Dead whales wash up on British beach
The GuardianExperts investigate possible causes of worst stranding on the English coast since records began in 1913, while people flock to sites to take photosA fifth dead whale has been found washed up on the…
UN talks on Syria to take place amid unsettled visions over essentials
The GuardianStaffan de Mistura, UN envoy for Syria, plays down expectations for Geneva talks, predicting ‘a lot of posturing and walkouts’UN talks on Syria are scheduled to begin in Geneva later this week, despite the…
Angela Merkel inaugurates Holocaust art gallery amid anti-Semitic warnings
The GuardianGerman chancellor says refugees from the Middle East, where hatred of Jews is ‘widespread’, must learn about the HolocaustThe German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has opened a major exhibition in Berlin…
Schengen at risk of change after Amsterdam talks
The GuardianPassport-free area faces being suspended for two years, as senior diplomat says of refugee influx: ‘This cannot continue’EU governments have placed a large question mark over the future of Europe’s…
22-year old woman stabbed to death in Swedish refugee shelter
The IndependentA 22-year-old woman has been stabbed to death at a refugeeshelter for unaccompanied children in Sweden.Police said the staff member, named by Swedish media as Alexandra Mezher, was taken to hospital but…
“Be like Bill” meme upsets an overwhelming majority on social media
The IndependentIf you haven't seen a 'Be Like Bill' meme pop up on the internets recently, you're in the minority.Here he is...The passive-aggressive stick man, who inexplicably wears a bobble hat, first appeared last year…
Zika virus spreads fast, only two countries in the Americas will escape it
The IndependentOnly two countries in the entirety of the Americas are likely to escape the reach of the mosquito-borne Zika virus - suspected of causing brain damage to babies.Officials on Monday said they believed only Canada…
British “Jihadi Jack” refuted “awkward” reports of him joining ISIS
The IndependentA former Oxford schoolboy dubbed “Jihadi Jack” has dismissed reports that he is a member of Isis and accused the media of demonising young Britons who convert to Islam – in messages seen exclusively by The…
Don’t start your email with this word, no
The IndependentIf there's one thing that will put any email recipient off, it's immediately making the email about yourself by starting with "I."At least that's what Jonathan M. Tisch, co-chairman of the board of the…
Tauergha Elders reject Al-Thanni proposal for resettlement out of their city
Libyan NewsTauergha Shura and Elders Council issued a statement to reject the endeavours of some parties to resettle Tauergha displaced citizens outside their destroyed city.The Council’s statement came as a response to…