Daily Archives: May 24, 2015
Poland Elections 2015: Andrzej Duda Wins Presidency, Exit Polls Suggest
Poland’s Incumbent President Bronislaw Komorowski has conceded election defeat to challenger Andrzej Duda following the release of exit polls. The exit polls suggested conservative Andrzej...
Cannes 2015: Full List of Winners
68th Cannes Film Festival top awards: Palme D'Or: Dheepan Grand Prix: Son of Saul Jury Prize: The Lobster Best Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien Best Actor: Vincent Lindon Best Actress: Rooney Mara...
Cannes 2015: Dheepan Wins Palme d’Or Award
Jacques Audiard's Dheepan has won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The refugee drama tells the story of people fleeing post-civil war...
John Nash Dead: A Beautiful Mind Mathematician and His Wife Killed in Car Crash
John Nash, the renowned mathematician who inspired the Oscar-winning movie A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife Alicia, police...
Nepal Landslide Blocks Kali Gandaki River
A number of landslides have hit Nepal since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more. The...
Poland Elections 2015: Andrzej Duda vs Bronislaw Komorowski in Run-Off Vote
Polish voters are going to the polls on May 24 to choose its new president in a run-off vote. In the first round on May...
Vladimir Putin Signs Anti-Foreign NGO Bill
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which allows foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be banned from operating in Russia. The new law allows the...