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The captain of an Iranian supertanker at the center of a diplomatic standoff no longer wants to keep command of the ship, which is in need of repairs that could impede its immediate departure from Gibraltar, the sailor's lawyer has said. Any delay in the Gra…

Who decides if you can buy a cheetah as a pet? Who is responsible for banning the international ivory trade? Around the world, 183 nations have signed up to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora or CITES. Every t…

Who decides if you can buy a cheetah as a pet? Who is responsible for banning the international ivory trade? Around the world, 183 nations have signed up to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora or CITES. Every t…

A woman cheated death when she fell nearly a mile to the ground after her parachute and emergency back-up apparently both failed to open. Witnesses who saw her plunge nearly 5000ft to the ground said it was a miracle she wasnt killed. She hit a clump of tre…

When Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was wagging his finger at the UK earlier this month shouting peace for peace, war for war and oil for oil, he clearly knew very well the vulnerabilities of his British counterparts. He was talking to a rusty political cla…

A man has died after reportedly collapsing at a Slipknot concert in Illinois. Richard Valadez, 62, was pronounced dead on Sunday at 11:34 pm after being taken to a hospital from the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, authorities confirmed to The I…

Sabina Dolezalova and her boyfriend Zdenek Slouka set off a firestorm with their postUbud, Indonesia: A Czech couple slammed for disrespecting a Balinese temple took part in a ritual purification ceremony Thursday, after their antics sparked warnings that boo…

A group of four women have accused actor Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology of conspiring to cover up allegations of sexual assault, claiming in a lawsuit that they were stalked and intimidated after reporting the alleged incidents. The women all …

Matthew Normans piece on the chilling reality of John Boltons visit to the UK should certainly be ringing some serious alarm bells in the corridors of power, if not the sensibilities of all decent, right-thinking citizens. It is looking increasingly likely t…

A closely followed market indicator has flipped both in the US and Britain a change usually taken as a signal that a recession is on its way.  The technical description of whats happened is the yield curve has inverted. Yield curve inversions have preceded t…