The A-list celebrity and star midfielder announced his retirement from soccer today, after a career playing for the top clubs in nations across Europe. David Beckham fixes his tie during a L.A. Galaxy news conference in Los Angeles in...
Stash your cash in Switzerland? US and Europe push to make it harder.
A Spanish court ruling and investigations spurred by whistleblowers are aimed at scaring tax evaders and raising revenue. One watchdog's list could lead to some 300 billion euros in tax havens. Hervé Falciani, a former HSBC worker wanted in...
EU Study Finds Widespread Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities
The European Union's rights agency says sexual minorities face widespread intolerance and violence across EU countries. The Vienna-based Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) said that a poll it conducted of more than 93,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people...
‘Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker’, Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, arrested for murder
'Kai' became know after a vivid account of his efforts to stop a previous assault went viral Photo: YOUTUBE Steve Wilson 4:24AM BST 17 May 2013 The man, 34, whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, was wanted...
EU poll highlights homophobic abuse
A quarter of respondents said they had been attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats...
Nigeria begins raids on Boko Haram
Troops are already present in large numbers in Nigeria's north-east Nigeria's army has begun operations against militant Islamists in the north-east, military officials say. They say troops raided parts of a game reserve in Borno state where the Boko...
Mobile phones cut in parts of Nigeria
Reuters Injured policemen are seen outside Shehu's Palace of Bama, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria on May 7, 2013. Related Stories Maiduguri, Nigeria - Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more...
Somalia sees Sufism revival
AP In this photo taken Friday, April 19, 2013, Sufis eat traditional toasted and fried coffee beans during a ritual service at the Sufi's main center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, is having a comeback...
Niger villagers vow to end FGM
REUTERS File image - A mother and daughter walk home after a meeting about eradicating female genital mutilation. About 14 000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation and forced under-age...
Airing Of Dirty Laundry Raises Afghan Hopes That Corruption Will Be Tackled
The very public trading of graft accusations in Afghanistan's parliament this week has all of Kabul talking. It has turned the country's finance minister into an instant hero but also kindled hopes that the issue of corruption will finally be...
Megan Hilty Reassures That Smash Finale Will Satisfy With Big Musical Number!
NBC’s Smash wasn’t lucky enough to get picked up for a third season, but despite its cancellation, we’re sure the ending is going to be AH-mazing! The show’s star, Megan Hilty , revealed that one particularly big musical number,...
Australian children orphaned in drowning tragedy
Coral Bay, Western Australia Photo: Alamy By Jonathan Pearlman in Sydney 12:05PM BST 16 May 2013 The 13-year-old girl and 10-year-old-boy raised the alarm after spotting their father, Robert Shugg, 48, and their mother, Kathreen Ricketson, 41, floating...
Anne Hathaway Signs On For ANOTHER Dramatic Musical!
Anne Hathaway is sticking to what she knows! And we don't blame her! After winning an Oscar for her dramatic, musical turn as Fantine in Les Miserables , Miss Hathaway is set to sing on the big screen once...
Security officers kidnapped in Egypt
AFP A picture shows the closed gates of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on August 06, 2012. Egypt has closed its Rafah frontier crossing with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after five gunmen slew...






























