Cities across Brazil are cancelling carnival celebrations as economic woes hit the south American country ever harder.

Municipal governments are citing tightened budgets, with lower tax revenues and more important projects in need of funding.
Areas that have cancelled celebrations or withdrawn public funding of parades includes Campinas, home to almost three million people. Campinas Director of Culture, Gabriel Rapassi, said that a drop in sales tax revenues from small businesses affected by the current economic situation had left the local government unable to foot the large carnival bill.
Other municipalities, such as São Luiz

Rapper Chris Brown deny assault charge through social media.

A few hours after a woman accused Rapper Chris Brown of assaulting her, he denied the charge through social media. He shared a video and took to his Instagram account to defend himself. Besides, he threatened legal action against the woman.
"I'm going to be hella rich after all the lawsuits I file from these crazy individuals who keep lying on my name," he posted. "Happy NEW YEAR! Time for us to grow the f**k up!" he said in the post, with a selfie, reports

American rapper and actor Jaden Smith is the new face of Louis Vuitton's women's spring-summer 2016 campaign.

The 17-year-old son of Will and Jada Smith is seen wearing a dress in photos shared by the creative director of the French fashion house.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Jaden is seen wearing a knee-length black skirt and a net white top from the high-end luxury brand's collection debuted at the Paris fashion week last year. A black leather jacket completes his look in the photo. Three female models also feature alongside Jaden.
Users commented on the photo saying that they would be interested in knowing the motivation behind his

The 32nd International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival runs in the city of Harbin from 5 January to 26 February 2016.

A glittering city of ice has been constructed in north-eastern China's Heilongjiang province. Ice castles, towers and elaborate structures illuminated with coloured lights form the centrepiece of the annual festival. The blocks of ice used to create the vast structures are cut from the nearby Songhua River. De-ionised water is used for some structures, making them transparent.

Pipeline vandals said they usually settle security agents with N500,000

The police in Lagos State have arrested a suspected vandal, Moshood Jibril, who said his gang usually settled security agents with about N500,000 to transport stolen Premium Motor Spirit (popularly called petrol) to Ibadan, Oyo State.

Jibril, who was nabbed alongside an accomplice, Joseph Friday, said he also brought in cars illegally from the Benin Republic to sell in the country.the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Taskforce on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism on Friday in the Isolo area of the state, after they had allegedly siphoned fuel from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in the Ijegun area.

Saudi Arabia executions:British Foreign Office 'expresses disappointment'.

The UK has spoken against Saudi Arabia amid growing international outrage over its mass execution of 47 prisoners. The statement was made by a Foreign Office minister, Tobias Ellwood rather than by Prime Minister David Cameron, who has so far stayed silent on the Gulf state's killing of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others.
In a carefully worded statement, Ellwood said: "I am deeply disturbed by the escalation in tensions in the last 24 hours in the Middle East. The UK is firmly opposed to the death penalty. We have stressed this to the Saudi authorities and also expressed our disappointment at the mass executions."

Davido released medical papers indicating that his lover, Sophia Momodu, allegedly tested positive for cannabis.

Embattled artiste, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has released medical papers indicating that his lover, Sophia Momodu, allegedly tested positive for cannabis.

He also released a photo of his seven-month-old child, Imade, having a “breathing exercise”, which he claimed was administered every night to help her lungs “due to exposure to second-hand smoke and cannabis-infected breast milk.”It was reported on Friday that 27-year-old Sophia had petitioned the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences, alleging that her daughter was abducted.

A departing plane at Heathrow was delayed for seven minutes on Saturday after a drone flew over the runway.

A departing plane at Heathrow was delayed for seven minutes on Saturday after a drone flew over the runway. The departures runway was closed between 12:45pm and 12:52pm as the remote controlled craft flew dangerously in the air space.
A spokesperson for Heathrow told the Telegraph: "The departure runway was closed for seven minutes. It didn't cause significant disruption."
After a number of close-calls, there is growing concern about the threat that hobby drones might pose to aircraft.

The good 2016 predictions for Donald Trump extend beyond the GOP primaries.

The 2016 predictions are starting to look very good for Donald Trump, with a growing number of political pundits seeing the Republican front-runner as having a very good — or even the best — chance at winning the presidential election.
Trump took over the lead in Republican polls this summer and has held onto it through a series of controversies, including a call to ban all non-U.S. Muslims from entering the country. Through all that, his lead has actually grown, and as the calendar turns to 2016, he has started to put rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in his rear view.

Singer Chris Brown is under investigation by the Las Vegas police for allegedly assaulting a woman who attended a party with him.

The incident is reported to have taken place after the popular R&B singer's performance on Friday night (1 January) at a club in the city.
The Las Vegas police told TMZ.com that they were investigating the incident and Brown was the suspect.
The alleged victim, who was at a party at the Palms Casino Resort, told TMZ that she managed to take her cellphone with her to the party without the security noticing it. When Brown saw her taking a picture of him, he allegedly

Singer Natalie Cole has died at the age of 65.

The daughter of acclaimed performers Nat King Cole and Maria Hawkins Cole is understood to have died from congestive heart failure at a hospital in Los Angeles on New Year's Day.
Cole, who was best known for her songs Unforgettable and This Will Be, had been suffering from ill health for some time – most notably being diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2008. She is believed to have cancelled all of her planned concert performances in November and December after a medical procedure required an "extended hospital stay".The singer

Ghana Made cars:Built to survive anything

The first cars to carry a "made in Ghana" seal will be under a harsh spotlight as they prepare to enter the marketplace and take on the major international brands.

The man that made it happen is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task.

"The biggest challenge is people believing (and) having faith in the car," says Kwadwo Safo Jr, CEO of Kantanka Group -- the nation's first manufacturers. "People think the doors will come off or the tires will blow off or something."

Jurgen Klopp says managers under pressure to spend the cash in January, despite the lack of quality available in the market.

Jurgen Klopp believes that managers in the Premier League are under pressure to splash the cash in January, despite the lack of quality available in the market. Most clubs are unwilling to sell their best players midway through the season, making it very difficult to prise them away.
Liverpool have come through a hectic Christmas period with six points from two games. With 30 points they are level with Manchester United. However, pressure is on the German to lead them into the top four, which, given the competition this season, could be a formidable job for the former Borussia Dortmund manager.

Serious Protest in Tehran after Saudis execute Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, 46 others

The Saudi embassy in Tehran has come under attack following a public backlash against the execution of Shia cleric Nimr al Nimr. Dramatic video footage has emerged on social media showing protestors inside the Embassy, smashing windows and ransacking the building, as they express their profound sense of outrage at the brutal killings of 47 detainees.
Petrol bombs were thrown by protestors and pictures posted on

Rumours about Styles and Kendall dating keeps surfacing on the internet every Time.

E Online reported that the 20-year-old supermodel and TV personality was spotted together at a restaurant in the British Island of Anguilla where they stopped by for a quick bite, sparking their dating rumours all over again.
To prove the fact, the website has also posted some blurry images of the rumoured couple claiming that the images are that of the One Direction star and the youngest Kardashian sister.
Rumours about Styles and Kendall dating keeps surfacing on the internet every couple of months suggesting that the former couple are in constant touch. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and the British singer, however, have denied being in a relationship despite being spotted on multiple dates.
While Styles claimed their outings as casual dinner dates, the American supermodel lashed out at the gossips on her Twitter account. In November 2013, they were spotted leaving a dinner date at Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood.
"Kendall and Harry have been talking and texting