The people of Brussels are craving open spaces in this time of pandemic restrictions, often ending up in overcrowded city parks where social distancing is impossible. Yet one family stands above the fray. The royal family has an extensive, lush garden right in the center of town, nearly the size… Read More

Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of London reported allegations that the duchess drove out two personal assistants and left staff feeling “humiliated.” It said an official… Read More

A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home and also plans to appeal. The 66-year-old, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted… Read More

A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said, bringing focus on a practice that continues in some Indian states despite a decades-old ban. Sponsored: 3-Steps to Fight Alzheimer’s? The rooster, with a 3-inch knife tied… Read More

Spanish police entered Barcelona’s stadium and detained some people on Monday in a search and seize operation related to an investigation into club officials. Police said detentions were made but did not say who or how many people were taken into custody. Sponsored: Tinnitus caused by rogue “brain wire” (shocking)… Read More

Hundreds of girls are missing after a large group of gunmen raided a school in northern Nigeria early Friday morning, residents say. Sponsored: Better lung health with THIS Asian compound The Government Secondary Jangebe School in Zamfara state was the scene of the latest mass abduction of school children in… Read More

A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh of a street scene in the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre will be publicly displayed for the first time before its auction next month. Sotheby’s auction house said the work, painted in 1887, has remained in the same family collection for… Read More

Did the Australian city of Brisbane just get picked as the host of the 2032 Olympics? It looked that way Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee named the bid centered on the coastal city in the state of Queensland as its preferred candidate. Sponsored: Is THIS why your memory’s fading?… Read More

Customs authorities in Ohio say they intercepted a shipment of cereal earlier this month with a special frosting — cocaine. Sponsored: 3-Steps to Fight Alzheimer’s? U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati reported finding 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of cocaine-coated cornflakes that had been shipped from South America to… Read More

Police in Slovenia have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq, including two children, who were hidden in a cargo truck, suffering from dehydration and a lack of oxygen. Sponsored: Shocking research reveals tinnitus caused by rogue “brain wire” Some of the migrants needed medical attention after they were found on Tuesday… Read More