The US came within seconds of starting World War 3 by dropping an atomic bomb on Russia during the height of the Cold War, according to a former Pentagon official. The extraordinary claims suggest Russia […]
As Saudi Arabia’s drive to take beggary off the streets intensifies, the mendicants have changed the way they seek alms. They used to wear shabby clothes and approach people near mall entrances, mosques and major […]
An Italian game hunter who sparked worldwide fury when he posed next to a lion he had killed has died after falling 100ft down a ravine while shooting birds. Vet Luciano Ponzetto, 55, received death […]
An American man went on a $1m spending spree on the Game of War app after stealing $4.8m from his employer. Kevin Lee, 45, from Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty to fraudulently using company credit cards […]
A Chinese actor hopes his career as a Barack Obama impersonator will not be finished now that the president is about to leave the Oval Office. Xiao Jiguo, 30, who bears a striking resemblance to […]
A Saudi minister who misuses his power and influence for benefits in cash or kind will be jailed for three to 10 years if found guilty after trial, according to a Saudi newspaper. The same […]
A 101-year-old man, believed to be Britain’s oldest defendant, has been found guilty of a string of child sex offences. Ralph Clarke, a retired lorry driver, was convicted of 21 charges today relating to two […]
A flight from Perth to London taking 17-and-a-half hours looks set to become the world’s longest non-stop passenger route. Australia’s Qantas airlnes hopes the flights will get off the ground in March 2018 using its […]
A massive alien-like ‘creature’ covered in barnacles which washed up on a New Zealand beach has left locals scratching their heads. Gobsmacked Melissa Doubleday was driving past Muriwai Beach, near Auckland, when she spotted the […]
An Australian woman has given birth to two babies conceived within 10 days of each other, a feat which doctors describe as “highly unusual”. Kate Hill from the Eastern Brisbane town has polycycstic ovarian syndrome […]