Daily Archives: Apr 26, 2012
How self-service checkouts are turning people into shoplifters
A British research suggests that self-service checkouts are turning many shoppers into criminals. The figures were revealed in a study of 4,952 shoppers by money-saving...
Mark Duggan shooting footage emerged to media
Footage of the aftermath of the police shooting of Mark Duggan, whose death in north London sparked the 2011 summer riots, has emerged to...
Deutsche Bank reports fall in profits amid eurozone debt crisis
Deutsche Bank reports a sharp fall in profits, in part due to weaker performance in investment banking during the eurozone debt crisis. Net income for...
Nigeria: at least 6 people killed in explosions at two offices of ThisDay newspaper
At least six people have been killed in two explosions at the offices of major Nigerian daily ThisDay, according to witnesses. Three people were killed...
The Golden Lie that Kills. MindBomb for Roșia Montană.
Mindbomb's action The Golden Lie that Kills – MindBomb for Roşia Montană aims to raise public awareness in Romania about the toxic propaganda used in...
Top 30 must-see summer movies in 2012
Summer movies are coming, and iconic superheroes will dominate as Dark Knight Rises, Avengers, and The Amazing Spider-Man duke it out for box office...Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: 26 years later
The world is marking today 26 years from the worst nuclear accident and Chernobyl survivors and victims’ families have held a midnight memorial. Dozens of...
Sacha Baron Cohen sent a controversial message to UK in a new trailer for The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen already caused a stir promoting his new film The Dictator when he tipped Kim Jong-Il's “ashes” over Ryan Seacrest at the...
Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Brown spotted having lunch at Blue Fin restaurant in New York
Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Brown were spotted this week having lunch at a Time Square restaurant in New York. Bobbi Kristina, 19, and Bobby Brown...
Bobby Brown has avoided jail for DUI after making plea bargain
Bobby Brown, the troubled ex-husband of late singer Whitney Houston, has avoided jail for DUI after making a plea bargain with prosecutors. Bobby Brown, 43,...
Amy Pinto-Walsh, Thomas Kinkade’s mistress, accused of being gold-digger out for money and fame
Lawyers portrayed Amy Pinto-Walsh, painter Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend, as a ruthless gold digger who is out to “tear down” the late artist's reputation and...
Li Xueming, Bo Xilai’s brother, quits the board of China Everbright International
Li Xueming, also known as Bo Xiyong, Bo Xilai’s elder brother, has quit the board of China Everbright International, a Hong Kong-listed company. Everbright said...
Bo Xilai spied on China’s president Hu Jintao
The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China's president Hu Jintao. Citing "nearly...
Syria: at least 70 people killed in a massive explosion in Hama
Syrian activists say at least 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama. They said several houses in the Mashaa at-Tayyar...
CinemaCon 2012: Peter Jackson unveiled The Hobbit footage at 48 frames per second
Warner Bros. presented 10 minutes of 3D footage from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at 48 frames per second at the CinemaCon 2012 convention in...