Yearly Archives: 2014
Xenophobe alert: ethnic minorities half England’s population by 2050?
With all the major and not-so-major political parties on the campaign trail in the run up to the European and local elections later this...
Sea bed reveals marine dining room
What has been termed a ‘deep-sea graveyard’ discovered near the coast of Angola is helping scientists better understand the role decomposing creatures play in...
Influential youth group pledges to boycott election
Egypt’s banned April 6 Youth Movement has announced a boycott of the nation’s upcoming presidential elections, describing the process as "a farce".
"The decision comes...
New fence planned to skew law of averages
Morocco is reportedly planning to erect a five-metre barbed wire fence in an effort to stem the tide of migrants heading to Europe via...
Two arrested in FGM airport operation
A man and a woman have been arrested for suspicion of conspiracy to commit Female Genital Mutilation or FGM, a practice that UN has...
Gridiron’s first gay kiss grosses-out TV audience
America’s National Football League (NFL) has drafted its first openly gay player but negative reaction to the broadcasting of the moment Michael Sam received...
Celeb kids in race to top of trash heap?
Apparently keen not to be outdone by his little sister, 15-year-old Jaden Smith has posted and subsequently (and suspiciously, suggests my inner cynic) deleted...
Destiny’s Child (and slugger Solange) unite for Kelly nuptials
Destiny’s Child founder member Kelly Rowland is reported to have married partner Tim Witherspoon in an intimate ceremony in Costa Rica at the weekend.
The...
US planes to scour Nigeria for missing girls
President Obama has sanctioned the deployment of surveillance aircraft over Nigeria and is working closely with the Nigerian government to find more than 200...
Corrupt former PM handed six years
The former prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, has been sentenced to six years in prison for taking bribes from housing developers while he...
