Economy & Politics
North Korea: First images of Kim Jong-Il body in a glass coffin
Dead body of North Korean “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il has been laid in state in a glass coffin as weeping mourners filled public squares...
Barack Obama 2011 Hawaii trip will cost taxpayers more than $4 Million
US President Barack Obama’s annual vacation in Hawaii in 2011 is likely to be his most expensive ever - or rather the taxpayer's most...
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, dies at 69
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Kim Jong-il, who has led the communist nation...
Václav Havel, the former Czech president and dissident playwright, dies at 75
Václav Havel, the former Czech president and dissident playwright, who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a...
Mississippi Mayor Greg Davis spent city money at a gay lifestyle and sex shop
Mississippi Mayor Greg Davis, a Republican of Southaven, spent over $170,000 of city money on personal expenses including purchases at a gay lifestyle and...
Jacques Chirac found guilty of corruption and received 2 years suspended prison sentence
The former French President Jacques Chirac has been given by a court a two-year suspended prison sentence for diverting public funds and abusing public...
The 30th annual Christmas in Washington concert: Justin Bieber and other stars singing carols
US President Barack Obama’s family got in the festive spirit by singing with musical stars Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice...
Moscow: over 25,000 people protesting over alleged widespread fraud in Sunday’s polls
Over 25,000 protesters have gathered so far in Moscow in a show of anger over disputed parliamentary polls. The opposition says the protest - on...
Sofitel released CCTV of Nafissatou Diallo reporting “rape” to his colleagues and their victory dance
French television has broadcasted today the incredible live images of New York Sofitel’s chamber maid Nafissatou Diallo reporting Dominique Strauss-Kahn for alleged attempted rape...
Chris Myers, a mayor in New Jersey, has resigned two months after being photographed with a male escort
Chris Myers, the married Republican mayor of Medford, New Jersey, has quit - two months after he was accused of having sex with a...
DSK stopped by police in Bois de Boulogne, Paris’ most infamous red light district
France’s Interior Minister admitted today that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was stopped by police trying to “clean-up” a Paris park notorious for transvestite prostitutes five years...
Herman Cain announced he is suspending his presidency bid
Herman Cain, one of the US presidential hopefuls, announced he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination. Herman Cain blamed political and media pressure...
Barack Obama announced his 17-day Christmas trip to Hawaii that will cost taxpayers $1M
While ordinary Americans get only a few days off for Christmas, President Barack Obama has announced his Christmas vacation to Hawaii – for a...
British ambassador in Iran says the Tehran regim supported the atack on UK’s embassy
Dominick Chilcott, the British ambassador in Iran claims the ruling regime at Tehran is likely to have supported an attack on the UK's embassy...
Obama family lit up the National Christmas Tree at White House
US President Barack Obama got into the holiday spirit last night as the First Family lit up the new National Christmas Tree at White...
EU agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme
The European Union has agreed on new sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and firms over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. EU ministers meeting in Brussels also...
2011 Christmas decorations at White House revealed by Michelle Obama
American First Lady Michelle Obama revealed White House Christmas decorations for this holiday season. American First Dog Bo is upstaging the Christmas decorations at the...
Tehran: students protesters have broken into UK embassy
Iranian protesters in the capital, Tehran, have broken into the UK embassy compound during an anti-British demonstration, reports say. The protesters are said to be...
Svetlana Peters, Stalin’s only daughter, dies at 85 in Wisconsin
Svetlana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin has died in Wisconsin, aged 85. Stalin’s daughter, who famously denounced communism and moved...
Man-made flu virus that could wipe out civilization created at Erasmus Medical Centre
A group of scientists from Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands is pushing to publish research about how they created a man-made flu virus...
Edward Epstein: “DSK may have been the victim of a conspiracy to derail his presidential campaign”
An article by investigative journalist Edward Epstein published in the New York Review of Books claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have been the victim...
Yemen: at least 5 people shot dead during protests in Sanaa, as President Saleh transferred the power
At least five demonstrators have been shot dead by loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during protests in the capital, Sanaa, reports say. People...
Danielle Mitterand, former French First Lady, dies at 87
Danielle Mitterrand, the former French First Lady and widow of Francois Mitterrand, has died at the age of 87. Danielle Mitterrand died in Georges-Pompidou hospital...
NASCAR crowd boos Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden
First Lady Michelle Obama and the Vice President’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, were booed before kicking off NASCAR’s season finale in Florida. Michelle Obama and...
Occupy Wall Street leaders checked into five star W Hotel Downtown
Peter Dutro and Brad Spitzer, two leading figures of the Occupy Wall Street movement, who moonlight as businessmen, have eschewed the campfire comradeship for...
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