tag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/09/Madrid_deputy_mayor_resigns_over_75ed

Madrid's deputy mayor resigned Wednesday over a deadly stampede at a Halloween rave party that killed five young women.

2013-01-09T21:15:43ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/12/Pippa_Middleton_defends_obvious_party_265e

Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Prince William's wife Kate, spoke out Wednesday in defence of her book on party planning after critics accused her of offering "glaringly obvious" advice.

2012-12-12T16:27:14ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/19/Christmas_grinch_steals_Thanksgiving_3a67

Thanksgiving, the last US holiday undisturbed by mass commercialization, is now victim to the ever advancing Christmas shopping season, with stores welcoming shopaholics before the family turkey can be taken from the oven.

2012-11-19T15:21:18ZAFP Global Editionby Brigitte Dusseautag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/05/Disneys_Wreck-It_Ralph_scores_America_970b

Disney's animated romp "Wreck-It Ralph" rang up a huge weekend at North American box offices, taking in $49 million -- almost double the total of the number two film, industry data showed Monday.

2012-11-05T23:37:29ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/04/Disneys_Wreck-It_Ralph_scores_NAmerican_17bc

Disney's animated romp "Wreck-It Ralph" rang up a phenomenal weekend at North American box offices, taking in $49.1 million -- almost double the number-two film, figures showed Sunday.

2012-11-04T20:22:52ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/03/Fourth_victim_dies_from_Madrid_9947

A 17-year-old girl became the fourth person to die from being crushed in a stampede at a Halloween rave in Madrid when she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, the hospital treating her said.

2012-11-03T18:05:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/03/Fourth_victim_dies_from_Madrid_3edd

A 17-year-old girl became the fourth person to die from being crushed in a stampede at a Halloween rave party in Madrid after she succumbed to her injuries in hospital on Saturday, Spanish media reported.

2012-11-03T12:58:39ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/03/Jordan_Islamists_blast_Halloween_party_b832

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood on Saturday condemned Halloween celebrations held in an Amman cafe as "Satanic" and homosexual, while a newspaper reported acts of vandalism at the party.

2012-11-03T09:35:24ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/03/Jordans_Muslim_Brotherhood_Decries_Halloween_a433

Islamists in Jordan have condemned a Halloween party held in an Amman cafe, decrying it as homosexual and Satanic. Islamists in Jordan have condemned a Halloween party held in an Amman cafe, decrying it as homosexual and Satanic. The Muslim Brotherhood blasted the celebration held Friday in a statement on its website the following day. ?We watched with disgust and shame last night homosexual and Satanic rituals in an Amman cafe,? the Brotherhood is quoted as saying by the AFP. ?This presents a challenge to the values of the Jordanian people and their Arab and Muslim identity, as well as a violation of religious laws.? The group called on authorities to punish those who organized the party. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the largest Islamic movements, and thought to be the Arab world's most influential. Its political wing is led by Sheikh Hamza Mansur. ?

2012-11-03T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/03/Jordans_Muslim_Brotherhood_Decries_Halloween_eee7

Islamists in Jordan have condemned a Halloween party held in an Amman cafe, decrying it as homosexual and Satanic. Islamists in Jordan have condemned a Halloween party held in an Amman cafe, decrying it as homosexual and Satanic. The Muslim Brotherhood blasted the celebration held Friday in a statement on its website the following day. ?We watched with disgust and shame last night homosexual and Satanic rituals in an Amman cafe,? the Brotherhood is quoted as saying by the AFP. ?This presents a challenge to the values of the Jordanian people and their Arab and Muslim identity, as well as a violation of religious laws.? The group called on authorities to punish those who organized the party. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the largest Islamic movements, and thought to be the Arab world's most influential. Its political wing is led by Sheikh Hamza Mansur. ?

2012-11-03T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/02/Apple_launches_iPad_mini_mixed_852a

Apple's new iPad mini debuted on Friday with less fanfare than previous incarnations amid talk it might have come too late to the 7-inch tablet computer market.

2012-11-02T18:27:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Halloween_lobster_finds_home_Boston_8486

A lobster in the black and orange colors of Halloween has taken up residence at the US Aquarium in Boston, just in time for trick-or-treating.

2012-11-01T19:04:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Trick-or-treating_kids_given_cocaine_5469

Children out trick-or-treating in northern England on Halloween got more than they bargained for when they were given bags of cocaine instead of sweets, police said Thursday.

2012-11-01T17:50:45ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Halloween_party_crush_kills_three_0f5c

Partygoers stampeded at a huge Halloween event in Madrid before dawn on Thursday, creating a terrifying human crush that killed three young Spanish women and seriously hurt two others, Spanish authorities said.

2012-11-01T17:32:58ZAFP Global Editionby Anna Cuencatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Canada_lawmakers_pass_masks_7de7

The Canadian Parliament passed a ban Wednesday on masks at riots that punishes violations with up to 10 years behind bars in a bid to crack down on radical groups.

2012-11-01T14:01:20ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/show_offers_different_kind_Halloween_cf62

While millions of excited children this week celebrated Halloween by going trick-or-treating or dressing up as zombies, one US theater offered a distinctly more adults-only, dress-down experience.

2012-11-01T12:46:51ZAFP American Editionby Leila Macortag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Three_women_killed_Madrid_Halloween_c862

Three young women were crushed to death in a stampede at a Halloween celebration in Madrid apparently sparked when a partygoer threw a firework, police said Thursday.

2012-11-01T11:16:55ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/01/Four_wounded_campus_shooting_police_6756

At least four people were wounded overnight in a shooting on the campus of the University of Southern California, police said early Thursday.

2012-11-01T09:34:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/31/Canada_lawmakers_masks_protests_73f2

Parliament passed a ban on wearing masks at riots that punishes violations with up to 10 years behind bars in a bid to crack down on radical groups.

2012-11-01T00:40:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/31/governor_postpones_Halloween_wake_storm_35cd

Abracadabra: Hurricane Sandy has done a lot of damage but won't be ruining Halloween in New Jersey, one of the hardest hit US states.

2012-10-31T23:42:43ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter