Tuesday's Top 100 World News & Stories

Car bomb kills 38 in Afghanistan

• A car bomb exploded in a busy market in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 38 people and wounding 30 others, police said.
• Pistorius accosted at nightclub, family says
  • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius recently visited a nightclub with a cousin and was accosted by a man who aggressively questioned him about his murder trial, his family said Tuesday.
  • So you think you have good drone idea?
    
    
    • Unmanned aerial vehicles aren't generally thought of as technology that improves lives; they're more readily associated with spying or attacking things.
    • Israel accepts truce plan; Hamas balks
      GAZA CITY — Israel on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza after a week of non-stop fire, but the Islamist militant group rejected the deal, saying it had not been consulted on its terms. Read full ar...

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The 100 Top Media News Stories You Need to Know on Dec 9, 2017

Apple has stalled on plans to offer live TV channels over its Apple TV device. 

• I'm Afraid of Americans and Their Guns
  Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  A few years ago I was working at Northwestern University when, one dull afternoon, everyone's phones, desk and cell, started ringing at the same time. I picked up my cell and heard an automated message that a gunman had been seen on...

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Petra, the City Carved in Rock

• Petra, also known as the Rose City, is an ancient city in Jordan that experts claim was built as early as 312 BC. Its defining feature is the massive structures carved out of the rock walls that make up the city. The architecture of this...
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The 100 Top Movie News Stories You Need to Know on Dec 20, 2017

In-depth coverage of the film latest headlines, breaking news and top stories:

• Star Wars Bits: No More Blasters at Disney Parks, Darth Vader Fireplace, Detours and More
  • This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes: No more blasters at Disney theme parks for costumes or sales See every time Chewbacca speaks in the Star Wars movies Read some commonly misconstrued “facts” about...
  • 'Deadpool' Script Page Reveals the Merc With the Mouth's Sassy Notes
    Saturday, December 19, 2015 from ScreenCrush » Movie News
    In the lead up to the release of the new Deadpool trailer on Christmas Day, the 12 Days of Deadpool continues with another small gift — this time a “leaked” script page featuring notes from the Merc With a Mouth...
  • 12 Days of Deadpool Brings Deadpool Script Page With Notes By Deadpool

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The 100 Top Arts and Culture News Stories You Need to Know on Aug 28, 2017

Here's what you missed. The post The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week in One Minute appeared first on artnet News .

• This angular house  in Cork, Ireland, was designed by  A2 Architects  with a crank in its middle to give residents more sun exposure, and to create a route through to a garden courtyard. (more…)
• V&A acquires the Tommy Cooper Collection celebrating the life and career of one of Britain's stars
  Sunday, August 28, 2016 from Recent News on Artdaily.org
  The Victoria and Albert Museum announced the acquisition of the Tommy Cooper Collection – the largest collection of its kind tracing the life and legacy of the much-loved British comedian Tommy Cooper (1921 - 1984). The acquisition...
• Interesting Photo of the Day: Petra, the City Carved in Rock

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PTI Stops Geo From Airing Khabarnaak with Reham Khan & Dummy of Imran Khan
LAHORE (Sarfraz Ali/Staff Report) – The Geo network will not broadcast a TV show featuring Reham Khan and an Imran Khan caricature, following immense pressure by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Senior PTI leaders contacted the management of Khabarnaak about the recorded programme which was supposed to be aired on Thursday night, sources in Geo told Daily Pakistan.

“We are cancelling the show amid huge pressure from the PTI,” said the sources, adding that the TV channel will have to bear losses.

There was no comment from PTI spokesperson when asked about the issue.

Khabarnaak is an Urdu and Punjabi comedy television show hosted by Naeem Bukhari that airs at 11:05pm on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on Geo News.

This week, a promo of the show was released showing Reham Khan sitting beside Mir Mohammad Ali mimicking Imran Khan.

Both shared jokes about their previous marriages and Imran Khan’s slogan of ‘Change’.


A satirical caricature of Imran Khan has been featured several times on the show, but this was supposed to be the first time the real Reham Khan would have participated.

A few weeks ago Reham had recorded a show with Amir Liaquat Hussain that was also barred from getting on-air.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been trying really hard to keep Imran Khan’s personal life separate from public sphere, even more than the PTI chief himself

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Football: Chelsea, Man City fined over mele

LONDON (AFP) - Premier League leaders Chelsea and Manchester City have been fined over the touchline brawl that erupted at the end of their recent league game, the Football Association announced on Tuesday.

Chelsea were fined �100,000 ($126,760, 119,290 euros) and City �35,000 for "failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour".

A shoving match ensued after City striker Sergio Aguero launched himself at David Luiz towards the end of Chelsea s 3-1 win at City on December 3. Aguero and his team-mate Fernandinho were sent off.

"Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Manchester City and Chelsea have been fined 35,000 and 100,000 respectively after both admitted a breach of FA Rule E20(a)," the FA said in a statement.

Aguero was given a four-game ban for his foul on Luiz, while Fernandinho got a three-game suspension for shoving Cesc Fabregas over an advertising hoarding.

Chelsea s win was their eighth in a nine-game winning streak, while City tasted defeat at home for the first time under manager Pep Guardiola.

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