The famous faces behind some of your favorite cartoon characters
The famous faces behind some of your favorite cartoon characters You may know them for their onscreen work featuring their famous faces, but these stars have also lent their voices to some of your favorite animated characters. Mila Kunis She’s been acting since she was a young girl, but aside from her screen roles [...]
2012 has brought us some wild designs from both big-name brands and niche corners of the gadget and appliance market. Here are the six sleekest, most well-designed new pieces of tech we’ve seen this year, so get ready to drool, and keep your wallet handy! 1. Samsung T27B750 HD Monitor Price: $549.99 High-definition displays have [...]
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Sky’s Foreign Affairs Editor has confirmed that Syrian Vice President Farouk al Sharaa has not defected from the Assad government – amid claims of a massacre by regime troops. Tim Marshall spoke to Mr Sharaa in the Syrian capital and wrote on Twitter: “I am with the Syria Vice President. In Damascus. He has not [...]
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Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his titles for alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. The cyclist has been given a lifetime ban from the sport. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Friday that it would strike Lance Armstrong’s name from the Tour de France winners’ lists and ban [...]
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Beyond Concorde: The next generation of supersonic flight A rendering of the Aerion SBJ, a proposed eight to 12-passenger business jet whose backers predict it will enter service by 2020. For more than three decades, Concorde represented the pinnacle of business travel — the ultimate status symbol for the jetset executive. Considered a marvel of [...]
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Despite quitting the fight to clear his name over doping charges, Lance Armstrong insists he is innocent. Armstrong insists he played by the rules Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life, the US Anti-Doping Agency has said. The decision came after Armstrong announced he [...]
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SYRIA Annan concedes failure of efforts to end Syria conflict The man charged with bringing peace to Syria has acknowledged that his efforts so far have failed. Kofi Annan’s comments came a day after UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for changes to the UN mission in Syria. United Nations-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan has [...]
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