Human Interest News

12:02 PM EST
2/10/2012 Naomi Watts to play Princess DianaNaomi Watts has been tapped to play the iconic role of Princess Diana in an upcoming film.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Movies, Human Interest, Imperial And Royal Matters

9:03 AM EST
2/10/2012 Dead lizard disrupts phone service in western NepalA dead lizard has disrupted more than 1,000 telephone lines in Nepal's western district for a week, reports Nepal’s national news agency, RSS.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Animal, Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Telecommunication Service

7:20 AM EST
2/10/2012 World powers cautiously welcome joint mission to SyriaA day after United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon disclosed the Arab League’s call to send a joint mission to Syria, major world powers on Thursday cautiously welcomed the offer.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Politics, Human Interest, Good

3:12 PM EST
2/9/2012 Blind women improve vision after gene therapyThree U.S. women born with a rare inherited eye disease that impairs vision have improved their sight after normal genes were injected in their retinas to replace mutant genes that cause the disorder.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Human Interest, Curiosity

1:03 PM EST
2/9/2012 Lady Gaga announces 'Born This Way Ball' tourLady Gaga has unveiled dates for her "Born This Way Ball" tour in Southeast Asia and Australia. Dates for Europe, Latin American and North America will follow shortly.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Rock And Roll Music, Human Interest, People, Celebrity

12:32 PM EST
2/9/2012 Paul McCartney to finally get his star on Hollywood Walk of FameMusic icon Paul McCartney will finally get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 9.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Rock And Roll Music, Human Interest, Award And Prize, People, Human Mishap

11:55 AM EST
2/8/2012 Chris Brown, Tony Bennett, Alicia Keys added to Grammy 2012 lineupThe list of performers for the 2012 Grammy Awards show continues to grow. The newest additions include Chris Brown, Alicia Keys and Tony Bennett.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Human Interest, Award And Prize

11:44 AM EST
2/8/2012 Mogadishu suicide attack claims at least 12 peopleTwelve people were killed and another wounded Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack near the presidential palace in Mogadishu.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Terrorism, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

9:53 AM EST
2/8/2012 Elton John, Paul McCartney to perform at Queen's jubileeHeadlining the Queen's diamond jubilee concert on June 4 will be some royalty itself. Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney will be among the performers.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Human Interest, Imperial And Royal Matters

8:09 AM EST
2/8/2012 Guinness registers Scottish sisters as world’s oldest living twinsGuinness World Records has recognized Edith Ritchie and Evelyn "Evie" Middleton from Aberdeenshire as the world’s oldest living twins. They turned 102 years old last November.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Good, Award And Prize