Tributes and Mourning on Social Media as an Egyptian Voice Goes Silent
Friends and dignitaries shared on social media memories of Bassem Sabry, who died in Cairo at age 31, as an influential and principled thinker. Read more...
The incredible panoramic photos by Hans-Georg Esch in new book Advancing Horizons
The tome is called Advancing Horizons and it contains 60 photographs byGerman photographer and filmmaker Hans-Georg Esch. Here we present a sneak preview of the book's delights. Read more...
Biden sends a message to Iran, but with a scalpel instead of a sledgehammer
In the protracted effort to see who will blink first between Tehran and the Biden administration, Thursday's strikes in Syria are but a tiny insect floating into both their gazes. It's not going to change much, but is a reminder they may need to close their eyes eventually. Read more...
Horoscopes It's time to move on this week, Pisces
Pisces 20 Feb-20 March Doubts and worries of the past weeks will evaporate as mind planet Mercury turns direct in the most sensitive area of your chart. Read more...
Police task force begins hunt for sniper suspect tied to 22 car shootings in two weeks
A task force of investigators has started questioning drivers in four Michigan counties in hopes of catching a man suspected of shooting at other highway motorists head-on. Police investigators are searching for anything out of the norm during their traffic stops in Oakland, Livingston, Ingham and Shiawassee counties. Read more...
Victoria Hislop to John Lanchester, Sigrid Nunez and Stuart Turton This week's best new fiction
In the sequel to her best-selling debut, Hislop revisits The Island's leper colony of Spinalonga, which closes when a cure is found in 1957. Read more...
Patriotic Parry unites a nation
Everyone knows Sir Hubert Parrys Jerusalem, but how many know his unison song England, a setting of a paraphrase of John of Gaunts great patriotic speech from Shakespeares Richard II? Read more...
27 mice are found inside Chinese restaurant in as owner is charged with breaching hygiene standards
A pest control company found 27 mice inside Chinese restaurant Chung Ku in Liverpool and their droppings all over the kitchen after a member of the public raised the alarm. Read more...
New York Sports Entering a Promising Era
After two decades of frustration and incompetence broken up by an occasional championship (thanks, Giants), the regions sports teams all appear headed in the right direction. Read more...
Dominic Cummings sets up new tech consultancy firm
Siwah Ltd. was founded on February 25 by Dominic Cummings who is named as a director. Its 'nature of business' is listed as 'information technology consultancy activities'. Read more...
A Top Democrat Warns Against a Hasty Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan
Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year. Read more...
Arrest of Opposition Leader in Georgia Raises Fear of Growing Instability
Lawmakers from parties aligned against the government have vowed to continue a boycott of Parliament until Nika Melia is released from police custody. Read more...
Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni come face-to-face in teaser for Law Order crossover
Mariska Hargitay, 57, and Christopher Meloni, 59, are briefly reunited in a new teaser for the Law Order SVU and Organized Crime crossover. Read more...
This Morning Alison Hammond flustered as she struggles to read teleprompter
The presenter, 46, attempted to talk about staycation accommodation that viewers could go to in Wales during the Summer, but found she couldn't read her lines on Friday's show. Read more...
Murder, Mayhem and Menace New Crime Fiction
In these novels, bodies disappear, swallowed by sinkholes and forests. Read more...
Bangladeshi Writer, Detained Over Social Media Posts, Dies in Jail
The death of Mushtaq Ahmed has renewed alarm about the countrys use of a draconian digital security law to crack down on dissent. Read more...
Stanley Tucci reveals 20-year friendship with Colin Firth boosted their roles in Supernova
Stanley stars opposite Colin in the drama, in which he plays Tusker, a writer suffering from dementia who travels across England with partner to reunite with friends and family. Read more...
Willian admitted that he never wanted to leave Chelsea, but they refused to offer him what he wanted
Willian has admitted that he never wanted to leave Chelsea, but the club didn't offer him a three-year contract, opening the move to Arsenal after conversations with Mikel Arteta Read more...