A New York court on Thursday dismissed a $40 million sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Kevin Spacey by an actor who claimed the Hollywood star targeted him when he was 14. A jury found that Anthony Rapp, who was seeking damages for “emotional anguish,” failed to prove that the two-time Oscar winner had “touched a […]
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Japan eager to welcome tourists from abroad amid cheap yen
It’s hard to tell from his serious demeanor, but Akky International Corp. Chief Executive Hideyuki Abe can barely contain his excitement. Japan eager to welcome tourists from abroad. Foreign tourists are coming back, those big-spending visitors from abroad who used to flock into his colorful store in Tokyo’s Akihabara electronics district, its colorful shelves filled […]
At least 13 injured in Brooklyn subway shooting incident
New York: At least 13 people have been injured in a shooting incident at a subway station in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where “several undetonated devices” were recovered, authorities said Tuesday. A New York police spokeswoman told officers responded to 911 call of a person shot in the Brooklyn subway at 8:27 […]
India intensifies it’s already harsh crackdown in Kashmir; even silences poets: Report
NEW YORK: India’s brutal repression in Kashmir has risen to a level that even the disputed state’s poets have been “muzzled”, according to a report in The New York Times. In interviews with the newspaper more than a dozen Kashmiri poets said that “increased surveillance has left them with no choice but to stop writing […]
Pakistan, pacific Island Kiribati establish diplomatic relations
NEW YORK: Pakistan and Kiribati, an island country in the central Pacific Ocean, on Thursday formally established diplomatic relations at a simple ceremony at the Pakistani Mission to the United Nations in New York. I signed today with H.E Teburoru Tito the joint communique on establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kiribati 🇰🇮 & […]
Huge Harry Potter store opens in New York
Wearing Hogwarts robes and witches’ hats, hundreds of Potterheads sipped Butterbeer and posed for photos in Hagrid’s giant shoes as New York‘s long-awaited Harry Potter store, the biggest in the world, opened Thursday. Fans of the boy wizard queued for hours in heavy rain to be among the first inside the three-story shop in Lower […]
FM says all Muslims stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Palestine
ANKARA – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday reaffirmed that the international community had a collective responsibility in ensuring necessary steps to help address the dire situation in Palestine, restore peace, and facilitate a just solution. Pakistani minister is currently visiting Turkey to exchange views on […]
After New York visit, looted coffin of ancient Egyptian priest goes home
The gilded coffin of a high-ranking ancient Egyptian priest, which had been buried, looted and illegally sold before going on public display at a New York museum, was returned on Wednesday to Egyptian authorities. The coffin of Nedjemankh, which dates back to the first century B.C., came to New York two years ago by way […]
Fake heiress jailed for scamming New York
A German-Russian fraudster who tricked New York high society into believing she was a wealthy heiress and stealing more than $200,000 was jailed Thursday for up to 12 years. Anna Sorokin, 28, a Russian truck driver’s daughter who had been living in Germany, reinvented herself as socialite Anna Delvey on arrival in the US in […]
I Rise: Madonna’s second track an uplifting and empowering anthem
Madonna released her second track, I Rise, today (May 4). The uplifting ballad is the second of five songs to be released before her new studio album Madame X’s global debut on Jun 14. A detraction from the reggaeton-laced Medellin that was released just in April as an ode to Colombia – and that the […]