February 3, 2013
Britain Hosting Talks with Afghan, Pakistani Leaders
High level delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan have begun arriving in London for a summit with British Prime Minister David Cameron aimed at improving relations between the South Asian neighbors.A Downing Street spokesman said Cameron will…
February 3, 2013
White House posts Obama shooting picture on Flickr
The White House has released a picture of Barack Obama skeet-shooting - seemingly to settle a row over whether the president had fired a gun before. Mr Obama recently told the The New Republic magazine: "Up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all…
February 3, 2013
More Protests Planned for Cairo
Egypt's main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, is going ahead with plans to hold an anti-government march to Cairo's presidential palace on Friday. Opposition figures have called on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to form a…
February 3, 2013
Beyonce admits inauguration miming
Singer Beyonce has admitted miming during her rendition of the American national anthem at the inauguration of President Obama last month. She told reporters that she was a "perfectionist" and - due to lack of rehearsal time - "did not feel…
February 3, 2013
TCI Pop Group, Blakout Releases tracks for Black History Month, Valentines and a Tribute track
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February 3, 2013
Coldplay’s Clocks is 6 Music’s ‘greatest hit’
Male artists dominate a listeners' poll to find BBC Radio 6 Music's top 100 tracks of the past 10 years. Coldplay top the list with their 2003 track Clocks, ahead of Arctic Monkeys' I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor and Elbow's One Day Like…
February 3, 2013
Justin Timberlake to perform at the 2013 Brit Awards
Justin Timberlake will perform on stage at this year's Brit Awards for the first time in 10 years. The singer will take to the stage at London's O2 Arena on 20 February along with the likes of Robbie Williams, Muse, Mumford & Sons and Emeli…
February 3, 2013
Unsafe’ Brazil nightclubs closed after Santa Maria fire
More than 150 nightclubs, restaurants and bars in Brazil have been deemed to be unsafe and closed by authorities. Sunday's fire in a club in the southern city of Santa Maria, which killed 236 people, led to inspections of venues across the country.…
February 3, 2013
Mexico blast victims’ bodies handed over to families
The bodies of the victims of a blast at the headquarters of Mexican oil company Pemex have been handed to their relatives. Thirty-three people died in Thursday's explosion in Mexico City. Hundreds of rescue workers continue to search the rubble for…
February 3, 2013
Cuba dissident Yoani Sanchez granted passport
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has been granted a passport after years of being denied the right to travel abroad. Ms Sanchez, who has criticised the Cuban government in her prize-winning blog Generation Y, announced the development…