At least 124 people remain trapped under the rubble of an apartment block in the Taiwanese city of Tainan after Saturday's earthquake, officials say. Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te said many of them were buried deep inside the ruins of the 17-storey block. At least 20 people are now confirmed dead following the quake, which...
North Korea has fired a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology. A state TV announcer said that North Korea had successfully placed a satellite in orbit. The launch was condemned by Japan, South Korea and the US, who have requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council later on...
Stas Pieha — a talented singer as well as the grandson of the famous singer Edith Pieha. Most recently, the singer's mother revealed the secret — Stas Pieha married with Natalia. Who is this woman? Ex-wife of the singer looked like this. Her name is Natalia too. Feel the different? ...
"When I first moved to Oregon I had no idea what was to transpire almost two decades later. The ranching community where I decided to settle is quiet. Little goes on around here except for the occasional cow wandering across the road, or horse escaping to the next pasture to check out the neighbor’s stud. You see, it...
Brazil's health institute has discovered active Zika virus in the saliva and urine samples of two patients. The finding adds to concerns that the infection can be spread through bodily fluids. Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a public health institute, said they analyzed the samples and used partial genome...
Donald Trump won’t run from the March Republican debate hosted by Megyn Kelly. “No, I’ll be there,” Trump told the Steve Malzberg Show on Friday. “I have no objection to being there.” Trump also claimed — somewhat questionably — that his last absence from the Iowa debate hosted by...
Say hello to a brand new Twitter. The company is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline as soon as next week, BuzzFeed News has learned. The timeline will reorder tweets based on what Twitter’s algorithm thinks people most want to see, a departure from the current feed’s reverse chronological order. It is...
Turkish Presidential guards showed astounding levels of brutality towards female activists in Ecuador. Three women were violently hauled away and, according to their accounts, beaten in the face and breasts moments after heckling Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In an act of protest the three activist started screaming...
Multiple buildings, including a high-rise residential tower, have collapsed killing at least 5 and injuring dozens after a 6.4 magnitude quake struck southern Taiwan. Over 220 have been saved as emergency teams continue to scour through the rubble. The emergency response center has confirmed that at least four people were...
WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE. The man was wheeled out of his house by paramedics with the woman reportedly lying beneath the sheet A pensioner who died while having sex was wheeled out of his house by paramedics — with a prostitute reportedly still attached. The shocking video, was has been shared thousands of times...
American aid was crucial in helping Colombia defeat a decades-long insurgency. The question is what the US should do now. After 15 years and $10 billion, the United States aid program known as Plan Colombia has helped put the country on the verge of peace for the first time in more than half a century. The Colombian government...
JOHANNESBURG — Almost 90 miners were rescued and three were still missing after a cave-in at a gold mine in northeastern South Africa on Friday, the firm that owns the mine said. The collapse at the mine's main entrance trapped 87 workers underground, all of whom were rescued, Vantage Goldfields said in a statement....