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'Blood moon' prompts Mormon announcement: This is NOT the end of the world

Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:27:37 +0100

A rare confluence of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon set to happen this weekend has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mormon Church was compelled to issue a statement cautioning its members to not believe the end of the world is near.

Hillary Clinton emails: More emails found that former Secretary of State failed to disclose

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 23:36:11 +0100

The Obama administration has discovered a further chain of emails that Hillary Clinton failed to disclose when giving over a supposed full record of work related correspondence during her time as Secretary of State.

Michelle Obama and Chinese counterpart name Washington Zoo's panda cub

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:53:10 +0100

Michelle Obama and her Chinese counterpart have named Washington Zoo’s baby panda.

Pope Francis visits Harlem school, Central Park and Madison Square Garden

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:29:20 +0100

Pope Francis is in the heart of New York City.

British tourist dies in kayaking accident in New Zealand

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:29:15 +0100

A British tourist has died while kayaking in New Zealand.

Indian teenager Anoyara Khatun joins Bill and Melinda Gates to help women and children around the world

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:56:18 +0100

An Indian teenager sat alongside Bill and Melinda Gates and called for an end to child trafficking as officials gathered to launch global targets aimed at improving the lives of women and children.

Mother finds five-year-old son with special needs 'dressed in bin-bag' by Chicago teacher

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:45:55 +0100

A US child with special needs was allegedly repeatedly forced to wear a bin-bag in a Chicago classroom.

Seattle schools ban elementary school suspensions after evidence of racial bias

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:01:38 +0100

The Seattle School Board voted on Wednesday to ban suspending elementary school kids as punishment.

Hajj stampede: Muslim world rounds on Saudi Arabia amid claims Prince's convoy closed roads and led to crush

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:38:20 +0100

The Muslim world has rounded on Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Hajj pilgrimage stampede, with its regional rival Iran leading the criticism and blaming the disaster on the “incompetence” and “inexcusable negligence” of the kingdom’s rulers.

Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin 'told Kiev he may accept peacekeeping force in eastern region'

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:25:00 +0100

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has said he may agree to the deployment of international peacekeepers in eastern Ukraine, the Foreign Minister in Kiev, Pavlo Klimkin, has told The Independent.

Dalai Lama cancels month of events in US to return to India after 'health check-up'

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:55:41 +0100

The Dalai Lama has cancelled a string of event in the US next month after doctors told him he needed "complete rest" following a routine health check.

China and the US progress on talks in Washington aimed at combating climate change

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:53:06 +0100

The US and China declared a common vision for combating climate change at a formal summit in Washington DC between their presidents, Xi Jinping and Barack Obama. The two leaders also struck a preliminary deal to outlaw cyber-espionage.

Man died in 'excruciating' pain in jail after staff failed to provide medication, says lawsuit

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:26:28 +0100

Relatives of a young man who died in police custody after enduring 17 days of agony and torment have sued the authorities and accused them of letting him die by failing to provide his prescribed addiction medication

Airline evacuates entire flight after tarantula escapes from hold

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:06:56 +0100

A flight in the US was grounded and the passengers transferred to another flight after a tarantula escaped from the hold.

Carly Fiorina, profile: The Republicans' card to trump Hillary Clinton in White House race?

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:53:06 +0100

So Bill Clinton’s a shoo-in to be the first First Gentleman of the United States? Not so fast. Keep an eye on one Frank Fiorina.

Catalan independence vote may push Spain into crisis

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:36:48 +0100

Catalans go to the polls tomorrow in local elections that could plunge Spain into its deepest constitutional crisis since the end of the Franco dictatorship.

US banker enjoys ultimate revenge after buying ex-boss's holiday home, tearing it down, and building house double the size

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:34:56 +0100

Never get on the wrong side of a banker.

Mystery of missing Russian plane loaded with roubles is solved after 80 years

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:32:42 +0100

Back in 1935, a plane carrying 12 people and two million roubles – the equivalent of millions of pounds today – was lost over Russia. Now, the mystery of its disappearance appears to have been solved.

US House Speaker John Boehner blames his exit on constant sniping from Republican right

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:28:37 +0100

John Boehner, the Republican congressman from Ohio, has astonished Washington by promising to resign his seat and his office as speaker of the House, the third most powerful position in the United States, at the end of October – having been worn down by constant rebellion from the right flank of his party.

Michigan woman mocked in coffee shop writes viral Facebook post addressed to her bullies

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:27:25 +0100

A mother who was taunted in a coffee shop by two women calling her a "whale" has seen her Facebook post about the incident go viral.

EU refugee crisis: With the UN nowhere to be found, the residents of Lesbos have had to help hundreds of refugees a day on their own

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:21:59 +0100

It was 28 April and Dimitrios Vatis and his family were preparing to welcome the first guests of the season to their hotel with its private beach just outside Molyvos, on the north coast of Lesbos. “We were just opening,” says his daughter Aphrodite (also the name of the hotel), “expecting people to arrive, when a boat full of Syrian refugees turned up.

French universities crisis: Low fees and selection lotteries create headaches in higher education

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:15:47 +0100

Ella, 18, is just beginning her first year of medical studies in Paris. Although she is part of a class of 1,500 students, she has already learned one lesson. Never leave your lecture notes unguarded.

Pilots write to airline claiming fatigue levels are risking safety

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:07:52 +0100

Cathay Pacific’s pilots have written to the airline warning that they believe flight safety is under threat as pilots are over-worked and exhausted.

Jeb Bush tells crowd of mostly white people that he’ll offer blacks ‘hope,’ not ‘free stuff’

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:26:20 +0100

Jeb Bush told a crowd of primarily white voters in South Carolina that he doesn’t plan on giving African-Americans 'free stuff' during his race to the White House. He also encouraged white voters to outnumber blacks in the polls, to inevitably ensure his nomination.

Mina stampede: British Hajj tour operator claims Saudi king at fault for closing roads ahead of tragedy that killed hundreds

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:59:54 +0100

A British Hajj tour operator advisor claimed on Friday a stampede that killed hundreds outside Mecca was caused by the Saudi king’s decision to close already overcrowded roads.

Transgender woman wins lawsuit against prison staff who ‘called her an animal and told her to kill herself’

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:36:17 +0100

A transgender woman has won a landmark lawsuit against Maryland prison officials.

China opens 600ft high glass-bottomed bridge for thrill-seeking tourists

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:10:40 +0100

Nearly 600 feet above the ground in China's grand Shiniuzhai Geopark there’s a brand-new suspension bridge — and it's made of glass.

Family demands probe of police killing of wheelchair-bound man 'shot like roadkill'

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:06:33 +0100

Activists in Delaware have demanded an independent investigation into the fatal shooting by police of a paralysed man in a wheelchair who was carrying a gun and may have been trying to kill himself.

US pharmaceuticals company suing Canadian government to stop it reducing cost of life-saving drug

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:44:25 +0100

A US pharmaceuticals company is taking the Canadian government to court to stop it trying to reduce the cost of a life-saving drug.

Apple investigated by Russia for 'homosexual propaganda' over its emojis featuring same-sex couples

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:11:21 +0100

Russian police have launched an investigation into US tech giant Apple on charges of “homosexual propaganda” over emojis featuring same-sex couples used on its iOS operating system.

Animal rights group in Paris filmed taking dog from homeless man

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:55:03 +0100

Disturbing footage has emerged online of the moment a group of animal rights activists take a homeless man’s dog away from him in Paris.

Unfriending your colleagues on Facebook ruled bullying

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:45:17 +0100

Unfriending an employee on Facebook can in some cases be workplace bullying, an Australian tribunal has found.

Hajj stampede: Families unable to contact 120 British Muslims feared caught up in tragedy

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:38:19 +0100

Concern is growing for several groups of British pilgrims who have not made contact with their families since the stampede that killed more than 700 people in Saudi Arabia.

Human rights group says shooting of Palestinian student by Israeli soldier 'was not justified'

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:35:30 +0100

A human rights group has said there was “no justification” for an Israeli soldier’s killing of a Palestinian teenager at a West Bank checkpoint.

Vladimir Putin praises 'openness' of US as countries prepare for United Nations conference to resolve Syria crisis

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:32:46 +0100

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the “creativity” and “openness” of Americans as he prepares for an address to the United Nations in New York next week and key talks with President Barack Obama.

Life advice from 100 people

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:55:27 +0100

What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?

Facebook: Inside the social media giant's data centre where your 'likes' are recorded

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:09:07 +0100

If you have used Facebook today there is a very good chance your "posts" and "likes" will have been recorded at a nondescript warehouse in the far north of Sweden, just 70 miles from the Arctic Circle.

Hajj stampede survivors: 'People were climbing over one another just to breathe'

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:42:53 +0100

Survivors of the stampede that killed more than 700 Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have blamed authorities for the disaster as they described watching the horror unfold.

500-year-old mystery of Mona Lisa's identity on verge of being solved

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:52:14 +0100

The mystery surrounding the identity of the Mona Lisa may about to be solved.

Chinese state media praises George Osborne for ignoring the country's human rights abuses

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:28:35 +0100

Chinese state media has praised George Osborne for downplaying the country’s human rights abuses on his visit there this week.

Vladimir Putin confirms he 'will try and save' Assad regime in war against Isis

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:53:41 +0100

Vladimir Putin has said he will support President Assad's regime in the fight against Isis.

US town responds to Free the Nipple campaign by making nudity laws even tighter

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:47:43 +0100

A small town in the US has responded to a women's nudity equality campaign by tightening the law yet further to ban "sideboob" and "underboob" - whilst removing a clause about having erection in public.

Hajj stampede: British families wait for news as Muslim leaders call for safety training

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:38:19 +0100

Families of missing Hajj pilgrims continued an anxious wait for news today as authorities continue to identify more than 700 people killed in a horrifying stampede.

Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing after passengers fear wing was on fire

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:29:24 +0100

A Cathay Pacific flight en route to Hong Kong from Australia made an emergency landing in Indonesia after one of its engines failed.

Pope Francis stunts in New York City

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:55:12 +0100

After ending his historic trip in Washington DC and delivering an impassioned speech challenging Congress, Pope Francis arrived in New York City.

American special operations forces have been deployed to 135 countries this year alone

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:44:15 +0100

American special operations forces have been deployed to 135 different countries in 2015 alone, according to reports.

Syria civil war: Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama will meet to discuss conflict

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:27:32 +0100

Amid suspicions in some Western nations that Vladimir Putin is using the Syrian conflict to flex Moscow’s military might as he builds up the Russian presence in the country, Barack Obama and Mr Putin will meet in New York on Monday to discuss the crisis.

Volkswagen scandal: Angela Merkel's government accused of being 'in bed' with the German car industry

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:00:58 +0100

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has faced charges of being “in bed” with the German car industry and of deliberately ignoring European Union demands to outlaw the kind of car computer software which manipulated the levels of Volkswagen diesel exhaust emissions.

Ben Carson receives spike in donations after anti-Muslim comments

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:32:08 +0100

Consider it the Donald Trump affect: Shout incendiary comments to the press, defend them, receive backlash, say you were taken out of context, then watch your support skyrocket.

At least two dead as 'Ride the Ducks’ vehicle involved on Seattle's Aurora Bridge

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:24:28 +0100

Four people were killed and nine other seriously injured in a collision between a bus and a ‘Ride the Ducks’ vehicle on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle.

Ukraine crisis: Former separatist leader who fell foul of the Kremlin maybe be sidelined - but he will not be silenced

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:53:16 +0100

After his enforced stay, along with his family, in one of the intimate underground cells of the State Security Ministry of the Donetsk Peoples’ Republic, Andrei Purgin was enjoying the sunshine as he sat in a café describing what has gone wrong with the Ukrainian revolution and the “ruinous policies” being pursued by those who overthrew him.

Refugee crisis: Tough decisions needed to avoid a 'surge of the extreme right' across Europe, warn EU leaders

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:37:06 +0100

Europe’s refugee crisis is still far from settled, and tough decisions need to be made to ensure there is not a “surge of the extreme right” across the continent, EU leaders have warned.

David Cameron is right to miss the annual windbaggery of a UN gathering

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:54:12 +0100

How dare he? The United Nations is turning 70 and just about any national leader you can name will be taking his or her turn at the lectern in the general debate next week at the start of this year’s General Assembly to extol world peace and prosperity. David Cameron will not be among them.

Syria civil war: Kurdish leader says collapse of Assad regime 'would be a disaster' despite its treatment of his people

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:32:38 +0100

The overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad by Isis and rebel groups that are affiliated to al-Qaeda would be a calamity for the world, says the Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim.

Hajj stampede: Saudi officials suggest worshippers are to blame for crush that killed 717 pilgrims

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:12:08 +0100

Saudi authorities have sought to exempt themselves from criticism following the deaths of 717 pilgrims in a stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, with officials suggesting worshippers themselves were to blame for the crush.

Hajj stampede: Fears grow for British pilgrims in Mecca as Foreign Office 'urgently seeks information' about their locations

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:41:54 +0100

Fears are mounting for the lives of British Muslims on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, as the death toll of the stampede that has killed at least 717 continues to rise.

Norwegian intelligence agency says arrival of refugees is increasing national security threat

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:42:31 +0100

Norway’s domestic intelligence agency says the national threat level has increased as a result of the increasing number of refugees and migrants arriving in the country.

Amal Clooney hits back at Cherie Blair as Maldives legal battle escalates

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:35:49 +0100

Amal Clooney has hit back at Cherie Blair in the latest round of their increasingly bitter legal battle over the Maldives government and its treatment of the island’s former ousted leader.

Mina stampede: Saudi authorities face criticism over safety after death of 700 pilgrims in Hajj

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:28:48 +0100

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have faced sharp criticism over their safety record after more than 700 pilgrims died in the worst accident during the annual Muslim festival of Eid in two decades.

Read Pope Francis' historic speech challenging Congress to band together

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:12:20 +0100

The leader of more than 1 billion Catholics made a historic speech to US Congress on Thursday morning.

Pope Francis challenged Congress to set aside their differences to act on climate change, poverty, immigration, gun control and a slew of other issues affecting the poor and most vulnerable members of society.

Read the speech in its entirety here:

Foreign students love President Xi Jinping according to video made by the Communist Party’s official newspaper

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:07:04 +0100

A video that features foreign students praising Chinese President Xi Jinping has been released by the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper, People’s Daily.

Mina stampede: Saudi minister says undisciplined Hajj pilgrims caused accident that killed 700 people by not following instructions

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:51:23 +0100

A Saudi minister has blamed a catastrophe in which more than 700 pilgrims died on undisciplined believers who failed to “follow instructions” from authorities.

Judge rules Michelle Carter can face manslaughter charges for encouraging boyfriend to commit suicide

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:32:19 +0100

The Massachusetts teen who allegedly encouraged her boyfriend to take his own life will face manslaughter charges, a juvenile court judge ruled on Wednesday.

Why Russia is digging up the remains of the last Tsar Nicholas II

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:02:49 +0100

Russia has said it will reopen the criminal investigation into the deaths of the last tsar and his family, and has exhumed the remains of Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra.

Russia could co-operate with the US to fight Isis in Syria because 'there is no alternative'

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:32:21 +0100

The Russian government has said it will consider working with the US to fight Isis in Syria after transferring almost 30 fighter jets to the war-torn country.

Police shoot dead man in wheelchair who was 'trying to kill himself'

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:13:56 +0100

Police in Delaware are being asked to explain how officers shot dead an armed man who was sitting in a wheel chair.

Ecuador's Got Talent contestant Carolina Peña told she will never be successful without God

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:00:37 +0100

Judges on a South American version of Britain’s Got Talent have been criticised after castigating a contestant who told them she did not believe in God.

Police armed with batons charge at worshippers in India

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:49:13 +0100

Police armed with batons charged at worshippers in Varanasi when the crowd attempted to immerse Ganesha statues in the river Ganges.

Hajj stampede: Shocking footage emerges of the aftermath of disaster that left 300 dead

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:16:20 +0100

Shocking video has emerged of the aftermath of a stampede in Saudi Arabia during one of Islam’s holiest festivals killed more than 300 people.

The moment gunmen abducted four people at hotel resort

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:47:54 +0100

CCTV has emerged of the moment four people were abducted from their hotel resort in the Philippines.

Saudi Arabia: US 'welcomes' UN decision to put kingdom in charge of a key human rights panel

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:41:34 +0100

The US has refused to condemn the appointment of Saudi Arabia to head up a key UN human rights panel, suggesting it cannot do so – despite the kingdom’s own record of abuses – because “we’re close allies”.

Hajj stampede: History of disasters affecting annual Islamic event in Mecca

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:35:31 +0100

Every year, millions of Muslims converge on the Saudi holy cities of Mecca and Medina for the annual hajj pilgrimage, with the massive ceremonies representing a major security and logistical challenge for the kingdom's authorities.

Ali Mohammed al-Nimr crucifixion: UN issues urgent call for Saudi Arabia to stay execution of juvenile offender

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:05:48 +0100

The UN has issued an urgent call for Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a young man who faces imminent beheading and crucifixion for crimes he reportedly committed as a child.

Syrian baby 'born with shrapnel lodged in head after mother injured in Aleppo airstrike'

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:04:01 +0100

A baby girl has been born with shrapnel lodged in her head in Syria after her pregnant mother suffered horrific injuries in a rocket attack.

Boston Fisherman thinks he's caught Moby Dick

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:59:46 +0100

A Boston fisherman has filmed his over-excitement when encountering a rather large fish.

OPM says 5.6 million fingerprints stolen in biggest cyber attack in US history

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:47:36 +0100

One of the scariest parts of the massive cyber security breaches at the Office of Personnel Management just got worse.

Teenage refugee killed by Eurotunnel freight train while trying to reach Britain

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:39:00 +0100

A teenage refugee has been killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France, while attempting to reach Britain.

Eid al-Adha: Hundreds dead after stampede during Hajj pilgrimage outside Mecca

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:30:54 +0100

Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in a stampede outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia during the holy festival of Eid.

Isis suicide bombers kill 'at least 25' in Yemen mosque on first day of Eid

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:11:17 +0100

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy mosque in Yemen’s capital on the first day of Eid, killing dozens.

Refugee crisis: European Council president Donald Tusk warns that 'greatest tide of migrants is yet to come'

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 08:31:22 +0100

European leaders have been warned that the “greatest tide” of refugees and migrants is yet to come after pledging to relocate 160,000 people from Italy, Greece and Hungary.

Ukraine crisis: Meet the foreign nationals fighting for the Donetsk People's Republic

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:03:48 +0100

He wanted to join the British Army when he was younger, but was rejected because of a childhood injury. Now “the Tourist” has at last fulfilled his ambition to be a soldier, with the army of the Donetsk People’s Republic, fighting the forces of the Ukrainian government.

5-year-old girl asks Pope Francis to fight for immigrants

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:32:01 +0100

A young girl delivered a strong message to Pope Francis on Monday during a parade at Washington DC's National Mall.

Shukee Begum: British woman who fled Isis says everything takes ages in Syria - 'except killing'

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:56:11 +0100

A mother who took her five children to Isis-controlled territory in Syria to see her husband has warned: “Everything here takes ages. Except killing. That’s done very quickly.”

Donald Trump says he will not appear on Fox News for 'foreseeable future'

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:33:16 +0100

Donald Trump’s not a man known to turn down free publicity.

Cannabis is on the menu in America - so who will be the Starbucks of marijuana?

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:31:49 +0100

Picture the scene: it's been a long day, you're feeling a little wired and have some time to kill. You drop into Dutchie's, a popular chain café, and place your order: "I'll have a skinny Morroccan and a gluten-free hash brownie, please." And you sit down among the business suits and chill...

Refugee crisis: EU takes first steps to bring order to its asylum policy

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:24:08 +0100

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels for an emergency summit struggled to maintain a united front as they tried to forge a co-ordinated strategy to deal with the refugee crisis.

Arms race fears as Russia considers stationing ballistic missiles in Kaliningrad in response to increased US nuclear threat in Germany

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:00:08 +0100

In a move that prompted fears of a return to a nuclear arms race in Europe, Moscow has announced that it could be forced to take “countermeasures” to a strengthened US nuclear threat in Germany by stationing ballistic missiles in Kaliningrad.

Pope Francis in America: Pontiff's message on climate change and immigration leaves Republicans wrong-footed

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:55:36 +0100

For a couple of days at least, the world’s lone superpower has a new master. Not an embattled Democratic president, nor a bickering Republican-led Congress, but a 78-year-old Argentine, visibly suffering from a touch of sciatica and with a fragile command of the local language, the latest ruler of an earthly kingdom of just 109 acres on the other side of the Atlantic.

Burkina Faso coup: Confusion surrounds African nation's return to civilian rule

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:27:18 +0100

Burkina Faso’s President Michel Kafando said he and his government are back in power, a week after his transitional administration was toppled in a coup. On Wednesday night, however, it was unclear who was really in charge, after the rebellion’s leader attended a state function.

Democratic presidential race: Hillary Clinton campaign struggles to keep policy in the spotlight in wake of email row

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:21:53 +0100

Declining to be distracted by the racket around her past email arrangements or Vice-President Joe Biden possibly taking her on, Hillary Clinton is popping out policy proposals like peas from a pod. The latest: opposing a new oil pipeline from Canada and limiting medical prescription costs.

Canberra's racy past: New exhibition tells the story of how 'Pornberra' became the throbbing heart of Australia's sex industry

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:14:48 +0100

To outsiders, Canberra seems a soulless, grey city populated by politicians and bureaucrats. But to those in the know, the Australian capital was – until relatively recently – “Pornberra”, the throbbing heart of the nation’s sex industry.

Palestinians increasingly support war with Israel as confidence in peace process fails - survey

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:59:23 +0100

Support for a new war with Israel is growing among Palestinians as they lose confidence in politicians and the peace process, a survey has found.

TTIP: Car industry buried report revealing US car safety flaws

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:59:05 +0100

The motor industry has been accused of withholding a report that reveals US cars are substantially less safe than European vehicles - for fear that the findings would hamper the drive to harmonise safety standards as part of the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal.

Refugee crisis: The Iraqi men whose pursuit of a better life in Europe ended in mass suffocation

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:46:22 +0100

“Are you the father of Shwan?” Jamal Hussein did not recognise the voice on the phone.

Michigan woman wins $1 million lottery prize after losing ticket for months

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:11:08 +0100

Linda Tuttle of Kentwood, Michigan is a newly minted millionaire.

Wolfsburg: Volkswagen workers from company's birthplace furious and worried over emissions scandal

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:09:45 +0100

Wolfsburg was founded by Hitler in 1938 as the home of the famous Nazi “Peoples Car” or Volkswagen. Today, its 193,000 inhabitants are almost entirely dependent on the fortunes of the giant red brick VW car plant which dominates the skyline and almost every aspect of the town.

Marvel Comics: Ta-Nehisi Coates to author Black Panther series

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:02:11 +0100

Given the many and diverse interests and talents of the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, it was not surprising that of occasionally some of them may collide.

Shakira urges nations to deal with refugee crisis and forget 'flags', 'borders' and 'racism'

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:54:37 +0100

Shakira has said that “human rights” should rise above “flags, borders… and racism” in the current refugee crisis, which she labelled “one of the great humanitarian crises of our time”.

US representative to the UN claims Russia's vetoes 'jeopardise' security council's effectiveness

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:28:58 +0100

The United States has warned Russia’s continued use of its UN veto could render the security council ineffective, as the international institution saw in its 70th anniversary.

Man faces 11 years in jail for 'punching elderly man' over free Nutella samples

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:16:21 +0100

Some people will do anything for Nutella.