocco, on 9 December. It was the biggest group to have stormed the city in a decade, authorities said. "You have to go back to the early 2000s to see numbers like this," a local government spokesman told AFP. South Korea:...
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