Gossip Girl gets a reboot
Hit teen series Gossip Girl is being rebooted for a new generation and it is set eight years after the original series ended. Ten one-hour episodes are slated for HBO…
Trouble in paradise for Jackie Chan’s estranged daughter Etta Ng and partner?
Rumour has it that Etta Ng, love child of Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan and her wife Andi Autumn have broken up. Netizens are speculating about the relationship after…
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
by Amir Havasi with Jerome Cartillier in Washington Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking "international maritime rules" as…
Cambodia to return 1,600 tonnes of waste to US, Canada
Cambodia will send back 1,600 tonnes of plastic waste found in shipping containers to the US and Canada, an official said Wednesday, as Southeast Asian countries revolt against an onslaught…
‘Hell’ of Japan fire that killed dozens at anime company
by Quentin TYBERGHIEN Details emerged Friday of the horrifying blaze that ripped through a Japanese anime firm, killing dozens including people who tried in vain to reach the roof,…
US senator calls for investigation into FaceApp
Popular Russia-based application FaceApp, which allows users to change their appearance to look older or younger, came under fire in the United States Wednesday, with one senator urging an FBI…
Game of Thrones author speaks out on whether backlash of TV finale will affect books
George RR Martin, author of Game of Thrones has announced whether the polarising finale to the TV show will affect the books. The book series A Song of Ice and…
Lashana Lynch will act in upcoming 007 film but she is not the next James Bond
Rumours have been swirling around about Bond 25, the upcoming instalment to the 55-year-old James Bond franchise. The latest one being that the role of 007 would be played by…
US House votes to condemn Trump’s ‘racist comments’
by Jerome CARTILLIER The US House of Representatives formally condemned Donald Trump on Tuesday for xenophobic attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers and hostile language targeting immigrants, as the president…
N. Korea warns US-S. Korea drills will affect nuclear talks
North Korea on Tuesday warned that US-South Korea military drills to be held next month "will affect" proposed working-level nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington. It was the first statement…