Kuwait recalls ambassador to Iran over Saudi mission attack

Kuwait has become the latest Muslim nation to renounce ties with Iran after it recalled its ambassador to Tehran, following the Islamic Republic’s rift with Saudi Arabia The state-run Kuwait News Agency... Read more »

Flooding find: First UK Roman road discovered in 150 yrs

Amateur archaeologists have discovered a lost Roman road in England’s northwest countryside by using maps provided by the Environment Agency (EA) for assessing areas at risk of flooding. The maps were created... Read more »

Sabotage? Police suspect foul play in Farage assassination attempt

Nigel Farage, the controversial leader of UKIP who’s previously been dubbed the “most hated man in Britain”, revealed this weekend a frightening attempt on his life. While it happened in October, this... Read more »

‘Message to David Cameron’: ISIS executes 5 ‘UK spies’ in new graphic video

The militant group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has published an as-yet-unverified video, purporting to show the staged gunshot executions of five alleged British infiltrators, accompanied by threats against the UK government... Read more »

Cameron’s response to Saudi executions ‘shameful’ – Peter Tatchell

Prime Minister David Cameron’s failure to respond to Saudi Arabia’s execution of 47 prisoners has been branded “utterly shameful” by a leading human rights campaigner. Peter Tatchell, who runs a human rights... Read more »

Bernie bucks: Sanders smashes Obama record with $33mn from individual donors

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has broken Barack Obama’s fundraising record from individual donors with more than $33 million in the last three months of 2015. The Sanders campaign released the news... Read more »

Waterworld: Drone captures historic Missouri flooding and damage

A massive cleanup is underway in the US Midwest after three Missouri rivers reached levels not seen in winter since the times when Mark Twain was rafting the river as a teenager.... Read more »

Mississippi lawmaker wants ‘black leadership’ to team up & throw rocks at police

Kenneth Stokes, a councilman in Jackson, came under fire after he suggested using force against police officers from other jurisdictions who come into Jackson chasing petty criminals, claiming this is dangerous for... Read more »

Poland could back UK migrant benefit cuts in exchange for more NATO troops – FM

Poland, once a staunch opponent of British plans to curb in-work benefits for migrants coming from inside the EU, could now support the UK government in welfare cuts if London helps bolster... Read more »

India quake death toll rises to 9, up to 200 injured

At least nine have been killed and close to 200 injured after a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the eastern Indian state of Manipur, close to the border with Myanmar, according to initial... Read more »