Yearly Archives: 2013
Paul Walker death: Fast & Furious 7 production on hold
Fast & Furious 7 production has been put on hold after Paul Walker’s death on Saturday. Filming had been scheduled to resume in Atlanta this...
Duck Dynasty Christmas recipes shared on Good Morning America
The Duck Dynasty clan stopped by Good Morning America to share their go-to recipes from their cookbook, Miss Kay’s Duck Commander Kitchen, to make...
Nigella Lawson reveals Charles Saatchi threatened to destroy her
Nigella Lawson appeared in court today saying her ex-husband Charles Saatchi threatened to "destroy" her with "false" allegations of drug use. The TV cook and...
EU Commission fines eight banks for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates
The European Commission has fined eight banks a total of 1.7 billion euros for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates. The cartels operated in...
Brazuca: FIFA unveils 2014 World Cup official match ball
FIFA has unveiled “Brazuca” - its official match ball for the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. The official match ball made by Adidas...
Madiba’s health update: Nelson Mandela fighting from his deathbed
Nelson Mandela is putting up a courageous fight from his "deathbed", his daughter Makaziwe Mandela says. Makaziwe Mandela told national broadcaster SABC that the anti-apartheid...
YotaPhone: Russian company launches dual screen smartphone with e-ink technology
Russian company Yota has launched a smartphone with two screens - one of which uses e-ink technology and is "always on". Yota said the phone...
Nonhuman Rights Project asks New York court to recognize chimpanzee Tommy as a legal person
Animal rights group Nonhuman Rights Project is calling on a New York court to recognize a chimpanzee as a legal person, in what is...
Nicolas Maduro: Caracas power outage caused by right-wing saboteurs
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said he has proof that Monday's massive power cut in the capital Caracas and other cities was caused by...
Joe Biden arrives in China amid Air Defense Identification Zone tensions
US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. His visit to Asia has been...
Hassan Lakkis: Senior Hezbollah militant killed in Beirut
Hassan Lakkis, a senior commander of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, has been killed near Beirut, the group says. Hassan Lakkis was "assassinated" near...
Pentagon halts cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan
Pentagon has decided to halt its ground cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan because of the risk to drivers after protests over US drone...
2013 Cyber Monday sales hit new record
On Cyber Monday, the biggest day of the year for e-commerce in the US, online sales rose 18.4% to $1.735 billion, a record for...
Willie Robertson and Luke Bryan performing at CMA Country Christmas special
Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson hit the stage with Luke Bryan for a funny performance during the CMA Country Christmas special. Willie Robertson and Luke Bryan...
Duck Dynasty among TV shows influencing hottest trends in baby names in 2013
Duck Dynasty is among the TV shows influencing the hottest trends in baby names in 2013. Silas “Si” Robertson finds himself with unlikely namesakes this...
Ukraine protests: NATO foreign ministers condemn use of force in Kiev
NATO foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels have condemned the use of "excessive force" during protests in Ukraine. US Secretary of State John Kerry...
Barack Obama launches campaign to resell health care law to the public
President Barack Obama is planning to rally support for ObamaCare and stem a wave of bad publicity over his flagship domestic achievement. The president was...
Facebook unveils Unfollow button
Facebook unveils the "Unfollow" button which work in the same way that users were able to "Hide All" from friends in the past, simply...
Only 1% of files leaked by Edward Snowden published
Guardian’s editor Alan Rusbridger revealed only 1% of files leaked by Edward Snowden have been published. Alan Rusbridger told the Home Affairs Select Committee in...
Male and female brain connections are completely different
A research team from University of Pennsylvania has found that men and women's brains are wired in completely different ways which may explain why...
Yasser Arafat was not poisoned, French report
Yasser Arafat was not poisoned when he died in 2004, French scientists concluded. According to French media leaks, the scientists probing the death of the...
Star Wars Instagram account launched with Darth Vader selfie
Star Wars launched its official Instagram account by posting a selfie of Darth Vader. A tweet told followers to subscribe to the Instagram page, saying:...
Paul Walker death: Fast & Furious 7 to go ahead
Fast & Furious 7 will still go ahead following the death of Paul Walker, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The magazine quotes a source who...
Annie Awards 2014: Frozen and Monsters University lead nominations
Frozen and Monsters University lead the nominations for the 41st Annie Awards, which honor the year's best achievements in animation. Both films landed 10 nominations...
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