Entertainment

Saturday, March 5th 2016 - 10:33 UTC
Olympics organizers in Rio do Janeiro struggling with tickets, 50% remain unsold

With five months to go before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian organizers are struggling to sell tickets for South America’s first games. The IOC president Thomas Bach said the locals will buy up tickets at the last minute.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 08:22 UTC
Rolling Stones will perform free in Cuba, where for years they were banned for “ideological deviation”

The Rolling Stones will perform a free outdoor concert in Havana on March 25, the band's publicist announced on Tuesday, a milestone event in a country where the Castro brothers' regime once banned the group's music as an “ideological deviation.”
Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 05:21 UTC
“Spotlight”, true story of investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Catholic priests takes best film Oscar

In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took the Oscar for the best picture at the 88th Academy Awards. Tom McCarthy’s film about The Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the favored frontier epic “The Revenant.”
Friday, February 26th 2016 - 18:04 UTC
Infantino elected president of FIFA, after a surprise win in two rounds

FIFA elected on Friday Gianni Infantino to replace disgraced president Sepp Blatter in an unexpected turn of events. UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino defeated expected frontrunner Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, former FIFA vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne.
Friday, February 26th 2016 - 04:26 UTC
World's eyes turn on Zurich as FIFA chooses president and hopefully a new era for the beautiful game

The five contenders for the FIFA throne pitched the regional confederations in Zurich on Thursday in a last-ditch plea for votes in Friday’s election. Sheikh Salman, Gianni Infantino, Prince Ali, Jerome Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale made their appeals to CONCACAF, UEFA and Oceania congresses staged at various hotels in the Swiss city where Sepp Blatter’s successor will be 26 February.
Wednesday, February 24th 2016 - 05:38 UTC
Suspension of FIFA Friday's presidential requested by candidate Prince Ali

FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Al Hussein of Jordan is appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to implement transparent voting booths in Friday’s election. CAS says Prince Ali is asking for “urgent provisional measures” against the Feb. 15 decision of the FIFA ad-hoc electoral committee to deny his request to use the transparent booths.
Tuesday, February 16th 2016 - 08:16 UTC
Argentina's “Wild Tales” wins best non-English language Film at British Academy

Argentine box-office hit and Oscar nominated picture Wild Tales (“Relatos Salvajes”) won Best Non-English Language Film at the BAFTA Awards. The British Film Academy also showered a lot of love on The Revenant, awarding Best Picture to Alejandro González Iñárritu and Best Actor to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Tuesday, February 16th 2016 - 08:09 UTC
“Rolling Stones should return to their roots” says Elton John

Elton John has often given his fellow rock legends unsolicited advice over the years, and the Rolling Stones, once again, are the recipients. In a new interview, he said the Stones should return to their roots and stop following current trends.
Tuesday, February 16th 2016 - 07:43 UTC
Brazil will hold Olympic Games despite Zika, says president Rousseff

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro would take place despite the Zika virus, at a time when various athletes have expressed their fears about competing.
Monday, February 15th 2016 - 06:32 UTC
Macri and First Lady celebration with the Rolling Stones

Argentine president Mauricio Macri and First Lady Juliana Wanda hosted the Rolling Stones on Sunday night at their country house, (in Malvinas Argentina), following their last presentation in Buenos Aires.