Scientists in the far north of Russia have found evidence that humans were active in the Arctic about 45,000 years ago. Marks on mammoth bones found in the region showed that hunters stabbed and butchered the animals. The researchers, from the Russian Academy of Sciences, made the find in Siberia near the Kara Sea, which was...
Daredevil driving isn’t usually associated with old-age pensioners, but these CCTV and dashcam videos show a 76-year-old woman slamming her car into a South Korean city hall. The septuagenarian said her brakes failed. The 44-second video posted online is split into two parts: the first one is CCTV footage that...
The demolition of this bridge in Canada drove thousands of people to see the spectacle of 100-year-old structure collapse as if it were a Tetris block. Bidding farewell to the #yxe #trafficbridge Видео опубликовано Megan Cheesbrough (@megancheesbrough) Янв 10 2016 в 7:54 PST Thousands packed the...
Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants are claiming to have killed dozens of African Union peacekeepers in a dawn raid Friday on their base in southwestern Somalia. Fighting is continuing inside the base, a Somalian military official says. Heavily armed militants from the Al-Shabaab extremist Islamist group launched an attack on...
LONDON — Rename planet Mars after David Bowie. Get God to say it's not true. Put Bowie on a new banknote. Fans across the world are starting petitions to honour David Bowie, and they're racking up the signatures. In the UK, almost 11,000 have signed a petition to have him featured on a new £20 note. "A...
Air France marked the exit of the last of 68 Boeing Co. 747s that have graced its fleet over 40 years with a valedictory tour spanning Normandy to Mont Blanc and the Mediterranean — while saying that the aviation icon could survive until 2020 at Dutch arm KLM. Replaced at the French carrier by smaller Boeing 777s and a...
A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of committing war crimes by causing civilians to starve to death. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war, said aid trucks had entered the town of Madaya...
Paramedics were called but the young man was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene A man has died on the Paris Metro after his coat became caught in the doors of a carriage and he was dragged along the platform, it has been reported. He was reportedly was unable to get free and was subsequently dragged the length of the...
Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc left her job two years ago to start a new life. With nothing but a backpack and a camera, she set off to travel the world, taking hundreds of shots of women in their everyday setting. This is how her unique photo project, ’The Atlas Of Beauty’, took shape. The project so far has...
In scenes reminiscent of an alien invasion film, giant dark clouds gathered above Sydney on January 14. The Australian city was hit by a severe thunderstorm that left thousands without power. #storm Видео опубликовано Manizé Abedin (@manize_abedin) Янв 13 2016 в 10:44 PST The...
Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69 after waging a secret battle with cancer, his family said today. The British actor, known for his roles in films such as Harry Potter and Robin Hood, kept his fight with illness private before his death. He revealed last year that he had secretly married his long-term partner Rima Horton,...
Angelina Jolie reveals her new tattoo at the Cambodia Film Festival in Phnom Penh Hollywood star and campaigner's latest piece of body art is a symbol which Buddhist's believe is a symbol of good luck and protection Movie star Angelina Jolie-Pitt shows off a new inking believed to be a tribute to her beloved Cambodia....