Angelina Jolie says new film Unbroken is an antidote to hate and violence

Sydney - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie said Tuesday she wanted her World War II epic Unbroken, which was filmed in Australia, to act as an antidote to the violence and hate in the world.

Jolie thrilled fans when she walked the red carpet with husband Brad Pitt for the Sydney premiere of the movie, which is based on the true story of a US Olympic athlete turned Japanese prisoner of war.

Band Aid 30 raises £1m in just five minutes for Ebola!

Los Angeles - The Band Aid 30 single raised £1m in just five minutes.
Organiser and co-writer Bob Geldof admits the pre-release demand for the reworked version of Do They Know It's Christmas Time? - which was debuted during The X Factor results show on Sunday has been "bonkers" and he is overwhelmed by the response so far.

Kafando sworn in as Burkina Faso transitional leader

Ouagadougou - Michel Kafando was sworn in as transitional president of Burkina Faso on Tuesday, faced with the task of leading the West African country to elections in a year following a brief military takeover.

The former foreign minister, who will be barred from standing at the elections, is set to name a prime minister on Wednesday and together they will appoint a 25-member government, according a transition timetable.

Benedict Cumberbatch 'bowled over' by engagement reaction

 

New York - Benedict Cumberbatch fans might be weeping on the inside over the Sherlock star's engagement — but he's seeing nothing but their love, he says.

"It's a crazy old love bomb to drop and the amount of love that comes back to you, that was the thing that (fiancee Sophie Hunter and I) are both just sort of bowled over by. It's wonderful."

Nigerian cleric backs vigilantes in Boko Haram fight

Kano - One of Nigeria's most powerful Muslim leaders, the emir of Kano, has voiced support for vigilantes fighting Boko Haram, urging others to form civilian militias and questioning the competence of the military.

The comments were made by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who became emir earlier this year after being sacked from his post as the central bank governor, where he was one of the government's most high-profile critics.