A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, is seen during a hearing at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague (Picture: Reuters)A commander on trial for war crimes has reportedly died after drinking poison in court when a judge refused to reduce his sentence. Croatia’s prime minister has confirmed the death of…

Kalt sprüht der Regen in die Gesichter der Männer, die zwischen dunklem Plattenbaubeton noch eine schnelle Zigarette rauchen. Drinnen, im Schulfoyer, bietet die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sozialdemokratischer Frauen wärmenden Holunderschnaps an. 1,50 Euro die kleine Flasche, selbst hergestellt, selbst abgefüllt, selbst beklebt. Rechts oben auf dem Etikett ist das rote SPD-Logo nebst weiblichem Gender-Zeichen zu sehen, darunter…

YouTube Travis Patron, leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, in one of his party’s YouTube videos. A new political party is hoping to officially register itself and field candidates in the next Canadian federal election, running on a hard-right, white nationalist platform. Travis Patron, the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, is actively looking to…

Bitcoin plunged as much as 20 percent hours after a rally past $11,000 generated a surge in traffic at online exchanges that led to intermittent outages. The plunge capped a wild day for the largest cryptocurrency that included a breakneck advance to a high of $11,434 before the reversal took it as low as $9,009.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Lauer’s firing for what NBC said was « inappropriate sexual behavior » with a colleague stunned viewers Wednesday, rocked the network and made the « Today » show host the best-known figure in America brought down so far by the misconduct allegations sweeping the industry in recent weeks. Also, former « Prairie Home Companion » host…

Joe Hart is undoubtedly England’s number one and it would be too much of a risk to put anyone else in goal for the World Cup, according to former Three Lions international David Seaman. Hart has played 75 times for England but was criticised for his performances at Euro 2016, including a high-profile error in the embarrassing last-16…

Tim Southee, who is expecting the birth of his child, will miss New Zealand’s first Test of the home summer, against West Indies in Wellington. Batsman George Worker has been added to the squad. On Tuesday, fast bowler Lockie Ferguson was also drafted in to the squad for the first Test with doubt lingering over…

Serial killer Levi Bellfield confessed to murdering Lin Russell and her daughter Megan during a conversation with a cellmate, lawyers for the man twice convicted of the killings claim.  Michael Stone, now 57, is serving three life sentences with a minimum of 25 years in prison for the killings in Chillenden, Kent, which shocked the nation…