…of women that were to be kept away from her husband – but it’s a story, one White House official claims it totally false. According to an article in the National Enquirer, Michelle Obama, 48, planned to keep the actress at arm’s length – despite Kerry Washington’s honorary post on the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. An White House official sai…
…deal to avoid a package of spending cuts and tax rises known as the “fiscal cliff”. While David Petraeus attempts to focus on Benghazi, Pentagon investigators are also examining as many as 30,000 pages of Gen Allen’s documents. They are said to include extensive communication between the general and Jill Kelley, a 37-year-old, married Florida socialite. The emails are now underst…
…ior “will not benefit them in any way whatsoever” and that the international community had to send out this strong message. Washington and Tokyo have a security alliance dating back to the 1950s, under which Washington is bound to protect Japan if it is attacked. On Monday, April 15, North Korea will mark the birth of national founder Kim Il-sung. Such occasions are traditionally marke…
mately cost Richard Nixon the presidency. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein would pen the series of articles that would expose the White House’s involvement in a cover-up of The Watergate Hotel burglary 40 years ago, with their help. One of them was Judy Hoback, was working as a bookkeeper for the committee to re-elect President Nixon in 1972 when she was contacted by Carl Bernstein. Judy Hoback tol…
…CIA chief. Jill Kelley tipped off FBI agents about the affair when she handed over a series of anonymous emails sent by Paula Broadwell warning her to stay away from David Petraeus in the summer. The 37-year-old spoke with her brother, a lawyer, as her name first became linked to the resignation of David Petraeus. David Khawan told the Washington Post his sister telephoned him on Sunday and told…
…& Cipollone, which specializes in white-collar crime. Another of the firm’s partners is Jacob A. Stein, who was counsel to Monica Lewinsky during Bill Clinton’s impeachment hearings in 1998….
…ongyang China should “put some teeth” into urging restraint. A flurry of warlike statements from Pyongyang has prompted speculation that it might launch a missile – possibly on April 15, when the country marks the 101st birthday of the nation’s founder and former leader, Kim Il-sung. North Korea has reportedly moved at least two Musudan ballistic missiles to its east coast,…
…he media spotlight The radiologist, who has two sons with his wife, has not been seen since the scandal broke last Friday. Dr. Scott Broadwell and his wife had been enjoying a romantic weekend for her 40th birthday at a B&B in West Virginia when news of her long-term affair with CIA director David Petraeus broke on November 9. The Broadwells then headed for Washington D.C, where Paula Broadwel…
…ations that North Korea is preparing for a missile test. Pyongyang has moved two Musudan ballistic missiles to its east coast. Estimates of their range vary, but some suggest the missiles could travel 2,500 miles. That would put US bases on Guam within range, although it is not believed that the Musudan has been tested before. John Kerry’s trip has been planned for several weeks but the risi…
…onflict in Syria, if possible before the end of May. It will try to convince both the Syrian government and opposition to accept a solution based on the core elements of the final communiqué issued on 30 June 2012, after the UN-backed Action Group for Syria meeting in Geneva. The communiqué called for an immediate cessation of violence and the establishment of a transitional government that could…
The Vatican says it has detained a person, named by Italian media as Paolo Gabriele, who is suspected of leaking a series of confidential documents and letters to the media. Reports citing unnamed sources said he was the Pope Benedict’s personal butler. The “Vatileaks” scandal, as it is known, has enraged the Holy See. The leaks have revealed alleged corruption, mismanagement an…
…ance minister, was thought to have had aspirations to run as a Socialist contender for the post. French writer Tristane Banon later accused DSK of trying to sexually assault her during an interview in 2003, claims he denied. No action was taken because of a three-year statute of limitations but Tristane Banon has indicated she may still file a civil suit. Abel Ferrara told Le Monde the film would…
tional Park ranger sitting at the top suddenly bolted before the tourists. But the agency clarified her actions. Agency said she followed protocol by guiding visitors to the emergency exit door on the 490 level, which opens inward, and then returned to the 500 level of Washington Monument to ensure that all visitors were out….
…fe who is far better than he deserves”, Kyra Phillips said. “He knows he made a big mistake,” she said. “He does want to move forward making things work with his family. He doesn’t want to throw 37 years out the window with his wife.” “This woman is strong,” she added of Holly Petraeus. “She knows what she wants. She’s obviously, according to people that know her well, not happy about…
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict’s butler, has been formally named as a suspect in the Vatican’s inquiry into a series of media leaks from the Church’s highest levels. Vatican magistrates accused Paolo Gabriele, 46, of illegal possession of confidential documents. A series of leaks, dubbed Vatileaks, has revealed alleged corruption, mismanagement and internal conflicts. Last month,…
George Washington’s personal copy of the US constitution has sold for almost $10 million, Christie’s auction house says. The book, with the first US president’s own annotations, was printed in 1789 – his first year in office. It had an estimated price of $2 million to $3 million but bidding boosted the price of the 223-year-old book. Historians say George Washington’…
…nounce her departure from Obama’s administration. Hillary Clinton has insisted that she will be a one-term Secretary, fueling rumors she has her eye on a presidential run in 2016. Susan E. Rice, 47, has been part of the coterie of Barack Obama advisers since the early days of his campaign for president in 2007. But she has been on the receiving end of much criticism since she is believed to…
…ily and all South Koreans. Yoon Chang-jung, who was a spokesman for President Park Geun-hye, was alleged to have groped a Korean-American intern in a Washington hotel The unnamed intern, in her early 20s, was said to have been employed by South Korea’s embassy specifically for President Park Geune-hye’s four-day trip. The incident was said to have taken place in a hotel bar not far fr…
…t affect the comprehensive security plan that has been prepared in advance of the President’s trip,” said Ed Donovan of the conference in the Colombian port city attended by Barack Obama and more than 30 world leaders. He said the allegations of misconduct were related to activity before the president’s arrival on Friday night. Barack Obama was attending a leaders’ dinner on Friday nig…
Robert Redford will produce a documentary about Watergate, more than 30 years after appearing in a film about the US political scandal. Robert Redford, 75, played journalist Bob Woodward in the 1976 movie All the President’s Men, whose uncovering of the scandal lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The actor told the New York Times it was the “right time to take a look a…
It has been revealed that Paula Broadwell has taken refuge at her brother’s Washington D.C. home as she hides away from the fall-out of her affair with disgraced former CIA boss David Petraeus. The 40-year-old mother-of-two is staying in the Petworth suburb of the capital as the scandal she set off by sending threatening emails to alleged love rival Jill Kelley blew up publicly on Friday &#…
President Barack Obama is to nominate John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, US media report. John Kerry would replace Hillary Clinton at the head of the state department, the media quoted senior administration officials as saying. John Kerry ran as Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 and is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His nomination comes after the US ambassa…
US Secretary of State John Kerry has hailed China for being “very serious” about a pledge to help resolve tensions over North Korea’s nuclear programme. The US and China earlier said they were committed to the “denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula. John Kerry said the two sides would hold further meetings “to bear down very quickly” on how to achieve…
…eries House Of Cards, and Connie Britton, who plays an all-American country singer in Nashville, were some of the stars attending. The women opted to show their patriotic colors with Constance Zimmer, 42, donning a red floaty frock, Kate Mara, 30, in a white floor-length gown, and Connie Britton, 46, in a blue mermaid-style creation. It wasn’t only female celebrities invited along for the ri…
…ed wearing a hot pink top in the kitchen of her brother’s home. She has been holed up there since returning from what was supposed to be a romantic get-away with Scott Broadwell to celebrate her 40th birthday – which was curtailed when news of the Petraeus affair broke over one week ago. Friends and family of the pair told reporters in the wake of the affair revelations that the Broadw…
Airbus offers extra-wide seats for obese passengers on A320 jetsAirbus is offering airlines the option of installing extra-wide seats for overweight passengers on its A320 jets to cope with what it describes as “trends in…
Het Arresthuis prison transformed into luxury hotelHet Arresthuis was one of the Netherlands' most feared prisons for almost 150 years, but following its closure and something of a makeover, it has been transformed into a…
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Sleepbox Hotel: first capsule hotel to open in central MoscowSleepbox Hotel, located in the centre of Moscow, Russia, is the first capsule hotel to open in the city. The hotel features fifty cramped, windowless pods, some of which can…
Hotel of Ice Balea Lac: Romanian guesthouse made entirely of iceWith its frosty furniture and glittering white walls, Hotel of Ice Balea Lac in Romania certainly attracts visitors keen to experience the unusual surroundings. Even the…
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport shut down after electrical faultBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary has been shut down after the control tower developed electrical problems. Flights are being diverted to Vienna,…
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