North Korea missiles 'a serious threat' after new tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has claimed a series of technological breakthroughs in developing missiles. Japan has warned North Korean missiles pose "a serious threat" after the country carried out new tests in defiance of international sanctions. North Korea launched two missiles within hours of each other, with one flying about 400km (250 miles) and reaching an altitude of 1,000km. A confirmed successful test would mark a step forward...

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic to retire from Sweden duty after Euro 2016

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced he will retire from international football after Euro 2016. His side face Belgium in their last Group E game on Wednesday, which could now be his final match for the country. He said: "I am very proud of what I have achieved and will always bring the Swedish flag with me." Manchester United have been strongly linked with the 34-year-old, who became a free agent after leaving French champions...

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Iraqi army only retook third of Falluja - US commander

A US military commander in Baghdad has openly contradicted the Iraqi army's claim last week that it had liberated the key city of Falluja and driven out IS militants from most of the city. Colonel Christopher Garver said Iraqi forces had cleared only a third of the city and the rest remains contested. Iraqi commanders insist that 80% of Falluja is under their control. Iraq's prime minister announced Falluja's "liberation" on Friday,...

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Lost Egyptian City Found underwater After 1,200 Years

After more than four years of underwater searching and digging, archaeologists today displayed the remains of a vanished Egyptian city. The scientists discovered Herakleion, the precursor to the once-powerful capital of Alexandria, beneath the sand under just 10 or so yards of water. Today, they showed off some of their most impressive finds atop a barge, including 20-foot-tall pink granite statues representing a pharoah, a queen and Hapi,...

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China builds world's most powerful computer

The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi. At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second. It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new list on Monday. Its main applications include advanced manufacturing, weather forecasting and big data analytics, wrote...

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Anton Yelchin, Star Trek's Chekov, killed by his own car

Anton Yelchin, Star Trek's Chekov, killed by his own car Anton Yelchin, the Russian-born actor who played Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has been killed by his own car at his home in Los Angeles, police say. The vehicle struck him after rolling backwards down the drive at his Studio City home, pinning him against a brick postbox pillar and a security fence. Police did not say why he was behind the car at the time. Yelchin, 27,...

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Google's YouTube to launch kids' app

The NSPCC has welcomed the news of the app's launch YouTube will launch a new app specifically for children on Monday in a bid to make using the service safer. It is understood that YouTube Kids will have parental controls and restrictions on who can upload content. The app will run separately to the main YouTube service and it will initially be available in the US only, but it is understood that it will be rolled-out in the UK later. The...

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Laura Trott wins omnium silver at Track World Championships

Laura Trott took silver in the omnium as Britain finished without a gold medal at the Track World Championships for the first time since 2001. Olympic champion Trott finished behind Australia's Annette Edmondson to earn a third successive world omnium silver. Britain also won two silver medals in the team pursuit events in Paris, but have failed to match the two golds claimed in Colombia last year. "I think we're moving forward,"...

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Saudi women desire to shape Kingdom’s future

WOMEN POWER: The Jazan Economic Forum is expected to draw over 200 Saudi women.  volunteers to take part. More than 200 Saudi female volunteers are being trained to participate in the Jazan Economic Forum taking place under the patronage of Gov. Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz on Feb. 25-26. The forum, which is expected to have over 500 experts, will discuss economic growth, the investment opportunities and development potential...

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German FM warns against Ukraine escalation

Steinmeier has warned against a pro-Russian rebel advance on Ukraine’s Maripol.  Photo: Vasily Maximov / AFP Germany's foreign minister warned Sunday in comments to a newspaper that any attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol would be a clear violation of a week-old ceasefire accord. Asked by Germany's Bild newspaper where, for him, the red lines in the Ukraine conflict lay, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said they had been drawn...

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Activists Worry of Chilling Effect After Immigration Ruling

Immigration protesters rally outside the White House in November. A federal judge has halted the Obama administration's new immigration policies. A federal judge’s decision to halt President Barack Obama’s plans to defer deportations for millions of immigrants came as a disappointment to activists working on the programs' implementation. But it was by no means a surprise. Judge Andrew Hanen, who was appointed by President George W. Bush,...

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Did you ever seen man which didn't wash for 60 years?You must see this Iranian Man!

The world's most ineligible bachelor: Iranian hasn't had a wash for 60 years and smokes animal faeces (but he can whip up a mean decomposed porcupine!) • Amou Haji, 80, chose this way of life after some 'emotional setbacks' • The 80-year-old now lives in a hole near a village in southern Iran • He doesn't wash, because he believes being clean will make him sick He's single and he's looking for love. But, to win his heart, you'd...

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5 famous football player, who has changed the image of the past to be unrecognizable

Here are 5 famous football player, who has changed the image of the past to be unrecognizable 1.Arda Turan (Turkey / Atletico madrid) Before After 2.Raul Meiereles (Portugal / Fenerbahce ) Before After 3.Pepe Reina (Spain / Bayern Munich) Before After 4.Jose Pinto (Spain) Before After 5.Marouane Fellaini (Belgium / Manchester United) Before After Stay with us and be prepared! ...

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