Daily Archives: Mar 25, 2013
Cyprus banks to reopen on March 26 with temporary limits to be placed on financial transactions
Cyprus banks are to reopen on Tuesday, March 26, although the two at the centre of the crisis, Bank of Cyprus and Laiki, will...
Tiger Woods wins Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill regaining world No 1 ranking
Tiger Woods has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill by two strokes returning to the top of the world rankings for the...
Passover cigarettes approved in Israel
Israeli Jews craving a smoke during the week-long Passover holiday that starts at sundown Monday can now enjoy a rabbi-approved cigarette. It's the first time...
Frances Bean Cobain looks like her father with pink hair and grunge outfit
Frances Bean Cobain stepped out in LA last week looking just like her late father, Kurt Cobain. Frances Bean Cobain has clearly embraced his iconic...
Roman Abramovich not arrested in New York
Roman Abramovich has not been arrested in New York, his agent said today denying recent reports the Russian billionaire had been detained by U.S....
US and European markets fall despite Cyprus bailout deal after Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s remarks
European and US stock markets have fallen again after the head of Eurogroup suggested that the Cyprus model, which involves a tax on bank...
Berlusconi Ford Figo Ads: Ford India apologizes for unauthorized advert featuring Silvio Berlusconi
Ford India has apologized for an advertisement showing former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi with a group of bound women in the boot of a...
Rupiah Banda, Zambia ex president, arrested over Nigerian oil deal
Rupiah Banda, Zambia ex president, has been arrested in connection with a Nigerian oil deal, officials say. Rupiah Banda is accused of stealing more than...
NYC bacterial meningitis outbreak kills seven so far
New York City has been hit with a bacterial meningitis outbreak with 22 people infected so far, according to the health officials who are...
The Croods tops North American box office with $44.7 million in its first weekend
Cavemen animated comedy The Croods topped the North American box office with $44.7 million in its first weekend in US and Canadian cinemas, according...
Denny Hamlin remains hospitalized after car crash on final lap of Auto Club 400 2013
Denny Hamlin remains hospitalized overnight after being airlifted to a local hospital after a hard single-car crash at the inside wall on the final...
China is world’s second-biggest movie market after displacing Japan
China has become the world's second-biggest movie market, after Japan lost the place, underscoring its importance as a key market for Hollywood's moviemakers. China's box office...
Asian markets rise following Cyprus bailout deal agreement
Asian markets and the euro have risen after EU officials agreed a bailout deal for Cyprus, easing fears that the country’s banking system problems...
Kim Kardashian enjoys acupuncture session
Kim Kardashian appears to be carrying on painful extremes trend, this time with acupuncture. Although the traditional Chinese practice isn't meant to feel physically uncomfortable, it certainly...
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal denies domestic workers permanent residency
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has ruled that domestic workers are not eligible to apply for permanent residency, ending a two-year battle that...
Jessica Upshaw death: Mississippi Republican Rep found shot dead at former state Rep Clint Rotenberry home
Mississippi authorities are investigating the death of State Representative Jessica Upshaw, who was found dead in a suspected suicide at the home of former...
South Korea and US sign new military plan against North Korea’s actions
South Korea and the United States have signed a new military plan to counter what officials call North Korean "provocations". The plan provides for a...