Rafsanjani, a pragmatist ayatollah considered the country’s second most powerful political figure for much of the Islamic Republic’s history, died in hospital in north Tehran on Sunday, according to local news agencies.
Possibly the most famous physicist since Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking turns 75. Bound to a wheelchair by an incurable motor neurone disease, he is regarded by many as the greatest genius of our day.
A Russian trace in December’s cyber-attack against the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was discovered by the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Following the attack, OSCE representatives admitted that it is possible for hackers to have gained access to the organization’s secret documents.
The founder of Portugal’s Socialist party, Soares spent decades in politics and spearheaded the country’s entry into the European Union. He was president from 1986 to 1996 after serving as foreign minister and prime minister, and later became a European lawmaker.
President-elect Donald Trump has said it would be “stupid” for the US not to develop a close relationship with Russia, despite claims it tried to influence his election victory, the Telegraph reports.
Esteban Santiago, 26, is accused of opening fire at Fort Lauderdale airport, killing five people and injuring six others.
