Monthly Archives: March 2015
Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage crisis: Prosecutor badly wounded and gunmen killed
Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz has been badly wounded and two gunmen who took him hostage killed after a shootout at a courthouse in...
Lufthansa knew of Andreas Lubitz’s depression
Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz suspected of deliberately crashing Germanwings flight 4U 9525 into the Alps had disclosed an earlier bout of depression, Lufthansa has said. Lufthansa,...
Mehmet Selim Kiraz: Turkish prosecutor investigating Berkin Elvan’s death taken hostage
Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who is heading the inquiry into the death of teenager Berkin Elvan during anti-government protests in 2013, has been...
Germanwings crash: Lufthansa puts aside $300 million to cover possible costs
Lufthansa has put aside an additional $300 million to cover possible costs arising from last week's Germanwings plane crash. The German airline, which owns low-cost...
Nigeria elections 2015: Muhammadu Buhari ahead as vote count resumes
Nigeria’s former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has a narrow lead over incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the country’s presidential election, partial results show. With more...
Andy Wilman denies leaving Top Gear after Jeremy Clarkson’s departure
Andy Wilman, the executive producer of BBC’s motoring show Top Gear, has announced he is not quitting the show after Jeremy Clarkson’s departure. A leaked...
Turkey hit by biggest power outage in 15 years
Dozens of provinces across Turkey have been hit by a major power blackout on Tuesday, March 31. According to Turkish officials, a break in connections...
Special agents Shaun Bridges and Carl Force charged with stealing seized Bitcoins
Former US special agents Shaun Bridges and Carl Force have been charged with stealing large amounts of Bitcoin, which came into their possession during...
Uzbekistan elections 2015: Islam Karimov re-elected as president
Islam Karimov has been re-elected as Uzbekistan’s president, according to preliminary results of Sunday's election. The widely-predicted outcome saw Islam Karimov, who has led Uzbekistan...
Trevor Noah named as Jon Stewart’s replacement on The Daily Show
Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, the New York Times reports. The 31-year-old South African comedian made his debut as a...
Lil’ Chris death: Singer had mental health issues and depression
Lil’ Chris, who was found dead last week, had mental health issues and depression, his relatives said. The 24-year-old singer, whose real name was Chris...
NSA shooting: One killed and two injured at Fort Meade
One person has been killed and at least two people are injured after a shooting at a gate to the National Security Agency (NSA)...
Andreas Lubitz treated for suicidal tendencies
Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings plane, had received treatment for suicidal tendencies before getting his pilot license, investigators say, but not...
Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito speaks for first time since acquittal
Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito has said being acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher by Italy's highest court was like "being...
One Direction is not breaking up after Zayn Malik’s departure
One Direction’s remaining members say the band is not on the verge of splitting up, despite rumors started on social media. They will continue as...
Jay Z launches artist-friendly streaming site Tidal
Kanye West, Jack White, Rihanna, Madonna and Coldplay are uniting behind Jay Z's "artist-friendly" streaming site, Tidal. They all turned their Twitter profiles teal blue,...
Israel: Former PM Ehud Olmert found guilty in Morris Talansky case after corruption retrial
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in the Morris Talansky case after a corruption retrial. The Jerusalem District Court on March 30...
Nigeria elections 2015: Counting ballots under way
Nigeria has continued counting ballots in its presidential election, with the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The...
Solar Impulse 2 departs Myanmar for China on fifth leg of round-the-world flight
Solar Impulse 2 has left Myanmar for China on the fifth leg of its round-the-world flight. The solar-powered plane, with Bertrand Piccard at the controls,...
Best Buy closes Canadian subsidiary Future Shop
Best Buy has announced that it is closing its Canadian subsidiary, Future Shop. The US consumer electronics chain is converting 65 of 131 Future Shop...
France local elections 2015: Polls suggest Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP win
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Conservative UMP Party and its allies appear to have come first in the final round of French local elections. The UMP appeared set...
Top 5 Ruby on Rails Content Management Systems
Framework Ruby On Rails software web development companies are using to create, publish and manage a website’s content, it is necessary having a reliable...
Ebola outbreak 2015: Guinea declares 45-day health emergency in five regions
Guinea has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions in the west and south-west of the country over Ebola. The restrictions include the quarantining...
Kids’ Choice Awards 2015: Angelina Jolie makes first post-surgery appearance
Angelina Jolie made her first public appearance since announcing she had removed her ovaries and fallopian tubes to prevent cancer at the 2015 Nickelodeon...
