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Terror in France following stabbing of soldier
A French soldier who was stabbed in a neck while patrolling the La Defense area of Paris on Saturday is believed to have been the target of a terror attack. The soldier, who is still alive, was rushed to hospital after losing a lot of blood. Private First Class Cedric Cordier was approached from behind and stabbed in the neck with a dagger-like knife. He was in the area as part of an ...
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US Military losing confidence of public due to sex matters
The US Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, has sent out word that the growing number of sexual assault cases in the US military must come to an end. Calling the assualts a "scourge" on the military, he said anyone who committed sexual harassment or sexual assault in the military would be regarded as having broken "sacred oaths and sacred trusts." Speaking on Saturday to the graduates of the ...
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German Greens Party looks for paedophilia in the ranks
The Greens movement in Germany is trying to determine whether paedophilia was accepted or explored by some members of the party in the 1980's. The party has decided to tackle the controversial issue following damaging accusations that party members wanted to legalise paedophilia. Euronews has claimed the Greens have contacted a prominent political scientist, Professor Franz Walter, to ...
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Last king of Serbia to rest in home ground
A state funeral is to be held in Serbia on Sunday for King Peter II. Yugoslavia's last king, Peter II, and three other members of his family will be buried with full honours in the family mausoleum. Serb leaders, including President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and foreign dignitaries will initially attend a service, at St George's Church in Oplenac, near ...
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Brazil throws Africa a lifeline
Brazil has decided to forgive $900 million of African debt. 12 African countries will be the beneficiaries of the loan write-off following the plans, in which the government of Brazil will cancel or restructure the debt as part of a strategy to boost ties with the continent, which is seen as an upcoming trade heavyweight. President Dilma Rousseff, while visiting the Ethiopian capital Addis ...
Movie Review
The Game [Blu-Ray]
In David Finchers The Game, a stylishly wrought descent into the unknown, Michael Douglas stars as Nicholas Van Orton, a chilly investment banker whose controlled life is torn out from under him when he submits to an elaborate game, the rules of which remain maddeningly obscure. When the film o ... ...
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London police round up more men over murder of soldier
Three men have been arrested in London over the murder of the British soldier, Lee Rigby, 25, who was allegedly hacked to death by Islamist extremists. Two men aged 28 and 24 were arrested at their home in southeast London, while a 21-year-old man was arrested in a London street. Police are considering laying conspiracy to murder charges against the trio. They are being held by Counter ...
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Stadium tour can spin gold for One Direction
British band One Direction can reportedly earn millions from their 2014 stadium tour "Where We Are Tour" as the tickets are already sold out. Tickets went on sale May 25 and with demand so high extra dates were added within 30 minutes, reports mirror.co.uk. According to Chris Edmonds, chairman of Ticketmaster Britain, at one point "200,000 fans had been left waiting in a virtual queue". "If ...
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Chris Brown Karrueche Tran living together
Singer Chris Brown and former model lover Karrueche Tran are said to be living together. Brown has been lately spotted spending time with Tran, with whom he parted ways in October last year. Even though the model is not leaving her own house, she is said to have shifted most of her belonging into Brown's Hollywood Hills house, reports tmz.com. Brown, who recently broke up with Rihanna, hooked ...
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66th Cannes film festival ends La Vie dAdele wins Palme dOr
The 66th Cannes Film Festival drew its curtain down Sunday after 12 days of competition with French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche's "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1amp;2" ("Blue is the Warmest Colour") taking the prestigious Palme d'Or. The film, starring Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux, is a three-hour love story based on a graphic novel by Julie Maroh, Xinhua reported. It is a story ...
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When Gomez drove away with fans
Singer-actress Selena Gomez once got into security hassles when she drove away with four female fans to escape photographers. The 20-year-old was at the airport when the incident took place, reports contactmusic.com. "I got in trouble one time I had like 12 paparazzi. They were at the airport and I put my head down because I don't really like them that much. There were about four of my fans, ...