Blaise Compaore Ousted as Burkina Faso’s President
The 27-year rule of Burkina Faso’s president Blaise Compaoré ended on 10/31/2014, with the announcement by the head of the African nation’s armed forces that an interim government will take...
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Pope Francis Wants Life Imprisonment and the Death Penalty Abolished
Pope Francis called for capital punishment to be abolished along with life imprisonment on Thursday, October 23rd, addressing delegates from the International Association of Penal Law, specifically calling life imprisonment...
Oscar Pistorius: 5 Year Sentence. Could Be Out in 10 Months
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 5 years in prison on October 21st after having been convicted of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. In an article...
Vladimir Putin Turns 62. Gets Hercules Tribute
Members of a pro-Putin Facebook group in Moscow’s “Red October” showspace (formerly the site of a chocolate factory by the same name) held an art exhibit on Monday to honor...
The Hurt Locker: 2009 Best Picture
“The Hurt Locker” won 6 Oscars out of its 9 nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow). https://youtu.be/Namu4nsd1gM The other Best Picture nominees...
Hector Beltran Leyva, Most Wanted Mexican Druglord, Captured
Mexican authorities say they have captured one of their most-wanted drug traffickers, Beltran Lyva cartel leader Hector Beltran Leyva, in San Miguel de Allende. Beltran Leyva has been the leader...
Slumdog Millionaire: 2008 Best Picture
“Slumdog Millionaire” won 8 Oscars out of its 10 nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Danny Boyle). The other Best Picture nominees were “The Curious...
List of Best Picture Oscar Winners (80s-2000s)
Here is a list of Best Picture Winners from the 1980s through the present. Find out a little bit about the Best Picture and other films from each year through...
No Country for Old Men: 2007 Best Picture
“No Country for Old Men” won the Best Picture at the 80th Academy Awards, as well as Best Director (Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best...
The Departed: 2006 Best Picture
“The Departed” was the Best Picture winner at the 79th Academy Awards, also picking up Best Director (Martin Scorsese). The other Best Picture nominees were “Babel”, “Letters from Iwo Jima”,...
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