US First Lady decorates White House for Christmas

   

The Royals in Hollywood Star Wars Blockbuster

The royals visited the set of The Last Jedi in April 2016 and were rumoured to have filmed a scene in disguise.

Now Boyega, who plays reformed stormtrooper Finn, has confirmed that he shared a scene with the pair "wrapped in stormtroopers costumes".

The actor also appeared to confirm that actor Tom Hardy appears beside them, also beneath a face-obscuring helmet.

Boyega's confirmation came during a taping of a "round table" interview for the Hollywood Reporter. The film website has reported his quotes but has yet to make the audio available. (s:bbc.com)

'Walking Dead' stuntman injured in on-set accident

 A stuntman on AMC's "The Walking Dead" was seriously injured in an accident on the show's set in Georgia.

"We are saddened to report that John Bernecker, a talented stuntman for 'The Walking Dead' and numerous other television shows and films, suffered serious injuries from a tragic accident on set," AMC said in a statement. "He was immediately transported to an Atlanta hospital and we have temporarily shut down production. We are keeping John and his family in our thoughts and prayers."

Bernecker fell more than 20 feet onto a concrete floor, suffering a head injury that required him to be transported to a nearby hospital by helicopter. Bernecker's girlfriend posted a message on Facebook regarding the accident, which read, "John deserves to be seen by every neorusurgeon and doctor there is until one of them sees the life we all know he has in him and bring him back to us... THIS ISNT FAIR." (source: aol entertainment)

Strange Hanging Coffins of China & The Philippines

As the name suggests, families would place the deceased into wooden coffins, which they would then hang on the sides of cliffs.

Although no one knows exactly how or why the hanging coffins came to be, there are various hypotheses about their origins. They are most commonly attributed to the Bo people, an ethnic minority who first resided in Matangba, China more than 3,000 years ago.

It's suspected that the Bo used the burial technique to either protect the bodies from animals on the ground or to help shorten the dead people's commute to heaven by getting them as close as possible.

The coffins,

James Bond 007: Roger Moore has died aged 89

                                                   

 James Bond 007: Roger Moore has died aged 89

Nigeria Chibok girls: Dozens freed by Boko Haram

The release reportedly came after talks with the government, though few details are confirmed.

The abduction of the so-called "Chibok girls" triggered a global outcry and sparked a huge social media campaign.

Before the latest release, about 195 of the girls were still missing. The number of girls in the latest release is unconfirmed, and varies from about 50 to 80.

The Sahara Reporters website quoted a source as saying the freed girls were now in the town of Banki in Borno state, awaiting an airlift.

Adorable appearances of the Sahara Desert

The hottest desert in the world......

Cheetahs facing extinction in the wild

Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - sprinting to extinction, experts have warned.

Scientists estimate that just 7,100 of the fleet-footed cats remain in the wild, occupying just 9% of the territory they once lived in.

Asiatic populations have been hit the hardest with fewer than 50 individuals surviving in Iran, according to a new investigation led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

Even within well-managed parks and reserves the cats have suffered as a result of humans hunting their prey, habitat loss, illegal trafficking of cheetah parts, and

Pop Star George Michael dies at 53

Celebrities pay tributes to George Michael.
George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.

Michael died at his home in Goring, England. His publicist, Cindi Berger, said he had not been ill. No other details were released.

Russian Military Plane Crashes in Black Sea (92 on board)

A Russian military plane reported missing Sunday with 92 people aboard has crashed, leaving a trail of plane wreckage in the Black Sea near Sochi, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

A Tupolev Tu-154 plane that was carrying 84 passengers and eight crew members disappeared from radar Sunday morning local time after taking off from the Adler airport near the Black Sea city, state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Over 100 bags of fake rice seized in Nigeria

Nigerian authorities have seized 2.5 metric tons of reportedly fake rice during the holiday season.

Mamudu Haruna, comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit, called it "plastic" rice at a press briefing in Lagos Thursday. "We have done the preliminary analysis on the plastic rice. After boiling, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it.

One customer who avoided a potential mishap was Kikelomo Adediti. She said she bought 10 cups

Wild animals gather under a full moon

A midnight safari has been caught on camera as wild animals gather in front of a full moon. Photographer Brendon Cremer, 35, snapped the impressive collection of night sky images while in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.

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China fatal scaffold incident

0730am, Nov 24th 2016.

At least 67 workers dead.

Lesson learned: 

Never choose 'work productivity over work safety'.

Separating this conjoined twins was almost impossible some years ago

The world celebrate with the Mcdonald family on the successful surgery done to separate their conjoined twins. After the operations carried out by Lead surgeon Dr. James Goodrich, the boys saw each other for the first 14 months after birth.

Lead surgeon Dr. James Goodrich said  their recovery has been the fastest he has seen from this procedure.

All Glory be to GOD.