Imran Khan declared victory in Pakistan’s rancorous general election on Thursday as rivals alleged he had benefited from widespread vote rigging. The cricketer-turned-opposition politician appeared set to be prime minister after unofficial forecasts gave him a commanding lead. The 65-year-old given the nickname ‘Captain’ by supporters looked just short of a full majority, but was expected to…
It is perhaps one of the more unusual calls received by German police. "Help, I am being pursued by a squirrel," said the terrified man when he telephoned the emergency services in the city of Karlsruhe. And not just any squirrel. When a squad car arrived it turned out to be a baby squirrel. The…
It was meant to be a moment of national transformation: a text-book exercise in tolerance and democracy to decisively banish the demons of Robert Mugabe’s brutal misrule. But a week after Zimbabwe’s violence-marred election, tensions are running high in Harare and the deal to bring the country back into the community of nations appears to…
The parents of Princess Mako of Japan have informed the mother of her commoner fiance that they will not permit the wedding to go ahead until a financial dispute within his family is solved. Underlining their concern at the union, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko have also asked Kei Komuro, their possible future son-in-law, to…
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. With the international event that is Black Friday 2017 only weeks…
No-one articulated the tragedy of Africa’s AIDS epidemic as powerfully as Nkosi Johnson. He was just 11 when he spoke at the international AIDS conference in Durban in 2000, his gaunt, illness-ravaged faced transformed by a toothy grin. Yet, in one short speech he managed to humanise a disease many had been too terrified to…
Donald Trump has said the Queen kept him waiting for their meeting at Windsor Castle last month but added the pair “got along fantastically” and had “good chemistry”. The US president denied suggestions he had turned up late, saying he arrived early and waited to be called, but added: “That’s fine. Hey, it’s the Queen,…
A new FIFA Ultimate Team “exploit” has emerged that some players reckon can’t be fixed. FIFA 18 introduced a new FUT mode called Squad Battles. This lets you play computer-controlled teams for FIFA Coins and points that determine your ranking on the global leaderboard. At the end of the week, your ranking determines your rewards….
This is the terrifying moment a cement lorry runs over a scooter driver who was knocked down by a car door in China. Video block text
Amid increasing unrest within the Destiny 2 community over a variety of experience point gain issues, endgame problems and a lack of meaningful communication from developer Bungie, Activision has released a free trial for the online shooter. The trial begins today, 28th November on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One. You can download it through…