Yearly Archives: 2014
Japan’s Beethoven Mamoru Samuragochi admits he can hear
"Japan's Beethoven" Mamoru Samuragochi has admitted he is not totally deaf, amid an ongoing scandal over his use of a ghostwriter. Composer Mamoru Samuragochi said...
Thailand elections 2014: Constitutional court rejects opposition request to annul vote
Thai constitutional court has rejected an opposition request to annul the February 2 election, citing insufficient grounds. The Democrat Party had argued that the poll...
Syria: UN restarts aid mission in besieged rebel-held Old City of Homs
The UN has restarted its aid mission in the besieged rebel-held Old City of Homs, Syria, after hours of talks aimed at saving a...
China’s trade surplus soars to $31.9 billion in January 2014
According to recent figures, China's trade surplus jumped to $31.9 billion in January, easing concerns the world's second-largest economy may be stuck in a...
White House state dinner menu
On Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande has been honored at a lavish White House state dinner, the first since 2011. State dinner menu: First course: American...
Francois Hollande honored at lavish White House state dinner
France’s President Francois Hollande has been honored at a lavish White House state dinner, the first since 2011. At the party, Francois Hollande and President...
North Korea and South Korea hold first high-level talks since 2007
North Korea and South Korea are holding their first high-level talks since 2007. The meeting - requested by Pyongyang - is taking place at the...
Jose Salvador Alvarenga: El Salvador castaway arrives home after more than a year
El Salvador castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga - who says he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific - has finally arrived home. Jose...
Queen’s Greatest Hits becomes first album to pass 6 million sales in UK
Queen becomes the first act to sell six million copies of an individual album in the UK. Their first Greatest Hits collection, which includes the...
US debt limit: House votes to increase borrowing limit
The House of Representatives has passed an increase in the US government's debt limit, after the Republicans gave up on their attempt to win...
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Day Five, February 12
Sochi Winter Games Day Five, February 12 Medals won today: Alpine skiing (women's downhill), figure skating (pairs), luge (doubles), Nordic combined (normal hill), snowboard (women's...
Spacing out at Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum
Image by Jim Linwood, used under Creative Commons license. New York City has its fair share of big-name attractions, from the Statue of Liberty...
Valentine’s Day Recipe: White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Ingredients (9 inch cheesecake): 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs 3 tablespoons white sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries 2 tablespoons white...
Samuel L. Jackson mistaken for Laurence Fishburne on live TV
Samuel L. Jackson has admonished KTLA reporter Sam Rubin who mistook him for fellow movie star Laurence Fishburne. Sam Rubin began an interview with Samuel...
Francois Hollande greeted by military honor guard at White House
President Barack Obama has welcomed France’s President Francois Hollande to the White House for a day of meetings culminating in a state dinner. Francois Hollande...
Lea Michele shares tribute song to Cory Monteith
Lea Michele has debuted a new song she recorded in honor of her late boyfriend and Glee co-star Cory Monteith. Just weeks ahead of the...
North Korea and South Korea to hold rare high-level talks
North Korea and South Korea are to hold rare high-level talks on Wednesday, Seoul has announced, ahead of family reunions planned for later this...
Algeria: Military plane crash kills 103 people
A military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of Algeria, killing 103 people, local media say. The Algerian plane crashed in a mountainous area...
Richard Petty: Danica Patrick can win a NASCAR race if everyone else stays at home
Former NASCAR driver Richard “The King” Petty said Danica Patrick will only win a NASCAR race if everyone else stays at home. In an interview...
Kardashian Kollection Kids: Kim Kardashian works on affordable baby clothing line
Kim Kardashian confirmed she is working on a clothing line for babies while chatting with a fan on Mobio INsider on Sunday. The fan asked...
Taiwan and China hold historic talks in Nanjing
Taiwan and China have begun the highest-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Wang Yu-chi and Zhang Zhijun, the top...
Shirley Temple dies at the age of 85
Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85, her family has announced. Shirley Temple found fame as a child star in the 1930s in...
Bitcoin: Russia tightens up regulations surrounding use of virtual currencies
In an apparent clampdown on the use of Bitcoin in Russia, the Russian prosecutor general's office said it was tightening up regulations surrounding the...
Bitcoin value plummets as MtGox tech issue continues
The value of Bitcoin has dropped sharply after MtGox - one of the largest trading exchanges - said there was a flaw in the...
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