Stargazers have been treated to a cosmic spectacle as a partial lunar eclipse was visible across parts of the UK. The event on Tuesday evening coincided with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching its moon mission. Clear skies across much of the country gave people a stunning view of the phenomenon, including in London, Read more about UK enjoys partial lunar eclipse on 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon mission launch[…]

A Russian model who married the former king of Malaysia posted a romantic video of the pair dancing amid rumours he has divorced her.  Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, 49, finalised a divorce this month from beauty queen Oksana Voyevodina, 27, according to Russian and Malaysian media, just weeks after the couple’s first son was born Read more about Mystery deepens over Malaysian king’s ‘divorce’ as Russian model wife shares romantic video[…]

The British government has launched an investigation after Sri Lankan authorities said they would send back more than hundred shipping containers because they appeared to contain human remains disguised as recyclable metals. Officials at the port of Colombo made the grisly discovery while investigating a strong smell emanating from 111 containers which have been arriving Read more about Human remains found in 100 containers of exported recycling sent from UK to Sri Lanka[…]

Many popular climbing routes in the French Alps have become too dangerous because climate change has increased the risk of rockfalls, according to academics who have been studying the Mont Blanc range. Hotter, drier weather is making mountainsides more fragile and rockfaces brittle. In Mont Blanc, climbs that were once relatively straightforward have become more challenging because of the risk Read more about Popular climbing routes in French Alps becoming more dangerous due to climate change, say researchers[…]

Afghan forces and their international military-backers have killed more civilians so far this year than the Taliban and other militants, a new United Nations report said. Air strikes and night raids against militant hideouts killed hundreds of bystanders as US forces have ramped up operations under Donald Trump, as he seeks a way out of Read more about International and Afghan forces kill more civilians than the Taliban[…]

The United States has received intelligence that Hamza bin Laden, the son and possible successor of the former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, is dead, according to reports. There were no details of how, or where, the reported death occurred, or whether the US had itself confirmed the information, NBC News reported. Asked whether Hamza Read more about US believes Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, is dead[…]

The German air force is failing to meet Nato minimum training requirements because it does not have enough working aircraft for its pilots to fly, it emerged on Monday.  Almost half of the Luftwaffe’s pilots were unable to meet Nato’s target of 180 flight hours last year because their aircraft were grounded by maintenance issues. Read more about German air force unable to train pilots because of shortage of planes[…]

It recalls an era now almost forgotten in Western Europe, but when Jakub Gawron decided to join last month’s gay Pride march in the northeastern Polish city of Bialystok, it took physical courage to take his place in the line.  As the crowd of LGBTQ activists started to march, they were pelted with both rocks Read more about Polish ruling party whips up LGBTQ hatred ahead of elections amid ‘gay-free’ zones and Pride march attacks[…]

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz was impressed with the performance on Friday in Austria of midfield rival Racing Point, to the point where the Spaniard believes the pink outfit is “too far away” to fight. Sergio Perez concluded his opening day of running at the Red Bull Ring with the third best time, beaten only by the Read more about Sainz sees Racing Point ‘way too far away to fight’[…]

U.S. abortion rates are declining nationwide, and the legislative stampede to get a precedent-overturning case to the Supreme Court isn’t a contributing factor, according to a new study released Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute. The number of abortions nationwide declined 19 percent from 2011-2017. Though 32 state legislatures passed 394 new restrictions on abortion from Read more about U.S. Abortion Rate Down Sharply; Restrictive Laws Not The Reason[…]