Monthly Archives: June 2015
Dionne: Some of me left with Whitney
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick has admitted she felt like she ''lost a part'' of herself when Whitney Houston died in tragic circumstances in 2012.
The...
Second boss quits Jay Z’s Tidal
Peter Tonstad, CEO of the Jay Z’s recently-acquired music-streaming service Tidal, has left the company.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Tonstad has stepped down...
Speculation rife that Lupita is dating SA comedian
Following recent break-up rumours with his long-term girlfriend more than a month ago, South African comedian Trevor Noah’s social media post about an unexpected...
Mexico threatens Miss Universe no-show over Trump snipe
The president of the organization that chooses Miss Mexico is threatening to pull the country’s representative from the Miss Universe pageant after its owner,...
India trained Pakistan militants, BBC told
A Pakistani official has told the BBC that India has funded training for hundreds of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) militants over the last 10...
Supreme leader meets North Korea’s first female fighter pilots
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un has met with the country's first female fighter jet pilots, calling them "heroes of Korea" and "flowers of...
Uprooted protesters threaten Boko Haram-style attacks
Protesters in Ghana have threatened to carry out attacks similar to those of Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorists during rallies after the government demolished houses...
Clean sweep for incumbent in Ethiopia poll
Ethiopia's ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and its allies achieved a clean sweep in last month's general election, winning all 546 parliamentary...
Spy chief’s London arrest angers Rwanda
Rwanda’s government has expressed its “outrage” at the arrest of intelligence chief Karenzi Karake at Heathrow on Saturday (June 20).
General Karake was arrested by...
Ivory Coast star goes out with a bang
Ange N’guessan scored what could be the goal of the tournament so far when she struck Cote d’Ivoire’s consolation goal in their 3-1 defeat...