The murder of two French police officials by a man claiming allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) is "unquestionably a terrorist act", President Francois Hollande says. A police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home west of Paris. Their three-year-old survived. The attacker was killed in...
Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa. The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euro (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday. The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that...
The man behind the worst mass shooting in recent US history visited the gay nightclub where he carried out the massacre several times, witnesses say. Chris Callen, a performer at Pulse in Orlando, Florida, told the New York Daily News that Omar Mateen had visited the venue over the past three years. Investigators are pursuing...
Venezuela's government has asked the Supreme Court to reject the opposition's proposal to hold a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. It accused the leaders of the recall referendum movement of fraud. On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition...
A PENSIONER who was “prescribed” prostitutes by his GP is calling on police to stop raiding brothels. The unnamed 79-year-old is a supporter of legal brothels after visiting his doctor when he lived in Spain over problems in the bedroom with his wife. He claims they advised him to frequent one of the six legal...
A HARDCORE gang of 150 “ultra violent” Russian thugs are preparing to target England fans in Lille after giving police the slip, it is feared. French officials warned the Russian mob — known as “ultras” — had been “trained to fight” and were involved in the worst of the fan...
A SENIOR Labour Lord has warned that Britain's continued membership of the European Union (EU) is harming Nato's ability to defend the UK from Russian aggression. Former foreign secretary and founder of the SDP David Owen claimed diplomats in Brussels were involved in a "soft shoe shuffle…to diminish Nato and...
«Есть только миг между прошлым и будущим, именно он называется жизнь» — поется в популярной песне. К сожалению, никто из смертных не знает, когда оборвется нить его жизни и...
THE homophobic Islamic State psychopath who mercilessly gunned down hundreds of Orlando clubbers was reportedly scouting Disney World as a possible target. Omar Mateen and his wife, Noor Zahi Salman, visited Walt Disney World in April, according to a US law enforcement source. Salman reportedly warned federal authorities that...
Malaysia's first Islamic-compliant airline, Rayani Air, has been barred from flying for breaching regulations. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said it was revoking the airline's certification because of concerns over its safety audit and administration. Rayani Air launched last December offering only halal food,...
The Philippine president has condemned the "brutal and senseless murder" of a Canadian man by Abu Sayyaf militants. Robert Hall was kidnapped by the Islamist group in September along with three others from Canada, the Philippines and Norway. Fellow Canadian John Ridsdel was killed by the group in April after a...
На 41-м году ушла из жизни певица Жанна Фриске. О смерти певицы сообщил ее отец Владимир Фриске. «К сожалению, Жанночки с нами больше нет», — подтвердил он, добавив позже,...