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Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao sings "We Are the World" during a lunch he sponsored for hundreds of needy New Yorkers. ©Reuters/Lucas Jackson NY homeless angry at China tycoon's 'publicity stunt' A three-course lunch hosted by an eccentric Chinese millionaire for 250 homeless New Yorkers in a posh restaurant degenerated into fury Wednesday when guests were denied $300 cash handouts.
30 June 2014
Photo courtesy of newskaz.ru Kazakhstan to deepen energy and nuclear security cooperation with US Kazakhstan and the USA agreed to deepen cooperation in energy and nuclear safety.
29 June 2014
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith Golden Gate Bridge to get anti-suicide netting Transportation authorities agreed to fund anti-suicide netting beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people jumping to their death from the iconic landmark, an official said.
28 June 2014
Jose Manuel Mireles. ©Reuters/Bernardo Montoya Mexico arrests high-profile vigilante leader Mexican forces arrested Jose Manuel Mireles, a senior leader of the powerful anti-crime vigilante group in the western state of Michoacan.
28 June 2014
Restaurant workers try to finish up orders in the kitchen during a blackout in Caracas. ©Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Temporary blackout hits Venezuela, including parts of capital A power outage hit a wide area of eastern Caracas and several cities in the interior of Venezuela for at least two hours Friday.
28 June 2014
©Reuters/Jesus Solano US says Mexican chopper crosses border, shoots twice A Mexican military helicopter ventured around 100 yards (meters) into the United States and fired two shots, the US border security agency said Friday in a claim quickly denied by Mexico.
28 June 2014
Bobby Womack. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Tributes to soul legend Bobby Womack, dead at 70 Legendary US soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman said, triggering a surge of tributes.
28 June 2014
Singer Pharrell Williams. ©Reuters/Rick Wilking Nyong'o, Pharrell Williams among new Academy members Kenyan Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, Somalia's Barkhad Abdi, "Happy" songster Pharrell Williams and Irish-German star Michael Fassbender are among 271 actors newly invited to join Hollywood's Oscar-bestowing Academy, organizers said.
28 June 2014
Artist Jeff Koons. ©Reuters/Lucas Jackson Art superstar Koons unveils life work in New York Jeff Koons, one of world's highest paid artists, unveils his life work in New York on Friday, a chance to understand why his art is so celebrated, so loathed and so expensive.
28 June 2014
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. ©Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett Assange asked to model during London Fashion Week Julian Assange has been asked to star in a fashion show by British designer Ben Westwood at Ecuador's London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder is currently holed up in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
28 June 2014
Suarez kicked out of World Cup for biting opponent Uruguay star Luis Suarez exited the World Cup in shame after being hit with the heaviest suspension in the tournament's history for biting an Italian opponent.
28 June 2014
©Reuters/Alan Ortega Mexican police attacked in ambush One policeman died and three were wounded in an ambush in a Mexican state along the US border that is ravaged by drug cartel violence, officials said.
27 June 2014
©Reuters/Mark Blinch Mass gay wedding in Toronto for 115 couples Australians Richard Laslett and Collin Gunther waited 37 years to say "I do" to one another.
27 June 2014
US President Barack Obama. ©Reuters/Kevin Lamarque Obama seeks $500 mn to train, equip Syrian rebels The White House has asked lawmakers for $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels, in what would be a significant escalation of US involvement in a conflict that has spilled into Iraq.
27 June 2014
Howard Baker. ©Reuters/Yuriko Nakao 'Great Conciliator' Howard Baker dies in US Howard Baker, a former United States Senate majority leader and presidential contender known for his ability to achieve compromise across the political aisle, died on Thursday. He was 88.
27 June 2014
Photo courtesy of earn-it.ru France attacks ICANN as unfit for internet governance France strongly attacked the US-based body that assigns internet addresses, saying it was not a fit venue for internet governance and that alternatives should be sought.
27 June 2014
Jerome Rothen. ©Reuters/Stephane Mahe Rothen in dock again over betting Former France international Jerome Rothen is among 37 players who have been summonsed to appear before the Professional Football League (LFP) for illegal betting on matches in France.
27 June 2014
Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. ©Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar Nepal PM diagnosed with tuberculosis: party spokesman US doctors treating Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have ruled out lung cancer and diagnosed the 75-year-old with tuberculosis, a spokesman for the premier's Nepali Congress party said.
26 June 2014
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis. ©Reuters/Shannon Stapleton Costa Rica leader wants name off bridges, buildings Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis doesn't want his name on plaques at public works or his portrait hung in public offices.
26 June 2014
Michael Jackson impersonators. ©Reuters/Kevork Djansezian Jackson fans, doctor recall icon, five years on Michael Jackson fans laid flowers at the pop icon's mausoleum to mark the fifth anniversary of his death, as the singer's doctor recalled his patient's final hours.
26 June 2014
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