YANGON (Reuters) – Contestants ran a stiletto race and swirled hula hoops at a park in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday in the Drag Olympics as a highlight of the Yangon Pride festival. The attendance of an estimated 2,000 people at the Thakin Mya Park was a sign of change in a predominantly Buddhist country where traditionalism is strong and […]

Washington: They lied to the public for months before Donald Trump was elected – and then repeatedly after he took office. They lied to Congress as lawmakers sought to investigate Russia's attack on American democracy in 2016. And they lied to the FBI, even when they knew lying was a crime. US President Donald Trump on Friday.Credit:Bloomberg In indictments and plea […]

The BNK48 singer claimed she "didn't know WW2 history" and was unaware of the Nazi symbol's meaning. Pichayapa "Namsai" Natha has apologised after images of her wearing the offensive top went viral online. The hugely popular band, which has dozens of female members, were taking part in a televised rehearsal on Friday when Namsai donned the outfit. Many viewers were […]

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s London-born wife Asma is has ‘successful’ breast cancer surgery as she is filmed wearing a headscarf while visiting a maimed victim of her husband’s bloody civil war Wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has had a successful breast cancer op  London-born Asma al-Assad, 43, was treated at a Damascus military hospital Presidency announced in August the tumour […]

Houses collapse amid fears people are buried in rubble after huge explosion in the Hague RTL News said that a blast of unknown origin had caused ‘houses to collapse’ They added that people might be trapped under the rubble from the blast Local media said that a single building had collapsed after an explosion  An explosion in the Hague caused the […]

The vacuum cleaner announced last week he's planning to move parts of his empire over to Asia for "commercial reasons". But the vocal Leave supporter was said to have been worried about the Labour boss' views on business. One source told the Sunday Times: "A general election is not out of the question, nor a Corbyn victory, and James and Jeremy […]

Who is one of his accusers Michael Jacobshagen and what exactly does he claim? Here's what we know. Who is Michael Jacobshagen and what does he claim? Michael Jackson called a 14-year-old his ‘Rubba Rubba’ boy and would grind on him in bed, it’s been claimed. Author Michael Jacobshagen, now 35, has come forward to accuse the pop superstar of […]

Is there a chance for a peaceful transfer of power in Venezuela? Maduro ousted as president Former senior foreign policy adviser to President Bill Clinton says that the Trump administration needs to focus on supporting the Venezuelan opposition. Amidst its ongoing political crisis, Venezuela defused a showdown by suspending a demand that American diplomats leave the country. Over the weekend, Washington […]

Kim has a taste for fashion! Jong-un’s North Korea parades new clothing line including EDIBLE clothes for his starving subjects Clothing items were put together by Kim Jong-un’s Clothing Research Centre One set of jackets appear on men’s catalogue and are described as being edible  Women’s clothing include Chanel jacket rip-offs and cut-price Gucci handbags Kim Jong-un has unveiled a new […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir does little to hide his contempt for the young men and women who have been protesting for more than a month to demand an end to his three-decade rule. Addressing soldiers this month, Bashir, a 75-year-old former paratrooper who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1989, warned the “rats to go back […]