Reuters… Print. * Chancellor fell at low speed while cross-country skiing. * Merkel cancels visits, but to lead Weds cabinet meeting. * News comes week after Schumacher skiing accident. BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) – German…
TIMEBangladeshi police and soldiers stand next to damaged ballot boxes in front of a polling station after it was attacked by protestors in the northern town of Bogra on Jan. 5, 2014. Email
HaaretzDirector of Sheba Medical Center says the former leader’s health has deteriorated for sixth straight day. By Ido Efrati and The Associated Press | Jan. 6, 2014 | 12:38 PM. Tweet. Former Israeli Prime Minster…
Daily MailThe fourth season of Downton Abbey finally premiered in the States Sunday on PBS, and several celebrities eagerly tuned in to see how Lady Mary Crawley is coping after the death of her husband…
BBC NewsThe US secretary of state has said the US will help Iraq fight al-Qaeda-linked militants, but that it is not planning to send troops back to the country. John Kerry said he was confident…
USA TODAYPANAJI, India (AP) — Rescuers using backhoes and shovels searched for survivors Sunday under a massive pile of broken concrete and dust left when a residential building collapsed under construction in southern India, killing…
Fox NewsRepublican senators on Saturday blamed the Obama administration for Al Qaeda affiliates over-running parts of Iraq, including the city of Fallujah, which the United States secured before President Obama removed all U.S. forces from…
Hindustan TimesMartin Scorsese’s latest film The Wolf of Wall Street has been named the most foul-mouthed film ever made. The film tops a list of films that feature most uses of the F-word, Sky News…
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The AustralianAFTER North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un declared his uncle to be “despicable human scum, worse than a dog,” a newspaper claims to have details of his horrific execution. Unlike previous executions of political prisoners…
Houston ChronicleThe big news out of North Korea today is that, according to the Strait Times, Kim Jong-un fed his uncle to 120 hungry dogs after he was purged from the North Korean leadership. According…
USA TODAYJOHANNESBURG (AP) — The body of Rwanda’s former spy chief has been found, possibly strangled, in a hotel in South Africa, police said Thursday. Rwandan dissidents accused President Paul Kagame of ordering his assassination….
AllAfrica.comHe was found dead in his Johannesburg hotel, this week. Before this, Col Patrick Karegeya had been jailed twice over alleged indiscipline, desertion and insubordination and stripped of his rank of Colonel. The former Rwandan…
PerezHilton.comThis has been the undisputed year of Miley Cyrus! It’s questionable where we’d be without her twerking, licking, and foam finger fabulocity, or fake Beyoncé diss quotes… But it’s hard to even imagine such trying…
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese helicopter has reached a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica for nine days and is beginning to pick up 52 passengers who spent Christmas and the New Year trapped in ice,…
Houston ChronicleCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve after weather conditions finally cleared enough for the operation Thursday….
euronewsReports from Israel say former prime minister and military leader Ariel Sharon’s condition has worsened and is “life threatening”. The 85-year-old who served as PM for five years has been in a coma after suffering…
Los Angeles TimesWillie and Korie Robertson, two of the stars of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” show appeared on Fox News’ New Year’s Eve special, “All American New Year,” and appeared ready to forgive and forget the…
Fox NewsMEANWHILE THE DEATH TO RISING TO 34 IN TWO TERROR ATTACKS IN THE RUSSIAN CITY OF VOLGOGRAD. THEY ARE FOCUSING ON INSURGENCY LEADER AS DOKAR UMAROV. KNOWN AS THE USAMA BIN LADEN OF RUSSIA….
CNN(CNN) — East African nations had set Tuesday as a deadline for the two sides fighting in South Sudan to talk. Instead, they fought heavily in the key town of Bor, undermining efforts to bring…
ReutersJUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese forces fought rebels on the outskirts of the flashpoint town of Bor on Tuesday, its mayor said, as a deadline imposed by East African nations for an end to hostilities…
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s government is likely to call a presidential election before parliamentary polls, officials said on Monday, rearranging the political timetable in a way that could see army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
New York Daily NewsOne day after “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts publicly came out as a lesbian in an emotional Facebook message, fans learned more about her “longtime” girlfriend. San Francisco-based Amber Laign has…
Los Angeles TimesAfter the coffee. Before figuring out who should coach the Redskins next. The Skinny: This time last year, I was excited about the Redskins making the playoffs. Now I’m just excited that I…
Wall Street JournalBEIJING—Police shot and killed eight suspected armed assailants and arrested another Monday in a clash outside a police station in the restive western region of Xinjiang, state media reported. A brief report posted…
TIMERepublican House members argued that a New York Times investigation into the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, was inaccurate. The report, published Saturday, contends that local militias — not al-Qaeda —…
BBC NewsThe Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has spent a third week on top of the US box office despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall Street. Starring Sherlock actors Martin Freeman and Benedict…
Boston Globe‘The Hobbit’ wins again at the box office. Over the post-Christmas holiday weekend, Peter Jackson’s ”The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continued to lead the box office for the third weekend in a row….
USA TODAYLAS VEGAS — Roaring into an opening weekend for Britney: Piece of Me, her new two-year residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the onetime fixture on the charts and in tabloids romped through…
TIMEGay-rights activists have won the culture war—why the need to act like sore winners? By Rod Dreher @roddreherDec. 29, 20130. Share. Read Later. Send to Kindle. Phil Robertson. Peter Kramer / NBC / NBC NewsWire…
E! OnlineCount A&E among those still standing with Phil Robertson. The network announced Friday that the Duck Dynasty patriarch will be returning to the show after a brief suspension from filming triggered by anti-gay remarks…
TIMEPhil v. The Gays. With which will we side? Or rather, against which will we side? This is the question that society demands we answer. Are we anti-Phil or anti-gay or anti-GLAAD or anti-A&E or…
New York TimesKHARTOUM, Sudan — The government of South Sudan refused on Saturday to release all 11 senior politicians who were detained on allegations of plotting a coup as a condition for a truce with…
BBC NewsSouth Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has said there must be proper negotiations before the rebels can agree to a truce with the government. He was speaking after the government said it had agreed…
BBC NewsThe two imprisoned women from the protest group Pussy Riot were released this week under the Russian parliament’s amnesty. They have returned to the capital Moscow, where they continue to speak out against President…
Washington PostKAMPALA, Uganda — A spokesman for South Sudan’s military says fighting continues in the oil-producing Unity state despite ongoing efforts by regional leaders to get both sides to agree to an immediate cease-fire. Military…
Hollywood ReporterIn an open letter to Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, the daughter of an associate of Jordan Belfort calls the film about the convicted fraudster “a reckless attempt at continuing to pretend that these…
TIMEA Chinese icebreaker headed to the Antarctic region to rescue a vessel stalled Friday due to bad weather and icy conditions. The ship Xue Long, which means Snow Dragon in English, was just shy of…
Voice of AmericaNAIROBI — East African leaders have called for the stakeholders in South Sudan’s conflict to begin talks by the end of the year to end the violence that has engulfed the country. Regional…
USA TODAYIn their first press conference since being released from prison Dec. 23, two members of the group Pussy Riot said Friday that they planned to form a human rights organization focusing on the protection…
