Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague launched an international protocol on Wednesday which the Hollywood star hopes will "really, truly end impunity" for sexual violence in wars.
The document, which offers guidance for those on the frontline who document sexual violence, was launched at a four-day global conference to end sexual violence in conflict in London co-chaired by Jolie and Hague.
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It’s very easy to point at a movie like The Fault in our Stars and accuse it of being a manipulative affair with no desire other than to see how many times its largely female audience will burst into tears. And to be completely frank, some of that is certainly true, but it’d be unfair to dismiss the film as this decade’s A Walk to Remember. It isn’t perfect and it most certainly isn’t for everyone, but The Fault in our Stars manages to overcome its shortcomings thanks to heartfelt performances and great chemistry between leads Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort.
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Talk about a pleasant surprise. I walked into Edge of Tomorrow with fairly modest expectations given my recent indifference to anything Tom Cruise attaches himself to. The trailers have been terrible and have done nothing to get me excited, and I assumed this’d be just another lackluster sci-fi that won’t be remembered a mere two years from now. Man was I wrong. Edge of Tomorrow is a lot of fun, and it succeeds on multiple levels. It’s funny, energetic, and gives us what is arguably Tom Cruise’s most relatable and likable performance in years.
Full StoryHarry Potter author J. K. Rowling said Wednesday she had donated £1 million (1.2 million euros, $1.7 million) to the "No" campaign in the Scottish independence referendum.
The multi-millionaire writer, who was born in England but has lived in the Scottish capital Edinburgh for more than two decades, said there would be "serious risks" if Scots voted for independence on September 18.
Full StoryNew York prosecutors say a cast member on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" has been arrested and charged with failing to pay over $1 million in child support.
The cast member, 40-year-old Steven Jordan, known as "Stevie J," is also a Grammy-winning record producer.
Full StoryNot so fast: J.Lo is performing at the World Cup after all.
Jennifer Lopez said in an interview with The Associated Press that she is flying to Brazil on Tuesday night to perform during the tournament's opening ceremony on Thursday.
Full StoryA Turkish imam has been allowed to rock on after the country's powerful religious authorities gave him the green light to continue playing in his band after a nine-month investigation.
Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, a Muslim religious leader from a tiny hamlet on Turkey's Mediterranean coast was investigated by the Diyanet, the state body in charge of the country's mosques.
Full StoryPaul McCartney has postponed the start of his U.S. tour, due to begin on Saturday, as he recovers from an illness that forced the cancellation of gigs in Japan and Korea last month.
"I'm sorry but it's going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again," the 71-year-old former Beatle said in a statement on his website late Monday.
Full StoryTwenty years ago, it was called the "Trial of the Century."
Hall of Fame football star O.J. Simpson was charged with the June 12, 1994, murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Full StoryA judge has approved a settlement between Halle Berry and her ex-boyfriend over child support payments for their 6-year-old daughter.
The agreement approved by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon on May 30 calls for Berry to pay ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry $16,000 a month or nearly $200,000 a year to support their daughter. The Oscar-winning actress will also pay for their daughter's tuition, but the former couple will split health care expenses.
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