Category Archives: World
Upbeat and energetic, Bridges accepts Globes' DeMille honour
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Nearly seven decades after Jeff Bridges appeared as an infant alongside his mother in a film, the prolific - and sometimes underappreciated - actor gleefully accepted the Cecil...
Jan 06, 2019
Alfonso Cuaron and his film 'Roma' win at Golden Globes
Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” won the best foreign language film and best director honours at the Golden Globes, giving the Netflix film some added awards season momentum. Cuaron based the...
Jan 06, 2019
Carol Burnett gets inaugural Globes prize for TV achievement
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - More than 50 years after Carol Burnett became the first woman to host a variety sketch show, a stint that would last 11 years and make her a household name, the 85-year-old acc...
Jan 06, 2019
'Bohemian Rhapsody' wins at Golden Globes in upset
NEW YORK - In a Golden Globes chock full of upsets, the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” took best picture, drama, over Bradley Cooper’s heavily favoured “A Star is B...
Jan 06, 2019
'Aquaman' continues reign, but 'Escape Room' sneaks into 2nd
LOS ANGELES - “Aquaman” is still the champ at the box office three weeks in, but the high-concept thriller “Escape Room” also drew some substantial crowds in its debut weekend....
Jan 06, 2019
Soccer star Wayne Rooney charged with public intoxication
Soccer star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month on a public intoxication charge and taken to jail to sober up after he triggered a door alarm at a Washington-area airport, authorities said Sunday. Ro...
Jan 06, 2019
German IT security chief faces grilling over hacking case
BERLIN - Germany’s top IT security official faces a grilling Monday over his agency’s handling of an alleged hacking case that saw hundreds of politicians’ and celebrities’ pri...
Jan 06, 2019
Afghan officials: Flash flood kills at least 30 villagers
KABUL - At least 30 Afghan villagers searching for gold in a riverbed perished on Sunday in a flash flood in northeastern Badakhshan province, provincial officials said. Along with those killed, dozen...
Jan 06, 2019
Malaysia's king abdicates in unexpected and rare move
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V abdicated on Sunday in an unexpected move, after just two years on the throne. The palace said in a statement that the 49-year-old ruler had r...
Jan 06, 2019
Africa is divided over ivory trade ahead of wildlife meeting
JOHANNESBURG - Several African countries with some of the world’s largest elephant populations will push this year for looser controls on legal ivory trade, while another group of countries on t...
Jan 06, 2019