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A World War Two-era US bomb has been detonated in a river in Frankfurt, causing water to spurt high into the air, German media report. Some 600 people were evacuated from parts of the city as bomb disposal experts got to work at about 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday. Following the explosion, divers were sent to check that the device was safe. The bomb was discovered on Tuesday in Frankfurt's River Main, German news agency dpa reports. Divers with the city's fire service were participating in a routine training exercise when they found the 250kg (550lb) device. An image posted on social media showed what appeared to be a large water fountain jetting into the air between two bridges. It is not uncommon for bombs and other war munitions to turn up in Germany. Last year,  German police defused a World War Two bomb in central Berlin , after some 10,000 people were evacuated.

HAPPY PALM SUNDAY 🙏🙏🙏 In ancient times, palm branches symbolized goodness and victory. They were often depicted on coins and important buildings. Solomon had palm branches carved into the walls and doors of the temple (1 Kings 6:29). Again at the end of the Bible, people from every nation raise palm branches to honor Jesus (Revelation 7:9). Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1–9), when palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday. It thus marks the beginning of  Holy Week , the final week of Lent. In the  Roman Catholic Church , as well as among many  Anglican and  Lutheran  congregations, palm fronds (or in colder climates some kind of substitutes) are  blessed  with an  aspergillum outside the church building in an event called the "blessing of palms" if using palm leaves (or in cold climates in the  narthex when Easter falls early in the year). A solemn process

The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market. The white airplane called Roc, which has a wingspan the length of an American football field and is powered by six engines on a twin fuselage, took to the air shortly before 7 a.m. Pacific time (1400 GMT) and stayed aloft for more than two hours before landing safely back at the Mojave Air and Space Port as a crowd of hundreds of people cheered. "What a fantastic first flight," Stratolaunch Chief Executive Officer Jean Floyd said in a statement posted to the company's website. "Today’s flight furthers our mission to provide a flexible alternative to ground launched systems, Floyd said. "We are incredibly proud of the Stratolaunch team, today’s flight crew, our partners at Nort

The only people allowed to make Kit Harington cry are his wife Rose Leslie and Leslie Jones, but some unlucky fan got the better of his emotions now that his watch on "Game of Thrones" has ended. Speaking on "The Graham Norton Show" Friday ahead of the season 8 premiere of "Game of Thrones" Sunday, Harington explained how he's been preparing for life after the show. He said quite frequently he's approached on the street and asked if he's Jon Snow. And while he's a little annoyed to be referred to as his character and not by his real name by fans, he had a cool response prepared for the next time someone asked. "I had really, really waited to say, 'Not anymore.' Like in a really stoic and cool way," Harington explained. "What really happened was I left set and I was very emotional, and this poor girl came up to me at the airport and went, Are you Jon Snow? And I go, Not anymore (sobbing). She backed off pretty