“The Avengers,” the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut. It’s by far the biggest opening ever, shooting past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year’s “Harry Potter” finale. “The Avengers” added $151.5 million overseas over the weekend to bring…
Francois Hollande was elected France’s first Socialist president in 17 years on Sunday, dealing a humiliating defeat to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and shaking up European politics. Hollande won the vote with about 52 per cent, according to several estimates from polling firms based on ballot samples, becoming France’s first Socialist…
Hollywood star George Clooney will host a $6 million fundraising dinner for Barack Obama at his Los Angeles home. The event, on May 10, will feature in the “Dinner with Barack” campaign which the president’s political braintrust dreamed up to drum up small donations and fire up grassroots supporters. Obama…
Ten-man Chelsea reached the Champions League final after drawing 2-2 with holders Barcelona in their semi-final final second leg clash here on Tuesday to progress 3-2 on aggregate. Chelsea will play the winner of Wednesday’s semi-final between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich – who hold a 2-1 first leg advantage…
April 24 is a Gideon Sundback’s birthday, the Swedish inventor of the zipper as Google commemorates his birthdate today with a Google Doodle zipper. The Google homepage shows an embroidered Google logo with a zipper running in the middle. Check out on Google…
On Friday İstanbul started hosting yet another major exhibition when the Pera Museum unveiled its newest show, a selection of engravings and paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, at its temporary exhibition hall.…
As we near the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, the Smithsonian shares its discovery of the sole surviving map of the airship’s final voyage. Seventy-five years after the tragedy, a curator at the National Postal Museum made a discovery that shed new light on what happened to the doomed dirigible…
Full list of 2012 Pulitzer winners and finalists below JOURNALISM Public Service — The Philadelphia Inquirer Breaking News Reporting — The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News Staff Investigative Reporting — Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of the Associated Press and Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of The…
After years of unwedded bliss, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have suddenly announced they’re engaged to be married. “Yes, it’s confirmed,” Cynthia Pett-Dante, Pitt’s manager, told USA TODAY in a statement. “It is a promise for the future, and their kids are very happy. There’s no date set at this time.” And yes, she confirms…
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake has hit off north-west Indonesia. A tsunami warning has been issued. A MAGNITUDE 8.9 earthquake struck off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey reported. The earthquake struck at a depth of 33 kilometers, at…
