Der Blick streift entschlossen und selbstbewusst am Betrachter vorbei. Die Frau trägt ein Kleid von intensivem Blau, ihre großen Hände ruhen auf den Knien. Das ausdrucksstarke Bildnis Helene Weigels von Rudolf Schlichter aus dem Jahr 1928 zeigt die geballte Präsenz der passionierten Bühnenschauspielerin – eine junge, tatkräftige Frau, die durch und durch modern wirkt. Zwei…

Updated November 25, 2017 01:05:39 Video: Emmerson Mnangagwa becomes President of Zimbabwe (Photo: Reuters) (ABC News) Zimbabwe’s new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as President in front of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare’s national stadium, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe. Key points: Zimbabwe’s new leader…

Katie Rough was just seven years old when she was killed in a playing field in York (Picture: PA)A teenager who killed a seven-year-old girl in a park has been given a life sentence and ordered to be detained for a minimum of five years by a judge who said it was a ‘truly exceptional…

Accio, bargains! Amazon has some seriously magical deals for the muggles in your family obsessed with the wizarding world of Harry Potter. During Amazon’s Black Friday sale, you need not wave a wand (just type in your credit card numbers) to get your hands on select Harry Potter Blu-ray and DVD collections at discount prices. But you will…

BuzzFeed Brazil asked people of color in our audience about the most annoying and frustrating scenarios that they regularly deal with. Here are some of their answers: This post was part of BuzzFeed’s celebration of Black Awareness Day in Brazil, which took place on Nov. 20.

Image copyright EPA Image caption The militants targeted a mosque near al-Arish Suspected militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province, killing at least 184 people, state media say. Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers.…