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Excavation work for a new metro line in Rome has unearthed a huge Roman barracks from the 2nd Century AD when Emperor Hadrian was in power. The find is so impressive that Italy plans to create Rome’s first “archaeological station” at Amba Aradam, on the city’s third metro line. The new station is being built while archaeologists brush dirt away ...

The cruise ship ‘Harmony of the Seas’ has the capacity to accommodate more than 8,000 passengers and crew in the most luxurious conditions. The world’s biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas, capable of accommodating more than 8,000 passengers and crew in the most luxurious conditions, was set for delivery on Thursday from a French boatyard. At 66 ...

Sri Lanka’s government says the death toll from floods and landslides across the country has risen to eight, with eight others reported missing as a result of heavy storms in the past three days. The Disaster Management Center says in its report Tuesday that nine people are injured and about 30,000 people have been evacuated to safe locations as heavy ...

World and regional powers have begun fresh talks aimed at putting the Syrian peace process back on track. Germany’s foreign minister told reporters in Vienna that the aim was to strengthen a fragile truce and boost humanitarian aid. That would encourage the opposition to resume negotiations on a political settlement to end the war, he said. The opposition pulled out ...

Thai authorities are set to close the island of Koh Tachai, saying heavy tourism is negatively affecting natural resources and the environment. The island, off Phang Nga province, is part of the Similan National Park. Almost all Thai marine national parks close from mid-May to mid-October, for monsoon season, but Tachai will not reopen, the Bangkok Post reported. The park ...

Donald Trump, who defeated 16 top political leaders of his party to become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said he is fighting for survival. “I mean, I view myself as a person that, like everybody else, is fighting for survival. That’s all I view myself as,” Trump told the Fox News. “I really view myself now as somewhat of a ...

Andre Vallini criticised the use of English in France’s official Euro 2016 anthem Leading politician Andrew Vallini reacted with horror to the French team’s official anthem. Chosen by the French Football Association, the song I Was Made For Lovin’ You by American rock band Kiss, has been updated for the tournament. French group Skip The Use have changed the words ...

The Australian politician who declared war on Johnny Depp’s dogs has a new enemy – the European carp. Barnaby Joyce, the deputy prime minister, said the only way to get rid of the “bottom-dwelling, mudsucking” fish was to unleash herpes on it. The A$15m ($11m; £8m) eradication program, dubbed “Carpageddon” by the government, aims to rid the Murray-Darling Basin of ...

As Barack Obama prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, the Saudi royal family has taken custody of nine longtime Guantánamo Bay detainees, bringing Obama closer to his goal of shuttering the infamous detention facility. US officials on Saturday described the nine detainees, all Yemenis, as possessing close family ties to Saudi Arabia. Some, one official said, are “practically Saudis”. The transfer ...

The president of Iceland is expected to come under pressure this week after leaked documents appeared to show that part of his wife’s considerable fortune was held in offshore tax havens. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who has been in office for 20 years, last month surprised many by declaring he would stand for re-election again after serving five terms. His decision ...