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Blink-182 Calls Off Shows After Linkin Park Suicide
Rockers Blink-182 on Saturday called off stadium shows they had planned with Linkin Park whose singer Chester...
Madame Tussauds Beyonce Waxwork ‘removed’ After Complaints
It looks like Madame Tussauds has bowed to social media pressure and removed its latest Beyonce waxwork. The model in...
US Abandons Case Against 2 London Whale Defendants
US attorneys in New York are dropping the cases against Julien Grout of France and Javier Martin-Artajo of Spain (seen...
European Stocks Slump On Higher Euro; Nasdaq Streak Ends
European stock markets ended the week down as the euro extended its gains on Friday after the European Central Bank...
Republican Veteran, But Never A Trump Insider
Sean Spicer, who resigned Friday after a stormy six months as White House press secretary, was tapped to be Donald...
NY Subway Derailment Causes Evacuation, Disruptions
A minor derailment on New York's beleaguered subway system forced the evacuation Friday of 135 passengers to a nearby...
AMA K. Abebrese, Lucy Quist Join Stars In NYC For the FACE List Awards
On Saturday, July 15th, the FACE List Awards, the biggest celebration of pan-African achievement, took place in NYC....
NY Museum Honors Kermit the Frog and His Creator
Jim Henson, the relentless innovator who gave the world Kermit the Frog and "The Muppet Show," is getting a permanent...
Synthetic Cannabis Blamed For Spate of New Zealand Deaths
At least seven people are believed to have died in Auckland this month after using synthetic cannabis, New Zealand...
Namibia Genocide Victims Battle For Compensation
On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each...
Hyperloop Or Hyperbole? Musk Promises NY-DC Run In 29 Mins
US entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday he'd received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual...
China Bets Big On Subways As Cities Expand
Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new...
Euro Gets Boost From ECB’s Draghi; Nasdaq Ekes Out Record
The euro rose Thursday after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's comments bolstered the single currency even as...
UN Rights Chief Pressures China On Dissident Widow’s Fate
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday he plans to meet with Chinese officials to push for assurances that...
Prof. Kofi Gyimah-Boadi Wins 2017 Martin Luther King Prize
The Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor Gyimah Boadi has been awarded the 2017...
Linkin Park Singer Bennington Dead In Apparent Suicide
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who overcame a troubled childhood to top the charts with an angry but melodic...
IS Families, Mosul Displaced Live Side-By-Side In Iraq Camp
Like hundreds of thousands of other Iraqis, Maha lives with her boys at a camp for the displaced near Mosul. But...
Syrian Actors Bring Cost of War Home To NY Audience
Six Syrian actors battled a fraught US visa process to tread the boards in New York this week, seeking to impress on...
Emirates Adds Flights To Khartoum, Increasing Connection Options For Customers
Emirates has announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week...