Twitter wrong to block tweets during Turkey election
The founder of Wikipedia said Twitter should not have complied with the Turkish government’s demands.
Stardust inquest: NI victim’s father was haunted by fire tragedy
Laura Millar told the inquest her brother James Millar, 21, had been planning to buy a house with his fiancee.
The secret of Liam Neeson’s success: a monomaniacal fixation on … tea?
The perma-frowning Taken star has revealed that he will only consider a script worthwhile if it manages to stop him thinking about his next cuppa. How do you live like this?
Pedro Almodóvar’s Answer to ‘Brokeback Mountain’
In “Strange Way of Life,” the director’s short western, Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal play a lawman and a cowboy looking back on a passionate affair.
Salman Rushdie makes rare public address after attack, warns free expression under threat
Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage. He warned that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat of his lifetime. Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded the Freedom to Publish award on Monday evening. He said “freedom of expression, freedom to publish has not in my lifetime been under such threat in the countries of the West.” Rushdie was blinded in one eye when he was attacked at a literary festival in New York state in August. Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran’s leader called for his death in 1989 over the alleged blasphemy of the novel “The Satanic Verses.”
Martha Stewart, 81, becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover star
The businesswoman says she wants to inspire other women, adding: “This is kind of historic.”
Ukraine Supreme Court head held in corruption probe
Prosecutors say they have exposed a scheme for judges to take bribes at the country’s highest court.
Cyclone Mocha: Death toll in Myanmar at least 32
The full extent of devastation remains unclear, two days after the powerful storm hit.
Kim Kardashian’s son Saint, seven, tells his mom she means ‘nothing’
Kim Kardashian has shared her Mother’s Day messages from her four children, including a video tribute from her son, which has raised eyebrows among her fans.
Britney Spears’ ex ‘Kevin Federline plans to move sons to Hawaii’
The singer has been hit by another blow as her ex-husband Kevin Federline is reportedly planning on a big move with their two sons to Hawaii.
