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2013 Forbes’ Celebrity 100: Top 20 world’s most powerful celebrities
Forbes calculated celebrity's earnings on income from tours, books, contracts, endorsements, movies and residuals and each star was given a marketability score, created by...
2013 Forbes’ Celebrity 100: Oprah Winfrey back on top of world’s most powerful celebrities
Oprah Winfrey is back on top of Forbes' list of the world's most powerful celebrities – Forbes' Celebrity 100 - after a two-year stint...
Blackberry shares dive after $84 million Q1 2013 loss
Blackberry maker shares have dived after it reported an $84 million loss for the three months to June 1st 2013. The figure was better than...
4 Ways Your Personal Information is Stolen Online
While the Internet comes with nmany benefits, it also has its downsides. For one, it's an easy way for criminals to steal your personal...
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano arrested in Vatican bank investigation
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a senior Italian cleric, has been arrested in connection with an inquiry into the Vatican bank scandal over allegations of corruption...
Gold price falls below $1,200 an ounce reaching its lowest level in three years
Gold price has continued its drop, falling to its lowest level in almost three years, after the US Federal Reserve said it could wind...
US Senate passes immigration reform bill 68-32
The US Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. The 68-32...
Pope Francis sets up Vatican bank inquiry
Pope Francis has set up a commission of inquiry to review the activities of the Vatican bank, following recent scandals. Earlier this month, Pope Francis...
Julia Gillard ousted by Kevin Rudd as Australia’s Labor Party leader
Australia's PM Julia Gillard has been ousted by Kevin Rudd as leader of Labor Party. Kevin Rudd won by 57 votes to 45, in a...
EU postpones Turkey membership talks following Gezi Park protests
German proposal to postpone further EU membership talks with Turkey for about four months has been backed by EU foreign ministers. The EU-Turkey talks had...
Asian markets fall for second day after Fed stimulus comments
Most Asian markets have fallen again as investors continue to react to news that the Federal Reserve could begin to scale back its stimulus...
Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah offers his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas
Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, government sources say. It was not immediately clear whether Mahmoud...
Global markets fall after Federal Reserve comments on stimulus
Global markets have fallen sharply after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin to scale back its stimulus of the US economy later this...
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for 1 billion euros tax evasion
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to jail in Italy for one year and eight months for tax evasion. The Italian fashion designers...
Cyprus: President Nicos Anastasiades attacks banks bailout terms
President Nicos Anastasiades has urged eurozone leaders to revise the terms of Cyprus' bank bailout, in a highly critical letter. Nicos Anastasiades said the "haircut"...
David Siegel needs $30 million to complete Versailles mansion
Work has recommenced on David Siegel’s Palace of Versailles, a building set to become America's largest family home in 2015. The sprawling 90,000-square-foot property in Windermere,...
Chrysler recalls 2.7 million Jeeps at risk of fuel tank fires
Chrysler has finally agreed to voluntarily recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a government...
G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion
G8 leaders have agreed new measures to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders. Governments agreed to give each other...
David and Jackie Siegel’s Palace Of Versailles to be finished in 2015 after 11 years of construction
David and Jackie Siegel, the owners of America's largest family home, the gold-encrusted “Palace Of Versailles”, have announced that their mansion will finally be...
Czech PM Petr Necas to resign over Jana Nagyova corruption and spying scandal
Czech PM Petr Necas has announced that he will resign on Monday after days of political turmoil. Petr Necas’ ruling coalition will try to form...
Pope Francis names Monsignor Battista Mario Salvatore Ricca to oversee Vatican bank management
Pope Francis has taken his first major step towards reforming to the troubled Vatican bank, naming Monsignor Battista Mario Salvatore Ricca, a trusted cleric,...
Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidency in first round
Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off. Crowds gathered in...
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch?
Wendi Deng Murdoch is the wife and soon to be the ex-wife of Rupert Murdoch - one of the richest men in the world. Wendi...
Iran elections 2013: Hassan Rouhani leads in initial vote count
Iran's presidential election initial count put the reformist-backed candidate, Hassan Rouhani, in the lead. Official figures give Hassan Rouhani 51% of the five million ballots...
Barack Obama’s Africa trip: Washington Post revised story about Tanzanian safari
It appears the Washington Post on Friday revised the story about Barack Obama’s trip to Africa with no note to the reader about the...
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