Daily Archives: February 21, 2016

Harper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mockingbird became a national institution and the defining text on the racial troubles of the American deep south, has died at the age of 89. Lee, or Nelle as she was known … read more

The idea of pulling a 12-tonne bus seems a crazy one and Mohammed Baraka takes a few minutes to prepare himself with his family and friends. Only 20 years old, Baraka is far from a professional muscleman – in fact … read more

A Bangladeshi father dubbed “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet on Saturday underwent a successful operation to remove some of the growths, a hospital said. A nine-doctor team took three and a half hours to … read more