Five years is a long time in politics. In 2014, relations between Russia and the West went into a nosedive over Ukraine and Syria. The “annexation” of Crimea, the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner, and the conflict in eastern Ukraine destroyed the partial re-establishment of normal relations which had started in 2008 with President...
An armed man is holding dozens of people hostage on a bus in Rio de Janeiro and threatening to set the vehicle on fire, Brazilian police have said.
Four years after first suggesting we “nuke Mars” to make it habitable for humans, Elon Musk is at it again!
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reportedly signed a will around 48 hours before he was found dead in his cell on August 10, according to court papers obtained by the New York Post. The documents show that the disgraced financier was worth $577,672,654, and had more than $56 million in cash. Epstein's fortune, that also includes...
Back in 2007, NASA's New Horizons flew by the most volcanically active world in our solar system, Jupiter's third-largest moon Io. While there, it caught Io's Tvashtar volcano shooting out a 200-mile-high plume.
A one-eyed dog called Ugly Betty is seeking a new home but staff at an animal rescue centre fear that potential owners “may be put off by her unusual looks”.
Luigi Di Maio, head of the ruling 5-Star Movement, has signaled the imminent demise of Italy's coalition government by thanking Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte for his time in office. “Whatever happens, I wanted to tell you that it was an honor to work together in this government,” said Di Maio, who serves as deputy prime...
