Iran to build a statue of captured US sailors as a 'tourist attraction'
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is planning to build a statue of the US sailors who were captured in Iranian waters earlier this year, a senior officer said.The provocative proposal is likely to cause...
View ArticleWhy 1971 was the greatest year of all time for pop culture
Neil McCormick may not agree, but David Hepworth's book 1971: Never a Dull Moment puts a playful case for the year of Ziggy and the StonesIt was the year David Bowie headlined the first Glastonbury...
View ArticleJapan still can't generate inflation
Japan is still struggling to generate inflation three years into its extraordinary policy assault on low growth and deflation. Consumer prices remained flat in February, while annual inflation rose by...
View ArticleInside Netflix: How it's building the first global TV network (NFLX)
The lobby of the sprawling, low-roofed Netflix headquarters in a sleepy town in California is dominated by a huge television screen, a popcorn cart and a series of glass display cabinets. They hold 13...
View ArticleWe've 'fried' the most pristine sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef
An aerial survey of 520 sites across the 1,500-mile stretch of delicate coral reefs in north-east Australia found that the most pristine sections had been “fried” and were facing some of the worst...
View ArticleWhy losing Wisconsin could cost Trump the Republican nomination
Wisconsin’s Republican primary election on Tuesday might turn out to be Donald Trump’s “Waterloo.”Okay, that’s not a perfect example; a loss wouldn’t stop him in his tracks, but a defeat in the Badger...
View ArticleA former CIA operative will be extradited to Italy for her alleged role in...
A former CIA operative is to be the first to be extradited to face court over the Bush administration's heavily criticised policy of kidnapping terror suspects and smuggling them to third countries for...
View ArticleFITCH: China's debt explosion threatens financial stability
China's huge debt levels will weigh on growth over the next five years and could threaten the country's financial stability unless policymakers rein in credit, Fitch has warned.The ratings agency said...
View ArticleDavid Cameron admits he had stake in his father's offshore trust after...
David Cameron has admitted that he had a stake in his father's offshore company which he sold for £30,000 shortly before he became Prime Minister. Mr Cameron sought to end days of questioning about his...
View ArticleKenya forced Coca-Cola to drop this ad because it 'violates family values' (KO)
A kissing scene has been edited out of a new Coca-Cola television advert for audiences in Kenya following complaints it was unsuitable for family viewing, according to a Facebook post by Kenya’s state...
View ArticleBREXIT: The Leave campaign is struggling to make up ground and must win the...
What UK Thinks: Remain 54 / Leave 46ORB poll for The Telegraph: one in five still undecidedObama's intervention yet to make a notable impactThere are still two months until the EU referendum and the...
View ArticleKRAUTHAMMER: 'Obama's naive idealism has caused havoc'
How do you distinguish a foreign policy "idealist" from a "realist," an optimist from a pessimist?Ask one question: Do you believe in the arrow of history?Or to put it another way, do you think history...
View ArticleAlibaba CEO Jack Ma: Fakes are often better than the real thing
Jack Ma has described Chinese-made counterfeit goods as better than the genuine article, complicating the effort to root out fakes on the country’s largest online shopping services.The founder and...
View ArticleThis recently arrested senior ISIS figure alleges the group has a 'good...
A British-trained navy officer who joined Islamic State has turned supergrass after being arrested by Kuwaiti authorities, becoming one of the most senior figures to hand over intelligence on the...
View Article2 years later: Video shows the moment Russian-backed rebels realized they...
This post was originally published on July 17, 2015. Sunday marks the second anniversary of the MH17 tragedy.Footage from the MH17 disaster shows Russian-backed rebels handling bodies and rummaging...
View ArticleA battery breakthrough could double your phone's life as soon as next year
A new type of battery that carries twice the energy of today's lithium-ion ones could arrive in smartphones as early as next year.The "lithium metal" technology is an engineering breakthrough that...
View ArticleResearchers in South Africa have discovered the first known pair of identical...
South African researchers have found the first known pair of identical twin puppies.Scientists from the University of Pretoria were presented with the pair of wolfhound puppies after the mother dog's...
View ArticleWhat life is like under the strict and unpredictable North Korean regime
The city of Chongjin, once stricken by famine, is today developing a rather different reputation.The city is still under the firm grip of the state, but among many North Koreans, Chongjin is now a...
View Article'You are never traitors' — John Bercow defends rebel MPs in scathing attack...
The Speaker of the House of Commons supported MPs who have opposed government Brexit legislation.Bercow cited hostile coverage by the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph which targeted "mutineers."He said...
View ArticleThe Barclay brothers denied trying to sell The Telegraph newspaper to Jeff Bezos
British satirical and current affairs magazine Private Eye reported on Wednesday that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos looked into buying the publisher behind The Daily Telegraph newspaper, and that he was given...
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