Nyong'o will play the lead in "Americanah," an adaptation of the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The story follows a young Nigerian couple and their struggles as immigrants in the modern world. "It is such an ...

SEVENTY years ago yesterday, at 6am on June 5, 1944, off the coast of Normandy in France, 150,000 Allied troops prepared to launch the biggest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare. The objective was to defeat Hitler's army in the north-east of France ...

Jerusalem blasts international community for criticizing Israel over decisions to publish tenders for 1,500 settlement homes and advance plans for 1,800 more. By Barak Ravid | Jun. 6, 2014 | 12:45 AM ...

IDG News Service - Google has unveiled its experimental "Project Tango" tablet for advanced imaging applications, and it wants developers to get to work on it. The company said Thursday that developers interested in Google's initiative can begin using its ...

We already know that Google is working on Project Tango, a mobile device that comes with advanced sensors capable of creating a 3D map of its surroundings. In fact, the company has already previously the Tango developer kit for smartphones early this ...

Wham! The moon may have formed mostly from the remains of an ancient impactor, but why, then, is it so chemically similar to Earth? How Did the Moon Really Form? Dan is a deputy news editor for Science. Email Daniel. By. Daniel Clery. Thursday, June 5 ...

Wham! The moon may have formed mostly from the remains of an ancient impactor, but why, then, is it so chemically similar to Earth? How Did the Moon Really Form? Dan is a deputy news editor for Science. Email Daniel. By. Daniel Clery. Thursday, June 5 ...

Recording artist Justin Bieber, left, greets boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. during a Clippers playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center. Recording artist Justin Bieber, left, greets boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. during a Clippers playoff game ...

At least two people were killed on Thursday when 301 inmates staged a dawn jailbreak from an eastern Democratic Republic of Congo prison, police said. Gunfire rang out shortly before sunrise at the prison in the city of Bukavu, residents said, and the ...

Usher has broken his silence over Justin Bieber's race scandal, branding the controversy "unfortunate" but vowing to stand by his protege as he works to restore his reputation. The Baby hitmaker has faced a backlash since two old video clips, which are ...

Computerworld - The takedown earlier this week of a major malware-spewing botnet has crippled the distribution of Cryptolocker, one of the world's most sophisticated examples of ransomware, a researcher said today. But replacements already stand in the ...

Amazon.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN) said it will hold an event in Seattle hosted by CEO Jeff Bezos on June 18 for a new device unveiling–the company is widely expected to announce its much-rumored 3D smartphone. The retailing giant's announcement of ...

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This one will really make you cringe. Just three days after Justin Bieber apologized for a video that leaked online of him telling a racist joke, another video of him using the N-word has surfaced on TMZ. He was said to be 15 in the first clip, and TMZ cites him as ...

This one will really make you cringe. Just three days after Justin Bieber apologized for a video that leaked online of him telling a racist joke, another video of him using the N-word has surfaced on TMZ. He was said to be 15 in the first clip, and TMZ cites him as ...

KATMANDU, Nepal - More than 2,000 people, mostly students wearing their school uniforms, gathered in Nepal's capital on Thursday in a bid to set a world record for the largest tree hug. Parliament members, office workers and even Buddhist monks also ...

Chinese state media lashed out at Google, Apple and other US technology companies, calling on Beijing "to punish severely the pawns" of the US government for monitoring China and stealing secrets. US companies such as Yahoo, Cisco Systems, Microsoft ...