Yearly Archives: 2015
Mitt Romney 2016: Defeated Republican candidate ready for third run at White House
According to recent reports, Mitt Romney has been reviving his national network of political supporters and donors for a third run at the White...
Deadly 193-car pileup on I-94 near Battle Creek, Michigan
One person was killed and 22 others injured in a fiery multi-vehicle pileup on snowy roads that involved 193 vehicles brought Interstate 94 near...
Study: Best time to learn is just before sleep
According to scientists, the key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap. Trials with 216 babies up to 12 months old...
Helle Thorning-Schmidt: Danish PM falls after Paris unity rally
Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt was among more than 40 world leaders marching arm in arm during Sunday’s historical rally in Paris after multiple acts...
Paris unity rally 2015: List of world leaders attending historical march against terrorism
Last Sunday's historic mass rally in Paris saw more than 1.5 million people and a long list of world leaders in tribute to 17...
White House admits US absence at Paris unity rally was a mistake
The White House has admitted that the US made a mistake after not sending "someone with a higher profile" to Sunday's Paris unity rally. It...
Hosni Mubarak’s embezzlement conviction overturned by Egypt’s Court of Cassation
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and ordered a retrial. Hosni Mubarak,...
Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka
Pope Francis has arrived in Sri Lanka to begin a six-day Asian tour. The pontiff, who will later travel to the Philippines, plans to celebrate...
Charlie Hebdo post attack issue: 3 million copies depicting Prophet Muhammad in 16 languages
This week’s three million copies of Charlie Hebdo will feature a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad holding a "Je suis Charlie" sign, the magazine...
AirAsia cockpit voice recorder retrieved from Java Sea
Indonesian divers have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501, say officials. The retrieval comes a day after the first piece...
L’Enfant Plaza subway station: Heavy smoke kills one and injures 84 in Washington DC
A woman has died and 84 commuters have been hospitalized in Washington DC after heavy smoke filled the L’Enfant Plaza subway station on Monday...
Centcom’s Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked by ISIS sympathizers
The US Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts have been suspended after being hacked by a group claiming to back Islamic State. One message on...
Hayat Boumeddiene: Video shows Paris attacker arriving in Turkey
Hayat Boumeddiene, the girlfriend of Paris supermarket attacker Amedy Coulibaly, appears in Istanbul airport CCTV footage as she arrives in Turkey. The video purports to...
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark apologizes for crossing Storbelt Bridge in storm
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has apologized for driving across the country's biggest bridge while it was closed during a major storm. Gale force winds...
Viktor Yanukovych placed on Interpol’s wanted list
Former Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has been placed on Interpol’s wanted list, almost one year after he fled to neighboring Russia. Viktor Yanukovych is accused...
France attacks: 10,000 troops deployed on streets to boost domestic security
10,000 French troops have been mobilized to boost security after last week's deadly attacks in Paris. Thousands of police officers have been also sent to...
Taken 3 tops North American box office with $40 million
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been overtaken by Taken 3 at the top of the North American box office chart...
Celebrity Big Brother: Jeremy Jackson under investigation following Chloe Goodman incident
Former Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson is being investigated by police after he was thrown out of the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother house. Jeremy Jackson, 34,...
Francesco Rosi dies at the age of 92
Italian director Francesco Rosi has died at the age of 92. Francesco Rosi was one of Italy's most acclaimed and influential film-makers from the 1950s...
Park Geun-hye prepared to hold talks with Kim Jong-un
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has announced she is prepared to hold talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un without setting pre-conditions. In a nationally...
Nigeria: Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama accuses West of ignoring Boko Haram threat
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, in...
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic becomes Croatia’s first female president
Croatian opposition challenger Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has become the country’s first female president, winning by the narrowest of margins. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic secured 50.5% of the vote...
Golden Globes 2015: Boyhood wins best motion picture drama award
Boyhood was the top winner at this year’s Golden Globe awards. Boyhood, which took 12 years to make, won best film drama, with Richard Linklater...
Golden Globes 2015: Full list of winners
The 2015 Golden Globes Awards full list of winners: FILM AWARDS Best motion picture - drama Winner: Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Best...
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