WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday married his lawyer fiance Stella Morris in Belmarsh prison, the south London prison where he has been held for almost three years pending possible deportation to the United States. He has two children with Moris, a 38-year-old lawyer. Moris’ wedding dress was designed by Vivienne Westwood and her veil was ... Read more
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Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84
The United States’ first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, has died at the age of 84, her family said in a statement Wednesday. “We are heartbroken to announce that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, the 64th U.S. Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position, passed away earlier today,” the statement read in ... Read more
Man admits killing teacher by stabbing her 101 times, 30 years after ‘humiliation’
After being “humiliated” by his primary school teacher as a child, a man in Belgium confessed to stabbing her 101 times 30 years later. Gunter Uwents told police that he’d never quite recovered from his experience with primary school teacher Maria Verlinden when he was seven years old. More than three decades later in November ... Read more
Man who got first pig heart transplant dies
David Bennett, the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig, has died two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the hospital that performed the surgery has announced. Bennett, 57, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Maryland in the United States, and doctors did give an exact cause of death. In a statement ... Read more
‘Just a Beautiful Wreck’: Lost Ship Endurance Found After 107 Years
The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship the Endurance was discovered “in a brilliant state of preservation” 100 years after the British explorer’s death. by Simon Childs Scientists have found one of the most sought after and best preserved shipwrecks ever in a “jaw dropping” discovery. The Endurance – British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship ... Read more
11-year-old boy crosses Ukraine border alone with few possessions and phone number
Slovakian police have shared the heartbreaking story of an 11-year-old boy who arrived in the country as an unaccompanied refugee, with only a backpack and a phone number. The boy, who is believed to have come from the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, travelled to the Slovakia-Ukraine border by himself, telling authorities that his parents had ... Read more
Melinda Gates Says Bill Gates’s Work with “Abhorrent” Jeffrey Epstein Led to Divorce
Melinda Gates has revealed how ex-husband Bill Gates’ relationship with the “abhorrent” Jeffrey Epstein led to difficulties in their marriage. Speaking to Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Melinda admitted that infidelity and Bill’s ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein played contributing factors in their divorce. “As I said it’s not one thing, it was many ... Read more
Father kills three children, himself in California church shooting
A father reportedly killed his three children, a woman and himself at a Sacramento, Calif., church Monday evening, in what authorities are describing as a “domestic violence” incident. Sergeant Rod Grassmann, a spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, said that the three children were all under 15, reports FOX 40 Sacramento
Britain’s most wanted woman arrested in Spain after nine years on the run
One of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) most wanted fugitives has been arrested in spain. The British woman accused of laundering £1 billion has has been arrested after being on the run for nearly nine years. Sarah Panitzke, 47, was apprehended in Catalonia, Spain on Sunday (27 February) while walking her
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s son Zain dead at 26
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s son, Zain, died at age 26 on Monday following a lifelong battle with cerebral palsy, according to reports. Zain Nadella was born with cerebral palsy. The tech firm informed its top executives of Zain Nadella’s passing in an email. The message asked the executives to send their thoughts and prayers to ... Read more
Oldest building in the UAE discovered, dating back 8,500 years
Archaeologists in Abu Dhabi have unearthed startling new evidence of the first known buildings in the Emirates dating back more than 8,500 years — at least 500 years earlier than previously thought. The fascinating findings by experts from the capital’s Department of Culture and Tourism were made on the island of Ghagha, west of Abu ... Read more
Two injured as helicopter crashes into ocean near crowded Miami Beach
A helicopter has crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Miami Beach in the United States, according to a tweet by Miami Beach Police. Two passengers were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital, police said in the tweet. Their conditions were described as “stable.” A third passenger was not injured in the crash, according to Miami Beach ... Read more
Queen Elizabeth catches Covid: Monarch, 95, tests positive for virus
The Queen has contracted Covid, Buckingham Palace has announced. The monarch, 95, has tested positive for the virus and is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to carry out “light duties” this week. The head of state has fallen ill after it was confirmed she had been in direct contact with her eldest son and ... Read more
Five-year-old Haider dies after three days trapped in well in Afghanistan
A five-year-old boy who became trapped in a well in a remote village in Afghanistan for three days has died. A rescue operation was launched after Haider fell to the bottom of a 25m-deep well that was being constructed in the village Shokak in the southern Zabul province on Tuesday. Rescue workers pulled him out ... Read more
Cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars catch fire in Atlantic Ocean
A cargo ship carrying luxury cars was left adrift in the Atlantic Ocean after it caught fire in Atlantic Ocean. Thousands of Volkswagen Group cars were caught in a cargo ship fire near Portugal’s Azores islands on Wednesday. The Panama-flagged Felicity Ace was quickly evacuated and all 22 crew members were taken to a local ... Read more
Swimmer mauled to death by shark while training for charity swim
A swimmer killed in a shark attack in Australia has been named locally as a British man The British diving instructor mauled to death by a great white shark in Sydney while training for a charity swim was a former RAF engineer who was due to marry his fiancée after the pandemic delayed their wedding. Friends ... Read more
Teacher who raped 13 students jailed for life
An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that abuse the girls aged 11-16 has shocked Indonesians since his case emerged last year. Herry Wirawan who was was the owner and a teacher of an Indonesian boarding school, had raped the girls ... Read more
Woman’s body ‘found sitting in chair in her home’ two years after death
The body of a 70-year-old woman has been found in her house in northern Italy, two years after her death. Firefighters in northern Italy discovered the decomposed body on Friday following complaints that a tree had fallen in a garden of a house as a result of overgrown vegetation, CNN reported. The woman, 70-year-old Marinella ... Read more
Man arrested at Heathrow after alleged rape on flight from US
A British man has been arrested after a woman alleged that he raped her on a United Airlines flight from New Jersey to London’s Heathrow Airport. The woman said she was attacked by the man in business class on an overnight transatlantic flight while others slept on the flight from Newark, New Jersey to Heathrow. ... Read more
Queen Elizabeth’s will: Camilla to become “Queen Consort” after her death
Queen Elizabeth wants Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to be known as Queen Consort when Prince Charles becomes King. In a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign, the Queen said it was her “sincere wish” that Camilla would have that title. The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. ... Read more