The Kremlin has accused Joe Biden of attempting to appear like a "Hollywood cowboy" after the US president called Vladimir Putin "a crazy SOB". Mr Biden made the comments at a public fundraising event on Wednesday in California, warning about the threat of nuclear conflict. In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called it a poor attempt to appear like a "Hollywood cowboy". He added that such vocabulary "debases America itself". […]
There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese." That's what a tearful Carolina Shiino said in impeccable Japanese after she was crowned Miss Japan on Monday. The 26-year-old model, who was born in Ukraine, moved to Japan at the age of five and was raised in Nagoya. She is the first naturalised Japanese citizen to win the pageant, but her victory has re-ignited […]
Six people have died - including three firefighters - after a truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas crashed and exploded in the Mongolian capital. Hundreds of firefighters had been sent to battle the blaze following the collision with a car in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday morning, officials said. At least 11 people were injured, with the fire spreading to nearby buildings. One resident described how he initially thought a […]
A US teen has been hailed as a hero for saving a baby boy after his parents were electrocuted by a power line during an ice storm in Oregon. Majiah Washington, 18, was inside her house and ran out to check on the nine-month-old after seeing his parents both shocked by the line on Wednesday. She pulled the boy to safety after his parents and uncle were all killed having […]
After 18 months in prison, Rhoda Jatau, a Bauchi woman who condemned the alleged killing of Samuel Deborah in Sokoto State, has regained her freedom, The PUNCH learnt. A reliable source who spoke on condition of anonymity told our correspondent that Jatau was released on bail on Friday following interventions by the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council and the Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria. The PUNCH reports that […]
Australia has been left in shock after their rugby team suffered their worst-ever defeat in a World Cup match and looks set to leave the tournament at the pool stage for the first time. The Wallabies, twice world champions, lost 40-6 to Wales in what was also Australia’s worst-ever loss to Wales. The team, who have already lost to Fiji, have one group match left – against Portugal. They will […]
Hollywood actor, Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness are to separate after 27 years of marriage. According to reports, the Australian couple said they had been "blessed to share almost three decades". "Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth," the statement said. Jackman and Furness met on the set of TV show Correlli in 1995. Furness was an established actress […]
At least 11 people were taken to the hospital after a Delta Air Lines flight hit severe turbulence as it approached Atlanta. According to report both passengers and crew members were injured after Delta Flight 175 from Milan, Italy "experienced severe turbulence" before landing safely in Atlanta on Tuesday,. The severity of their injuries was not immediately clear. Delta did not immediately respond to a request from NBC News for […]
