Daily Archives: Jun 9, 2013
Kate Middleton pictured shopping at high-end interiors Bernard Thorp in Chelsea
With only five weeks to go until her due date, Kate Middleton wants to be sure her home is ready for the baby’s arrival. Kate...
John Zawahri pictured: Santa Monica college gunman was upset over his parents’ recent divorce
John Zawahri - the gunman accused of going on a shooting spree in Santa Monica Friday that left four people dead, among them his...
Germany floods: Dam collapses near Magdeburg
A dam has broken on the flood-swollen River Elbe in eastern Germany, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes around the city of...
Edward Snowden: Former CIA technical worker identified as NSA PRISM leak source
Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks about US surveillance programmes. Edward...
Why did Night Stalker Richard Ramirez’s skin turn green before his death?
Richard Ramirez’s skin color turned “a shocking shade of green” before his death from liver failure on Friday. Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, 53, spent 24...
Johnny Depp celebrates his 50th birthday
Johnny Depp, who celebrates his 50th birthday today, was hailed as the world’s sexiest man, but he still has not achieved the stable home life he...
Nikolai Tsiskaridze axed by Bolshoi after Sergei Filin acid attack row
The Bolshoi has announced it will not renew the contract of veteran dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze, who has been in open conflict with the theatre...
Masked protester runs onto court at French Open men’s final
A masked protester waving a lit flare ran onto the court at the men's final of the French Open tennis in Paris but was...
Roland Garros 2013: Rafael Nadal wins record eighth French Open title after beating David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal had to cope with an on-court intruder and the Paris rain to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and win a record eighth...
Iain Banks dies aged 59, two months after announcing he had terminal cancer
Scottish writer Iain Banks has died aged 59, two months after announcing he had terminal cancer, his family has said. The author revealed in April...
Johnny Depp drops out of Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass
Johnny Depp has dropped out of Black Mass, the notorious gangster Whitey Bulger biopic, after being asked to take a $10 million pay cut. Johnny...
John Zawahri: Santa Monica College shooter caught on surveillance video entering library
Surveillance footage shows Santa Monica College shooter John Zawahri, entering the campus library, clearly carrying a large firearm. He killed four people including his own...
Ariel Castro will plead “not guilty” to 329 charges
Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro will plead “not guilty” to 329 charges, including kidnapping and rape. On Friday, Ariel Castro, 52, was indicted on 329...
Shannon Guess Richardson: Ricin mailing suspect was caught by FBI tracking system that photographs every item of mail
The FBI teamed up with the US Postal Service to track down ricin mailing suspect Shannon Guess Richardson using a system that snaps pictures...
Skirts for Sweden male train drivers after employer bans them from wearing shorts
Male train drivers in Sweden have circumvented a ban on shorts by wearing skirts to work in hot weather. The workers, who operate the Roslagsbanan...
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping end a “unique, positive and constructive” Sunnylands summit
President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have ended a two-day summit in California, which was described by US National Security Advisor Tom...
North Korea and South Korea holding first government-level talks in more than two years
North Korean and South Korean officials are holding their first government-level talks in more than two years. The talks are taking place at Panmunjom, a...