Daily Archives: Jul 8, 2014
Costa Concordia salvage update: Video from inside wreckage released
Italian police have released an eight-minute footage with underwater images from within the Costa Concordia wreckage, two and a half years after it capsized. Several...
Tammy Rivera biography
Tammy Rivera got married to Waka Flocka Flame on May 26, 2014, as the reality star announced on her Twitter account. The Love & Hip...
Ebola outbreak: 25 more people die in West Africa
Twenty five more people have died from Ebola in West Africa since July 3, taking the total number of deaths to 518, health officials...
Dolly Parton wants to adopt Glastonbury dog
Dolly Parton has announced she wants to adopt a dog that was left behind following the exodus of Glastonbury Festival 2014. The white lurcher was...
Walter Eagle Tail chokes to death at South Dakota 4th of July hot dog eating contest
A South Dakota 4th of July hot dog eating contest turned tragic when a contestant choked to death. Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died...
Giorgio Faletti dies in Turin aged 63
Giorgio Faletti died on Friday, July 4, in Turin, Italy, at the age of 63. The Italian author and actor died from an incurable illness. Giorgio...
Transformers producers sued by Chinese tourism company
The producers of the latest Transformers movie are being sued by a Chinese tourism company for breach of contract, according to state media. The Chongqing...
JK Rowling publishes new Harry Potter story on Pottermore
JK Rowling has published a new short story about Harry Potter on her Pottermore fan website, set during the Quidditch world cup final. The 1,500-word...
Vatican bank’s profit plunges to 2.9 million euros in 2013
The profit of the Vatican bank plunged in 2013 largely due to a clean-up process which has seen it end relationships with 3,000 customers. Officially...
Stolen Matisse’s Odalisque in Red Pants handed back to Venezuela
Henri Matisse’s painting Odalisque in Red Pants, which was stolen more than a decade ago, has been handed back to the Venezuelan authorities by...
Samsung forecasts 25% drop in profit for Q2 2014 due to slowdown in smartphone market
Samsung Electronics is forecasting a 25% drop in profit for Q2 2014 due to a slowdown in the smartphone market and a strong Korean...
Afghanistan elections 2014: Abdullah Abdullah claims victory in presidential run-off
Abdullah Abdullah has claimed victory in the second round of Afghanistan’s presidential race, despite results giving a lead to his rival, Ashraf Ghani. Addressing supporters...
Sewol ferry sinking partly due to government negligence and corruption
According to an interim report of South Korea’s government, the April 16 sinking of the Sewol ferry was partly due to government negligence and...
Oscar Pistorius trial: Defense team ends its case
Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer Barry Roux has said that some witnesses refused to testify at the televised trial of the South African athlete because of...
Typhoon Neoguri: Hundreds of thousands of people urged to seek shelter in Okinawa
Japanese authorities have urged hundreds of thousands of people to seek shelter as powerful Typhoon Neoguri passes over Okinawa island chain. Typhoon Neoguri was due...