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It was a musical night on Thursday, Dec. 31, as some of today’s biggest music stars helped ring in the new year. New Year's Eve 2016 Photos...

Narendra Modi may have toured the world like no other Indian Prime Minister during his first year in office, but his government has managed to keep the overall travel bill below the budgetary allocation by Rs 2 crore, according to the Union finance accounts for 2014-15.

"Sir, I'm not just some token bunny," newly minted police officer (and rabbit) Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, explains to her superior. She's just received the dubious assignment of "parking duty" as the only tiny animal among a force of big, tough guys. 

It's just another day in "Zootopia," Disney's upcoming animated film where foxes, sloths, pigs and their ilk intermingle (and wear clothes) in a giant animal metropolis. Hopps agrees to take a case in order to prove herself to her new colleagues... Читать дальше...

Dal Richards thought his life was over at nine, when he lost an eye in a slingshot accident. But then he picked up a clarinet — and never really put it down.

Tennessee capped its best season in eight years with a dominating performance in the Outback Bowl. Joshua Dobbs threw for 166 yards and ran for two touchdowns, helping the Volunteers rout No. 12 Northwestern …

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Some of us prefer vacations spent lying on the beach.

But others don't consider travel a treat unless adventure is involved. For this latter group, we've come up with plenty of lists of destinations and activities that will get your heart racing.

But we haven't yet covered ones that will make your heart stop — at least, not until now.

Of course, this new list of six of the deadliest tourists attractions in the world includes feats that many a traveler has successfully conquered... Читать дальше...

Rejecting the Congress' charge that the Modi government's promises remained unfulfilled, BJP on Friday claimed its 20-month tenure has been a story of "promises fulfilled and results delivered" and noted that India had become the "fastest" growing country despite a global slowdown.

Rejecting the Congress' charge that the Modi government's promises remained unfulfilled, BJP on Friday claimed its 20-month tenure has been a story of "promises fulfilled and results delivered" and noted that India had become the "fastest" growing country despite a global slowdown.

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New York's LaGuardia Airport gets a bad rap. It regularly appears on "America's worst airport" lists, and Vice President Joe Biden once claimed it belonged in a "third-world country."

But things are looking up for the beleaguered airport — at least for a certain group of customers. In late 2014, American Express opened its Centurion Lounge, a drastic departure from the often drab domestic lounges that populate most major airports around the country. 

Located inside Terminal B (home to American... Читать дальше...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The ashes of World War II veteran Elaine Harmon are sitting in a closet in her daughter's home, where they will remain until they can go to what her family says is her rightful resting place: Arlington National Cemetery.

French police detained 622 people during New Year celebrations, showing a double increase compared to last year, France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Friday.

Congress on Friday blamed the Modi dispensation’s “stubborn and unbending” attitude for the logjam over Good and Services Tax (GST) bill and said the ball is in the government's court.

Congress on Friday blamed the Modi dispensation’s “stubborn and unbending” attitude for the logjam over Good and Services Tax (GST) bill and said the ball is in the government's court.

Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelistic Church, Isolo, Lagos has advised President Muhammadu Buhari that former President Goodluck Jonathan needs to be handled with care so that it does not boomerang. According to The Guardian, Ayodele said the tremendous goodwill Jonathan enjoys around the nation for honourably stepping down during the last election and putting Nigeria […]

The Central Bureau of Investigation last month approached DDCA asking it to provide its internal audit report in connection with the allegations of financial irregularities in the cricket body. The agency has been probing the matter as part of its preliminary enquiry since October last year.

The singer, who died on New Year's Eve, was a nine-time Grammy winner.

The two million revelers who ushered in 2016 on Rio de Janeiro`s famed Copacabana Beach left behind a calling card Friday: 315 tonnes of trash for the Olympic host city to cart away.

A militant allegedly linked to the Islamic State terror group was arrested on Saturday in this Pakistani city.

With regional companies getting more active, their overall share within CPG is now close to 13% as compared to around 12% two years ago, according to data sourced from Nielsen.

At least 18 people were killed late Thursday when a ferry boat sank in the river Nile, Egyptian state television reported on Friday.

Sittard telt sinds vrijdagavond elf nieuwe miljonairs. De PostcodeKanjer van 43,9 miljoen euro is namelijk gevallen op een straat van de Limburgse stad met de postcode 6131 BS. Dat is vrijdagavond bekend gemaakt in een ingelaste uitzending van RTL Boulevard.

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