Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to controversial tycoon Bernard Tapie during her time as finance minister. The IMF chief is being asked to explain her handling of a row in 2007 which resulted in some 400 million euros ($516 million) being paid to Bernard Tapie. She [...]
The founder of Hasidic Belz dynasty was Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, also known as the Sar Shalom, who was inducted as the rabbi of Belz in 1817. He personally helped build the city’s large and imposing synagogue which stood until the Nazis invaded Belz in late 1939. When Rabbi Shalom died in 1855, his youngest son, [...]
Traditional Jewish weddings consist of two separate parts, the betrothal ceremony, known as erusin or kiddushin, and the actual wedding ceremony, known as nisuin. The first betrothal ceremony sees the groom give a wedding ring to the bride. During this part of the service, the bride is prohibited from talking to all other men. The [...]
More than 25,000 Jews from around the world attended an Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding to witness the marriage of the grandson of Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the leader of the Hasidic dynasty Belz Rebbe. Steeped in tradition, the ceremony of 18-year-old Shalom Rokeach and his 19-year-old bride Hannah Batya Penet was held in Jerusalem, Israel. Shalom [...]
Johnny Berry, Amanda Berry’s father, has revealed how his daughter is struggling to recover after ten years in captivity in Cleveland and is petrified that her accused kidnapper Ariel Castro is coming back for her. Johnny Berry, 52, who is dying from a deadly pulmonary disease, told the National Enquirer that: “Amanda’s having a terrible [...]
Ibragim Todashev, friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, implicated himself and Tamerlan in a 2011 triple slaying just before he was killed by an FBI agent early Wednesday, NBC and CBS News are reporting. Authorities were pressuring Chechan immigrant Ibragim Todashev, 27, to make a full confession to the murders when he suddenly turned [...]
Jodi Arias gave a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, speaking out about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she “deserves a second chance at freedom someday”. Jodi Arias repeated many of her claims from previous interviews, testimony on the witness [...]
A video tonight emerged of a man with b****ied hands, carrying knives and ranting “We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you”, after a serving soldier was ha**ed to death by two men just 200 yards from an Army barracks. The man can be seen and heard talking to the camera. The [...]
EU leaders at Brussels summit say they are committed to tackling tax evasion and will push for global action to curb banking secrecy. The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, said there was a “strong political will” in Europe to make tax systems fairer. He said the EU would draft tougher rules this [...]
A man has been killed in a machete attack and his two assailants shot by police in Woolwich, south-east London, UK. The UK’s government is reported to be treating the assault as a suspected terrorist incident and the prime minister said it was “truly shocking”. Home Secretary Theresa May has summoned a meeting of the [...]
Chechen Ibragim Todashev has been shot dead by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida, early Wednesday during questioning related to the Boston Marathon bombings. The shooting happened just after midnight Wednesday at 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev’s apartment complex near Universal studios, FBI Special Agent Dave Couvertier confirmed. “The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties,” [...]
Opportunities Await The American Dream still fascinates people all over the world and contributes to the appeal of the United States of America as a country of opportunity and plentiful employment chances. The country is renowned as a land of prospects for new comers which has been rooted in its history, with several significant [...]
Kim Jong-un has sent Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing, North Korean state media has announced, amid cooling relations between the two neighbors. Choe Ryong-hae, a top military official, flew to the Chinese capital on Wednesday, KCNA said. The brief dispatch gave no details of the visit, which comes amid an apparent toughening of Beijing’s [...]
Venezuela’s National Assembly has backed the country’s plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage. Lawmakers voted to approve a $79 million credit for the country’s ministry of commerce, which will also be used to buy toothpaste and soap. The products are currently in short supply [...]
The immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally has taken a stride forward in Congress. A Senate panel voted 13-5 to back the measure, after a plan to allow people to sponsor same-s** partners for permanent legal status was withdrawn. The full Senate will now debate [...]
French police says a 78-year-old man, named as Dominique Venner, has killed himself inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, causing its evacuation. The man pulled out a shot-gun and shot himself through the mouth beside the main altar shortly after 16:00. He has been named as Dominique Venner, an award-winning far-right historian. Dominique Venner [...]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Azerbaijan’s failure to award any points to Russia’s entry in this year’s Eurovision song contest as “outrageous”. Sergei Lavrov said the points had been “stolen” from Russia’s Dina Garipova and “this outrageous action will not remain without a response”. Azerbaijan says it cannot explain how it awarded no [...]
The 911 dispatcher, who spoke to Amanda Berry after she escaped from the Cleveland house of horrors, is being investigated over claims he swore at the end of her emergency call. The operator has previously been criticized for failing to keep Amanda Berry on the line or comfort her during her desperate call for help. [...]
The family who now lives in the home where Jodi Arias killed her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander is treated to a constant stream of unwanted visitors who drive past the home because of their morbid fascination about the case. Travis Alexander’s home was sold in foreclosure in 2009, the year after he was stabbed nearly 30 [...]
The head of the European Commission has told the European Parliament he wants EU-wide exchange of income data as part of the fight against tax evasion. Jose Manuel Barroso said he would urge Wednesday’s summit of EU leaders to support automatic exchange of people’s earnings data between tax authorities. Tax evasion costs EU states 1 [...]
Apple has been accused by US Senate of being “among America’s largest tax avoiders”. A Senate committee said Apple had used “a complex web of offshore entities” to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes. But it said there was no indication the firm acted illegally. Apple chief Tim Cook will go before [...]
The Chinese fishing crew seized by North Koreans two weeks ago has been freed along with their boat, reports say. The 16-man crew was taken captive by unidentified North Koreans in the Yellow Sea on May 5. China said on Monday it had been negotiating with Pyongyang for their release since May 10. All were [...]
Efrain Rios Montt, Guatemala’s former military leader, has had his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity overturned. The constitutional court said the trial must go back to where it stood on April 19 and restart from that point. On May 10, General Efrain Rios Montt, 86, was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 [...]
At least 51 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise. Worst hit was Moore, south of Oklahoma City, where neighborhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of up to 200mph. About 120 people, including 70 children, are being treated in [...]
A video has surfaced from Brazil depicting the hilarious struggle of a man attempting to escape a cheating woman’s bedroom after her husband has come home. And it’s out a third story window. As the drama begins, a husband and wife are seen arguing on the third-floor patio of an urban apartment building. “Who shirt [...]
Christine Lagarde questioned by French court in Bernard Tapie case
Ultra Orthodox Jewish aristocracy: How Belz Hasidic dynasty was founded
Traditional Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding
Shalom Rokeach and Hannah Batya Penet wedding attended by 25,000 Ultra Orthodox Jews of Hasidic dynasty Belz Rebbe
Johnny Berry: Amanda Berry’s father says she is living in a waking nightmare
Frances Bean Cobain slams Kendall Jenner for self-pitying tweet
Amanda Bynes apartment described as “filthy” with drugs all over her bed and floor
Ibragim Todashev implicates himself and Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Brendan Mess and other two murder case
Jodi Arias gives another interview from jailhouse speaking about Travis Alexander murder trial
Kim Kardashian’s baby shower invitation is a ballerina music box playing Kanye West lullaby
Irina Shayk wardrobe malfunction at All Is Lost premiere in Cannes
Total face transplant performed in Poland
Woolwich attack: Video of man who killed British soldier with a machete
Brussels Summit: EU leaders in drive against tax evasion
London machete attack: Man killed in Woolwich suspected terrorist incident
Hilaria Baldwin picked up by husband Alec during Cannes 2013 photocall
Novel coronavirus kills Tunisian man
Xbox One: Microsoft may charge a fee to play pre-owned games
Vitamin C kills multidrug-resistant TB in laboratory tests
Ibragim Todashev shot dead by FBI agent in Orlando while questioning over links to Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Kim Jong-un sends Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing
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Miranda Kerr wardrobe malfunction during shooting for her make-up range Kora Cosmetics
Kim Kardashian shows off growing baby bump in bikini
Venezuela’s toilet paper shortage ended after National Assembly backs import
US immigration bill passes Senate panel with 13-5
Xbox One: Microsoft unveils its next-generation console which goes on sale later this year
Dominique Venner: Suicide inside Notre-Dame de Paris
Eurovision 2013: Russia calls Azerbaijan’s failure to award any points as outrageous action
Christine Lagarde questioned by French court in Bernard Tapie caseChristine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to controversial tycoon Bernard Tapie during her time as finance minister. The IMF chief is…
Brussels Summit: EU leaders in drive against tax evasionEU leaders at Brussels summit say they are committed to tackling tax evasion and will push for global action to curb banking secrecy. The president of the European Council,…
London machete attack: Man killed in Woolwich suspected terrorist incidentA man has been killed in a machete attack and his two assailants shot by police in Woolwich, south-east London, UK. The UK’s government is reported to be treating the…
Ibragim Todashev shot dead by FBI agent in Orlando while questioning over links to Tamerlan TsarnaevChechen Ibragim Todashev has been shot dead by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida, early Wednesday during questioning related to the Boston Marathon bombings. The shooting…
Kim Jong-un sends Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to BeijingKim Jong-un has sent Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing, North Korean state media has announced, amid cooling relations between the two neighbors. Choe Ryong-hae, a…
Venezuela's toilet paper shortage ended after National Assembly backs importVenezuela's National Assembly has backed the country’s plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage. Lawmakers voted to…