The painting, one of only five nudes ever auctioned, gave Sotheby’s its highest price yet but failed to set a new record for the artistNu couché (sur le côté gauche), a reclining nude by the modernist master Amadeo Modigliani, fetched $157.2m last night in New York – the highest price Read more
Estimated figure does not include those who are aborted simply for being female, say researchersAlmost a quarter of a million girls under five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society’s preference for sons, a gender discrimination study has found.The figure does not include those aborted simply Read more
Bad-tempered public outbursts have heaped public outrage on the Cho family, which is also being investigated for smuggling and tax evasionThe downfall of one of South Korea’s most powerful families may come down to short tempers. It all started with a simple packet of mixed nuts on an airline, then Read more
Husband says charges have resurfaced ahead of meeting with European foreign minister over Iran nuclear deal Via: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces fresh charges in Iranian court, family says
Healthcare staff report passing out and being unable to drive after treating patients in cells full of psychoactive smoke Via: Prison spice epidemic 'putting nurses at risk' as lingering fumes are getting them high, union warns
At least 55 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,000 wounded during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border during protests against the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. Palestinians are also marking the Nakba, or the day of the disaster, when Palestinians were forcefully expelled from their villages during the Read more
Civil liberties group says systems used by Met and South Wales police are wrong nine times out of 10Police attempts to use cameras linked to databases to recognise people from their face are failing, with the wrong person picked out nine times out 10, a report claims.The report from Big Read more
Harsh Ice Age conditions may have favoured the selection of genes which allowed some humans to focus on tasks in great detail for long periods, scientists believe Via: Prehistoric autism helped produce much of the world's earliest great art, study says
A spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn also said the Norway option is 'not appropriate' and 'will not work for the kind of Brexit we want to see' Via: Norway-style Brexit declared 'dead' by Labour MP after parliamentary gathering
The news comes after Thomas Markle allegedly staged paparazzi photos Via: Meghan Markle's father 'won't attend royal wedding'