April 15, 2013
Anti-Thatcher song tops British chart
The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead to the top of the British charts in a posthumous protest over her divisive policies. The online campaign to drive the Wizard of Oz song to the No…
April 15, 2013
TRINIDAD’S SHURWAYNE WINCHESTER DELVES DEEP INTO REGGAE
Fresh from his performance at this year's Bacchanal Beach J'ouvert on March 30 and again as part of the Smirnoff truck at Bacchanal Jamaica's Road March on April 7, Trinidad's soca artiste, Shurwayne Winchester, is on a roll. The lanky artiste is…
April 15, 2013
Anger over Justin Bieber’s Anne Frank message
Justin Bieber has caused outrage with his message in a guestbook at the Anne Frank Museum, saying he hoped the Holocaust victim would have been a fan. The 19-year-old pop idol wrote: "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl.…
April 15, 2013
Meat Loaf pulls out of Nottingham concert
Meat Loaf has cancelled a concert in Nottingham an hour before it was due to start. A statement on the Capital FM Arena's website said the show had to be postponed "due to medical reasons affecting several members of the band". A spokeswoman for the…
April 15, 2013
China economic growth lower than forecast
China, the world's second-largest economy, has seen growth slow in the first three months of this year, latest figures show. The economy grew at an annual rate of 7.7% in the January to March quarter, down from 7.9% in the previous quarter. Most…
April 15, 2013
Adam Scott beats Angel Cabrera in play-off
Adam Scott clinched his maiden major title and became the first Australian winner of the Masters with victory against former champion Angel Cabrera in a sudden death play-off at Augusta. Scott, 32, holed a 15ft birdie putt in virtual darkness across…
April 14, 2013
Malawi’s president ‘furious’ after Madonna criticised
Malawi's President Joyce Banda was "incandescent with anger" over a statement labelling US singer Madonna a bully, the BBC has learnt. She was unaware of the harshly-critical statement that was issued by her office following Madonna's recent visit…
April 14, 2013
Portugal and Ireland to be given more bailout repayment time
Portugal and Ireland are to be granted an extra seven years to pay back their emergency bailout loans. The European Union and the IMF bailed out the Republic of Ireland in 2010 and Portugal in 2011. The 17-member group that uses the euro currency…
April 14, 2013
China Reports Bird Flu Infections in New Province
China has reported two cases of bird flu in a new province, west of the area where the disease has been centered. The state Xinhua news agency said that the two human cases were reported Sunday in central Henan province. Until Saturday, when…
April 14, 2013
Germany puts brakes on EU bank union
Germany said European banking union will require changes to EU law, in a call that could slow completion of the plan designed to underpin the euro currency. Speaking after a meeting of European Union finance ministers on Saturday, Germany Finance…