A high profile Bangladeshi activist has claimed he is in hiding and in fear for his life after being summoned by Bangladesh’s intelligence agency at the height of a violent stand-off between the government and students protesting poor road safety in the capital, Dhaka, last week. Pinaki Bhattacharya, a prolific blogger and government critic, whose…
It was inevitable, wasn’t it? After PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds broke Steam records and Epic saw a huge uptick in players following the launch of a Battle Royale mode for Fortnite, other developers are getting stuck into the hot new video game genre. The latest: Crytek’s Warface. You remember Warface, don’t you? Crytek’s unfortunately-named shooter is still…
Holidaymakers travelling to the pristine beaches of Florida have been warned that they may arrive to find stretches of white sand covered in dead fish as a phenomenon known as “red tide” has created “apocalyptic” scenes on the state’s south-west coastline. High concentrations of toxic algae, known as blooms, have affected at least 120 miles…
Robert Mugabe, the former dictator of Zimbabwe, backed the main opposition candidate against his own party in a surprise intervention on the eve of today’s historic general election. Mr Mugabe, 94, said he could not vote for Zanu-PF, the party he headed for four decades until he was deposed in November, and indicated he would…
A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer. It’s been a bit of a year for Bethesda. Prey, Dishonored:…
Coalition airstrikes led by Saudi Arabia hit a bus carrying children in rebel-held northern Yemen on Thursday, killing and wounding dozens. The bus had been travelling through a busy market in Dahyan district, northern Saada, at the time of the raid. The Houthi rebels’ health ministry said 43 people died, including 29 children. According to…
Since its launch last year, Final Fantasy 15 has changed a lot and Square-Enix has continued to support the game with patches and changes designed to improve the experience for players while introducing features – but this hasn’t always gone smoothly. The PS4 Pro has been supported since the game’s release and its implementation has…
A 28-year-old woman wearing a niqab on Friday became the first person in Denmark to be fined for violating a new controversial law banning full-face Islamic veils in public places, media reported. Police were called to a shopping centre in Horsholm, in the northeastern region of Nordsjaelland, where the woman had become involved in a scuffle with…
Turkey was on Thursday drawing up retaliatory measures after Washington slapped sanctions on two Turkish ministers in the one of the biggest crises between the two NATO allies in recent years. Tensions have soared over Turkey’s detention on terror charges of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was first held in October 2016 and was moved to house…
A rift between Kellyanne Conway, one of Donald Trump’s closest advisors, and her husband has been laid bare in a remarkable interview with the couple inside their home. George Conway, a lawyer, has become an increasingly loud critic of Mr Trump on Twitter – despite his wife having managed the president’s campaign and taken a…