Daily Archives: Nov 28, 2014
Ray Rice wins appeal against NFL suspension in domestic abuse case
Ray Rice has won his appeal against an indefinite suspension from the NFL games, and is now eligible to play again immediately. The 27-year-old NFL...
Mickey Rourke defeats Elliot Seymour in Moscow exhibition boxing match
Mickey Rourke has won an exhibition boxing match in Moscow after returning to the ring for the first time in 20 years at the...
Austin gun attack at Mexican Consulate and government buildings
Downtown buildings and the Mexican Consulate in Austin, Texas, have been attacked by a gunman on Friday morning. The white, middle-aged man, who fired at...
Black Friday 2014: Lower sales expected as many stores opened on Thanksgiving Day
This year’s Black Friday was notably less intense as bargains spread over two days. The crowds, gathering at the biggest shopping centers, appeared to have...
2014 White House Christmas Tree welcomed by Michelle Obama
The 2014 official Christmas Tree has arrived at the White House. A horse-drawn wagon hauled the 20-foot white fir up the driveway to the North...
Russian plans to introduce quota on foreign films abandoned
The Russian proposed plans to cut the number of foreign films shown in local cinemas by 50% have been shelved by the country's parliament. The...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens first official trailer unveiled
Star Wars: The Force Awakens first official trailer has been unveiled online and in US cinemas. The 7th installment of the Si-Fi saga trailer gives...
Nigeria: Scores of people killed in three explosions at Kano’s Central Mosque
Scores of people have been killed in three explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano,...
Pele is improving his clinical condition but remains in ICU
Pele’s health condition is improving but the soccer legend remains in intensive care after being admitted to hospital with a urinary infection earlier this...
Austria: Thirteen jihadi suspects arrested over recruiting young people for Syria
Thirteen people suspected of radicalizing young people and recruiting them to fight in Syria have been arrested by Austrian police, prosecutors say. Reports in the...
Ebola outbreak: 15-minute blood and saliva test to be trialed in Guinea
British scientists will trial a 15-minute blood and saliva Ebola test in Guinea. The solar-powered, portable laboratory should deliver results six times faster than tests...
Thanksgiving weekend travel 2014: Icy roads in Northeast
Icy roads will be a hazard in the Northeast as millions of Americans return home from Thanksgiving this weekend. An onslaught of storms, bringing snow...
Black Friday 2014: Ferguson protesters target major retailers over grand jury decision
Ferguson protesters began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in a new tactic to vent their anger at a grand jury decision...
Black Friday 2014: Pastor Jamal Bryant urges African-Americans to buy only from black people businesses
Pastor Jamal H. Bryant, a spiritual advisor to Michael Brown’s family, is urging African-Americans to buy exclusively from businesses owned by black people on...