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This undated handout photograph released by the Royal Press Office, shows Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor's new Fred Flintstone's styled car at the Istana Pasir Pelangi in Johor Baru, Malaysia. - AFP
Yabba dabba doo! Malaysian sultan gets Flintstones car
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian sultan has been given a life-size replica of Fred Flintstone's car from the classic cartoon, although the modern update has an engine so he won't tire out his regal feet. Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor, one of Malaysia's most powerful and wealthiest state rulers, received the belated birthday gift from a fellow high-ranking royal this week. The model of the car from "The Flintstones", the sultan's favorite cartoon, is an accurate likeness of the original, with a wood-like finish on the sides, stone-like finish on the wheels and cloth roof. It will take pride of place in a house he built in the southern coastal town of Mersing inspired by the Flintstone's home from the 1960s cartoon. "Yabba, dabba, doo," said a post...
January 17, 2018

Yabba dabba doo! Malaysian sultan gets Flintstones car

Jessica Falkholt
Australian actress Jessica Falkholt dies after car crash
SYDNEY - Australian actress Jessica Falkholt died in a Sydney hospital on Wednesday, three weeks after a two-car collision that had already claimed four lives including three members of her family.The 29-year-old, who played Hope Morrison in more than a dozen episodes of the long-running drama "Home and Away" in 2016, died six days after her life support was withdrawn, St. George Hospital said in a statement.Falkholt was the last survivor of a Dec. 26 head-on collision on the coast south of Sydney that instantly killed her parents Lars and Vivian Falkholt and the sole occupant of the second car, Craig Whitall.The actress's 21-year-old sister Annabelle died In the hospital three days later.Jessica Falkholt stars in an Australian movie "Harmony" that is due for cinema...
January 17, 2018

Australian actress Jessica Falkholt dies after car crash

This file photo taken on Jan.18, 2012, shows the members of the Irish rock band The Cranberries, singer Dolores O'Riordan (sitting), bassist Mike Hogan, left, drummer Fergal Lawler, center and guitar player Noel Hogan. - AFP
Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly at 46
DUBLIN - Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of Irish rock group The Cranberries, died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 46 during a recording trip to London, her publicist said. The cause of death was unclear.O'Riordan's distinctive Irish lilt and yodel helped fuel the Cranberries' rapid rise in the early 1990s with global hits "Linger", "Dreams" and "Zombie." The band went on to sell over 40 million records to become Ireland's second-best-selling rock band after U2.Her three bandmates said in a tweet that they were devastated at the passing of an "extraordinary talent".Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in a statement described her as the "voice of her generation".But a naturally reserved singer, O'Riordan often...
January 16, 2018

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly at 46

Aziz Ansari
Actor Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegations
WASHINGTON - Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari has acknowledged a sexual encounter with an anonymous accuser but insisted it was "completely consensual."The accusations, published Sunday in online magazine Babe, were made by a 23-year-old photographer from Brooklyn, New York, named only as "Grace."She said she met Ansari - who recently won a Golden Globe for his performance in Netflix comedy 'Master of None' - in September 2017 at the Emmy Awards after party, and they met for a dinner date in New York around a week later."Grace" said that after dinner, they went to Ansari's apartment where he made repeated aggressive advances towards her, despite her "verbal and non-verbal cues" indicating she did not want to have sex with him, Babe...
January 16, 2018

Actor Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegations

Actor Salman Khan in a scene from
'Tiger Zinda Hai' becomes Salman Khan's highest grossing film
MUMBAI - After setting the cash counters ringing and registering a collection of over $50 million (INR 325 crore) in India with "Tiger Zinda Hai", superstar Salman Khan hopes many more movies create records for Bollywood for the industry to flourish.According to "Tiger Zinda Hai" makers, it is Salman’s biggest hit so far. The 50-year-old said in a statement, “I hope the industry has many bigger successes this year. It is important that we see more blockbusters. It will expand our industry, provide more jobs for people and entertain audiences much more. I’m happy with the business that 'Tiger Zinda Hai' has been doing at the box office.”The actor also stated, “Records are never ever-lasting. They are meant to be broken and it’s good for such things to...
January 16, 2018

'Tiger Zinda Hai' becomes Salman Khan's highest grossing film

Aneela Khangru
Amazon buys work of Pakistani teen prodigy
SYDNEY - An Australian based Pakistani teenage prodigy Aneela Khangru made headlines when the global publishing house Amazon purchased the rights to her book. A native of Rotto Dero, Larkana district of Sindh, the 12-year-old, drew widespread acclaim for being the youngest Pakistani author whose work has drawn global attention.Khangru is considered to be the youngest Pakistani author to have won global acclaim. Her fictional work tells a sensational story about a girl on an adventure with her friends. Sharing her success, Khangru attributed her success to her reading habits that have enriched her knowledge on a wide range of topics. She encouraged other to become avid readers. - Saudi Gazette
January 16, 2018

Amazon buys work of Pakistani teen prodigy

From left, James Lopez, Will Packer and Malcolm D. Lee accept the Outstanding Motion Picture award for
DuVernay named entertainer of the year at NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES - A jubilant Ava DuVernay was named entertainer of the year at an NAACP Image Awards ceremony that focused on the black community's power to create change.DuVernay lauded other black artists from the stage as she accepted her award Monday night, naming writers and directors such as Shonda Rhimes, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kenya Barris and "Black Panther" Ryan Coogler.Anthony Anderson hosted the ceremony at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 89th birthday. While his politically tinged monologue poked fun at the presidential administration and Omarosa Manigault, others used their time onstage to encourage more civic involvement and the fight for social justice.Producer Will Packer took a dig at President...
January 16, 2018

DuVernay named entertainer of the year at NAACP Image Awards

A supplied video screenshot shows a policeman approaching a wallaby on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday. - Reuters
'That's Australia for you': Wallaby crosses Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY - A wallaby startled motorists Tuesday when it hopped across Sydney's Harbour Bridge, closely tailed by police. Drivers spotted the marsupial, which resembles a smaller version of a kangaroo, bouncing along at the northern end of the eight-lane bridge just before 1600 GMT. "Never seen anything like it. That's Australia for you," a caller to Sydney radio station 2GB, Dean, said. Another caller, Michelle, said she was worried a car would hit the creature. Traffic controllers monitored the wallaby as it bounded off the bridge onto an expressway and made its way to a city center street, where several police officers cornered it. The animal was then taken to Taronga Zoo for assessment. Vets at Taronga identified the native animal as an adult male swamp wallaby, and said...
January 16, 2018

'That's Australia for you': Wallaby crosses Harbour Bridge

This mugshot, released by the Tucson Police Department, shows suspect Robert Francis Krebs, an 80-year-old man they say robbed a credit union at gunpoint. - AP
Police arrest 80-year-old man in armed bank robbery
TUCSON, Ariz. - Police in Arizona have arrested an 80-year-old man they say robbed a credit union at gunpoint. Tucson police said recently that a tip led to the arrest of Robert Francis Krebs after authorities circulated surveillance photos of him entering the Pyramid Credit Union and at a teller's window. They say Krebs had a handgun, demanded money from the teller and was given cash before running out of the bank. Police released the photos after the robbery. A local hotel clerk called police Sunday to report a man that looked like the one in the photos had tried to cash a check. Police began checking nearby hotels and located Krebs. He was booked into jail on two counts of armed robbery. - AP
January 16, 2018

Police arrest 80-year-old man in armed bank robbery

A still of actress Deepika Padukone from Padmaavat.
Controversial Indian film Padmaavat gets release date
MUMBAI — A Bollywood epic about a legendary Hindu queen will finally be released next week despite months of violent protests, Indian filmmakers have confirmed."Padmaavat" was initially due to hit screens in December. But producers Viacom18 Motion Pictures delayed the release following protests sparked by speculation that it would depict a romantic liaison between the queen and the 13th and 14th century Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji.Politicians had threatened to ban the film for distorting historical facts, even though historians say the queen, Padmavati, is a mythical character. It will hit screens on Jan. 25 after censors cleared it for release subject to five changes, the producers announced late Sunday.Full-page advertisements appeared in Indian newspapers Monday saying the...
January 15, 2018

Controversial Indian film Padmaavat gets release date

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