Sad news in the world of farcical hotel management: Prunella Scales, who played Sybil Fawlty on Fawlty Towers has passed away at the age of 93. In a statement, Scales’ co-star, and the co-author of ...

The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and four deaths reported in Jamaica - and the storm is now approaching the ...

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift ...

Nine Casascius coins containing 9.5 BTC were moved after more than 12 years of dormancy, drawing attention from blockchain watchers. Casascius coins are physical Bitcoins minted between 2011 and 2013 ...

Do you know what bobtails and wassailing are? We have experts explain the meaning of those weird Christmas carol lyrics. Many of our most popular holiday songs are from the 19th century, when ...

Gaza latest: Israel obliged to provide basic needs for territory, top UN court says The UN's top legal body, the International Court of Justice, has said Israel has an obligation to ensure the basic ...