Monthly Archives: December 2013
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...
Chaparrastique volcano eruption sparks evacuations in El Salvador
Thousands of people in eastern El Salvador are leaving their homes after the Chaparrastique volcano erupted on Sunday morning. Residents in the region said they...
Composer Wojciech Kilar dies in Katowice at 81
Wojciech Kilar, who was BAFTA-nominated for his score to Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film The Pianist, has died aged 81. The Polish pianist and composer died...
Celebrity Neighbor Survey 2013: Kim Kardashian and Honey Boo Boo voted worst potential neighbors
Real estate website Zillow.com has released its results for the seventh annual Celebrity Neighbor Survey. The new survey showed that 25% of those who voted...
France: 75% tax on high income gets approval
France's highest court has approved a 75% tax on high income. The new tax is one of President Francois Hollande's signature policies. The initial proposal to...
Lebanon’s army to receive $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia
Lebanon's army is to receive a $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman made the announcement in a televised address after the...
Kris Humphries close to score against his team
Kris Humphries came pretty close to scoring two points for the other team during the Boston Celtics' matinee matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on...
Pope Francis named Best Dressed Man of 2013 by Esquire magazine
Pope Francis has been named the best dressed man of 2013 by Esquire magazine. According to CNN, the magazine admits this is an unconventional decision,...
Ukraine: New protests after brutal attack on journalist Tetyana Chornovol
Fresh anti-government protests gathered tens of thousands of Ukrainians in Kiev. Many demonstrators also marched on President Viktor Yanukovych's official residence outside the capital. They have...
Volgograd railway station bomb attack kills 15 people
A female suicide bomb attack on Volgograd’s train station has killed 15 people, Russian officials say. Another suspected female suicide bomber killed at least six...
Michael Schumacher skiing accident in Meribel
Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury while skiing in Meribel, France. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion, who retired from F1 for a second...
Phil Robertson reinstated: How Mail The Duck campaign helped Duck Dynasty star
Duck Dynasty and Phil Robertson's supporters have found a new way to duck the halls this holiday season. The Mail The Duck campaign is sending...
Phil Robertson controversy: Duck Dynasty family ready to move on
The Robertson family is ready to move on from the controversy surrounding Duck Dynasty’s patriarch Phil Robertson’s racist and homophobic rants, according to a...
Akademik Shokalskiy: New bid to rescue scientific mission ship trapped in Antarctic ice
An Australian vessel is en route to East Antarctica in a renewed bid to free Akademik Shokalskiy scientific mission ship trapped in dense pack...
Cuba eases restrictions on loans to private borrowers
Cuba has decided to ease restrictions on loans to private borrowers in the latest measure aimed at boosting the island's troubled economy. Individuals and small...
Croatia charges Farmal and 364 people over drugs bribes
Croatian authorities have charged pharmaceutical company Farmal and 364 people - most of them reportedly doctors - for allegedly rigging the drugs market. Senior managers...
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