Daily Archives: Dec 30, 2013
Britney Spears accused of lip-syncing during her Las Vegas show launch
Britney Spears was accused of lip-syncing during the launch of her Las Vegas show, Britney: Piece of Me. Britney Spears, 32, kicked off her show...
Harold Simmons dies at Baylor University Medical Center aged 82
One of America's wealthiest men, Dallas billionaire and philanthropist Harold Simmons, died Saturday night at the age of 82. Harold Simmons’ wife, Annette, told The...
Michael Schumacher accident UPDATE: F1 champion fighting for his life in Grenoble hospital
Michael Schumacher is "fighting for his life" after the ski accident in the French Alps, his doctors say. The F1 champion remains in a critical...
Volgograd attacks: IOC confident Russia will deliver safe and secure Winter Games in Sochi
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he has confidence that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure" Winter Games in Sochi...
Mikhail Khodorkovsky granted three-month Swiss visa
Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was recently freed after 10 years in jail, has been granted with a three-month Swiss visa. "The visa...
Duck Dynasty book sales rise following Phil Robertson controversy
Duck Dynasty books written by four members of the A&E reality show's Robertson family have continued to rise in sales during the holiday season...
Prince William returns to university to study agricultural management
Prince William is to become a full-time student of agricultural management at Cambridge University from next week, Kensington Palace has announced. The Duke of Cambridge...
Piranha attack leaves 70 people badly injured in Argentina
About 70 people were injured in Argentina on Christmas Day, when a swarm of carnivorous fish attacked at a beach near the city of...
Bruce Springsteen’s new album High Hopes appears online ahead of release date
Bruce Springsteen's most recent album, High Hopes, has briefly appeared for download on Amazon, two weeks ahead of its scheduled release date. According to Billboard...
John Kerry fist bumps with Snoop Dogg at White House
Snoop Dogg fist bumped with Secretary of State John Kerry during a party in early December hosted by the Obama Administration at the White...
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug tops US box office for third week
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has topped the US box office for a third week despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall...
Akademik Shokalskiy: Rescue efforts thwarted by fierce weather
Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy stranded in East Antarctica since Christmas Day remained stuck as the latest rescue efforts were thwarted by fierce winds and...
Volgograd attacks: Second suicide bombing kills at least 10 people in Dzerzhinsky district
At least 10 people are killed and more than 20 others hurt in a suspected suicide bombing in the Russian city of Volgograd, in...
Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident
Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition after a skiing accident in Meribel, says the French hospital treating him. Michael Schumacher, 44, suffered serious brain...
Saudi prince may be executed for murder
A Saudi royal member, who murdered a fellow Saudi, may be executed, a newspaper reported on Sunday, in a rare example of a member...
Al-Jazeera journalists held in Egypt
Three journalists working for the Al-Jazeera broadcaster in Cairo have been arrested by Egyptian police. The Interior Ministry said the journalists had held illegal meetings...