USA TODAYGerman parliament approves Greek bailout extensionUSA TODAYGermany's Parliament has given its overwhelming approval to the four-month extension of Greece's financial bailout, despite unease over the new government in Athens. Loading… Post to Facebook. German parliament approves Greek bailout extension …• German MPs debate Greek deal, due …
France admits West African colonial ‘massacre’, Senegal President Faye says
France has for the first time acknowledged that its soldiers carried out a "massacre" in Senegal in which dozens – perhaps hundreds – of West African troops were killed almost exactly 80 years ago, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said.Those who died were part of the Tirailleurs Senegalais unit, recruited at the start of World War Two to help defend France, the colonial power.On returning to Senegal in 1944 many protested about their pay, historians say, which led to a brutal response.The killings have been a point of contention between Senegal and France and their reported acknowledgement by Paris…
Fire Engulfs Japan Rocket Test Site
Large plumes of smoke billowed from the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, after a malfunction during an engine test. Source link
At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities said.All 12 people have been safely evacuated from the property, police said.The cause of the crash is still unclear but the defence minister said there were no initial signs it was sabotage or terrorism. The aircraft departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just…
Instalment loans the new high-interest danger for consumers
The second fastest growing type of debt in Canada is a high-interest, subprime, unsecured, short-term loan called an instalment loan. Marketed to people with bad debts and poor credit, instalment loans carry interest rates as high as 59 per cent. But the true cost can be much higher.
Fashion firm flirts with fame as #TheDress goes viral
A small British fashion company was basking in the limelight Friday after a debate about the color of one of its dresses went viral.
After FCC Passes Net Neutrality, Fox Attacks New Rules As Government…
A Fox News Special Report segment attacked new rules approved by the Federal Communications Commission to ensure net neutrality, claiming the rules were done in secret and would slow down the Internet. But the FCC received millions of public comments in favor of net neutrality, and experts say the rules …
‘American Horror Story’ Star Ben Woolf Dies From Head Injury
Actor Ben Woolf, most known for his role in "American Horror Story: Freak Show," died after being struck by a car on Thursday night. Read More >
Gotham Recap: Deductive Plotting FTW
The thematic clothesline that props up "Red Hood," one of the best episodes of Gotham to date, is blessedly simple: What empowers the people of Gotham City? Each character answers that question differently, because each of them is after different things. (This has been your Yogi Berra–ism of…
‘Birdman’s’ best picture win at Oscars may give film a box-office boost
“Birdman” may have scored the top awards at the Oscars, but it has hardly soared at the box office.
‘Birdman’ Oscars Spark Italo Brouhaha Over Inarritu Pic’s Venice Film Festival Prizes Snub
ROME – The four Oscars scored by “Birdman” are sparking controversy in Italy where several media outlets are lamenting that Alejandro G. Inarritu’s pic went empty-handed after igniting the Venice Film Festival last year on its opening night. The Venice jury, headed by French composer Alexandre Desplat …
Angels and Airwaves premieres half-animated video for ‘Tunnels’
Clips of futuristic landscapes from ”Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker” intercut with shadowy shots of the band
BBC is to axe New Tricks after 12 years
Launched in 2003, New Tricks will screen one last series featuring Larry Lamb, Tamzin Outhwaite, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Denis Lawson. Dennis Waterman appeared in the last series before announcing he was leaving, following former co-stars Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolam out of the show.
BAE Systems gets demo contract for new British frigate
Richard TomkinsLONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) — A $1.3 billion demonstration contract for development of a Type 26 frigate for the Royal Navy has been given to BAE Systems by Britain’s Ministry of Defense.
Equity Proposal to Pay Actors Roils Los Angeles 99-Seat Theatre Producers
Paying minimum wage is a non-starter say producers, many of whom are Equity members.read more
‘Star Wars Rebels’: Darth Vader Brings Dark Side to Season Finale (Video)
“Fire Across the Galaxy” airs March 2.read more
‘Downton Abbey’ Creator, ‘Shakespeare in Love’ Writer to Headline PromaxBDA
Oscar-winners Julian Fellows and Tom Stoppard will address the marketing conference in Berlin. read more
Timothy Spall, Juno Temple Heading ‘Away’ Together
The drama will start shooting in the U.K. in March. read more
Oscars 2015: Willow Bay Wears Rodarte’s ‘Star Wars’ Dress on the Red Carpet
Daring on the carpet, Willow was. read more
Stars Share Pics of Their Cute Kids
Duff took her two-year-old son Luca to play with Lisa Osbourne’s daughter Pearl, and snapped this adorable photo of the pair snacking on their ice cream. The actress captioned the pic, “Luca & Pearl’s ice cream date. @mrslisao we made some cuties.”
Casting Net: Nicolas Cage to join Oliver Stone’s Snowden
Nicolas Cage has joined Snowden, the Oliver Stone-directed film about whistleblower Edward Snowden. Cage is set to play a former U.S. Intelligence Official in the film. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the title as Snowden, alongside…