Yearly Archives: 2015
AirAsia recovery suspended after three days of attempts
AirAsia QZ8501 fuselage recovery operation has been suspended, the Indonesian military has said. The plane crashed into the Java Sea in December 2014. Search teams failed...
Nutella baby: French court stops parents to name child after hazelnut spread
A family court in France has stopped parents from naming their baby girl Nutella after the hazelnut spread, ruling that it would make her...
Facebook outage caused by social network’s own engineers
Facebook was down across much of the globe for a time on January 27, before returning to normal service. Millions of users were unable to...
Auschwitz survivors mark 70th anniversary of Nazi death camp’s liberation
Auschwitz survivors have gathered at the site of the former Nazi death camp to mark the 70th anniversary of its liberation. The commemoration will be...
Winter Storm Juno: New York and Boston shut down for blizzard
NYC and other Northeast areas have shut down, with forecasters warning residents to expect "crippling" amounts of snow. According to forecasters, Winter Storm Juno could...
Alberto Nisman death: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to dissolve Argentina’s intelligence agency
Argentina's intelligence agency will be dissolved, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced. In a TV address, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said she would draft...
Northeast snowstorm 2015: State of emergency declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Snow emergency has been declared in several US states as a storm bringing hurricane-force winds and 36ins of snow barrels down on the north-east. Non-emergency...
Spain: Greek F-16 jet crashes at Los Llanos military base killing ten people
A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military base in Spain killing ten people, the Defense Ministry says. Military officials said that the jet...
Small drone recovered from White House grounds
Secret Service staff recovered a small drone from the grounds of the White House, US media report. A spokesman for President Barack Obama confirmed that...
American Sniper tops US box office for a second week with $64 million
American Sniper has remained on the top of the US box office for a second week with takings of $64.4 million, according to studio...
Northeast blizzard 2015: New York public transport and major roads could be closed before evening rush hour
Heavy snowfall is forecast from Philadelphia to Maine, pre-emptively closing many schools and offices. A blizzard warning has been issued across New York and Boston...
Syriza forms anti-austerity coalition with Independent Greeks
Greek elections big winner, the far-left Syriza party, has formed an anti-austerity coalition with a right-wing party, the Independent Greeks. Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has...
Demis Roussos cause of death not made public
Famous Greek singer Demis Roussos died in the morning of Sunday, January 25, while hospitalized at Ygeia Hospital in Athens, Greece. The news of the...
Four Five Seconds: Rihanna teams up with Kanye West and Paul McCartney
Rihanna teamed up with Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney for a new project called Four Five Seconds. It's been almost a year since Rihanna,...
SAG Awards 2015: Eddie Redmayne wins best actor award raising his chances of Oscar success
Eddie Redmayne has won best actor at this year’s Screen Actors Guild awards raising his chances of Oscars success after beating favorite Michael Keaton...
Demis Roussos dies in Athens hospital at 68
Demis Roussos has died aged 68, the Hygeia Hospital in Athens, Greece, has confirmed. The singer was best known for his solo hits in the...
SAG Awards 2015: Full list of winners
Full list of winners at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Theatrical Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Birdman - WINNER Boyhood The...
Greece elections 2015: Euro hits 11-year low against dollar on Syriza victory
The euro hit an 11-year low against the dollar as investors digest what Syriza's election victory in Greece means for the eurozone's future. The currency...
Malaysia Airlines website hacked by Lizard Squad
Malaysia Airlines official website has been attacked by hackers claiming to be from the "Lizard Squad - Official Cyber Caliphate". The national carrier's homepage currently...
Northeast snowstorm 2015: Historic blizzard expected to dump up to 3ft of snow
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a "potentially historic blizzard" could dump up to 3ft of snow on the north-east coast. New York's mayor...
Barack Obama attends India’s annual Republic Day parade
President Barack Obama has joined PM Narendra Modi to attend India's annual Republic Day parade in Delhi. Barack Obama is the first US president to...
Miss Universe 2014: Miss Colombia Paulina Vega crowned at Miami ceremony
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe 2014 at a Miami ceremony. Paulina Vega beat out 87 other candidates from around the world. Miss...
Asteroid 2004 BL86 passes Earth on January 26, 2015
Mountain-size asteroid 2004 BL86 will pass in the vicinity of Earth on January 26, 2015. The space rock is roughly a third of a mile...
Syriza wins Greece elections 2015
Radical-leftist Syriza party has won a clear victory in Greece's general election. With nearly 70% of the votes counted, Syriza is projected to win 149...
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