Miley Cyrus says she’s playing a character, doesn’t understand why flashing is a big deal By Mandi Bierly
If you’re someone still trying to figure out the mind of Miley Cyrus, a new New York Times interview may help. You weren’t supposed to take her VMA performance as a declaration of her lifestyle: “I went from people just thinking I was, like, a baby to people thinking I’m this, like, sex freak that really just pops molly and […]
Read More →Box office preview: Can ‘Wall Street’ wolf down ‘The Hobbit’? By Adam Markovitz
With holiday lights twinkling and the eggnog flowing, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street were neck and neck at the Christmas Day box office. In the end, Smaug had more presents under the tree, firing up $9.3 million to Wolf‘s $9.15 million. But could Leonardo DiCaprio’s moral-free banker still come out on top this weekend? Probably […]
Read More →Ten indie albums to get excited for in early 2014 By Nick Catucci
Early winter’s still a notoriously slow time for new music, even in this era of the thoroughly disrupted record industry. But now that we’ve absorbed all the year-end best-of lists—and, of course, Beyoncé—we can look ahead to the quieter enjoyment of a more modest slate of albums in January and February. Which isn’t to say we won’t […]
Read More →Eritrea: Inhabitants of Antore Area to Extend a Helping Hand Towards Ensuring Sustainability of Social Services
Augaro — The inhabitants of Antore Administrative area, Laelai-Gash sub-zone, said that they would extend a helping hand towards ensuring sustainability of social services. They made the pledge at a meeting with the sub-zonal Administrator, Mr. Gide Estifanos, during which he indicated that the social service facilities put in place in the locality have given […]
Read More →Reporter’s stringer sentenced to two-year-and-nine-month imprisonment
The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, Hawassa Town First Instance Court sentenced Asfaw Berhanu, former stringer of Reporter, to a two-year-and-nine-month prison term on Wednesday December 25 for spreading false rumors. Asfaw was charged on two counts. The first relates to a news report that was published on the front page of the […]
Read More →India train fire kills at least 26
Doors failed to open as people fled blaze The Associated Press Posted: Dec 28, 2013 9:20 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 28, 2013 10:49 AM ET A fire engulfed a coach of an express train in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 26 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to […]
Read More →Regional leaders hold summit in Kenya on S. Sudan crisis
(JUBA) – African leaders from member countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Friday held a special summit in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to discuss how the region can avert a current political crisis in South Sudan from developing into a full blown civil war. African leaders at the IGAD heads of state […]
Read More →South Sudan: IGAD Leaders Considering Power Sharing to End S. Sudan Crisis
Sudan Tribune Nairobi — Leaders from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are considering the release of political prisoners and a power sharing deal as a possible solution to South Sudan’s political crisis. “There is a strong desire to end the violence and leaders have seen this is a political problem which can be solved […]
Read More →Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese ex-minister, killed in Beirut bombing
Former prime minister accuses Hezbollah of involvement in the killing The Associated Press Lebanese ex-minister, killed in Beirut bombing Former Lebanese minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed in a massive bomb blast on Friday which one of his political allies blamed on the Shi’ite Hezbollah militia. Friday’s attack also killed […]
Read More →Central African Republic: 6 peacekeepers killed in clash
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details The Associated Press A total of six Chadian soldiers from the African Union peacekeeping force were killed on Christmas Day in the Gobongo neighbourhood of the capital, the AU said. Their destroyed car, with some of their remains, had still not been removed a day later. (Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press) […]
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