Daily Archives: Mar 12, 2014
Harlem explosion UPDATE: Three die and nine missing in buildings collapse
According to New York City authorities, three people have died and nine are missing after a gas leak sparked an explosion which leveled two...
Oscar Pistorius trial: Cricket bat demonstration
A South African forensics expert has swung a cricket bat at a toilet door erected in the courtroom at Oscar Pistorius' murder trial in...
Flight MH370: China releases satellite images of possible debris from missing jet
A Chinese government website has released satellite images of possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The three images show what appear to...
Barack Obama welcomes Ukraine’s interim PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk at White House
Ukraine's interim PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk met President Barack Obama at the White House. During their meeting, Barack Obama pledged to "stand with Ukraine" in its...
Olivia Wilde to star in Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s rock and roll drama
Olivia Wilde has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's rock and roll pilot for HBO. The unnamed drama about the drug and...
The Big Bang Theory extended for further three series until 2017
The Big Bang Theory has been extended for a further three series, CBS has announced. The long-running sitcom, which centers on a group of high-functioning...
Herbalife pyramid scheme investigated by FTC
US Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the operations of nutrition and weight-loss firm Herbalife. The FTC move follows allegations that the company...
Flight MH370: Last message received from missing jet revealed
Malaysian authorities have unveiled the last communication received from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The message suggests everything was normal on board minutes before the...
G7 calls on Russia to stop efforts to annex Crimea
The G7 leaders have called on Russia to stop all efforts to "annex" Ukraine's Crimea region. G7 said if Russia took such a step they...
Harlem building explosion and collapse kill one person
At least one person has died in a Park Avenue apartment building collapse following an explosion, NYPD says. Local TV stations report that 11 people...
Berkin Elvan funeral brings thousands of protesters to Istanbul streets
The funeral of Berkin Elvan - a teenage boy injured during Istanbul anti-government protests last year – has gathered tens of thousands of people...
Gulnara Karimova: Switzerland probes Uzbek president’s daughter for money laundering
Swiss prosecutors have opened a money laundering investigation into Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov. The public prosecutor said in a...
Professor Green charged with DUI in London
Professor Green has been charged with DUI in the UK. The 30-year-old rapper was arrested in south-east London on November 3 last year by police...
Angelina Jolie will have more cancer-preventing surgery
Angelina Jolie will have more cancer-preventing surgery, after a double mastectomy last year, the actress confirmed in a recent interview. Angelina Jolie, 38, had the...
Oscar Pistorius trial day 8: Bathroom door account contradicted by forensic expert
Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was not wearing his prostheses when he broke down a door to reach Reeva Steenkamp after he shot her, his...
Flight MH370: Confusion over missing Malaysia Airlines plane’s last known location deepens
According to new reports, confusion over missing Malaysia Airlines plane's last known location has deepened. Malaysia's air force chief has denied reports that the plane...
Oleksandr Turchynov: Russian government rejects Ukraine crisis talks
Russian government is refusing all negotiations with Ukraine, Ukrainian acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. Oleksandr Turchynov told AFP news agency that Ukraine would not...