Six women have accused Hollywood filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct. The women, including The Newsroom actress Olivia Munn, made the allegations in the Los Angeles Times. Ratner’s lawyer “categorically” denied all of the accusations on his behalf in response to the article. Natasha Henstridge, who appeared in Species and The Whole Ten Yards, claimed she had been ...

Former Ghana and Ajax defensive midfielder Abubakari Yakubu has died at the age of 35, the Ghanaian Football Association said on Wednesday. The Ghana FA announced the news on Twitter but did not give the reason for his death. Multiple media reports said that Yakubu died in a hospital in the southern Ghanaian city of Tema on Tuesday. “We’re sad ...

Liberia’s Supreme Court has ordered preparations for Tuesday’s presidential run-off to be halted amid allegations of fraud in the first round. Ex-football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are due to go head-to-head in the 7 November vote. But the Liberty Party’s Charles Brumskine, who came third in the first round, has challenged the result. Last month’s election was ...

Barcelona duo Sergi Roberto and Andre Gomes will be sidelined for around a month after picking up hamstring injuries in Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Olympiakos, the club confirmed on Wednesday. Roberto, who has featured more often at right-back than his preferred central midfield role under Ernesto Valverde, hobbled off at halftime in Athens, while Portuguese international Gomes only featured for ...

Five friends from Argentina were among those killed in a truck attack in New York on Tuesday. Eight people were killed and 11 injured when the driver of the truck hit people on a cycle path in Lower Manhattan. A 29-year-old man, an Uzbek immigrant, was shot and injured by police as he left the vehicle. He is under arrest. ...

Government has launched the first funding of the four year, Power Africa: Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia implementation project targeting a total of 503,645 connections or energy service subscriptions which equates to over 3 million beneficiaries. The Power Africa, Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia is an ambitious undertaking to bring clean energy access to one million Zambians and ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a driver of Lusaka for trafficking in compressed cannabis. Commission deputy public relations officer Kamufisa Manchishi says Shawn Chiyonkoma, 47, of Plot no. 274 Kabwata Site and Service, has been arrested for trafficking in compressed cannabis weighing 120 Kg. Mr Manchishi says the contraband, which was destined for the United Kingdom, was intercepted at ...

(AllHipHop News) Even in death, Michael Jackson is still the undisputed King of Pop. Forbes released its annual list of top-earning deceased celebrities, and MJ reigns over all other famous personalities that are no longer with us for the fifth straight year. Jackson’s estate brought in an estimated $75 million. If the “Thriller” singer was still alive, that yearly income ...

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has legally requested he is left out of a multi-million dollar lawsuit over the Roc Nation trademark. The hip-hop mogul sold the rights to the logo for $204 million in 2007 to Iconix Brand Group, who also own the branding rights for labels including Ed Hardy, Mossimo, and Mark Ecko. However, the organization said back in May ...

Without a goal in the previous five games, Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku was quick to grab the ball when his team were awarded a penalty in the 78th minute of their Champions League game against Benfica. United were 1-0 up and had already missed one penalty, a soft effort from Anthony Martial saved by Benfica’s 18-year-old keeper Mile Svilar. ...