Streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been filled with masonry and cars have been covered with debris after two buildings – one nearly 20 storeys high – have collapsed in the city. According to officials, up to 11 people are believed to be inside the buildings and five people have been rescued. The cause of the collapse remains unclear, but witnesses spoke of an explosion and a stro…
urrently, it is allowed only in cases of rape, abnormal brain development or when the mother’s life is at risk. But wider availability of abortion is opposed by the Roman Catholic Church. Nearly 250,000 women a year seek treatment in hospitals after undergoing unsafe procedures, the doctors’ council said. “It’s important to highlight that it’s not been decided that th…
The 60th annual Miss Universe Pageant crowned its winner Miss Angola on September 12 in São Paulo, Brazil. Miss Ukraine (Olesia Stefanko) was First Runner Up, followed by Miss Brazil (Priscila Machado), Miss Philippines (Shamcey Supsup) and Miss China (Luo Zilin). Ximena Navarette (Mexico), Miss Universe 2010, crowns Leila Lopes (Miss Angola) as Miss Universe 2011 Miss Angola, Leila…
…k which sealed the deal. In the gold corner, Cameron Diaz was a column of light in a retina-searing Stella McCartney gold dress which she paired, rather cheekily, with the hairstyle made famous in her 1998 smash hit movie, There’s Something About Mary. And Jessica Alba offers a masterclass in how to really shine, without looking like a gaudy street hoarding. She added a frisson of Hollywood…
…8211; quickly became a Hollywood power couple, with a brood of six children; five-year-old Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne, aged 3, along with three adopted children Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, and Zahara, 7. Although no further details of their nuptials, including the date, have emerged, it is thought that they will stage the event at their house in the South of France. Former model L’Wren Scott…
Kris Jenner was snapped having her legs touched up with what appeared to be spray tan while on a photoshoot for E! with daughter Kourtney Kardashain and future son-in-law Scott Disick in Los Angeles on Friday. Kris Jenner, 57, was seen holding up her dress while a male make-up artist crouched down with a sponge and a bottle, spraying and blending the liquid on the back of her legs. The momager th…
Kim Kardashian flattered her pregnant figure in a sexy black dress as she walked the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, California on Sunday night. The Saint Laurent dress elongated her frame with daring batwing sleeves. Kim Kardashian flattered her pregnant figure in a sexy black dress on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards Kim Kardashian, 32, also opted for a simpl…
it has been passed on to them from older friends and relatives. More than one in ten even have some timeless clothes which they have been wearing for 20 years or more now. Researchers also found that 57% of people say the majority of the staple items in their wardrobe is black, followed by beige, brown, white and grey. According to the study, in an average month, women spend £22.01 ($34.55) addin…
…olding Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight captive in his home for a decade. Authorities say he kidnapped all three women, raped them and fathered a child with one. The women were found May 6 after one escaped and called 911. The Castro brothers were initially taken into custody but released Thursday after investigators said there was no evidence against them….
…owing a tense standoff after he was spotted hiding in a boat parked in a backyard, bleeding profusely. Violence erupted in the early morning hours Friday when police received reports of a robbery of a 7Eleven store in Kendall Square near MIT and a police officer was shot and ended up with a gun fight in a small suburban street as residents slept. Sean Collier, 26, an MIT police officer, was shot m…
…id the new set-up would enable it to tailor search results better. But data regulators in France have cast doubt on the legality of the move and launched a Europe-wide investigation. Google has merged 60 guidelines for its individual sites into a single policy for all of its services. France’s privacy watchdog CNIL wrote to Google earlier this week, urging a “pause” in rolling ou…
…of Settlement, which means that only the Protestant heirs of the Electress Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I, can become king or queen. The Queen hailed the deal on changing the rules as the 53 Commonwealth countries met last year, saying she wanted the theme of allowing women to play a full part to last for years. She said: “The theme this year is Women As Agents of Change. “It reminds…
ith us. <<How could you be doing this? You might be ruining his whole life!>>,” said Pauline Moreno. Citing a statistic from the Youth Suicide Prevention Program, Pauline Moreno noted over 50% of transgender youth will have had at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birthday. And ignoring their son’s incessant pleas, Pauline Moreno said, simply was not worth the risk. “What i…
h as “Fraud-land” in reference to widespread corruption. The constitutional reform Felipe Calderon proposes needs to be approved by both houses of Congress and a majority of Mexico’s 31 state legislatures. Coming with just a week to go before Felipe Calderon leaves office, the president’s critics see this as a symbolic gesture. Felipe Calderon will hand over to president-el…
…Sunday had to be halted. “The bridge began to shake and there were fears that it would collapse,” said Valcir Machado, from local website npdiario.com, which broke the news. Traffic at the 1,500 m-long (0.9 mile) Chavantes bridge – which goes over a big dam on the border between the two states – has been suspended since the accident on Saturday afternoon. …
Insano, the world’s tallest water slide, is towering over the Brazilian landscape at a whopping 41 metres high, it is the equivalent of a 14-storey building. Insano has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and brave riders plummet down the slide at a nerve-shredding speed, reaching around 65 miles an hour. The plunge is so steep that although riders travel 41 metres, the whole ride t…
orking conditions was coordinated with actions at eight other Walmart stores across California protesting against working conditions and treatment. It was the first-ever walkout in the company’s 50-year history, said Dawn Le, a spokeswoman for Making Change at Walmart, a coalition whose mission is to change the way the firm conducts business. “Everyone else has a union,” said Dawn Le. “Worke…
South Korean women have become so immersed in western celebrity culture that double eyelid surgery, which creates the Caucasian crease many Asian women don’t naturally have, has become as common as going to the dentist. Overtaking Brazil as the plastic surgery capital of the world, South Korea now has the highest number of surgeries performed per capita. Going behind the scenes of Seoul Fas…
s in October 2004, by the 19th hole of the Sandy Lane resort in Barbados, filed for divorce in 2010, and Kim Kardashian wed Kris Humphries in August 2011 wearing a custom made Vera Wang gown, but just 72 days later, the couple split. And though not pictured on her wedding day with Seal, Heidi Klum wore an ivory gown by Vera Wang which featured Chantilly lace and an empire waist. Earlier this year,…
Stylish Kourtney Kardashian looked in fine figure in a tight-fitting stripe dress, which she twinned with a summery straw fedora and sandals. Despite looking fashionable, perhaps Kourtney Kardashian should have avoided heavy lifting when heavily pregnant. Yet Kourtney Kardashian, 33, shrugged off these words of wisdom after she was spotted heaving son Mason into the air in Los Angeles yesterday….
Kim Kardashian looked fantastic in her green velvet wrap dress from the front, but from behind it was unfastened and quite literally busting at the seams. Kim Kardashian, 31, was at Fred Segal in Santa Monica on Tuesday evening for her Midori Makeover Parlour event when she experienced her frock’s fury. Luckily, Kim Kardashian had her momager Kris Jenner on hand to do a quick inspection of…
Lindsay Lohan was snapped filming new scenes for her upcoming movie Dick and Liz, in which she plays Elizabeth Taylor, when her breast popped out of her dress. Lindsay Lohan, 25, was seen on board a boat that had been built to replicate Liz Taylor and Richard Burton’s romantic trip to the Bay of Naples in Italy in 1965. The pair is playing the star-crossed lovers, who not only married twice…
white and color all the time as well. Fashion is fun and I love experimenting even when I’m pregnant.” During an interview on Live! With Kelly and Michael, Kim Kardashian denied rumors she had put on 60 lbs, but admitted she probably will in time. She said: “I’ve gained 20lbs. At this stage Kourtney had gained 30. I probably will gain those 60 pounds, just give me a couple more months.”…
rwear. I don’t think I can tell this story on TV… “Well, let’s just say everyone went scrambling for a razor…So I went from being the most beautiful to the most humiliated. In one day… I work a 70s vibe. You know what I mean?” Gwyneth Paltrow also talked about finding out she received People magazine’s title. “My publicist of like 22 years, Stephen Huvane, sent me an email. And honestly I…
…; was clearly visible through the dress – and while it may seem ill-advised in her condition – the reality star appeared to have gone braless as her nipples were clearly visible. Kim Kardashian, 32, appeared non-plussed by her sartorial issues and managed a smile as she made her way to her car with a protective hand on her stomach. She finished off her outfit by wearing her hair half tied aw…
Rome: Thousands rally to oppose Italy's austerity measuresThousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in Rome against the policies of Italy’s new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged…
Madeleine McCann case: Potential suspects identified by UK detectives A number of persons of interest have been identified by UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine McCann, from Rothley,…
Cannes Film Festival 2013: $1 million Chopard jewels stolen from Novotel hotel roomMore than $1 million (777,000 euros) worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from Novotel hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to be loaned to stars…
Pope Francis condemns money cult in his first major speech on financial crisisIn his first major speech on the financial crisis, Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult of money" and to do more for the poor. Free market economics had…
Milos Zeman: Czech president drunk at public display of crown jewelsA video footage shows the new Czech president, Milos Zeman, clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, struggling to negotiate a step and…
France enters its second recession in four years France has entered its second recession in four years after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2013, according to official figures. The country’s economy…
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