US military will execute Fort Hood shooter by firing squad, a first in 60 years
The Pentagon has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first military execution in more than 60 years. Nidal Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32. Pentagon spokesperson Sean…
Messi bids farewell to Argentina fans in emotional international finale
Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires. In a perfectly scripted finale, the…
Paramount-Warner Bros merger: Four ways the deal could affect you
For those working behind the scenes, the merger of two historic studios has been described as a «disaster» by those on the ground. Actors and writers recently gathered at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles to oppose the deal, accusing regulators of failing…
Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death – Eye on Africa
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France: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling…
Christa Pike regains consciousness after botched Tennessee execution attempt
Convicted killer Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s effort to execute her by lethal injection last week, foiling the state’s first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries, has regained consciousness and is speaking, her lawyers…
A beautiful Himalayan bird is changing its voice due to human activity, research shows
The second study, also conducted by Lochan, Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Anand Kumar, who work at the Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, focuses on the bird’s behavioural changes. They conducted the study in two valleys in Kedarnath Musk Deer…
Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington pressured Moscow for transparency. Russian authorities denied that they were…
Nepal floods: Many of those swept away aren’t officially dead, leaving families in limbo
Even when bodies are recovered, identifying their identities is a slow and challenging task. More than 1,400 bodies have been recovered so far, and Nepal has little experience in processing DNA at such scale. In some cases, authorities have taken DNA…
Former German spy chief detained over suspected treasonous espionage
Former German spy chief August Hanning was detained on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted treason in a case that ranks among Germany’s biggest intelligence scandals since the Cold War. Prosecutors accused him of paying for secret documents and using…