Yearly Archives: 2014
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...
Lindsey Vonn talks about skinny-fat celebrities at Met Gala 2013
Lindsey Vonn, who had to drop out from the 2014 Sochi Olympics due to a knee injury, opened up about attending the 2013 Met...
Dylan Farrow responds to Woody Allen defense
Hollywood legend Woody Allen responded to his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow’s accusations of childhood molestation in a New York Times op-ed. Woody Allen chose to...
UN aid convoy fired on in Homs
A UN aid convoy bringing supplies into the besieged district of the central Syrian city of Homs has come under fire, leaving at least...
Rock derails Nice to Digne les Bains train killing two people in French Alps
A tourist train has been derailed by a falling boulder killing two people in the southern French Alps, local officials and firefighters say. At least...
Marius: Giraffe faces death at Copenhagen Zoo
Danish animal rights campaigners are trying to save a healthy young giraffe at Copenhagen Zoo from being destroyed. The zoo says it cannot keep the...
McDonald’s opens first restaurant in Vietnam
McDonald's has opened its first restaurant in communist-controlled Vietnam. Hundreds of people queued for the opening of the restaurant in the southern city of Ho...
World Sauna Championships 2014: Vladimir Ladyzhensky dies after suffering severe burns
This year’s World Sauna Championships in Finland have ended in tragedy with the death of finalist Vladimir Ladyzhensky. Russian Vladimir Ladyzhensky and his Finnish rival,...
Viktor Yanukovych meets Vladimir Putin on Sochi Winter Games sidelines
President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics, officials say. Neither side would confirm what was discussed...
Tokyo snow storm disrupts transport
Japanese authorities warned Tokyo residents to stay indoors as a severe snow storm hit the capital. Correspondents say it is the first such warning for...
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