CINCINNATI — A man who authorities say claimed to be an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago was charged Friday with making false statements. The FBI said the suspect had twice before made similar claims in which he falsely portrayed himself as a juvenile sex trafficking victim. Brian Rini of Medina, Ohio, was jailed […]

PARIS (Reuters) – France will airlift 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including 114 pumps, to flood-hit regions in Iran, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. Exceptionally heavy rains since March 19 have flooded some 1,900 cities and villages, killing 62 people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to […]

Qamishli, Syria: The small Australian enclave in al-Hawl camp in northern Syria lies on the edge of a giant sea of white-and-blue refugee tents. This is a city without infrastructure, where 73,000 women and children from all around the world – Russia and the Caucasus, South-east Asia, the Middle East, Africa – are sheltering after […]

DNA tests have linked a Bay Area women to nearly 30 siblings. (tufts.edu) A San Francisco Bay Area woman who was raised as a single child said that within two years she went from learning her dad wasn’t her biological father to finding out she has nearly 30 siblings — linked by the same sperm donor. […]

Fawlty Towers actor John Quarmby dies aged 89: John Cleese pays tribute to star who played health inspector in iconic ‘Basil the Rat’ episode after he’s found dead at home Liverpool-born Quarmby starred in TV and film during a 50-year acting career e-mail 59 View comments Actor John Quarmby – who starred in Fawlty Towers, Porridge […]

EXCLUSIVE: Holly Willoughby embarks on her NINTH building project in seven years at £3m London home as This Morning host plans to turn garage into studio flat for family au pair This Morning host Holly, 38, wants to turn a garage at her home into a studio flat Star wants to create a light and […]

The Beast of Harrowbarrow: Fears a ‘PANTHER’ is stalking small Cornish village after five cats vanish in a week and RSPCA confirms paw-prints found nearby are ‘the pads of a large cat’ James Stephenson’s Labrador attacked and left bleeding in the garden of his home in Harrowbarrow, Cornwall, on Thursday Devon and Cornwall Police took […]

Company director, 56, was crushed to death beneath his half-ton yacht while painting hull when supporting props gave way after he incorrectly lowered them, inquest hears Kevin Keeler, 56, died after being crushed beneath his yacht at boat yard Half ton vessel came off its frame after he adjusted the support props Electronics engineer had […]

A series of wildfires which broke out in South Korea’s Gangwon Province on Thursday evening have killed one person and forced thousands more to flee. According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean government has declared a state of national disaster in the most-affected areas. More than 3,000 firefighters are involved in efforts to contain the […]

The Canadian Premier League has unveiled the home and away kits for each of its seven clubs and there are some winners and losers. The CPL’s inaugural game is April 27 when Forge FC (Hamilton) hosts York9 FC (Toronto) at Tim Hortons Field — a contest that will feature two of the best uniforms in […]