BAGHDAD — Iraqi police say gunmen have killed at least 33 people, including 29 women, in a raid on two buildings in a housing complex in Baghdad. Police officials say the gunmen showed up in four-wheel drive vehicles before storming the buildings in the Zayounah neighbourhood in eastern Baghdad. They say at least 18 people were wounded. Police have cordoned off the area. An Interior Ministry official and hospital officials […]

Over the course of his remarkable career, Deen Dayal opened studios in Indian cities, employing over 50 photographers and assistants. This is a picture of the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia and companions after a cheetah hunt in March 1891. Deen Dayal and his photographers took more than 30,000 photographs of architecture, landscapes and people. This is Deen Dayal’s picture of guests at a fancy dress ball taken in Hyderabad […]

Just 30 years ago, the rainforests of Southeast Asia covered vast swaths of Indonesia and Malaysia with a verdant canopy of biodiversity. A cacophony of sounds—birds chirping, insects buzzing, orangutans calling—filled the air, echoes of one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Then the oil palm plantations came, cutting down tract after tract of ancient forest to make room for one of the world’s next big cash crops. Now, […]

Villagers smoke dead men, women and children like kippers They drain the fat from the dead bodies before and use it as cooking oil Practise has been banned sine 1975 but still carries on in remote parts From the cliffs of a village in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe highlands, charred corpses leer at passers-by. Their flesh is stained red, and they seem to be imprisoned within cages of bamboo, as […]

Chinese hackers broke into a US government network in an attempt to gain personal information on thousands of employees, US media report. First reported by the New York Times, the hackers in March allegedly targeted those applying for high-level security clearance positions. Secretary of State John Kerry called the incident an “attempted intrusion” that was still under investigation. The report has not officially been confirmed by the US homeland security. […]

These incredible pictures show the moment an elephant who was held in chains and beaten and abused for fifty years cried as he was released to freedom. Raju the elephant was left bleeding from spiked shackles and living on hand-outs from passing tourists after he was captured and tied up by his ‘owner’. But, after 50 years of torture, the animal cried tears of relief after he was rescued by […]

Food Packaging Forum discovered 175 dangerous chemicals in packaging Toxic substances linked to cancer, sperm production, genital malformations as well as disrupting hormone production in the body Warned chemicals could end up in the food the packaging contains Experts call for tighter regulation of food packaging to ban substances Chemicals found in foil, cans and some containers and wrappers But Food Standards Agency said all food packaging falls within EU […]

•Beer is being hailed for its health benefits and vitamin levels•Research suggests drinking beer might help prevent Alzheimer’s•Hops have ‘aphrodisiac-like qualities’ and could balance hormones•Contains minerals including phosphorus, iodine, magnesium and potassium Amid warnings that we should avoid soft drinks and fruit juice due to their high sugar content, some experts have suggested we drink only milk or water. But another, rather unlikely low-sugar beverage is increasingly being hailed for […]

If you told a random person that psychic phenomena like psychokinesis (or PK) has been proven in a number of laboratories all over the planet for a number of years, they would probably look at you like you’re crazy. Phenomena that fall within this category aren’t really emphasized within the realm of traditional education, it is however heavily studied by scientists working at the highest levels of government. One particular […]

A Czech scientist says he has discovered a new type of spider with six eyes and some other novel characteristics. Milan Rezac, a spider expert at the Crop Research Institute in Prague, found the unknown species in the Macocha Pass in the south of the Moravia region. He told the CTK news agency “it’s quite a large spider, with a chestnut brown body and small dimples”. It has six rather […]