Qaddafi pays Mariah Carey $1 million to sing
WikiLeaks cables also claim that Beyonce and Usher performed at a family function.
The Qaddafi family paid Mariah Carey $1 million to sing only four...
Americans killed on hijacked yacht off Somalia
Four Americans hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman have been killed by their captors, US defence officials say.
The US military said...
Lena Horne NYC belongings auctioned off
The estate of sultry jazz singer and actress Lena Horne is selling some of the fancy gowns, jewelry, fine art and books that filled...
Rahm Emanuel elected mayor of Chicago
Rahm Emanuel, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, won the Chicago mayoral election over five other challengers Tuesday, topping the 50%...
Apple introduces iPad2 on March 2
If you are thinking of buying an iPad, you may want to hold off a bit.
In an article about iPads in the enterprise published...
Libya: Gaddafi’s national address marks his end
It is difficult to exactly comprehend the logic in Muammar Gaddafi’s defiant speech on Tuesday Februar 22- his first major speech since unrest began...
Libya: U.S. Government Chartered Ferry Evacuation warning
A U.S. Government chartered ferry will depart Tripoli from the As-shahab Port in central Tripoli, located on the sea road across from the Radisson...
Jack Johnson: A Great African-American champion from Ghana
Boxer Jack Johnson instilled pride in the African-American community in 1908 by becoming the first African-American world heavyweight champion at 30 years old. Born...
Pastoral political Endorsements: Essential or Irrelevant?
We saw the smiles beaming during that photo-op press conference and we heard the words employed in making that political endorsement. But what we...
Bomb suspect extradited from Tanzania to Uganda
A man suspected to have transported explosives used by suicide bombers to kill over 70 people in Uganda has been extradited from Tanzania to...
Beyond sex: South African school girls seek ‘Fashionable Pregnancies”
Teenage school girls in South Africa say it’s more fashionable to fall pregnant while still a student because “you are like a fool ...
South Korean Internet goes even faster
South Korea already claims the world’s fastest Internet connections — the fastest globally by far — but that is hardly good enough for the...
‘Washington’ most common Black US surname
George Washington’s name is inseparable from America, and not only from the nation’s history. It identifies countless streets, buildings, mountains, bridges, monuments, cities –...
New Zealand earthquake leaves 65 dead
New Zealand's prime minister says at least 65 people have died after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
John Key said the toll was expected to...
Apple faces new antitrust scrutiny
US antitrust enforcers have begun looking at the terms Apple Inc. set this week for media companies who want to sell their content on...
Budget conflict may cause US gov’t shutdown
After not being able to agree on a budget last year, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 4.
Here's what...
Libya: Violent plans by military alerted as death toll rises
The United Nations and the United States have condemned plans by the Libyan military to cleanse Libya of anti-government elements. The military has described...
Libya: The Gaddafis in panic mode?
The political ‘revolution’ that changed Egypt and Tunisia continue to sweep through the rest of North Africa and the Middle East as Libyan protesters...
Zimbabwe: Activists arrested to prevent Egypt-Tunisian style protests
Security forces in Zimbabwe claim to have foiled Egyptian-style uprisings after arresting 46 rights activists in the capital Harare for allegedly “plotting to oust...
Egypt: Gamel Mubarak goes into hiding
The son of ousted Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is desperately seeking a hiding place for himself and his family in the United Kingdom.
According to...
Nigeria: Military seizes weapons from Islamist militia
Nigerian military has impounded an arsenal of Kalashnikov rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, explosives, hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition from suspected members of...
Beyoncé in blackface sparks controversy
For its 90th-birthday issue, French magazine L'Officiel will feature Beyoncé in an African-themed photo shoot. In the shoot, which is a tribute to musician-activist...
Obama hosts tech leaders at White House dinner
For technology spectators, a dinner on Thursday evening with President Obama and a dozen Silicon Valley executive seems like a scene straight out of...
Grammy Awards sparks ire of music exec
This year's Grammy Awards pissed off just about everyone minus Esperanza Spalding, but while the industry tweeted their disappointment, top seed industry veteran Steve...
Monopoly game gets digital redesign
When Hasbro showed a new version of Monopoly last week at the Toy Fair, people were aghast that an infrared tower in the center...
Janet Jackson releases self-acceptance memoir
In an interview with HLN’s Richelle Carey, Janet Jackson gets personal, talking about her memories of her late brother Michael, her relationship with their...
Uganda: President Museveni wins elections, Besigye decries rigged results
Uganda's incumbet president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has won the recently
held presidential and parliamentary elections. But opposition leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye, has rejected the results...
Uganda: Opposition leader rejects election results
Ugandan opposition leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye, who stood against president Museveni in the just concluded elections has rejected the presidential election results being released...
Burundi: Lightning and torrential rains kill several children
Several school going children have been killed after lightning struck the provinces of Karuzi and Bubanza in Burundi. Torrential rains and lightning incidents have...
Lightning kills several school children in Burundi
According to reports from Burundi's national radio, several people, including 12 school going children and a teacher, were killed and some seriously injured, when...