Monthly Archives: June 2013
Sumandef Hakkinda Letter: What’s happening in Istanbul?
Sumandef Hakkinda describes what happens in Turkey these days and writes on what's behind protests - and how Turkish media are refusing to report...
Turkey protests: Clashes break out near PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office
Tens of thousands of Turks have staged a third day of protests across the country with police again using tear gas and water cannon...
Don Thompson: McDonald’s CEO claims he lost 20 lbs in a year despite eating from chain’s menu every day
McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson has claimed he lost 20 lbs in weight, despite eating from the chain’s menu every day. Don Thompson said he regularly...
Dita Von Teese blonde: Burlesque queen shares high school yearbook photos
Dita Von Teese is the biggest name in the burlesque scene thanks in part to her stunning raven hair and porcelain complexion, but before...
JOCKEY Bra Volumetric Fit System: New sizing system promises to end ill-fitting bra
Jockey International has introduced JOCKEY Bra, which is based on a brand new sizing system focused on breast volume rather than the rigid cup...
Angelina Jolie on first red carpet appearance since revealing double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie opted to miss her aunt's funeral so she could jet to the UK to support Brad Pitt at the premiere of his...
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to Costco’s Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend frozen berry mix
A Hepatitis A outbreak across five states traced to an organic frozen berry mix sold at Costco left thirty people have been infected, and nine...
High flood alert across Central Europe
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated across southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland as rivers reach dangerously high levels. The Czech capital Prague...
Turkey protests: Thousands of protesters return to Istanbul and Ankara streets after 1,700 arrests
Turkish protesters have returned to the streets of Istanbul and capital Ankara after two days of unrest that have seen more than 1,700 arrests. Largely...
Andorra to introduce income tax for first time to tackle evasion
Andorra has decided to introduce a tax on personal income for the first time as the country faces pressure from its European neighbors to...
Alexandra Kinova gives birth to quintuplets in Czech Republic
Alexandra Kinova has given birth to quintuplets in the Czech Republic, officials say, a first for the country. Alexandra Kinova, 23, had four boys and...
Michael Dell’s buyout offer backed by Dell board
The board of Dell has recommended that shareholders should accept an offer led by the company’s founder Michael Dell to take the firm private. It...
US consumer spending falls 0.2% in April 2013
According to recent figures, the US consumer spending fell in April, for the first time in nearly a year. The Department of Commerce said consumer...
Kelly Brook retaliates at love rival Katie Price on Twitter as feud over Danny Cipriani intensifies
Kelly Brook has finally retaliated at love rival Katie Price as the bitter war of words between the enemies intensifies. Labelling Katie Price “desperate” and...
Madonna swollen face at Sound Of Change 2013 concert
Madonna was campaigning for female empowerment across the globe at the 2013 Sound Of Change concert, but fans seemed more fixated on her “swollen”...
Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who role at the end of year
Matt Smith is to leave his role in Doctor Who at the end of this year Matt Smith is to leave his role in...
Michael Adebolajo charged with murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich attack
Michael Adebolajo has been charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London, on May 22. Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex,...
Rihanna number one on Complex magazine’s 100 Hottest Women Right Now list
Complex magazine named Rihanna number one on its 100 Hottest Women Right Now list, released this week. The publication, which Rihanna covered in January, credited...
Bruce Jenner reveals he’s only met Kanye West once
Bruce Jenner, Kim Kardashian's stepfather, revealed he has only met Kanye West once. Bruce Jenner, 63, admits that he doesn't know Kanye West well because...
Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey leave American Idol panel after one season
Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are leaving American Idol after one season as judges on the talent show. The announcement comes in the same month...
Taksim Gezi Park protests: Police pull out of Istanbul square
Turkish police have pulled out of Istanbul’s Taksim Square which has become the focus of the largest anti-government protest in years. Thousands of people are...
Al-Qaeda chemical weapons plot uncovered in Iraq
Iraqi authorities say they have uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to use chemical weapons, as well as to smuggle them to Europe and North America. Iraqi...
Lack of clinical trials in younger patients to blame for longer-term survival problems
Experts believe a lack of clinical trials aimed at younger breast cancer patients could be partly to blame for longer-term survival problems. The study, funded...
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy to be published on October 10
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Helen Fielding’s first novel in 14 years, is to be published later this year. The novel is Helen Fielding's...
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