Madonna hits back at Mandela, King ‘bondage’ images
Art news
January 4, 2015
Madonna hits back at Mandela, King ‘bondage’ images
Pop diva Madonna has hit back at criticism of images posted on her Facebook page showing iconic figures such as…
Former Bangladeshi prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, Khaleda Zia
World
January 4, 2015
Former Bangladeshi prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia was locked in her office by police in Dhaka on Sunday, her aide said,…
Govt: Libya Islamists abduct 20 Egypt Christians
Egypt
January 3, 2015
Govt: Libya Islamists abduct 20 Egypt Christians
Islamist militants have abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said Saturday.The…
Huthi chief threatens to seize oil-rich Yemen province
World
January 3, 2015
Huthi chief threatens to seize oil-rich Yemen province
The head of Yemen's Shiite Huthi militia threatened Saturday to take control of the oil-rich Marib province, targeted by the…
Official: Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over ICC bid
World
January 3, 2015
Official: Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over ICC bid
Israel is freezing the transfer to the Palestinians of taxes it collects on their behalf in retaliation for their bid…
Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late, say reports
Archaeology
January 3, 2015
Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late, say reports
A letter sent by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964 declining the Nobel Prize for Literature came too late to…
Witnesses: Boko Haram seizes 40 boys, men in northern Nigeria: witnesses
World
January 3, 2015
Witnesses: Boko Haram seizes 40 boys, men in northern Nigeria: witnesses
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have kidnapped 40 boys and young men in a remote village in northeast Nigerian Borno state…
Amal Clooney ‘threatened with arrest’ in Egypt
Egypt
January 3, 2015
Amal Clooney ‘threatened with arrest’ in Egypt
British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney claimed in an interview published Saturday that she was threatened with arrest in Egypt…
Study: Not all obese people prone to poor health
Health & Fitness
January 3, 2015
Study: Not all obese people prone to poor health
S scientists encouraged 20 obese people to eat extra fast food for several months, and found that about a quarter…
Migrant ‘ghost ship’ arrives in Italian port
World
January 3, 2015
Migrant ‘ghost ship’ arrives in Italian port
A ship abandoned by its crew and left drifting with 450 migrants on board reached Italy's jagged southern coast on…