Trump To Skip Correspondents Dinner
US President, Donald Trump, has announced he will not attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on 29 April. The glitzy event draws celebrities, journalists and politicians,...
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Asian Markets Starts Week With Fresh Losses
Asian markets kicked the week off with broad losses Monday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen, as the global Trump rally shows signs of fragility ahead of a key speech by the new president to...
Vandals Attack Jewish Cemetery In Philadelphia
Vandals have broken and overturned more than 500 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, the latest in a spate of recent bomb threats and attacks against sites for Jews across the United...
Demonstrators In New York Defend Media Amid Attacks By Trump
About 250 people demonstrated in support of the news media Sunday, amid stepped up attacks on the press by President Donald Trump. Although New York, a Democratic bastion, has been the scene of...
Jerusalem Art Show Turns ‘home’ Inside Out
A giant kitchen grater with menacing blades, an ironing board festooned with penises and Marcel Duchamp's repurposed urinal greet visitors to the Israel Museum's new show "No Place Like Home". The...
Nana Quame Stole My Songs In 1999
Mr. Osborn, a musician is alleging that Ghanaian musician, Nana Quame originally known as Henry De-Mensah stole his songs in 1999. Mr. Osborn called into Agyemang Prempeh’s Rainbow Church programme...
Trump To Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner
US President Donald Trump has announced he will not attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on 29 April. The glitzy event draws celebrities, journalists and politicians, normally...
Perfect Day For Kenya As Kipsang Wins Tokyo Marathon
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang stormed to victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in the fastest race ever run in Japan. The former world record holder clocked 2hr 3min 58sec over a flatter course than in...
Kim Killing Suspect Was Paid $90 To Take Part In ‘TV Prank’
An Indonesian woman being held over the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam said Saturday she had been paid just RM400 ($90) for taking part in what she thought was a TV prank show, a senior diplomat...
US Axes N. Korea Talks After Kim Murder
Planned talks in New York between North Korea and former US officials were canceled following the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half brother, US media reported Saturday. The...
Stars Recall Real-Life Pain Seen In ‘La La Land’ Auditions
In "La La Land," the nostalgic musical tipped for glory at Sunday's Oscars, Emma Stone channels some of the pain she and Ryan Gosling experienced in their early auditions. As her character Mia is...
Footballer Pele’s Son Edinho In Jail Over Drug Trafficking Charges
The son of Brazil's footballing legend, Pele, has handed himself in to complete his sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking. Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper, was first arrested in...
Four Celebs Who Completely Transformed Their Style, From Kim K. To Lena Dunham
Being a celebrity has many perks, but one thing celebs may or may not love is the public scrutiny over their style. However, thanks to top celebrity stylists like Kate Young, Petra Flannery, and...
Saudi ‘sin’ Backlash Against First Comic-Con Fest
Saudis railed against "sin" and "evil" on Friday in an online backlash against the kingdom's first Comic-Con pop culture festival. The comments reflect the challenge faced by authorities trying to...
UN Syria Talks Open As Blast Reflects Fragility of Truce
The first full day of a fresh round of Syria peace talks began in Geneva Friday as a suicide bombing killed 42, underlining the fragile state of a ceasefire on the ground. The UN's Syria envoy...
Fear Hangs Over Busy Uganda-DR Congo Border Post
The jagged, ice-capped Rwenzori Mountains stab at the sky above Mpondwe, a bustling border town in western Uganda. Trucks move slowly and one at a time across a rickety metal bridge above the...
Profile of 1st Female Cabinet Secretary
Mercy Debrah-Karikari becomes the first woman in Ghana’s history to hold the position of a female Cabinet Secretary… Pursuant to article 76(3) of the Constitution, the President of the Republic,...
Israel To Deny Human Rights Watch Visas Over ‘bias’
Israel will stop issuing work visas to Human Rights Watch staff, the NGO said Friday, with the Jewish state accusing the group of being "fundamentally biased" against it. The New York-based watchdog,...
James Triple-Double Lifts Cavaliers Over Knicks
LeBron James recorded his sixth triple-double of the season on Thursday as the Cleveland Cavaliers maintained their mastery over the New York Knicks with a 119-104 NBA triumph. James scored 18...
Ex-Fugitive Israeli Fraudster Sentenced To 30 Months
Former Israeli fugitive Jacob "Kobi" Alexander was finally sentenced to prison for securities fraud dating from the last century, ending a decade-long saga, the US Department of Justice announced...