British people
Terry Pratchett's Life and Works in 15 of His Most Memorable Quotes
What better way do fans of Terry Pratchett to commemorate his lifelong work, than some of his own quotes on life and death. Here they are:
''The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.''
''Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.''
Vogue: A nude generation of top models (photos)
Georgia May Jagger, Cara Delevingne and Suki Waterhouse appear on the cover of April Vogue with scanty clothes by Sophia Webster. Inside the issue they appear in their full glory. Photographed by Mario Testino the three best friends talk about their tight-knit relationship.
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President attends naming of British residence ceremony
President attends naming of British residence ceremony
BELGRADE -- British Ambassador Denis Keefe hosted a reception on Thursday to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Elsie Inglis.
The diplomat and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic revealed a memorial plate bearing the Scottish doctor's name.
Keefe hosts reception to mark naming of British residency
BELGRADE - Ambassador of Great Britain in Serbia Denis Keefe hosted a reception to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Scottish doctor Elsie Inglis, and on this occasion he and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic also revealed a memorial plate bearing Inglis' name.
Varoufakis: Greece reliving the Great Depression
Never one to eschew the dramatic, FinMin Yanis Varoufakis likened the current situation in (still) recession-plagued Greece with the Great Depression of the 1930s.
In his speech at the Greek-French Chamber, as long as a political solution is delayed, the recession will wear down the common currency and turn the peoples of Europe against each other.
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Greek shipping tycoon paying Amal for Parthenon sculptures' return
A former official in the Greek Ministry of Culture is quoted by Washington Post as stating that an unnamed Greek shipping tycoon with operations in both Athens and London is interested in paying for Amal Clooney and the expensive Doughty Streets Chambers to represent cash-strapped Greece in the legal bid for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.
Watch shocking video made by Jihadi John’s sister
“The killer’s footsteps” is the shocking video made by Jihadi John’s sister
19-year old sister of the executioner of the Islamic state, is a University student of communication where she presented a short film that deals with the story of a serial killer with a hood, who brandished a knife chasing a schoolgirl.
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'Jihadi John' unmasked! World's most wanted terrorist ID'ed
The creepy masked man holding a knife to the throat of many a western hostage kneeling before him ? clad in an orange jumpsuit and only moments away from being beheaded ? is apparently no longer a mystery.
London Philharmonic at ?? Sanat
?? Sanat will host an extraordinary violinist of his generation, Ray Chen, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the conductorship of highly-acclaimed German master conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach.
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Banksy releases two-minute Gaza documentary
British graffiti artist Banksy has released a short video titled "Make this the year YOU discover a new destination," in which he documented life in war-torn Gaza during his undercover visit to the city.
In the political documentary released on his official website, the artist displays the dire situation of Gaza residents with satirical descriptions of the region.
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