Yearly Archives: 2015
Belgium: Two dead in Verviers anti-terror operation
Two died in an anti-terror operation in Verviers, eastern Belgium, local officials say. A third person was wounded in the raid, according to Belgian TV....
Target Canada to close all 133 stores two years after launch
Target will close all of its 133 stores in Canada two years after launching there. On current trading performance, Target Canada, which employs 17,600 people,...
Pope Francis loses papal hat at Manila airport
Pope Francis has lost his papal hat as he arrived in windy Manila, the Philippines, on January 15. The Pope was beginning his five-day visit...
Pope Francis arrives in Philippines for three-day visit
Hundreds of thousands of cheering people who waited several hours in steaming heat have greeted Pope Francis at his arrival in the Philippines. People lined...
Charlie Hebdo cartoonists funerals held in Paris
Funerals of four people killed in last week's Charlie Hebdo magazine attack are being held in Paris. Friends and family paid last respects to cartoonists...
Cuba embargo: US loosens travel and trade restrictions
The US has loosened Cuba travel and trade restrictions starting with January 16, US officials say. Measures include allowing US citizens to use credit cards...
Oscar nominations 2015: Full list of nominees for 87th Academy Awards
Full list of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards: Best Picture American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The Grand Budapest Producers The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of...
Oscar nominations 2015: Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel lead nominations list with 9 nods each
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead this year's Oscars nominations with nine nods each. The Theory of Everything, Boyhood and American Sniper also have...
Christopher Cornell: Ohio man arrested for plotting ISIS-inspired attack on Capitol
Christopher Cornell has been arrested by the FBI in Ohio for allegedly planning to attack the Capitol in Washington in an Islamic State-inspired attack. Christopher...
Dozy from 60’s pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich dies at 70
Dozy from the 60's pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich has died at the age of 70. Trevor Ward-Davies, the bass guitarist...
Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell: Free climbers reach El Capitan peak after two weeks
Free climbers Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell have reached El Capitan peak in Yosemite National Park after spending two weeks scaling the sheer face...
Twin Peaks: Kyle MacLachlan returns as Special Agent Dale Cooper
Kyle MacLachlan returns to the small screen as Special Agent Dale Cooper in the new series of cult TV show Twin Peaks. The Showtime network...
Roman Polanski questioned by Polish prosecutors over US extradition request
Director Roman Polanski has announced he will cooperate with Polish authorities over an extradition request to the US, where he is wanted for a...
Avatar 2 will not be released until 2017
Avatar 2 has been delayed a year and will not be released until 2017, director James Cameron has revealed. James Cameron said he is working...
Texas prison bus crash: 10 people dead after train collision
Ten people are reportedly dead after a bus carrying prisoners lost control on an icy highway overpass and collided with a train near Odessa,...
Charlie Hebdo survivor’s issue angers Muslim media
Media across the globe respond to the "survivors' edition" of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo - featuring a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad - with...
Samsung Z1 Tizen powered smartphone goes on sale in India
Samsung's first Tizen powered smartphones have gone on sale. The Z1 handsets are available in India for 5,700 rupees ($92) and, according to Samsung, offer...
AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Plane’s fuselage located in Java Sea
The fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane has been located and photographed in the Java Sea, say officials. Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen posted...
Dieudonne M’bala M’bala arrested for defending terrorism after Facebook comments
Controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala was arrested on January 14 for "defending terrorism". Police opened an investigation into the comic on Janaury 12, after...
Charlie Hebdo survivor’s issue sells out in minutes and 5 million print run is announced
Five million copies of Charlie Hebdo are being printed as long queues have formed at newsstands in France for the post attack edition of...
Sri Lanka: Pope Francis canonized Joseph Vaz as country’s first saint
Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out in Sri Lankan capital Colombo to see Pope Francis celebrate a Mass at which he canonized...
North Korea offers direct talks with US on proposed nuclear test halt
North Korea has offered to hold direct talks with the United States on its proposal to suspend nuclear tests, and suggested dialogue could pave...
Charlie Hebdo post attack issue goes on sale
The post attack issue of Charlie Hebdo magazine has gone on sale, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad on its cover. Three million copies...
Hong Kong: Scuffles at CY Leung’s first annual policy address
Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung has said the need for economic growth outweighs calls for greater democracy, in his first annual policy address...
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