Daily Archives: Nov 2, 2013
Cuba orders privately-run cinemas closure
Cuban government has ordered the immediate closure of dozens of privately-run cinemas and video-game salons. The government said the cinemas were never authorized, and that...
LAX shooting: Gerardo I. Hernandez became first TSA agent killed in line of duty
The LAX gunman, who injured at least two others, was wounded in the shootout with airport police and taken into custody, authorities said. Paul Anthony...
RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont killed in Mali
RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont have been killed after they were kidnapped in the northern town of Kidal in Mali. Claude Verlon and...
Hakimullah Mehsud’s death: Pakistan summons US ambassador over drone strike
Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said the death of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has destroyed the country's nascent peace process. "This is...
World Beard and Moustache Championships 2013 hosted by Germany
Hundreds of contestants have gathered for the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Germany. The 2013 World Beard and Moustache Championships take place on November...
RFI journalists kidnapped in Mali
Two French journalists have been kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Kidal. The governor of the region, Colonel Adama Kamissoko, told Reuters news agency...
Joel Brandon: 14-pound Utah baby possibly biggest newborn in US
America has welcomed its biggest newborn for 2013, Joel Brandon Jr., who weighed in at 14 lbs the day he was delivered via C-section...
Tunisia suspended from Davis Cup over Malek Jaziri’s Israel row
Tunisia has been suspended from the Davis Cup after tennis player Malek Jaziri was ordered not to compete against an Israeli opponent last month. The...
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova gone missing since prison move
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova - one of the jailed members of Russian protest band Pussy Riot - has vanished from sight since she was moved to...
Malaysia summons US and Australian ambassadors over Asia spy claims
Malaysia has summoned the heads of the US and Australian diplomatic missions in Kuala Lumpur over a row about an alleged American-led spying network...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West sue Chad Hurley over leaked proposal video
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have filed a suit against YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley who posted a video of the couple's engagement on his...
National Deviled Egg Day celebrated on November 2
November is best-known as the month when one of the biggest holidays of the year – Thanksgiving - takes place. However, November is also host...
Pirate Trails Report: Horn of Africa pirates netted more than $400 M between 2005 and 2012
Horn of Africa pirates netted more than $400 million in ransom money between 2005 and 2012, a new World Bank and UN report says. Pirate...
Germany and Brazil submit anti-spying draft resolution at UN
Brazil and Germany have asked the UN General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution calling for the right to privacy in the digital age. The...
Bassem Youssef’s TV show al-Bernameg suspended in Egypt
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's television show has been suspended just minutes before it was due to go on air. The private CBC channel said Bassem...
White House Halloween 2013: More than 5,000 people took part in this year’s event
Ghastly webs with giant black spiders adorned an orange-hued White House on Thursday, slithering down from the Truman Balcony along the South Portico, where haystacks and nearly...