After a Bad Choice for 1st Release, Keyshia Cole Back on Track

Keyshia Cole is starting to experience the repercussions of her defiant choice to release her Nicki Minaj collaboration, “I Aint’ Thru,” as the first single for her latest album. She said she should have followed her label’s advice. “The label…

Oprah Winfrey launches OWN TV network

US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey has launched her own TV network, which will offer round-the-clock lifestyle programmes.…

Discovery cancels Michael Jackson autopsy TV show

The Discovery Channel television network has said it will not air a re-enactment of Michael Jackson's autopsy,…

Chuck Berry taken ill during gig

Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry cut short a concert in Chicago after collapsing on stage. He slumped over his keyboard and did not move for a couple of minutes before being helped off stage, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Dave Hoekstra wrote.…

Earthquake of 7.2 magnitude hits off Chile coast

  A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the central coast of Chile, the US Geological Survey says. The…

Russia grounds all Tu-154Bs after fatal fire

Russia's airlines must ground their Tu-154B planes, after a fire in Siberia which killed three people, the…

Queensland city flooding ‘faster than expected’

Floodwaters in the Australian city of Rockhampton are rising faster than expected, Queensland authorities say. The…

Iran ‘shoots down Western spy drones’ in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, a senior Iranian commander has been quoted as saying. "Many" other drones have been shot down over an unspecified period of time, the Fars news agency quoted him as…

UN to investigate Ivory Coast violation reports

UN peacekeepers have been instructed to do all they can to investigate sites of alleged human rights…

Chris Brown’s New Year’s Resolution: ‘Shut the Hell Up’

  Chris Brown has learned a lesson from his recent Twitter spat with Raz-B . The singers became embroiled in a…