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Maldives seeking celebrity ambassador
The Maldives Tourism Ministry has announced it is seeking the appointment of a celebrity ambassador for the Indian Ocean archipelago, local media reported on Monday.Deputy Tourism Minister and head of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), Mohamed Maleeh Jamal, told media that the government was in the process of selecting the most suitable celebrity on offer."We ...
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R2Bees Grab Six Awards Vodafone Ghana Music Awards
R2Bees It was all thrills and surprises at this year's edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) as the sensational R2Bees took home the Artiste of the Year ...
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Cannes Keanu Reeves Makes Directorial Debut With Man of Tai Chi
have been running high ever since the project was announced in December 2011. Once Ted, later "The One" and now a director, Reeves spent months in China shooting the project, which will feature an abundance of Chinese dialogue and ...
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Death March Cannes Review
The infamous forced march of Filipino and American soldiers by the victorious Japanese after the Battle of Bataan in 1942 has all the impact of a little theater production ...
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Shield of Straw Cannes Review
Monsoon Shootout: Cannes Review Miike has traveled all over the genre map from horror to yakuza and samurai films, his work peppered with lurid violence, bizarrely kinky sex and black humor. Based on a novel ...
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Beyonce Baby Rumors Singer Slams Low Life People on Instagram Amid Pregnancy Reports
Beyonce arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" in New York, May 6, 2013. Beyonce reportedly lashed out at the media via social networking site Instagram amid ongoing baby rumors which reached new heights on Friday.The Grammy award-winning singer, 31, is yet to confirm or deny reports that she is expecting ...
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AP Interview Steven Soderbergh on quitting movies
NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.In his Chelsea studio, among various film posters and piles of moviemaking mementos, he has a few paintings in progress, including a new, livelier, "more Hendrix" version of a U.S. dollar bill. It's only one of the many artistic endeavors he bounces between now that he's begun his long-predicted hiatus from ...
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Alan Jackson Returns to Australia for Arena Festival Dates
Alan Jackson's last tour of Australia was a surprise blockbuster. It's no surprise he's coming back for more. The country star will embark on a multi-date tour of Australia this September and October, playing six arena and outdoor shows up and down the east coast of the country. The full itinerary was revealed over the weekend. Jackson's tour will start September 26 at the ...
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Eric Nicoli Former EMI Chairman Launches Entertainment Finance Production Venture
Former EMI chairman and CEO Eric Nicoli and three partners from the entertainment, finance and brand worlds on Friday unveiled a new entertainment finance, production and distribution venturehere. Wentworth Media & Arts, based in London and backed by British private equity sources, including high net-worth individuals, wants to become "a major new player in the world of independent ...
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Hayes Government may settle for less than €300m target in pay talks
Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said that the Government may lower its savings target for public-sector wages from EUR300m this year to EUR250m."We're not going to be doctrinaire about this," he said. "What we want to see is the saving of a billion euro by 2015, and we're looking at alternative proposals in the context of those talks, which would obtain those ...
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Tourists die after hot-air balloons collide
Two tourists died and 23 others were injured when two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour in Turkey, causing one to crash.An ascending balloon struck another's wicker basket above it, causing a tear that sent it plunging to the ground, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.The passengers on board the balloon that crashed were mostly tourists from Asia, Spain and ...
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Number of abuse allegations against Catholic church increasing
There has been a slight increase in the number of allegations of abuse being reported to the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland. The group says 242 new allegations of abuse were reported to the Board between April 1 last year and the end of March this year. That is five more than what was reported to the group the previous year. Most allegations ...
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South Dakota Honor song group protests exclusion in high school graduation
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. -- Members of the Crow Creek and Lower Brule tribes gathered outside the National Guard Armory in Chamberlain to play an American Indian honor song for high school graduates as they filed out of the building. The school board last week rejected a request to have the honor song played as part of Sunday's commencement ceremony. Board members said a feathering ceremony the ...
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Its Love Actually Episode 9 On Sky Go
Hotly-contested subject matters fuel the debate in the penultimate episode, including irrational phobias, date night disasters and culinary ...
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The Last of the Unjust Cannes Review
Claude Lanzmann's previously unseen 1975 interview with the last Jewish Council Elder, Benjamin Murmelstein, is a unique historical document, screening out of competition at the ...
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Rod Stewart Arrives with Time Atop Britains Albums Chart
Rod Stewart's "Time" (Capitol/Decca/Universal) debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. yesterday (May 20) to become the veteran rock and easy listening artist's first chart-topping studio album in his home territory for 37 years. According to the Official Charts Company, Stewart's sales feat sets a new British record for the longest gap between chart-topping albums. Daft ...
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The Great Gatsby fails to tug the heartstrings
At every great party, there is that inescapable moment when the music stops, the lights go up and all of the imperfections, which have been concealed so deliciously under a cloak of darkness, are suddenly thrown into sharp relief.The heady air of booze-fuelled anticipation and flirtatious possibility dissipates in an instant.That crushing, mournful realisation that the euphoria was just an ...
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Chevron Training successfully exits examinership
Enniscorthy-based Chevron Training and Development Ltd has successfully exited examinership.In September 2012, the company entered into examinership to protect its employees' jobs and as a result of the approval received from the High Court recently, up to 15 jobs will be ...
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Set-pieces thrill but Fast Furious 6 ends in anti-climax
Blockbuster sequels are not judged on directorial verve, ingenious plots or award-winning performances, although they certainly help.The barometer of success for any follow-up is the ker-ching of box office tills.With the exception of 'The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift', which foolishly traded in the reliable pairing of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker for younger models, takings for ...
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Koscielny We knew what win meant
Laurent Koscielny maintains the Arsenal players knew exactly what was at stake if they had failed to beat Newcastle and missed out on another shot at the Champions League.The Gunners ended the Barclays Premier League campaign with an astonishing undefeated run of eight wins from the final 10 matches to move back ahead of north London rivals Tottenham and seal a top-four finish following the 1-0 ...
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Psychiatrists wont be fooled by women claiming to be suicidal
The President of the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland says he and his colleagues will not be fooled by women claiming to be suicidal to get an abortion. Dr Anthony McCarthy is appearing before the Oireachtas Committee examining the proposed abortion laws. The psychiatrists are divided on whether the provision should be made for a termination on the basis the woman is suicidal. Some say the ...
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Male 63 dies at scene of Belfast flat fire
A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a flat in Belfast overnight. The blaze broke out at the University Street property at around 7pm last night.The man was rescued by fire fighters but pronounced dead at the ...
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No rest Moyes due to meet United squad at Carrington
David Moyes is set to meet the Manchester United squad this morning as he begins the task of following in Alex Ferguson's footsteps.Moyes was due to meet United players and staff at Carrington for the first time in order to outline his plans for the future.Although he does not officially start work until July 1, realistically, that start date is impractical as United head on tour on July 10 ...
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Singer-songwriter Alan ODay dead at 72
Singer-songwriter Alan O'Day died of cancer at his home in Westwood, Calif., his record label said. He was 72. O'Day, surrounded by members of his family and friends, died Friday. "Alan was a generous man who gave his heart and soul to the music industry," 1st Phase Records said in a statement to UsMagazine.com. O'Day wrote and performed "until his last ...
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Imran Khan’s sticky wicket His own celebrity
There's pathos in the image of Imran Khan - cricketer extraordinaire and the descendant of Pashtun warriors - lying immobile in a hospital bed after an accident on the hustings, tweeting frantically that vote-rigging might have cost him victory in the Pakistani elections.His victorious opponent, Nawaz Sharif, isn't making life easier for him, suggesting that Mr. Khan abide by one of ...
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