Gwyneth Paltrow, recently named the most beautiful women in the world by People magazine makes a red carpet appearance on Iron Man 3, ‘yarnbombers’ make plans to disrupt the G-8 summit in Ireland this June, rescue workers continue to shift through the rubble of the collapse 8 story building in Bangladesh and more in today’s daily brief.
China’s quake victims seek normalcy, WWI soldier’s funeral, Britain’s bionic man and more in today’s daily brief.
Pope Francis swaps caps with a stranger, counterfeit benjamins in Peru, military exercises in Taiwan and South Korea, cyclists tackle the Wall of Huy, Britain turns out for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral and more in today’s daily brief.
The 166th running of the Grand National Steeplechase was held on Saturday in Liverpool, England. The world’s most famous jumping race, the Grand National features 40 horses and riders jumping 30 fences over a distance of almost four and a half miles. For spectators, the race is an excuse for some outlandish race day fashions and a chance to earn some major quid. Essentially, think of the Grand National as Britain’s Preakness or Kentucky Derby – with whatever that entails.
World-class sand sculptors descend on beach in Weston-Super-Mare, England for the 2013 Weston Sand Sculpture Festival. This year’s theme is Hollywood.
France digs out of deep snow, David Beckham holds a crunch, comet PANSTARRS is visible, World Figure Skating Championships in London, a lucky haircut and more in today’s daily brief.
Harry Styles is sized up, Central Europe deals with snow, Cheltenham horse racing returns, Israel prepares for Obama and more in today’s daily brief.
The first day of the Crufts dog show got under way in Birmingham, England. The four-day show features over 25,000 dogs, with competitors travelling from 41 countries to take part. Crufts, which was first held in1891, sees thousands of dogs vie for the coveted title of ‘Best in Show.’
Dogs have been entered into breed judging, Gamekeepers’ classes and the Obedience Championships, including a record number of dogs from overseas. In addition, thousands more dogs will take part in agility, heelwork to music, flyball and a number of other competitions and displays as well as the popular Discover Dogs area.
The Royal Australian Air Force draws 180,000 patrons to the Australian International Airshow, Egyptian activists perform the “Harlem Shake” in front of the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters, the Shanghai Nature museum prepares panda specimens, Cirque du Soleil’s “Kooza” hits Madrid and more in today’s daily brief.
Prince Harry in Lesotho, Paris fashion, Rosa Parks statue unveiled, world’s oldest person, British pub cat, Pope Benedict XVI’s final audience, Macedonia flooding and more in today’s daily brief.
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