A leading Philippines presidential candidate, Rodrigo Duterte, has apologised for comments about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary. Video showing Mr Duterte making light of Jacqueline Hamill’s assault during a prison riot in Davao City in 1989 caused outrage in the Philippines. He was the mayor of the city at the time, and said she was so beautiful ...

The Israeli ringleader in the killing of a Palestinian youth, abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014, has been convicted of his murder. A Jerusalem court found 31-year-old Yosef Haim Ben David guilty, rejecting a plea of insanity. He will be sentenced next month. Two youths have already been jailed for murdering Mohammad Abu Khdair, 16. He was ...

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has said he has agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a mechanism to swap a high-profile Ukrainian prisoner for two Russians. The two leaders raised the possible exchange in a phone call on Monday. Army volunteer Nadiya Savchenko, seen as a national hero in Ukraine, was jailed by a Russian court last month. A court ...

As the country prepares to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Queen — the first reigning monarch to reach the milestone Dynasty: the Queen with Prince Charles, Prince George, Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at Trooping the Colour last year Rex She once confided that, had she not become Queen, she would have liked simply to be ...

Attractive and smart but unlucky in love? You may have your own negative traits to blame rather than luck, new research suggests. Researchers have found that when evaluating potential mates, people give more weight to negative qualities than to positive ones. Even if someone has a number of positive qualities, one or two negative qualities can be enough for others ...

Not all colours are ideal when it comes to dressing up for the summer heat. Classic shades of white are the go-to shades, but an expert has stated that cool aqua green and blue shades like classic blue, turquoise and aquamarine are gorgeous colours for summer dressing. Sonal Abrol, COO of fashion brand Saiesta, has shared that these colours “look ...

A 2m-tall flower, known for its pungent odour which has been likened to rotting flesh, has bloomed in Australia. South Australia’s Mount Lofty Botanic Garden has been growing the Amorphophallus Titanium, more commonly called the Corpse Flower, for 10 years, reports BBC. About two weeks ago the plant’s famously pungent flower began to grow, before finally opening on Monday. Matt ...

While evaluating potential mates for a romantic relationship, women pay more heed to men’s negative qualities than positive ones, reserachers found in a study. The study said even if a man has many positive qualities, one or two negative qualities are sufficient for a woman to avoid a romantic relationship with him. The study, published in the journal Personality and ...

Cleansing is of great importance for the working woman who leaves home to get to work, battling traffic and exposing herself to the grime and pollutants in the air. Always cleanse the skin at night, before going to bed, so that you can remove make-up, stale sweat and oil deposits, as well as dirt and pollutants. A tulsi neem face ...

Women who live close to natural vegetation live longer, compared to women with the lowest levels of greenery near their houses, a study has found. According to researchers, women with the highest levels of vegetation around their houses had a 12 percent lower death rate. The findings showed 41 percent lower death rate for kidney disease, 34 percent lower death ...