October 2019
Kieninger Clocks – Grandfather, Wall & Mantel Clocks – the Movements That Make Them Tick
Kieninger Clocks are among the finest clocks made today. This is true for Kieninger Grandfather Clocks, as well as Kieninger Wall Clocks and Mantel Clocks. Generally we focus on the clock models, and the functionality [...]
Kieninger Clocks History – Part I
What Makes Kieninger Clocks Unique? The Story Behind the Kieninger Brand When one looks at Kieninger Clocks, whether it is their grandfather clocks, mantel clocks or wall clocks, one sees the finest timepieces available today, [...]
John Dillinger: US gangster's grave set to be exhumed
A request to exhume the remains of infamous US gangster John Dillinger has been approved by officials in Indiana.Dillinger's relatives have been pressing for the permit, saying an imposter is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery [...]
Iraq protests: Death toll nears 100 as unrest enters fifth day
The death toll from ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to almost 100, according to the country's parliamentary human rights commission.The unrest entered its fifth day on Saturday, with five people killed in the [...]
Paris police killings: Attacker showed signs of 'radicalisation'
Media playback is unsupported on your device An attacker who killed four people at the police headquarters in Paris adhered to a radical version of Islam, anti-terrorist prosecutors have said. Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said Mickaël [...]
Six elephants die trying to save each other at Thai waterfall
Six elephants have fallen to their deaths in Thailand while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall.Officials said the incident occurred after a baby elephant slipped over the waterfall in central Thailand's Khao [...]
Four 'homeless' men battered to death in New York
Four men thought to be homeless have been battered to death in New York in the space of a single night, with a fifth critically injured, police say.Their suspected killer was detained by police as [...]
Australian-UK blogger couple freed from Iran jail
A British-Australian woman and her Australian boyfriend have said they are "extremely happy and relieved" after their release from an Iranian jail.Travel bloggers Jolie King and Mark Firkin were detained in Tehran earlier this year [...]
Lucia Lucas: Making UK operatic debut at the ENO
Lucia Lucas has entered into the history books by becoming the first transgender singer to perform with the English National Opera in London.She will make her UK operatic debut playing Public Opinion in Orpheus in [...]
In pictures: Ethiopia's Oromos celebrate thanksgiving
Huge crowds turned out in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, as it hosted for the first time in more than a century the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromo, the country's largest ethnic group.In one [...]
Thailand judge shoots himself in court after criticising system
A Thai judge shot himself in a courtroom after delivering a rare speech railing against the country's justice system. Kanakorn Pianchana acquitted five Muslim men of murder on Friday before calling for a fairer judiciary. [...]