One of Iran’s most prominent female activists has described how confessions are forced out of prisoners, in a letter written inside a notorious jail. Sepideh Qolian has been serving a
Prince Harry has accused the Royal Family of failing to defend his wife Meghan in the controversy over a Jeremy Clarkson newspaper column. In an ITV interview, the Duke of
Ten-year-old Malki is too excited to stay in bed. She’s up an hour before her two sisters and two brothers so that she can scrape some bright red gloss off
North Korea had a record-busting 2022. It fired more missiles than ever before in a single year. In fact, a quarter of all missiles North Korea has ever launched hit
The world’s eight billion people have been ushering in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent year marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi’s World Cup glory and
Benedict XVI was already 78 when he became Pope in 2005. Age and ill health quickly took their toll, prompting his resignation less than eight years later. No other pope
Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of UK stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research released on Tuesday. Early stage
Prakash Mambally has a story to tell about the first Christmas cake made in India. In November 1883, a merchant named Murdock Brown went to the Royal Biscuit Factory in
Queen Elizabeth II’s long reign meant that she saw many changes in the world around her, from rationing and pea-soupers to social media and a global pandemic. As Britain’s longest-serving
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj told AFP on Friday that he feels “great” after being released from jail in Nepal where he served almost 20 years for murder. “I feel