The Russian Air Force in Syria has eliminated 60 Islamic State militants in eastern Deir ez-Zor province, the Defense Ministry reported. Several days ago mass execution of civilians were reported there. “The Russian Su-34 bombers have struck terrorist strongholds near the village of Bagilya in the Deir ez-Zor province...
The phase of the 2016 race when candidates tap their children to win votes has begun. Chelsea Clinton has been out campaigning for her mother in Iowa, and now a new radio spot features Ivanka Trump. "When I was a young girl, my father, Donald Trump, always told me that I could do anything that I set my mind to if I coupled...
A convenience store worker has cheated almost-certain death after her encounter with a customer caused her to step away from a falling metal shelf — with only moments to spare. CCTV footage, believed to originate in Russia, the Daily Mirror reports, shows just how close the woman came to becoming a shop floor...
Microblogging service Twitter went offline globally for more than 2.5 hours on Monday. Its website said the service had technical problems, but the company didn’t immediately provide further details. Both the web service and the version for mobile devices were affected by the blackout, which started at about 08:40 GMT and...
A 95-year-old former Auschwitz paramedic indirectly involved in the killing of over 3,500 people is set to face trial. The prosecution claims he was aware of the Nazi death camp’s practices and therefore consciously participated in mass murder. Identified only by his first name and the initial letter of his surname due to...
German authorities have arrested a 26-year-old asylum seeker from Algeria who stands accused of participating in the mass New Year’s sex assaults in Cologne. Up until this point, the handful of suspects have only been accused of theft. The man, arrested in the town of Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany,...
China has published its first-ever online list of “authentic living buddhas,” explaining that the move is part of an effort to prevent fake living buddhas from swindling money from believers. The list bearing the names of 870 “verified living buddhas” was published on Monday and provides people with...
Glenn Frey, the co-founder and one of the lead singers of the iconic American rock band, The Eagles, has died in New York aged 67, leaving behind a trove of timeless music masterpieces including seventeen Top-40 hits. Frey died Monday in New York from complications stemming from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia while...
A mass anti-immigration rally in the Netherlands has erupted into violence after riot police moved in to disperse a 1,000-strong march against the opening of a refugee center in the town of Heesch. Protesters shot fireworks and threw flares at riot police who attempted to disperse a crowd of an estimated 1,000 people marching...
Islamic State’s inability to sustain its territorial gains in Syria in light of the Russian Air Force’s offensive “raises the probability” that jihadists will shift their tactics to attack Israel and Jordan, the chief of the Israeli armed forces has warned. After the intervention of the Russian Air Force...
The winner of the contest "Eurovision 2014" Conchita Wurst showed her mother and father. Conchita Wurst (also mononymously known as Conchita) is an Austrian pop recording artist and drag queen portrayed by Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988). Wurst came to international attention for...
Passengers and crew on a tourist vessel were forced to jump into the sea off the coast of New Zealand on Monday, after the boat caught fire. Local media reported that all 60 people aboard were rescued, but several passengers with minor injuries were taken to hospital. Elaine Jung...