Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case
BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...
Visually Impaired Photography Workshop Sponsored by Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi
This past summer, Sightsavers—a development organization that focuses on preventing blindn...
From apps to specialists, technology and workshops, there are a myriad of ways visually imp...
The Blind View: New Visions, Hidden Perspectives with Help of Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi
A Photography Project by Blind People Our modern, mobile, internet connected devices—la...
Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the Whit...
5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home
PRAGUE — Five Czechs who had been missing in Lebanon since July and presumed kidnapped arr...
U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal — United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexu...
Unicef Report Finds Female Genital Cutting to Be Common in Indonesia
Female genital cutting has always been seen as an ancient ritual practiced in Africa and to ...
Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home
BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee ...
More than 100 homes destroyed in Australia wildfire
SYDNEY – More than 100 houses were destroyed by a Christmas Day wildfire that tore throug...
5 face charges of plotting terror attack in Australia
Five people, including a 15-year-old boy, were facing terrorism charges in Sydney Thursday a...
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
The National Audubon Society's 116th annual Christmas Bird Count is underway, which means it...
Super expensive champagnes to pop during the holidays
Lily Bollinger, of the House of Bollinger Champagne, once famously said, “I drink Champagn...
Tech Q & A: Spy apps, fake email and Bluetooth speakers
How to spot a fake email? Q. I got an email from Amazon that was a security alert about m...
Mission Shakti: Space debris warning after India destroys satellite
The acting US defence secretary has warned that the testing of anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons can create a "mess" in space after In...
Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Sicily near Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, injuring at least 28 people, Italian offi...
US unleashes sanctions on Iran, hitting oil, banking and shipping
BBC News The Trump administration reinstated all sanctions removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, targeting both Iran and states t...
Gilets jaunes protesters take to the streets of Paris for fifth weekend
France saw a fifth weekend of protests by defiant gilets jaunes (yellow vests) who ignored government calls to stay home following t...
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Mount Etna erupts in Sicily amid dozens of tremors
Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily, erupted on Monday, with officials reporting more than 130 earthquakes of up to...
Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
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