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Fat Natasha Koroleva convicted of vulgar and tasteless outfit
The singer missed a goal. Singer Natasha Koroleva surprised fans on her Instagram page in a bad way. For the "Chanson of the Year" award, which recently took place in Kremlin, the artist picked up a strange outfit, consisting of short jackets buttoned and lush black skirt. Natasha was criticized for...
U.S. Drops New York Fight With Apple After Gaining Access To IPhone
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc <AAPL.O> to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities the passcode to access the device. In a letter filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors said that investigators late on Thursday used...
Severe Criminal Justice Policies Hurt U.S. Economy: White House
Longer prison sentences for non-violent criminals and crowded prisons are hurting the American economy more than they are helping it, economists in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration said in a report released on Saturday. The prison population in the United States is 4.5 times larger than it was in 1980,...
China Says Brunei, Cambodia, Laos Agree Sea Dispute Must Not Hurt Ties
China has agreed with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos that the South China Sea territorial dispute should not affect relations between China and the Association of South East Asian National (ASEAN), China’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Four members of the 10-member ASEAN – the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei...
HSBC stops sending contactless cards as ‘older people’ are ‘BAFFLED’ by the technology
HSBC BANK has reportedly stopped sending out contactless cards because they are too confusing for older people. Some elderly customers have been left baffled by the ‘tap and go’ cards which allow instant purchases on anything up to the value of £30. In some cases, customers have been charged on them when...
Princess Diana looks over Prince George in new photos of Kate and William’s living room
A TOUCHING photo of the princes with their mother Princess Diana can be seen in the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s living room for the first time. Never before seen pictures of Prince William and Kate’s newly decorated living room at Kensington Palace reveal the personal touches the couple have placed around...
Families furious after Spain sneaks through new £70 TOURISM TAX for holidaymakers
A TOURIST tax is about to hit families in the pocket as they travel to Spain this summer. Holidaymakers have been left furious after being told they could be charged up to £70 for taking a break in countries like Majorca and Ibiza this summer. Balearic island authorities agreed the new duty for “sustainable...
Charles Koch: Why I Didn’t Try To Stop Donald Trump
Charles Koch says he won’t “put a penny” into trying to stop Donald Trump, that there are “terrible role models” among the remaining Republican presidential candidates, and that his massive political network may decide to sit out of the presidential race entirely. "These personal attacks and...
Oleg Gazmanov shaved his head
Singer Oleg Gazmanov prepared for the long-awaited vacation. Before traveling to warmer climes, he made a "summer haircut" and shaved "under a zero". Oleg showed photography in a new image with his fans. Subscribers of the singer's microblog were unanimous in their opinion: Oleg...
Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death in Rajshahi
A university professor has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, in an attack police say is similar to killings of secular bloggers and atheists by suspected Islamist extremists. AFM Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, was a professor of English at Rajshahi University in the country's north-west. He was attacked with machetes as he...
Now Obama warns Brits ‘not to pull back from world’ & ‘be optimistic’ after Brexit threat
PRESIDENT Obama warned Britons "not to pull back from the rest of the world" today just hours after being condemned for threatening Britain over Brexit. The President speaking at a Q &A session with young people reitereated his message on Brexit and told them to "reject cynicism." He urged young people...
Syrian government strikes on two rebel-held areas kill 23: monitor
Syrian warplanes bombed the rebel-held town of Douma near Damascus and parts of Aleppo in the north on Saturday, killing 23 people, with the death toll likely to rise, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Mediators have struggled to get combatants in Syria's five-year-old war to honour a Feb. 27 cessation of...