Daily Archives: Jul 31, 2012
Microsoft Surface tablet set to go on sale on October 26th
Microsoft has confirmed that it will release its Surface tablet to coincide with the launch of its Windows 8 software on October 26. Microsoft revealed...
Cuba Gooding Jr. wanted by police after altercation with New Orleans female bartender
According to new reports, police have issued an arrest warrant for Cuba Gooding Jr. after an altercation at a New Orleans bar in the...
Vanity Fair International Best Dressed List 2012
The Vanity Fair International Best Dressed List in full: 1. Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, British style icon 2. Jessica Chastain, U.S. actress, star...
Kate Middleton wins Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed list 2012 for third year running
Kate Middleton has topped Vanity Fair's annual International Best Dressed list for the third year running. The prestigious ranking, which appears in the September issue...
Iraq: two car bomb explosions kill 19 people in Baghdad
At least 19 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. The blasts happened within minutes of...
Twitter faces user backlash after suspending journalist Guy Adams account
Twitter is facing a user backlash after suspending the account of journalist Guy Adams, who had criticized NBC Universal's coverage of the Olympic Games. NBC...
UBS lost $356 million by investing in Facebook shares
Swiss bank UBS lost 349 million Swiss francs ($356 million) by investing in Facebook shares, more than halving its profits. UBS's second quarter profits were...
Activist Alexei Navalny charged with embezzlement
Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has been charged with embezzlement in a case he describes as "strange and absurd". Federal investigators in Moscow brought charges...
India in a second day of massive power breakdown
More than half of India has been left without power after a massive power breakdown has hit the country for a second day running. Indian...
Madonna says boos at Olympia MDNA show were from “a few thugs”
Madonna has said the angry reaction from a crowd at her recent 45-minute Olympia show in Paris was from "thugs who were not my...
Tony Martin dies at his Los Angeles home aged 98
Veteran singer and actor Tony Martin has died at the age of 98. Tony Martin was best known for such romantic 1950s ballads as There's...
WWII US plane crew remains found in St Lawrence River
US divers have found what appear to be remains of a crew of an Army amphibious plane that went down in the Eastern St...
H3N8 flu virus associated with harbor seals death in US
US scientists have identified a new strain of influenza in harbor seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The H3N8 flu has been...
Australia in $500 million drugs seizure after breaking Hong Kong-based ring
Australian police have seized drugs worth over $500 million dollars and broken up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring. Four Hong Kong nationals and three Australian...
Maeve Binchy, best-selling Irish author, dies at 72
Irish author Maeve Binchy has died aged 72 after a short illness. Best-selling Maeve Binchy, born in Dalkey, Co Dublin, has sold more than 40...