This footage shows rare ivory plaques dating back thousands of years to Solomon's Temple that are believed to have been part of a throne and that have been unearthed in Jerusalem. One of the experts who uncovered them said they were the first of their kind to be uncovered in the City of David in Jerusalem. The City of David is an archaeological site that is believed by experts to be the original centre of Jerusalem during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Photo shows some of the ivories ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced two LGBTQ activists to death for "corruption on Earth" through allegedly "promoting homosexuality". Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported on 4th August that the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province, had handed death sentences to Zahra Sedighi-Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, some days earlier. The two are currently being held in the women's ward of Urmia Central Prison, reported the human rights organisation. Zahra Sedighi-Hamedani, 31, poses in an undated photo. She was sentenced to death on charges of corruption on ...

A 10-year-old boy has died after taking part in the horrific 'deodorant challenge' viral trend. Joao Victor Santos Mapa died after inhaling deodorant in his wardrobe in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on 25th August. His grieving grandmother, Elaine Aparecida Silva, later told local media: "There are several ways to do this challenge, always inhaling the product. Joao Victor Santos Mapa, 10, poses in undated photo. He died after inhaling deodorant inside his wardrobe as part of a internet challenge, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Thursday , Aug. 25. (Newsflash) "And Joao ...

Scientists have discovered two bacteria with great antibiotic potential in a river in Chile. The breakthrough comes as the search for new bacteria to develop antibiotics is one of humankind’s greatest health challenges as bacterial infections are increasingly resistant to conventional medical treatments. The two bacteria were found by researchers at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile (ICBM), according to a statement Newsflash obtained from the University of Chile on Wednesday, 31st August. Researchers from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of ...

This is the moment a scaredy cat posing for the camera in front of a lion enclosure gets the fright of his life after one of the big cats creeps up on him. The footage starts with the man pulling a macho pose for the camera while a lioness can be seen skulking inside the enclosure in the background. The incident took place at a zoo in Huzhou, a city in eastern China's coastal province of Zhejiang, on Tuesday, 16th August. Lion scares a man posing for a photo in ...