Sleep is a subject of perpetual fascination. Especially when it comes to the sleeping habits of highly successful people. Madetomeasureblinds-uk.com, a company that sells blinds, used YouGov research to map…
DAMASCUS, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met on Wednesday with French parliamentarians, the first such meeting since France closed its embassy in 2012 and announced that Syria’s…
— China News (@Echinanews) 25 Feb 15 The digital hunt for an iPhone lost in a New York bar a year ago, which put an editor at BuzzFeed in contact…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that the Minsk II ceasefire agreement from February 12 is the road to “a final settlement” of the conflict in Ukraineand although the truce…
More than one in three Afghans detained on conflict-related allegations say they were tortured or mistreated, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday based on interviews with nearly 800 detainees….
Today I’m tagging penguins in Antarctica. Not something I’d thought I would ever get the chance to do but here we are. A few hours in and it’s actually quite…
Follow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook It’s a neurological disorder that causes involuntary movements and noises — known as tics — but for leading goalkeeper Tim Howard,…
Observers of Boko Haram, which has inflicted years of terror on northern Nigeria, note that its actions in the last six months have frequently mimicked those of ISISfrom punishments such…
An Afghan official says dozens of people are feared dead in an avalanche that buried some 60 homes in the northeastern Panjshir Valley. – — Khaama Press (KP) (@khaama) February…
That’s what Chinese activists are saying in a petition issued this week that calls for the cancellation of China’s annual Lunar New Year Gala, a state TV extravaganza viewed last…
In the latest “On China,” CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout meets Hong Kong’s teen activists and explores the rise of the “Occupy Generation” in the wake of 2014’s pro-democracy protests. For…
BEIRUT, Feb 25 (Reuters) – At least 132 Islamic State fighters have been killed since Saturday in fighting with Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-backed air strikes in the northeastern Syrian…
BEIRUT, Feb 25 (Reuters) – At least 132 Islamic State fighters have been killed since Saturday in fighting with Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-backed air strikes in the northeastern Syrian…
LONDON — Even loyal fans of the Gay Hussar, a restaurant favored for decades by London’s political left, will acknowledge its shortcomings. Quite a few admit that those include the…
ROME — For the past month, as Greece once again emerged as a threat to the global economy, a new generation of populist Greek leaders vowed to shatter Europe’s austerity…
“All these movements they do with their hands,” Valle said. “They’re trying to keep themselves down (on the seafloor), move forward or stay in place.” The Badjao are a tribe…
LONDON — Aqsa Mahmood’s family saw her as an intelligent and popular teenager who helped care for her three younger siblings and her grandparents at her home in Scotland. She…
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, announced last week that it will raise the wages of approximately 500,000 of its employees by lifting its base wage to $10 by 2016…
So, please, fashion mags, clothing stores and Hollywood, stop with the “how to dress in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond” nonsense. J.Crew is the latest to inform me, that…
LONDON — To her family, Aqsa Mahmood was an intelligent and popular teenager who helped care for her three younger siblings and her grandparents at her home in Scotland. She…
Two radio show hosts surprised a woman who had recently lost her son with a gift that overwhelmed her with emotion. – To learn more or donate to Michele’s family,…
Two radio show hosts surprised a woman who had recently lost her son with a gift that overwhelmed her with emotion. – To learn more or donate to Michele’s family,…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s official booster Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the city’s public schools. – A publicist for Swift says the singer will continue to…
Brazil has detained a land-grabber thought to be the Amazon’s single biggest deforester, the country’s environmental protection agency said. – The Amazon extends over 3.8 million square miles (6.1 million…
LONDON — Almost anything linked to Winston Churchill can be collectible, right down to the butts of his cigars. But it is hard to imagine an artifact rarer or more…
Imagine that you lived in a country that every day had to stay vigilante because of the risk of terrorist attacksphysical or of the cyber variety. Or that has faced…
Making his return to England, Luis Suarez scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win over 10-man Manchester City in the Champions League, putting the away side in a…
Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev is under indictment for administering various versions of hacking software including Game Over Zeus. He is believed to be in Russia. – Since emerging in 2013, Cryptolocker…
MOSCOW — As European diplomats labored to patch up a flagging peace agreement in Ukraine on Tuesday, Russia warned the Ukrainians that they could run out of natural gas within…
Sometimes art can be an impactful catalyst for change, and that’s exactly how Alexsandro Palombo likes it. In his new illustrated series — launched Monday on Palombo’s Facebook page —…