Daily Archives: Mar 9, 2015
Barack Obama emailed to Hillary Clinton’s private address, White House confirms
President Barack Obama emailed with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton but was unaware of how her personal email address was set up, the...
Sean Penn refuses to apologise for Oscars green card joke
Actor Sean Penn says he has "absolutely no apologies" to make over his controversial green card joke at this year’s Oscars. Before announcing the best...
MacBook Air 12 inch Retina: Apple unveils thinnest laptop to date
After announcing its Watch collection prices and release date, Apple has unveiled a new 12in-screened "retina" class laptop. The new laptop has a higher resolution...
Apple Watch: Release date and prices range
Apple has unveiled that its Watch collection will range in price from $349 to $17,000 depending on the metals they are made from and...
ISIS kidnaps nine foreign oil workers in Libya raid
ISIS militants have reportedly kidnapped nine foreign oil workers in a raid in Libya after beheading eight guards. Four Filipinos, an Austrian, a Bangladeshi, a...
St. Patrick’s Festival 2015: Dublin to celebrate Ireland’s national holiday on March 14-17 weekend
St. Patrick’s Festival 2015 celebrating Ireland’s national holiday will be held in Dublin from March 14 to March 17. The theme of the parade this...
Solar Impulse 2 completes first leg of its round the world journey
Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first leg of its round the world flight in Oman. The solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi, heading...
Vladimir Putin admits Crimea annexation plot before referendum
Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted for the first time that the plan to annex Crimea was ordered weeks before the referendum on self-determination. Crimea...
Boris Nemtsov murder: Ilya Yashin skeptical of arrests
Ilya Yashin, a close ally of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, says he is "totally skeptical" that the two men charged organized his...
Red Nose Day 2015: Sam Smith and John Legend release Lay Me Down single for Comic Relief
Sam Smith has recorded a special version of his single Lay Me Down with John Legend for this year's Comic Relief Red Nose Day...
American Sniper becomes highest-grossing film release of 2014 in US
American Sniper has become the highest-grossing film release of 2014 in the US after beating The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. Directed by Clint...
Chappie tops US box office in its opening weekend
Robot drama Chappie made its debut at the top of this week's US box office after an unusually quiet weekend, in which takings were...
Solar Impulse 2 begins round the world flight after taking off from Abu Dhabi
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse-2 has began its round the world flight after taking off from Abu Dhabi, heading east to Muscat in Oman. Over the...
Flabba dead: South African rapper Nkululeko Habedi killed by girlfriend
South African rapper Flabba has died at the age of 38. His girlfriend has been arrested for allegedly stabbing and killing the rapper. Flabba, real name...
Grexit: Yanis Varoufakis raises possible referendum if bailout negotiations fail
Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said it is possible that a referendum could be held if the eurozone rejects the country's debt renegotiation...
Venezuela food shortage: Fingerprint scanners to be installed at grocery stores
In a move to reduce food hoarding and panic buying, Venezuela will install about 20,000 fingerprint scanners at grocery stores across the country. Over the...