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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Duchess of Cambridge to feature on British Vogue cover

 Duchess of Cambridge


The Duchess of Cambridge will feature on the cover of British Vogue to mark the magazine's centenary.

Obama: Eight years, eight jokes (almost)

Luther, anger translator, with Obama

On Saturday evening in Washington, Barack Obama will attend his last White House Correspondents' Association dinner as president.
The black-tie affair is an annual gathering of politicians, journalists, celebrities and other notables from Washington and beyond. The highlight of the evening is the president's speech, during which he makes fun of himself, his allies and his opponents, often in equal measure.

Obama breaks out one-liners at White House correspondents' dinner



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"Next year this time someone else will be standing here... and its anyone's guess who she will be"
Democrats and Republicans alike were the target of jokes by President Obama in his last White House Correspondents' dinner before leaving office.

Iraq protests: PM Haider al-Abadi orders arrest of parliament protesters

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Protesters enter the Iraqi parliament building
Iraq's Prime Minister has ordered the arrest of Shia Muslim activists who stormed parliament in Baghdad on Saturday.

Turkey: Car bomb targets Gaziantep police HQ



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Media captionSecurity and forensic officials investigate the scene of the explosion
At least one person has died and 13 were injured in a car bomb blast near a police headquarters in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, officials say.

Why this Indian woman is using 'blackface' as solidarity





Ms Jaya's 125-day protest is due to end on 26 May



A young woman in southern India is painting her body black to protest against what she calls the growing intolerance in the country against the low-caste Dalit community, writes Ashraf Padanna in Kerala.

Venezuelans lose sleep to save electricity


Venezuelans face acute shortages of such basics as toilet paper and have to spend hours queuing.

 
Venezuelans lost half an hour of sleep on Sunday when their clocks moved forward to save power, as the country grapples with a deep economic crisis.