Monthly Archives: February 2014
Toyota to stop car and engine production in Australia
Toyota has decided to stop its car and engine production in Australia by the end of 2017, effectively marking the end of the country's...
South Korea – US annual military drills announced for February 24
South Korea - US have annual military drills will take place from February 24 to April 18, despite anger from North Korea. Pyongyang warned against...
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Day Three, February 10
Sochi Winter Games Day Three, February 10 Medals won today: Alpine skiing (women's super combined), biathlon (men's pursuit), freestyle skiing (men's moguls), short track speed...
Valentine’s Day Recipe: Fudge Truffle Cheesecake
Fudge Truffle Cheesecake Ingredients (14 servings): 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/3 cup butter, softened 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips ...
Berlin Film Festival 2014: Shia LaBeouf walks out of Nymphomaniac news conference
Shia LaBeouf has walked out of a news conference for director Lars von Trier's new film Nymphomaniac at the Berlin Film Festival. Shia LaBeouf, 27,...
Syria: More than 600 civilians evacuated from Homs
More than six hundreds civilians have been evacuated from the rebel-held Old Quarter of Homs, Syria, state media report. This was despite mortar fire and...
Australia bushfires spark emergency alerts in south-east
Dozens of bushfires are sweeping the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales, fanned by hot weather and strong winds. Officials say...
Doctors deny Michael Schumacher’s death rumors
Doctors at Grenoble hospital where Michael Schumacher is receiving treatment for his grievous head injury following a ski accident has reportedly denied rumors that...
Sochi 2014: Justine Dufour-Lapointe beats sister Chloe in women’s moguls
Canadian Justine Dufour-Lapointe and her sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver in the women's moguls at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. Hopes of a...
Swiss anti-immigration referendum results invalidate agreement with EU
Voters in Switzerland have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from EU countries. Final results showed 50.3% voted in...X Factor cancelled after Simon Cowell’s exit
The X Factor show has been cancelled in the US after three seasons following judge Simon Cowell's decision to return to the UK show. The...
Man arrested after trying to climb White House fence
A man has been arrested by the US Secret Service after trying to climb over the White House fence, leading to a security lockdown. The...
Dieudonne M’bala M’bala acquitted over anti-Semitic video
Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has been acquitted over a video where he called for the release of a man who tortured and murdered a Jew...
Sakhalin cathedral shooting leaves two dead in Russia
A nun and a churchgoer have been killed by a gunman who opened fire inside a cathedral on the eastern Russian island of Sakhalin. Six...
Marius the giraffe put down at Copenhagen Zoo
The bid to save Marius the giraffe from destruction at Copenhagen Zoo has failed, and the animal was put down on Sunday morning. Thousands of...
Pussy Riot disowns Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot have signed an open letter insisting Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova not be billed as members. The letter said...
High-dose vitamin C can boost cancer-killing effect of chemotherapy
A new research suggests that high-dose vitamin C can boost the cancer-killing effect of chemotherapy in the lab and mice. Given by injection, it could...
Clint Eastwood performs Heimlich on choking golf tournament director Steve John
Clint Eastwood has been credited with saving the life of a golf tournament director in California who was choking on a piece of cheese. "Clint...
George Zimmerman vs. DMX boxing match called off
Celebrity boxing match between rapper DMX and George Zimmerman has been called off, TMZ reported. Promoter Damon Feldman said on Twitter that the match, which...
Istanbul violent protests over internet censorship
Hundreds of Turkish demonstrators marching in Istanbul in protest at new laws tightening government control of the internet clashed with riot police. Demonstrators threw fireworks...
Valentine’s Day Recipe: Red Velvet Cupcakes
Red Velvet Cupcakes Ingredients (20 cupcakes): 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 fluid ounce red food coloring Red Velvet Cupcakes 1 teaspoon vanilla...
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Day Two, February 9
Sochi Winter Games 2014: Day Two, February 9 Eight medals won today: Alpine skiing (men's downhill), biathlon (women's sprint), cross country skiing (men's skiathlon), figure...
Justin Bieber’s legal team seeks to prevent jail pictures release
Justin Bieber’s lawyers has filed legal documents in an attempt to prevent the release of images showing the singer in police custody. The request comes...
Philip Seymour Hoffman funeral held in New York City
Philip Seymour Hoffman has been mourned by family and friends at his funeral in New York City. Among those at the Church of St Ignatius...
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