89-year-old B.B. King cancels tourB.B. King, who has pursued an improbably rigorous touring schedule at age 89, has canceled his remaining shows after suffering from exhaustion.
Volcanic ash halts flights to north Australian cityFlights into and out of the northern Australian city of Darwin were cancelled Saturday and some to Bali affected due to huge ash clouds thrown up by an Indonesian volcano.
31 May 2014
French Jewish group urges Hitler furniture auction banFrance's main Jewish body on Sunday called for the cancellation of an auction of Adolf Hitler and Nazi air force chief Hermann Goering's personal effects due in Paris next month.
14 April 2014
Malaysia bans Ke$ha concert over religious fearsUS pop singer Ke$ha has been forced to cancel a concert due to take place in Muslim-majority Malaysia after authorities said it would undermine religious and cultural sensitivities.
27 October 2013
Obama cancels US exercises, but not aid, with Egypt US President Barack Obama on Thursday canceled exercises with Egypt's military to protest the killing of hundreds of demonstrators but stopped short of suspending $1.3 billion in annual aid.
China's Xi cancels Clinton meeting: US official China's likely next president Xi Jinping has cancelled a meeting with the visiting US Secretary of State, a US official said Wednesday, amid friction between the two global powers.
05 September 2012
Batman movie director laments 'savage' massacre Batman movie director Christopher Nolan lamented Friday the "senseless tragedy' and "unbearably savage" gunning down of 12 movie goers at a Colorado theater screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."