Long-standing rivalry between France and its closest neighbour seems to have been fuelled by the result of Britain's EU referendum ... Read more. Brexit....
In the workshop was an oven that archaeologists think might have been used to make bronze objects.The excavation of that and a second ancient shop started in May near a necropolis in the Herculaneum port area. Archaeologists are puzzling over what kind of business the second shop did ... tomb of an adult, complete with funerary vases ... Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were ancient Roman towns....
Kanye West has released one of the most controversial videos ever. The promo for the rapper's Famous song, in which he boasts about sleeping with Taylor Swift, actually features what appears to be a naked Taylor sleeping next to him in a large bed surrounded by other dozing 'stars' totally naked, including Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, Kanye, his wife Kim Kardashian and even her transgender stepfather, Caitlyn Jenner...Warning....
We should not be that surprised at the vote in favour of Brexit. For all the warnings from the Remain side about a giant leap into the unknown in relation to the economy, the sentiments fuelling the desire to exit were emotional and deep-rooted and warnings of economic Armageddon could not outdo those feelings and the weight of history sustaining them ... An AwkwardPartner ... Britain could not continue to have it both ways ... Battles ... . ....
By AFP. Sudanese children walk past a UN-African UnionMission in Darfur vehicle on April 12, 2016. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP/File). Khartoum (AFP) - Gunmen shot dead four people, including a child, at a camp for displaced people in Sudan's war-torn Darfur, the United Nations peacekeeping mission said Wednesday ... "The incident has reportedly resulted in four people being killed and seven others injured," it said ... ....
By AFP. Sudanese children walking past a UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) vehicle at the Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons in Northern Darfur on April 12, 2016. By Asharf Shazly (AFP/File). Khartoum (AFP) - Sudan summoned Sunday the head of the international peacekeeping force in Darfur after the UN recommended to renew its mission by one year despite Khartoum's reluctance ... Another 2.5 million have fled their homes....
By Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Sudanese actors perform the play 'Boat of Death' at the Ethiopian embassy in the capital Khartoum. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP). Khartoum (AFP) - As the small fishing boat is tossed around by a stormy Mediterranean, fear grips the African migrants crammed inside when they realise their flimsy vessel has begun to sink ... Dozens of spectators, including many Ethiopians, attended the show ... - Global effort needed - ... ....
By AFP. Sudanese PresidentOmar al-Bashir was indicted by the ICC in 2009 for alleged war crimes in Darfur, which he denies. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP/File). Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir returned Thursday from a "short visit" to Uganda, his first trip to Kampala since his International Criminal Court indictment in 2009 for alleged war crimes in Darfur ... "From the start this was meant to be a short visit ... But Ismail said ... ....
By Jay Deshmukh. United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan gives a press conference in the capital Khartoum on April 28, 2016. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP). Khartoum (AFP) - A senior UN rights official warned Thursday that the security situation in Darfur remained "fluid and unpredictable", two days after Sudan said the region's conflict that killed hundreds of thousands of people had ended ... ....
By AFP. Sudanese election staff seal a ballot box at a polling station in North Darfur's state capital El Fasher as the polls close on April 13, 2016. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP/File). Khartoum (AFP) - Sudan said on Tuesday the result of a referendum in Darfur shows that the conflict in the war-torn region that has killed tens of thousands of people is finally over ... "Now we need to deal with the after-effects of this crisis." ... ....
By PeterMartell. South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP/File). Juba (AFP) - After a weeklong delay, South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar is finally expected back in Juba on Tuesday to join a unity government being formed to end more than two years of civil war ... He was expected to land at about 2 pm (1100 GMT), depending on the weather and flight operations, said spokesman WilliamEzekiel ... - Deep suspicion - ... ....