The Scottish independence movement is being contaminated by bitter anti-English sentiment. A grassroots leader has already quit because of it – and unless it's addressed, there's a real danger of it going mainstream. Robert Mugabe ended up hated and being driven from power. But many years ago, he was hailed as a fresh-faced revolutionary with...
A rare century-old bottle of Irish whiskey is estimated to fetch up to 12,000 euros when it goes under the hammer at a virtual auction.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday asked student-led protesters “not to create chaos” in Thailand after some broke longstanding taboos by openly calling for reform of the constitutional monarchy, Reuters reports. Prayuth, a former army chief who staged a coup six years ago and has led military-backed governments ever since, also promised that parliament would...
Guitar, beer cans, a lighthouse, Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog have all been proposed to adorn the new flag of a US state.
South Korea's longest spell of monsoon rain in seven years triggered floods that have forced more than 1,000 people to flee their homes. At least 13 people were killed in landslides and swept-away cars, authorities said on Tuesday. Heavy rain, that has also battered China, Thailand, Myanmar and India in recent days, inundated farmland and...
South Korea's longest spell of monsoon rain in seven years caused floods that have forced more than 1,000 people to leave their homes, killing at least 13, with another 13 missing, authorities said on Tuesday.
The number of passengers on a Norwegian cruise ship who have tested positive for coronavirus has reached 43, authorities said.
