Emma Stone ascends to top of Forbes’ highest-paid actresses
Fresh off winning her first Oscar, actress Emma Stone has ousted Jennifer Lawrence to claim the top spot on Forbes’ 2017 list of the world’s highest-paid actresses. Stone, 28, who won…
Young Hong Kong democrats face jail amid fears of broader crackdown
The democracy movement in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong is facing a dark era, student protest leader Joshua Wong said, a day before an appeal court decides whether to send him and…
Indonesian president calls to safeguard pluralism from extremist threat
Indonesia’s president says that the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country needs to pull together to meet the threat of extremism and safeguard a constitution that enshrines religious freedom and diversity. In an…
Trump, again, casts blame on both sides for deadly violence in Virginia
President Donald Trump has insisted that left- and right-wing extremists became violent during a weekend rally by white nationalists in Virginia, reigniting a political firestorm over US race relations and…
Thousands left homeless, prey to diseases, after Sierra Leone mudslide
Thousands of people in Sierra Leone left homeless by a mudslide which killed at least 400 people urgently need food, shelter and healthcare, aid agencies say, as they race to prevent outbreaks of fatal…
Taylor Swift wins groping trial against DJ, awarded symbolic $US1
Taylor Swift won her trial against a Colorado radio personality on Monday after a jury found that the former DJ assaulted and battered the pop star by groping her bare…
‘Deadpool’ star Ryan Reynolds ‘heartbroken’ over stuntwoman’s death
“Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds has said that actors and crew were “heartbroken, shocked and devastated” at the death of a driver in a motorcycle stunt in Vancouver that went wrong.…
Pence says ‘failed state’ in Venezuela threatens United States
US Vice President Mike Pence has said the United States would bring all its economic and diplomatic power to bear to see democracy restored in Venezuela, saying a failed state…
Tennis: Federer’s pullout from Cincinnati hands number one spot to Nadal
Roger Federer has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open with a back injury, meaning Rafa Nadal will be the new world number one in next week’s rankings. Federer, who has…
Ukraine denies selling missile technology to North Korea
Ukraine has denied that it had ever supplied defence technology to North Korea, responding to an article in the New York Times that said North Korea may have purchased rocket…
