Theme park pulls Halloween show over 'gay Superman'Hollywood's Universal Studios theme park has cancelled a Halloween show based on the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" franchise after criticism that a scene where Superman turns gay was homophobic.
26 October 2013
Greenland awards first big mining exploitation licenseGreenland awarded Thursday its first big mining exploitation license, approving an iron extraction project by British company London Mining, and lifted a ban on exploiting uranium.
26 October 2013
Are the open-minded Dutch in denial over Black Pete?A passionate debate around Black Pete in the Netherlands has highlighted the prickly subject of racism, often denied in a country proud of its open-minded values.
26 October 2013
Johannesburg opens museum of African designA museum of African design opened in a renovated Johannesburg warehouse Thursday, promising to showcase work by the continent's finest contemporary artists.
26 October 2013
Twitter seeks up to $1.61 bn in IPOTwitter said Thursday it would seek to raise up to $1.6 billion in its initial public offering expected in the coming weeks.
26 October 2013
Madagascar hopes post-coup presidential vote will end crisisPoverty-wracked Madagascar began voting Friday in long-delayed presidential elections meant to restore democracy and pull the country out of the crisis it plunged into after a 2009 coup.
Japan bank to punish executives over loans to gangsters: reportsJapan's Mizuho Bank will punish more than 30 executives over revelations that the lender made loans to underworld figures, reports said Friday, in the latest chapter of a headline-grabbing scandal.
US seeks tighter controls on certain painkillersThe US Food and Drug Administration recommended tighter controls Thursday on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used narcotic painkillers, in a bid to stop abuse.
Mexico candy factory blast kills one, injures 40A powerful blast rocked a US-owned candy factory in northern Mexico on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 40 as rescuers searched for any other victims.
25 October 2013
Future of British monarchy captured in official christening shotsThe first photographs in 120 years showing four generations of present and future British monarchs were released on Thursday, the day after the christening of Prince George, the newest member of the dynasty.
25 October 2013
France, Germany push for new rules in spy gameFrance and Germany pushed Friday for Washington to agree rules for the spy game after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone.
Big ad atop Google results points to broken promiseA large ad spied atop Google search results on Wednesday was seen as evidence that the Internet titan was breaking a promise that it would never resort to the tactic.
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