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...
Scientific ‘consensus’ that humans to blame for climate change
A review of 12,000 scientific papers has found the consensus among scientists that humans are to blame for climate change is "overwhelming" The survey – the largest peer-reviewed study of its kind – found that a third of...
Leading Bulgarian party wants election result cancelled
The leader of Bulgarian centre-right GERB party Boiko Borisov (C) walks out of his party's headquarters surrounded by bodyguards in Sofia May 14, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stoyan Nenov SOFIA | Thu May 16, 2013 6:56am EDT (Reuters) - Bulgaria's center-right...
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...
Once Upon A Time Confirms & Cuts Some Very Key Characters! Find Out Who HERE!!
So many mixed emotions!!! Once Upon A Time 's creators have revealed which characters are staying and which will be axed for the third season of Storybrooke’s unfolding saga. There is bad news, but there is also very good...
Cyclone Mahasen hits coast of Bangladesh
People gather by the shore of Bay of Bengal before cyclone Mahasen approaches in Chittagong Photo: Reuters By AP 10:54AM BST 16 May 2013 The main section of the storm reached land on Thursday and immediately began weakening,...
Jennifer Lopez Drops $10 MILLION On A Massive Hamptons Mansion!!! See The Pics HERE!
Her love might not cost a thing, but J.Lo 's casa nuevo cost a pretty penny! After weeks of examining a luxurious property in the Hamptons with her kids and boyfriend Casper Smart , the 43-year-old pop star just...
Sanction CAR rights abusers – UN
AFP A rebel fighter from the Seleka coalition points his rifle at an image of ousted Central African President Fran�ois Bozize's wife, Monique Bozize, in one of Bozize's pillaged residences in Sassara, near Bossangoa, 300km north of Bangui, on...
Troops deployed in Nigeria’s hot zones
Reuters Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared state of emergency in the nation's troubled north-east states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa, where Islamic extremists now control some of the country's villages and towns. Abuja - Nigeria's military has announced...
Deadly tornado strikes Texas town
At least 28 people were injured and are being treated in hospital A tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Texas, resulting in several deaths, officials say. Homes were also destroyed when the tornado hit...
Kabul bomb blast hits foreign convoy
A suicide bomber has blown himself up near a convoy of foreign troops in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, the provincial police chief says. Gen Mohammad Ayub Salangi said the convoy contained two vehicles and that he feared there were casualties....
The Rundown — May 16
RFE/RL In The Media # "The Washington Post" cites RFE/RL reporting on the spy scandal in Russia # "Reason" links to RFE/RL reporting on Afghanistan # "UPI" cites RFE/RL reporting on taxing development projects in Afghanistan International Press Review...
BBC hears claims of Syria gas attack
There were deadly clashes in Saraqeb in November 2012 The BBC has been shown evidence claiming to corroborate reports of a chemical attack in Syria last month. A BBC correspondent who visited the northern town of Saraqeb was told...
U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
Members of the Free Syrian Army help a wounded fellow fighter in Deir al-Zor May 14, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Khalil Ashawi By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS | Wed May 15, 2013 10:35pm EDT (Reuters) - The U.N....
Bangladesh orders 1 million evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh | Thu May 16, 2013 12:59am EDT (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen started crossing Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, bearing down on the ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, as tens of thousands of people huddled in shelters...
Medical weed could jinx recreational dope market in Washington state
Marijuana plants are displayed for sale at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, November 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Anthony Bolante By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington | Wed May 15, 2013 9:35pm EDT (Reuters) - Key officials helping to...
Ashton Has ‘Useful’ Discussion With Jalili
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton says she had a “useful” discussion with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili but announced no plans for a new round of negotiations. Catherine Ashton, representing six world powers, said after the meeting May...
US tax chief resigns amid scandal
President Obama: "The misconduct uncovered was inexcusable" The head of the US tax agency has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Barack Obama has announced. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had asked...
Mexico sacks ‘power abuse’ official
The hashtag LadyProfeco became a trending topic in Mexico attracting thousands of negative comments Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has fired a senior official over an incident caused by his daughter at an exclusive restaurant last month. Humberto Benitez...
New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
A patient receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer at the Antoine-Lacassagne Cancer Center in Nice July 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES | Wed May 15, 2013 7:38pm EDT (Reuters) - After decades of using...
Jaden Smith Clears Up Emancipation Rumors on ‘Ellen’
Jaden Smith appeared Wednesday with his famous father Will Smith on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ where the youth talked about recent emancipation rumors. Ellen asked the 14-year-old, “I just heard you are trying to become emancipated, is that right?”...
Russia ‘Expelled Another U.S. Spy’ Earlier This Year
Russian state television has aired footage claiming that another alleged American spy was expelled earlier this year. In a TV broadcast on May 15, a man sitting in near darkness and identified as an FSB officer said a "CIA...
UN General Assembly Approves Syria Resolution
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution calling for a political transition in Syria. The non-binding text adopted on May 15 strongly condemns the Syrian regime for its "escalation" of the war, and backed the role of the...
Past haunts Casablanca slum
AFP Shepherds are pictured in Sidi Moumen, in the suburbs of Casablanca in 2004. Sidi Moumen, Morocco - “There's no water, no work and no future. There's nothing at all here,” says Hamid bitterly as he walks through the...
Kabul Rejects Report That It Levied $1 Billion In Taxes On Contractors
KABUL -- The Afghan Finance Minister has rejected a report by a U.S. government watchdog that Kabul has levied nearly $ 1 billion in illegitimate taxes on contractors working on U.S.-funded reconstruction projects, Omar Zakhilwal told RFE/RL's Radio...
Army, militia clash in DRC
REUTERS File image - Congolese army (FARDC) soldiers sit in a military truck in Minova, some 45 km (28 miles) west of Goma. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic Kinshasa, Congo - The Congolese army says that 32 were killed in fighting between...
The Great Gatsby cast arrive in France to show off their fame before the Cannes Film Festival
15 May 2013 17:11 The stars posed for pictures before the launch of the movie celebrations but didn't seem to understand they were supposed to face the cameras They're behind you! AFP IT'S JUST TOO EXCITING - the Cannes...
Confirmed: Shakira Leaving ‘The Voice’ to Spend Time with her Baby
Shakira confirmed yesterday that she is leaving the popular NBC reality singing competition ‘The Voice’ at the end of the season. The entertainer told Access Hollywood that she may try another stint in the future but “not for next...
Iran MPs urge ban on presidential runs by Rafsanjani, Mashaie
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gives the opening speech during Iran's Assembly of Experts' biannual meeting in Tehran March 8, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI | Wed May 15, 2013 10:22am EDT (Reuters) - Some...
Benghazi police station attacked
AFP File photo: Members of the security forces inspect the wreckage of vehicle that exploded outside a police station on February 15, 2013 in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Related Stories Benghazi, Libya - A man was killed...
Lindsay Lohan Has ‘Finally Adjusted’ To The Betty Ford Center!
Guess she’s not in such bad shape after all?! Lindsay Lohan is reportedly finally come round to her 90-day rehab stint at the Betty Ford Center. A source revealed: "She is doing well. She seems like she's finally adjusted.”...
Troops sweep into north-east Nigeria
Reuters Map locating areas of northeastern Nigeria declared as being in a state of emergency. Related Stories Maiduguri/Yola, Nigeria - Nigerian troops moved into cities in the north-east on Wednesday, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency...
Kuwait court ruling may threaten economic recovery
By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT | Wed May 15, 2013 10:13am EDT (Reuters) - A ruling by Kuwait's top court next month could end a period of relative political stability, jeopardizing government plans to push ahead with long-delayed economic projects....
US kidnap accused to plead innocent
Ariel Castro made his first court appearance in Cleveland on 9 May The US man accused of imprisoning three women for a decade in his house in Ohio will plead not guilty to all charges, his lawyers say. Ariel...
