Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, is willing to testify next week in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, US media reported on Thursday. Dr Ford’s lawyers have told the committee she cannot appear at its hearing scheduled for Monday,…
A 400-year-old merchant ship laden with bronze cannons and cowrie shells, which were used as currency in the African slave trade, has been discovered on the seabed off the coast of Portugal. Archaeologists believe the ship was returning from India on the spice route when it was wrecked off the town of Cascais, west of…
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s far-Right interior minister, has threatened to close the country’s airports to block the rumoured repatriation of migrants on charter flights from Germany. In a move likely to anger Berlin, Mr Salvini, the head of the anti-immigrant League Party and deputy prime minister, on Sunday said he would shut the airports in the same…
This was the moment when holidaymakers fled from a collapsing cliff on the island of Zakynthos. A section of a cliff fell onto a popular secluded beach on the western Greek island on Thursday, injuring seven people, including a woman who suffered a spinal injury, authorities said. Local media said witnesses reported that a large…
The UN’s highest court handed Iran a legal victory over the US on Wednesday when it ordered the White House to roll back some of Donald Trump’s sanctions on Tehran. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled unanimously that parts of the sanctions the US imposed on Iran in May were illegal and…
“Begur is authentic” declares a sign welcoming visitors to this medieval coastal town. And indeed, nestled amid thick maritime pine forests rolling down to hidden coves, Begur is a world away from the over-developed resorts and high rise condominiums that blight better-known destinations of Spain’s Costa Brava. Perched on one of last virtually pristine stretches…
PC battle royale game H1Z1 will become free to download and play as of 6pm UK time today. The announcement is not a surprise – H1Z1’s playerbase has nosedived in recent months due to the surge in popularity of rival battle royale smash hits Fortnite and PUBG – although it comes sooner than some had…
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held after US congressional elections on November 6. Speaking to reporters as he flew to Iowa for a political rally, Trump said: "It’ll be after the midterms. I just can’t leave now." Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that…
Hawaii’s ‘last princess’ has lost control of her $215 million (£165 million) trust after a judge in Honolulu ruled she does not have sufficient mental capacity to manage the fund. Abigail Kawānanakoa, 92, has been involved in a contentious legal battle for almost a year after some of her staff claimed she was being coerced…
This week’s summit of South and North Korean leaders already promises to be big on pomp and pageantry and short on tangible results, but its role in keeping nuclear diplomacy talks on track should not be underestimated. On Tuesday morning Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, were greeted by…