Andy Williams, whose corn-fed good looks, easygoing charm and smooth rendition of “Moon River” propelled him to the heights of music stardom in the early ’60s, died Tuesday at his home in Branson, Mo., following a battle with bladder cancer, his family announced. He was 84, and 2012 had marked his 75th year in showbiz. With 17 gold and three platinum records to his name, Williams enjoyed his golden years playing golf and dividing his time between La Quinta, Calif. Read More...
CRICKET legends Clyde Butts and Joe Solomon have both sadly passed away.
The pair's deaths were both announced on the same day by Cricket West Indies.
Both announcements were made on Friday night as it was confirmed Butts and Solomon had died.
Butts, 66, captained Guyana and was an off-spin bowler for the West Indies during his playing career.
After retiring he spent time as the West Indies chairman of selectors. Read More...
Egypt has been without a parliament since 2012. As the drastically reconstituted legislative body convenes this week for the first time in nearly four years, the final step in the restoration of Egypt’s authoritarian system of government appears to be complete.
Ever since the July 2013 coup that brought to an abrupt halt the tenuous transition to democracy that followed a popular uprising to remove Hosni Mubarak from power, Egypt’s state institutions have been realigned under the authority of General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Read More...