Norman Buckley drove the boat at an average speed of over 79mph during his hour on the course on Lake Windermere. But he said he was disappointed not to have reached
Not only will 007 star Daniel Craig and the film’s other luminaries be there, they’ll be joined on the red carpet by Prince William and his wife Kate and Prince
PAKISTAN-CHINA Pakistan’s military says Chinese and Pakistani troops have conducted a joint field exercise to improve their ability to combat terrorism. In a statement released to the media yesterday, the
The bleary-eyed travelers arriving in Malmo’s glass-and-steel train station agreed on one thing: Sweden was a better place to go than Denmark, which has cut welfare benefits for refugees. But many
Hungary yesterday declared a state of emergency in two of its southeastern counties in response to the migration crisis, a move that paves the way to deploy the army to the
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday strongly defended Moscow’s military assistance to the Syrian government, saying it’s impossible to defeat the Islamic State group without cooperating with Damascus. Putin’s statement comes amid
More than 11,000 people are feared dead after an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hit the south-east region of Iran. The three-minute quake, the world’s strongest this year, struck
The Chinese artist is world famous for works addressing human rights abuses, official corruption and the collision between Chinese culture and Western consumerism. But in his homeland, he has been
Kerry Simon, a former “Iron Chef” champ who served up dishes to rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and Mötley Crüe, has died. Simon died Friday morning at a hospice facility
JAPAN Okinawa’s governor says he is preparing to revoke approval for work needed to relocate a U.S. air base from one area of the southern Japanese island to another. Local
Germany announced yesterday it expects to handle one million people fleeing their homelands this year and Slovakia joined Berlin in reintroducing border checks with Austria, underscoring the need for European Union
At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in Egypt’s southwestern desert Sunday when security forces mistakenly fired on a group of Mexican tourists, Egyptian officials said. The Mexican Foreign
It is replacing the Mirror Group’s Daily Herald, which has been losing readers and advertising revenue for several years. The newest arrival on Fleet Street is promising to follow a “radical”
Kerri Bunker and Kelli Wall know a thing or two about twins. The two women are identical twins who already each have one set of twins. Now, they are getting ready
Young migrants accompanied Bayern Munich players onto the pitch and took center stage to the applause of 75,000 fans before a Bundesliga game on Saturday. The players each held hands
Hundreds of thousands of separatist-minded Catalans swarmed Barcelona on Friday, giving enthusiastic backing to independence advocates who are hoping to elect a majority of secessionists in the regional parliamentary election
CHINA-USA A physics professor who had been accused of scheming to provide secret U.S. technology to China said he’s grateful and relieved prosecutors dropped the case against him, and is
High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque and killed at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual
A statement issued by the royal palace said she died at 2130 GMT after her conditioned worsened throughout the morning and become irreversible by the afternoon. It also said the former
The Syrian family asks with wonder why they didn't die like thousands of others like them: killed by bombs in their native Damascus; drowned by the rough waves of the
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