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Vidal Sassoon, hairdresser and trendsetter, dies at 84

Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world icon who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multi-million dollar business on his name, has died of apparent natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.

Thousands gather to celebrate Japan’s nuclear shutdown

Thousands took to the streets of Tokyo as Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Co began shutting the country's last active nuclear reactor on Saturday

#RIPMCA: Beastie Boy Adam Yauch dies at 47 ‎

Adam Yauch, director and founding member of the seminal rap group the Beastie Boys, also known as MCA has died at the age of 47 in Manhattan.

Deadly clashes in Cairo leaves nine people dead

Clashes erupted in Cario on Wednesday morning between assailants and mostly Islamist protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry, leaving nine people dead and nearly 50 wounded, security officials said.

McDonald’s plans to super-size the Olympics: Fans lash out

In July, McDonald's will open its biggest restaurant ever for only six weeks during the 2012 London Olympic games.

‘Dear Hadi’: Wife of hunger striker Al-Khawaja addresses her husband

The wife of imprisoned 52 years old Bahraini Danish citizen human rights activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja turned to Twitter on Friday to reach out to her husband on the 80th day of his hunger strike.

#UnfollowSachin trends amidst cricketer joining politics

High octane fever struck Indians with President Prathiba Patil approved Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha

UK back in recession; #DoubleDip trends globally

The UK economy has returned to recession, after shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. A sharp fall in construction output was behind the surprise contraction, the Office for National Statistics said.

Bahrain: “In terms of the public relations battle it’s been a loss for government”

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel may have won the Bahrain Grand Prix held last Sunday, but there was no winner in the main event; a human rights battle between the ruling Al Khalifa family and protesters on the streets over competing visions of Bahrain.

Bahrain: Race on amidst violence, protests, rage and death

A Bahraini protester was found dead after clashes with riot police on the eve of the Gulf kingdom's Formula One Grand Prix that Bahraini pro-democracy protestors have promised to mark with "three days of rage."