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Khan leaves hospital after 15ft fall
Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan has left hospital about two weeks after he received serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift truck at a campaign event.A spokesman for his party, Naeemul Haq, said Mr Khan was at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. He said Mr Khan could walk and would be staying at home for a while so doctors could monitor his progress.Mr Khan ...
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Lord Mayor says Mansion House is haunted
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has claimed the Mansion House is haunted. Fine Gael Councillor Naoise O'Muiri has told the Irish Sun that his daughter was once spooked by a ghost in the iconic building, which dates back to 1705. He says the four year old experienced the encounter as she walked from her room, through the sitting room and into her parent's room in the middle of the night. She ...
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Iodine deficiency lowers childrens IQ report says
Researchers claim iodine deficiency during pregnancy could lower children's IQ.They are advising women to make sure they maintain levels by eating dairy products and fish.Iodine is essential for producing the hormones made by the thyroid gland, which have a direct effect on foetal brain ...
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Buttimer Big ask to have abortion legislation enacted before recess
The Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee says "it is a big ask" for the government to have abortion legislation enacted before the Dil's summer recess.The Committee has heard three days of expert evidence on the proposed draft legislation, much of which focused on the inclusion of suicide ideation as grounds for a termination.A report will be given to the Minister for Health ...
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Azerbaijan probes reports on Spanish singer concert in Karabakh
Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has launched a probe over the recent reports by the Armenian media claiming that Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caball will give a concert in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan. The statement came from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elman Abdullayev in an interview ...
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Organizer of Caballes concert dismisses reports about performance in Khankandi
Organizer of Montserrat Caballe's concert in Armenia dismisses reports about her performance in Khankandi The organizer of the concert of world famous Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe in Yerevan Vaagn Gevorkyan dismisses reports about the planned concert of the singer in the occupied lands of ...
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Consumer Apathy Throws Spotlight on RBA
On top of a slowdown in Australia's lucrative mining sector, consumer sentiment in the country appears to have deteriorated sharply, posing a challenge to the central bank which cut interest rates to a record low earlier this month. ...
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Anthony Weiner Enters NYC Mayoral Race With YouTube Video
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin: 8 Revelations About That Sexting Scandal (and Jon Stewart!) After much speculation, the former congressman -- who resigned in 2011 amid a sexting scandal -- posted a video on YouTube late Tuesday officially announcing his run for mayor of New ...
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Sony Corp to Put Suggested Entertainment Spin-Off to its Board Report
Daniel Loeb's speculative call for Sony Corp to spin-off its music division is getting some attention from within. The Third Point head's proposal will reportedly be put to Sony Corp.'s board, unidentified sources tell Japanese daily newspaper Nikkei. The radical suggestion may already be in the process of evaluation. According to the published article, Sony will likely hire a ...
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Tit Bonhomme inquest enters second day
An inquest into the deaths of five fishermen when their trawler sank off the West Cork coast last year continues today.Yesterday, the sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme fishing tragedy gave evidence about the night of the ill-fated voyage.Abdelbaky Mohamed's five crewmates, including the trawler's skipper, died when it sank in Glandore Harbour on January 15, 2012.Two emergency calls ...
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Curran to discuss RTE pay levels at Oircom
The pay levels of RTE staff will be discussed when its Director General appears before the Oireachtas Communications Committee today.Noel Curran will brief TDs and Senators on the budgetary situation at RTE and the steps the state broadcaster is taking to address its financial difficulties.Mr Curran will be asked for his opinion on government plans to replace the TV licence fee with a household ...
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Verdict expected in Tipperary rape trial
A verdict is expected in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman at a Tipperary house.The woman has given evidence during the hearing that she understood she was going with the man to do a cleaning job. The accused man admitted having sex with the then 23-year-old woman at the house but told gardai it was consensual.He said that the woman had not shown any fear.It is alleged she was raped ...
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Focus on Irish tax laws as Kenny heads for Brussels
Ireland's tax laws will come under the spotlight again today when the Taoiseach attends a European Council meeting in Brussels.The talks follow the publication yesterday of a report by the US Senate which claims that Ireland's tax laws enabled the tech giant Apple to avoid paying billions of dollars in tax.Enda Kenny denied the claim in the Dil and said that Ireland doesn't ...
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Apprentice teams milking the profit
Apprentice hopefuls are hoping to avoid an udder disaster as they try to cream off the biggest profit in their latest task.Viewers will see the wannabes milking cows by hand as members of team Endeavour gather ingredients for milkshakes for their latest money-making venture.The two teams tonight have to impress Lord Sugar who set them the task of opening their own farm shop at London's ...
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Tornado survivors search nears end
Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared areas down to bare earth and claimed 24 lives, including nine children.Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top of the enhanced Fujita scale used to ...
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OConnell will help Lions captain Warburton
British and Irish Lions forwards coach Graham Rowntree expects Sam Warburton to be galvanised by the presence of "proven warrior" Paul O'Connell on the tour to Australia.Warburton has succeeded O'Connell as Lions captain, at the age of 24 becoming the youngest player to fill the post for 58 years.The Wales openside has been described as "wise beyond his years" by ...
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Spanish opera singer to give concert in occupied lands
Spanish operatic soprano will give a concert in occupied lands of Azerbaijan. Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballe will give a concert in occupied lands of Azerbaijan. Caballe will give a concert in Khankandi on 4 June and in Yerevan on 9 ...
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Players from state qualifying teams enjoy food music
VIENNA - Just up the hill from where they will battle for West Virginia high school state softball supremacy today and Thursday, it was a good time for the players from the contending teams at the annual pre-state tournament pizza party and get-together Tuesday evening at Jackson Park. According to tournament director Norm Harris of Vienna Parks and Recreation, the three fields used for ...
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Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
BEIJING -- Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.The video accompanying the visual artist's heavy metal single "Dumbass," released Wednesday, is meant to reconstruct his 81-day detention in 2011, which was part ...
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East meets west Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to join Madonna at London concert
After a dazzling show at Cannes Film Festival, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will join international singing stars Madonna and Beyonce at a mega charity concert in London next month. Rai, who will be joined by actor husband Abhishek Bachchan, has been confirmed as a celebrity presenter at the Chime for Change event on June 1 aimed at raising funds and awareness for women's rights ...
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Chinas Ai Weiwei launches musical career with heavy metal Dumbass single
BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made his first foray into the musical world on Wednesday with the release of the top single from his debut album, a song called "Dumbass" that takes inspiration from his detention in ...
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The Voice Backstage Scoop Blake Shelton Opens Up About Emotional Tribute to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
opened the NBC reality hit with a stripped-down performance of "Over You" that paid tribute to the victims of yesterday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma City.E! News caught up with Shelton, who is from Oklahoma and currently lives there with Lambert, after the show about his emotional performance and his plans to fly back to his home ...
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Clouds singer known for viral hit succombs to cancer
Zach Sobiech's battle with cancer may have ended, but the inspirational message he put out for millions will surely endure. The 17-year-old high school senior from Stillwater, Minnesota recorded the song "Clouds" and posted it on YouTube last December, where it has been watched more than 3 million times since. Sobiech died Monday, May 20, ...
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Dancing With the Stars crowns a new champion
Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirror ball trophy Tuesday. "This is amazing!" she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Hough. The pair earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and another on Tuesday. Judges' scores combined with ...
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Alle-Kiski Valley Spotlight Athletes Freeport’s Alec Stivers Apollo-Ridge’s Reannah Martin
Did last year's event play into your mind at all? (Stivers was eliminated after he failed in his first three attempts). Yes. I started at 12-6 this year and missed my first two jumps. I didn't want to repeat last ...
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