Daily Archives: Jan 16, 2014
Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiere at lower ratings after Phil Robertson controversy
Duck Dynasty returned to lower viewership than its previous two premieres after Phil Robertson controversy in December. Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiere had 8.5 million...
Si Robertson gets sick and organizes treasure hunt for Jep’s kids
Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiered last night on A&E with two episodes. Uncle Si Robertson is sick, so he has planted his “microbe” infested body...
Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiere: About group texts and emojis
On Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiere night, the bearded Robertson clan was debating the artistic superiority of the Air Bud versus Jason Bourne film...
Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiere: Rebecca Robertson comes home
Duck Dynasty Season 5 premiered last night on A&E with two episodes. Viewers were introduced to Rebecca Robertson, a Taiwanese foreign exchange student that Willie...
Bernie Ecclestone leaves Formula 1 board
Bernie Ecclestone has decided to step down from the board of the company which runs Formula 1 following his indictment on bribery charges in...
Julie Gayet sues Closer magazine over Francois Hollande affair report
Julie Gayet, the actress linked to French President Francois Hollande, is suing Closer magazine that published photos of their alleged affair. Julie Gayet, 41, initiated...
Conrad Murray loses appeal in Michael Jackson involuntary manslaughter case
Conrad Murray's bid to have his conviction for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson overturned has been rejected by a Los Angeles court. The Los...
Yingluck Shinawatra under investigation over corrupt rice subsidy scheme
PM Yingluck Shinawatra is being investigated by Thailand's official anti-corruption commission in connection with the government's controversial rice subsidy scheme. The policy guarantees Thai rice...
Beijing air pollution at dangerously high levels
Beijing residents have been warned to don air masks and offices and homes to put electric air purifiers on overdrive after air pollution readings...
2014 Oscar nominations: Full List
The list of nominations for the 86th Academy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles on by Chris Hemsworth and Academy president Cheryl Boone...
Bernie Ecclestone to be tried on bribery charges in Germany
Bernie Ecclestone will be tried on bribery charges, a court in the German city of Munich has ruled. Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is accused...
Mystery of birds’ V formation solved
Scientists may have solved the mystery of why so many birds fly in a V formation. Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College fitted data loggers...
Australian Open tennis matches halted by heatwave
High temperatures have halted matches at the Australian Open tennis tournament, as a report warns that Australia will see hotter heatwaves. Melbourne, where the tournament...
Rafic Hariri’s murderers trial begins at The Hague tribunal
The trial of Lebanese PM Rafic Hariri’s murderers has begun at an unprecedented tribunal at The Hague. Mustafa Badreddine, Salim Ayyash, Hussein Oneissi, and Assad...
Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro to leave company
Yahoo Chief Operating Officer Henrique de Castro has unexpectedly departed the company just over a year after he was hired to turn its advertising...
US Air Force officers suspended after cheating on nuclear missile tests
The US Air Force has suspended 34 officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles over accusations they cheated in proficiency tests. The Air Force said...