The Transportation Safety Board allowed cameras to take a close look at the wreckage of the Air Canada plane that crashed at Halifax Airport, injuring 25 people in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Have a look and see the extent of the damage and how lucky it was the crash didn’t end up with a more devastating outcome.
She's really handle it as well as anyone could.
The passage of Robin Williams left millions of people with a broken heart, but no one suffered as much as the children of the actor.
But Zelda Williams came in a rare appearance on Friday with his mother Marsha Garces to Noble Awards in Beverly Hills.
And although, of course, wants to keep the memory of her father alive - she admits is basically unlikely to ever forget the bigger man than life.
[Related: Zelda Williams Legacy Father recalls Robin Williams' In his first sit-down interview since his death]
Here's what he said:
"For me it's easy to remember someone who is impossible to forget."
Zelda also talked about back in the spotlight and like something I felt I had to do was. She explained:
"It is not difficult, it's just a strange feeling. Nothing happens, that will be fine, but it's a transition. It is recognizing that you have to stop feeling that there is a world out there, because for a short period of time doesn "t."
You may remember Zelda has a beautiful tattoo of a hummingbird in memory of his father, and she explained that the tattoo to her, saying:
"If you saw it fly, and if you know a bit about them, are impossible to keep in one place. Whenever people see them not as they say, 'Oh, my God, a hawk for a hummingbird -flor, and that was the reaction that my father has, kids, fans, old people, and that's what always hummingbirds meant to me. "
Robin Williams and Marsha Garces really did a wonderful job with their children and Zelda is a shining example of his father.
She is only 25 and yet she is so wise at this point in your life. Robin Williams would be very proud of it.
HALIFAX – Halifax airport says 25 passengers who were on board an Air Canada jet were taken to hospital after a flight from Toronto skidded off a runway as it landed today.
The airline released a different figure for the number of injured passengers from the Airbus A320, saying 23 were taken to hospital for observation and treatment of minor injuries.
Air Canada says in statements there were 133 passengers and five crew members aboard flight AC624, which left Toronto just before 9 p.m. Saturday for a scheduled midnight landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
The Halifax area was experiencing blizzard conditions Saturday night and into Sunday.
Air Canada could not be reached for comment.
Airport spokesman Peter Spurway says the aircraft touched down at about 12:35 a.m. in the stormy conditions and none of the injuries were considered life threatening.
“It came down pretty hard and then skidded off the runway,” said Spurway.
He said he didn’t know whether runway conditions played a role in the landing.
Power went off at the airport, which meant an emergency response centre had to be moved to a nearby hotel as a result, Spurway said.
Nova Scotia Power said on Twitter that it had restored power to the airport, but it did not indicate why electricity was lost.
The airport tweeted that it was closed to all flights.
The Capital District Health Authority in the Halifax area said it was treating 13 of the passengers for minor injuries at three of its hospitals.
Randy Hall and his wife Lianne Clark were on their way home from a Mexican vacation when they said the plane ran in to trouble as it was about to land.
“We just thought that we were landing hard. And when the … air bags started to deploy and you saw thing falling on the floor, we said, ‘Oh no. We’ve got to get out,’ ” said Clark, a computer consultant
“We just opened the doors when we landed and everyone started to pile out.”
Hall said he believe the jet hit a power line and landed hard on the runway. There were sparks but no fire, he said.
“We were just coming in to land and there was a big flash,” said Hall. “The plane came down, bang! It jumped up in the air again.”
The aircraft skidded for a long time before coming to a stop, said Hall, who is retired and lives in Mount Uniake, N.S.
OTTAWA — Political and legal faultlines separated the Harper Conservatives from the federal Liberals and Quebec on Friday after the Supreme Court of Canada ordered the destruction of the province’s gun registry data.
By a 5-4 margin, the high court gave the federal government the right to order the destruction of Quebec’s federal gun registry data — but all three Quebec judges on the court disagreed.
The ruling was a rare vindication of the Conservative government’s agenda at the country’s highest court, and it also exposed a legal divide on its bench over the powers of the provinces versus those of the federal government.
In a dramatic show of solidarity, the Quebec justices on the Supreme Court — Clement Gascon, Richard Wagner and Louis LeBel — put their names on a dissenting opinion that upheld the right of the provinces to make laws in relation to property and civil rights.
They lost to the majority, which ruled that destroying the data was a lawful exercise of Parliament’s legislative power to make criminal law under the Constitution.
The Supreme Court firmly upheld the notion that as long as the government operates within the law, it is free to enact whatever policies it deems appropriate. It was a clear signal from the court that it wanted to remain above the inevitable political fire storm that erupted after the ruling.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper happened to be at an event in Quebec on Friday, where he expressed satisfaction with the ruling.
“We have permitting — in other words, we have registration — of all gun owners in Canada already. We have registration of all handguns already. We have registration of all restricted weapons already. We already have several registers,” Harper said.
“Our view –and I think it’s been borne out by the facts — is that we simply don’t need another very expensive and not effective registry. What we have needed are severe, strong and more effective penalties for people who commit criminal acts using guns, and that’s what we’ve done.”
Quebec Public Security Minister Lise Theriault, on the other hand, rejected the court’s decision.
The united opinion of the three Quebec justices reflects the views of people in the province, and the province will proceed with its own gun registry, Theriault said.
The Liberal government created the gun registry in 1998 in response to the murder of 14 women at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique in 1989. They were targeted by a gunman because of their gender.
The Harper government abolished the registry for long guns in 2011 as part of a long-standing campaign promise — a controversial political move that also emphasized Canada’s rural-urban divide.
Liberal MP Stephane Dion, the party’s intergovernmental affairs critic, chastised the Conservatives for not allowing Quebec to keep the data.
“From a political perspective, I would agree that it’s very bad federalist to not co-operate with the province in giving the data,” he said. “It would not have been difficult for the Conservative government to do so.”
Wendy Cukier founded the Coalition for Gun Control after the 1989 Montreal massacre, and became the country’s leading firearms registration crusader.
Standing in the vast marble foyer of the Supreme Court, Cukier said she was “terribly disappointed” that a “punitive” government policy had cleared its last legal hurdle.
“The Supreme Court has made it clear that the decision to destroy the data is a political decision,” she said. “You can track a package you’re sending from here to anywhere in the world, and yet we will not have information on who owns guns in the province of Quebec.”
The Harper government and the Supreme Court have had their differences in the past, notably over the high court’s decision to reject the government’s nomination of Quebec judge Marc Nadon to its ranks.
The Supreme Court also rebuked some core government policy, saying Parliament does not have the power to reform the Senate, or prevent a Vancouver safe-injection drug site from staying open to treat addicts over the objection of the tough-on-crime Conservatives.
But in this case, the high court — notwithstanding the objections of its Quebec jurists — sided firmly with the government in its long-standing policy of wanting to kill the gun registry.
“In our view, the decision to dismantle the long-gun registry and destroy the data that it contains is a policy choice that Parliament was constitutionally entitled to make,” wrote Thomas Cromwell and Andromache Karakastanis for the majority, a group that included Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin.
Representatives from 13 Asian countries committed to immediate action to stamp out poaching at the conclusion of a four-day symposium hosted by the Nepal government in Kathmandu from February 2-6, 2015.
The Symposium: Towards Zero Poaching in Asia adopted five recommendations:
Tika Ram Adhikari, Director General of Nepal’s Department of Wildlife Conservation and Soil Conservation, said: “Nepal was proud to host this vital conversation in Asia because we recognize that poaching is robbing us of our wildlife wealth, which includes tigers, rhinos and elephants. We cannot allow wildlife crime to continue to wrap its tentacles deeper into the region. Our individual efforts may win us a few battles, but we can only win the war if Asia presents a united front to stop the poaching, end the trafficking and wipe out demand.”
Mike Baltzer, Leader, WWF Tigers Alive Initiative, said: “This is the beginning of the end for poaching across Asia. WWF is proud to have supported this landmark meeting and is committed to be part of the new determined movement for Zero Poaching in Asia.”
Nepal was the natural host for the symposium having achieved zero poaching for two years in the past four years. At the symposium, representatives from local communities, protected areas as well as enforcement agencies shared their lessons lea
At the closing ceremony, Nepal’s legendary Chitwan National Park (CNP) also became the first global site to be accredited as Conservation Assured Tiger Standard (CA|TS).Despite the threats that CNP faces, the protected area has seen an increasingly effective management and protection regime. This further demonstrates the commitment of Nepal towards zero poaching.
Thirteen Asian countries participated in the symposium: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Lao PDR. Partner NGOs and other organisations included IUCN, TRAFFIC, CITES, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, US Department of Justice, SMART Partnership and Southern African Wildlife College.
WWF co-hosted the symposium with Global Tiger Forum, National Trust for Nature Conservation and the South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network.
The symposium provides valuable direction on tackling poaching in advance of the Kasane Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade to be hosted by the Botswana government on 25th March 2015. This meeting follows the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade hosted by the UK government in February 2014, where 41 governments committed to taking “decisive and urgent action….” through the agreed declaration.
Meet Sebastian, the Ottawa boy who is about to get a new hand with help from an innovative engineering lab at the University of Ottawa, and a unique contest.
“It’s like driving down the highway at 100 kilometres per hour and opening the window and flicking out the gum. But twice as fast and you’re the gum.” Watch as these paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry conduct training exercises.
Jamey Boudreau, the man who tossed Ottawa Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond a hamburger after a shootout win, showed the Ottawa Citizen how to feed the Hamburglar.
The National Post’s Sean Fitz-Gerald got kicked in the face for this next video. So we hope you enjoy!
Finally, how do you cut a $400 steak? With a $150 steak knife of course. Hanif Harji and Charles Khabouth discuss the custom details they choose for their upscale NAO Steakhouse in Toronto.
JERUSALEM — Seven Jewish siblings who were killed in a devastating New York house fire over the weekend were being laid to rest Monday after being flown to Israel for burial.
Dozens of mourners, including the chief rabbi of Israel, attended the emotional service, which was repeatedly interrupted by anguished cries.
“Why seven?” Seven beautiful lilies,” their father, Gabriel Sasson, cried out during a eulogy. “So pure. So pure.”
A house is closed off after a overnight fire occurred on Saturday, March 21, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The fire raged through the residence early Saturday, killing seven children and leaving two other people in critical condition, authorities said. []
The bodies, wrapped in shrouds, were displayed on stretchers for a memorial service in a room crowded with dozens of mourners. After the service, they were to be buried at Jerusalem’s main cemetery.
David Lau, Israel’s chief rabbi for Ashkenazi — or European — Jews, described the fire as an unspeakable tragedy and urged the family to remain strong. “Each one is a flower in God’s garden,” he said.
The fire has shattered the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in the Midwood neighbourhood of Brooklyn. Investigators believe it was caused when a hot plate, left on for the Jewish Sabbath, malfunctioned, setting off flames that incinerated the stairs of their home, trapping the children in their second-floor bedrooms as they slept.
The blaze killed three girls and four boys. Both the mother and a daughter — Gayle Sassoon and 14-year-old Siporah Sassoon — remain in critical condition.
Chief of Department James Leonard leaves the scene of a house fire in Brooklyn. [ (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)]
Israeli media have said the family lived in Jerusalem before moving to New York two years ago.
Alon Edri, who identified himself as a rabbi and relative of the family, said it was significant for the religious family to be buried in the Holy Land.
“We believe that being buried in Israel is important because all of your sins are then absolved,” he said.
Neighborhood children look on near the scene of a fire in Brooklyn that killed 7. [ (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)]
HALIFAX — Services in Atlantic Canada’s largest city are operating at reduced levels today, but Halifax Mayor Mike Savage says he’s confident work crews can dig the city out without declaring a state of emergency.
Savage says the extra powers that the city would get from declaring a state of emergency aren’t necessary and the municipality has taken additional steps to deal with more than 50 centimetres of snow that fell Wednesday.
The city has banned all street parking to help work crews clear the streets.
Buses remained off the roads because a build up of heavy snow on a transit centre where 60 per cent of Halifax Transit’s fleet is stored made it unsafe to go inside.
Service was scheduled to resume later today on a reduced basis.
Across Nova Scotia, which was hit hardest by the storm, government offices delayed opening and military bases in Halifax were closed for the day.
Canadian Forces Base Halifax is offering free parking for city residents as snow removal efforts continue on downtown streets.
The Confederation Bridge linking New Brunswick and P.E.I. has reopened but flight delays continue at Halifax’s airport.
The latest snowfall followed an earlier storm that saw more than 40 centimetres of snow blanket areas of the region.
HALIFAX — Blowing snow battered parts of Atlantic Canada for the second time in three days Wednesday, closing businesses and government offices and snarling transportation in the region.
Environment Canada meteorologist Darin Borgel said Nova Scotia bore the brunt of a slow moving low pressure system south of the province that was expected to dump up to 30 centimetres or more snow on northern and eastern areas of the province throughout the day.
There was potential for higher amounts with the rapidly intensifying storm, said Borgel.
“The further east you go the longer the snow will persist and the more snow we’re expecting,” he said.
Workers walk down the middle of Brunswick Street in Halifax on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan]
“We are looking at a lot of blowing and drifting snow as an issue in a lot of areas well into Thursday,” he said.
The storm closed universities, colleges and all government offices in Nova Scotia.
The arrivals and departure board at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport was a sea of red as most flights were cancelled or delayed. By mid-morning, transit officials in Halifax decided to keep city buses off the streets for the remainder of the day.
Police in Halifax and Cape Breton asked motorists to stay off the roads as well because of poor visibility and to allow snowplow drivers to do their jobs.
Schools were also closed for the day in southeastern New Brunswick and in parts of central and western Newfoundland.
The storm arrived on the heels of another that blasted the region Sunday, dumping more than 40 centimetres of snow in many areas.
Borgel said people were beginning to feel as if they are under a deluge as they shovel more snow.
“The snowbanks are pretty high in almost all of the Maritimes right now. I think people don’t know where they are going to put it now.”
Six-time world boxing champion Jelena Mrdjenovich can’t find anyone to fight her. Why not? Find out in this video from the Edmonton Journal.
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Well, let's face it. We all love romance, and love KHI Everyone gets all Smoochy couples in public, but all the same! Enough is enough, and that's what we say to these 18 Hollywood couples doing just roll our eyes được. Or do deceive themselves received over overdose or see add are wickedly ready to vomit. Countdown 18 Hollywood couples who need to follow!
1. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
This couple Dja Hollywood set for a while, and pushing Chung totally healthy and happy family in a desperate way weakly us roll our eyes. This couple had problems in the past, but it seems that the time spent with a shovel is good looking guy and make nice for the cameras. Frankly, we had to keep at home.
2. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
What this reminds us Luon pair of plastic? In real life stiffer carbon that have never been on stage, inside sources tell us viciously hope this year can couple to spend the weekend causing stiffness and charmlessly way of opening nights.
3. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
Only this couple VI Dja together forever and a day does not mean much Chung and reused. Both Paltrow and Martin have to look a bit like foreigners fear Khoi in recent years, and spend the weekend in strange force and charm interviews do not help at all!
4. Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon
When the stars Nhung said Ma Iban remarry, we are sure that our reaction was "Who?" With their ability to ask each picture looks a bit like a record, we do not hold much hope for fun photos of this couple.
5. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone
Let's be honest, we have not imported starting novels Titanic Vi, and if anyone thinks Garfield and Stone will last well beyond the Spider-Man farewell party of 2: Rise Of Electro, Chung've got a bridge sale. There are simply not enough bland beyond, and we're bored.
6. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux
When it comes to being the second best, Aniston and Theroux certainly knows how to choose added. This couple Dja stay out of the scene in a big way, and transmitted more reason famous exes or a simple lack of trust, it is difficult to say. Anyway, this couple can be away from the scene while Chung and do not waste add!
7. Beyonce and Jay-Z
We are waiting for the couple to reveal a dark secret so terrible, but we were waiting there for some time with no luck. The couple recently canceled rumored to be on the rocks seem arm in a music festival, never happy, but we suspect. It must be something unpleasant is happening under AM happy outside, and mark our words, is coming.
8. Justin Bieber - Selena Gomez
Highly anticipated Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber recorded Saturday, March 14 and included many jokes about his high profile Harsh previous relationship with "The heart wants what it wants" singer, Selena Gomez, reports Us Weekly.
Jeff Ross was one of the celebrity roast Bieber asked about their relationship and the previous manhood.
"Selena Gomez wanted to be here, but she goes out with men now," joked Ross. "It is true that I saw abandoned to ask before growing a mustache?"
9.Romain DAURIAC and Scarlett Johansson
Like most of the world, we like the performance of Johansson and I think she makes fantastic career opportunities. Shame not say we romantic about options! DAURIAC is also interesting that the wallpaper paste given human form, and rarely see wallpaper paste with the latest promising actress.
For some parents, the definition of a name is just as important as the sound. Music is universal and names with musical definitions make great choices for your little ones. Musical names come from many countries and heritages. They have simple and creative spellings and various sound options. Let's take a look at the great name options that have musical definitions.
(1) Shira: (female) Shira is Hebrew for song. I love the sound of Shira!
(2) Apollo: (male) Meaning God of music and poetry, this Greek name is a strong choice for a baby boy.
(3) Ranit: (male or female) Hebrew for song, Ranit is a great choice for a little boy or girl.
(4) Nazim: (male) Nazim is Indian for song and has a great sound. Naz is a great nickname as well.
(5) Alahya: (female) This Indian name means musical tone or color. It's so beautiful and I love the spelling.
(6) Lirit: (female) This Hebrew name means lyrical and has a great simple sound. It's like a better Merrit.
(7) Dewon: (male) Dewon is Irish for song and fits right into the popular sound for boys names today.
(8) Melody: (female) Melody is of Greek origin and is a wonderful choice. The melody is the most important part of a song!
(9) Roni: (male or female) Hebrew for song, Roni could work on a little boy or girl.
(10) Saron: (male or female) Meaning his song in Hebrew, Saron has a wonderful sound to it.
(11) Aria: (female) This English name means gentle music. It's more of an obvious choice musically speaking, but still beautiful.
(12) Philomela: (female) This Greek name means lover of music. It is a bit of a mouthful, but fits right in with Gabriella or Isabella.
(13) Leron: (male) The Arabic meaning of Leron means the song is mine. It's a wonderful definition for your child and has a great, modern sound.
(14) Sora: (female) Sora is Native American for chirping songbird. It's a softer Zora and has such a pretty sound.
(15) Brage: (male) This is the Norwegian name for the god of music. It has a really cool sound.
(16) Rina: (female) Rina is Hebrew for joyous song. It's beautiful and is a great choice for parents who don't like nicknames.
(17) Alima: (female) Alima is an Arabic name that means learned in dance or music. It has a simple spelling and a pretty sound to it.
(18) Lark: (male or female) The American meaning of Lark is songbird. I think it could work on a boy or girl.
(19) Ranim: (male or female) Arabic for reciting in a sing song voice, Ranim is a wonderful choice for your baby boy or girl.
(20) Cadence: (female) This American name means musical beat. It another choice that is a bit more obvious, but has such a great sound and energy to it.
(21) Philyra: (female) Like Philomela, Philyra means lover of music. It is a simpler spelling, so much more relate-able for modern parents.
(22) Chantal: (female) From the French verb to sing, Chantal is a beautiful name with many alternate spelling choices.
(23) Binali: (female) With the cute nickname Nali, the Hindi name Binali is a beautiful choice. It means musical instrument.
(24) Piper: (male or female) Piper literally means a flute player. It's gender bending, so you can consider it for your baby boy or girl.
(25) Lyric: (female) Lyric is Greek for melodic word. While it is obvious, I love this name!
(26) Aika: (male or female) Aika means love song in Japanese. It has such a great definition and a very unique sound.
(27) Ruana: (female) This Hindi name means musical instrument and the nickname Ru is absolutely adorable.
(28) Musetta: (female) Musetta is French for a song. It is a really pretty name and frilly as well. I like Muse and Etta as nicknames.
(29) Bethany: (female) This is a recognizable name that means house of music in Hebrew. It's a great way to honor music and your daughter, without the name being that out there.
(30) Charmaine: (female) In Latin, Charmaine means to sing. It has a pretty sound and is definitely a bold choice.
(31) Harper: (male or female) This name literally means harp player. It's gaining popularity and can be used on a little boy or girl.
(32) Carol: (female) The French meaning of Carol is melody and song. You could also do Carolyn, Caroline, or Carollie.
(33) Daina: (female) Daina means song in Lithuania. It's a cooler spelling then Dana, and is easy to say.
(34) Jaron: (male) Meaning to shout and sing in Hebrew, Jaron is a really cool choice for your baby boy. It is much cooler than Jayden!
(35) Gita: (female) Gita is Hindi for song and has such a cute energy and sound.
(36) Kotone: (male) Kotone means harp sound in Japanese. I really like the cool sound to this name. It's very strong.
(37) Mavis: (female) This name has a very unique sound, but is super easy to spell. It is the name of a bird that means song thrush.
(38) Carmen: (female) The Latin and Spanish definition of Carmen is song. It's also the name of a beautiful opera.
(39) Riya: (female) Riya means singer in Hindi. It can also be spelled Ria, but I really love it with the "y."
(40) Zamir: (male) Hebrew for songbird, Zamir is an awesome choice for your baby boy. I love Z names, and this is a great way to take a departure from Zachary.
(41) Chyna: (female) Chyna means musical instrument. If you are a music lover who loves place names, this could be your top choice.
(42) Harmony: (female) Another obvious choice, Harmony is a great option for parents who want a recognizable musical choice.
(43) Kousan: (male) In Armenian, Kousan means singer. I really love the sound of this name, and think it should be on any music lovers list of possiblities.
(44) Zimri: (male) Zimri means my music in Hebrew. It has a really cool, unique sound and would make a great choice!
(45) Calliope: (female) Meaning beautiful voice in Greek, Calliope has such a cool sound and a great nickname in Calli.
A newly inducted South Korean military officer (C) runs to his position during the joint commission ceremony of 6,478 new officers of the army, navy, air force and marines at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in Gyeryong, south of Seoul. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world.
Paramedics load one of two police officers who were shot while standing guard in front of the Ferguson Police Station during a protest in Ferguson, Mo. A 32-year-old officer from nearby Webster Groves was shot in the face and a 41-year-old officer from St. Louis County was shot in the shoulder, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference. Both were taken to a hospital, where Belmar said they were conscious. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan)
Police shine a light on a helmet as they investigate the scene where two police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Pieces of the remains of one of two helicopters that crashed sit on a table in a tent as French and Argentine experts, not seen, inspect the site of the crash near Villa Castelli, La Rioja province, Argentina. Investigators have recovered the bodies from the remote site in northwest Argentina where the two helicopters collided in midair, killing 10 people, including two former French Olympians in a tragedy that shook France and brought renewed scrutiny of the dangers while filming reality shows. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Members of the popular mobilisation unit attend a combat training session at a military camp in the Iraqi Shiite shrine city of Karbala in central Iraq, ahead of joining the military operation in the city of Tikrit. MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP/Getty Images
Abdul Waheed Bahaduri, left, a leader of Sufi Muslims, talks in a mosque during an interview with the Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Bahaduri says he has yet to hear from Afghanistan’s president following the murder last weekend of his father, brother and nine other Sufi worshippers who were shot dead while they prayed. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
Ukrainian soldiers drink coffe in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, Donetsk region, controlled by Ukrainian forces. The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline on March 11 as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels — but stopped short of promising weapons. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images
A Refugee from a city in the Donetsk region controlled by pro-Russia separatists sits with children on a bunkbed in a center for refugees in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, which is controlled by Ukrainian forces. Ukraine will begin negotiations with its creditors on restructuring its debt, the finance minister said. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images
Refugies from the different cities of Donetsk region controlled by pro-Russia separatists sit in the center for refugies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, in the Donetsk region, under Ukrainian forces control. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images
Polar bear baby Charlotte plays with her mother Vera as she explores for the first time their outdoor enclosure at the zoological garden in Nuremberg, southern Germany. Charlotte was born on November 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DPA / TIMM SCHAMBERGER/AFP/Getty Images
A child plays among the pigeons on teh central square, with the Lenin monument in background decorated with a Ukrainian flag the neck of the statue, in the government-controlled city of Slovyansk, Donetsk’ region, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The Moerai School choir gather as they wait to sing the national anthem and raise the national flag during a visit by French Overseas Territories Minister George Pau-Langevin on the island of Rurutu, south of Tahiti, on her first official visit to the Indian Ocean territory. GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world.
A woman touches a monument for victims of the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster In the coastal area of Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images
People offer a silent prayer for tsunami victims at the time of the earthquake during a memorial service at the former Yuriage junior high school in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images
Student protesters try to speak to their family members from a prison vehicle as they are transported to a court in Letpadan. Anxious families of scores of arrested Myanmar activists on March 11 sought news of relatives detained by police in a violent student protest crackdown, which sparked international condemnation and fears of a return to junta-era repression. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters extinguish a fire at a shopping mall in Kazan, 720 kilometers (450 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. One of Kazan’s largest shopping malls and adjoining kiosks in the city’s Kirov district have been heavily damaged by the blaze that raged for hours on Wednesday. According to local press reports, one person, a 28-year-old woman, died in the blaze, while 22 people have been burnt, most of them when trying to save their merchandise. (AP Photo/Nikolay Alexandrov)
A man runs away, in Istanbul, during clashes following a protest in memory of a teenager killed in 2013 anti-government demonstrations and whose death has become a rallying cause for opponents of President. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images
A Ukrainian tank sits near the town of Nikishyne, southeast of Debaltseve. The town was levelled in fighting between Ukrainian troops and soldiers of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) when the DNR made a push for Debaltseve. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images
An elderly woman wipes her eye as she stands in front of a damaged house in Nikishyne, south east of Debaltseve. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images
A man rides his motorbike down the main street of the ruined town of Nikishyne, south east of Debaltseve. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images
A Tibetan exile poses for a photograph during a protest in the Indian capital New Delhi. Scores of Tibetan protesters March 10 shouted independence slogans and waved anti-China banners in New Delhi to commemorate the anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world.
A Tibetan exile shouts anti-China slogans after being detained by Indian police during a protest outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. Scores of Tibetan protesters March 10 shouted independence slogans and waved anti-China banners in New Delhi to commemorate the anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. In Nepal, which is also home to thousands of Tibetan exiles, activists sang songs and made offerings to a portrait of the Dalai Lama as part of the commemorations. MONEY SHARMA/AFP/Getty Images
A police officer beats a student protester in Letpadan, 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar. Hundreds of police were charging student protesters with batons, kicking and beating them as they dragged them into trucks, ending a days-long standoff in the Myanmar town of Letpadan. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Myanmar student protesters (L) clash with riot police during a march in Letpadan town, some 130 kilometres (80 miles) north of Myanmar’s main city. Phyo Hein Kyaw/AFP/Getty Images
Student protesters run as police officers charge during a crackdown in Letpadan, 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
A street vendor hawks his wares outside shuttered shops in central Athens. Greece agreed to start urgent technical talks on extending its crucial bailout after its eurozone partners accused debt-stricken Athens of wasting time in previous negotiations. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
A Palestinian child sleeps as she waits with her family for permission to enter Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip. Egypt is due to reopen its Rafah border crossing with Gaza for two days, for the fourth time since it was closed after a suicide bombing in the Sinai Peninsula in October 2014. SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images
Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemeni former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a demonstration demanding presidential elections be held and the younger Saleh run for the office, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Muscat airport in Oman, as it heads to Ahmedabad in India on the second leg of its epic bid to become the first plane to fly around the world powered solely by the sun. MOHAMMED MAHJOUB/AFP/Getty Images
Immigrants protest in front of the main office of the Protection system for refugees and asylum seekers (SPRAR) in Rome. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images
A masked Palestinian protester hurls away a tear gas canister fired by Israeli severity forces during clashes following a demonstration by students from Birzeit University near Ramallah against the incarceration in Israeli jails of Palestinian university students, in the West Bank village of Betunia, outside the Israeli-run Ofer prison. ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images
People look at a scale model of Istambul at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, southeastern France, during the MIPIM, an international real estate show for professionals. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
President Barack Obama laughs with Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Adm. James Winnefeld, left, and 89th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Preston Williamson, as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
European Council President Donald Tusk (3rd R) visits the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Top romantic movies streaming from Netflix now
Tara AQUINO, Debbie ENCALADA, ELISABETH Sturges
Love is different for everyone, and exists in many different forms. Similarly, romantic movies are of all kinds. The most cheerful romantic comedies, dramas poignant gross, to tame the exciting, we have you covered. If you want to be educated and to see a foreign film, we also. There are even romantic movie if that's what you're into.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Director: David O. Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
Based on the novel by Matthew Quick Silver Linings Playbook follows the story of Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper), a man with bipolar disorder who just released from a mental hospital. He returned with his parents (Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver), and intends to get his wife. Pat meets Tiffany recently widowed (Jennifer Lawrence), who agrees to help him reconnect with his wife if he joins in a dance contest. The link is seen both try their own mental health issues through performances of these talented actors, and the confidence of the image remains vulnerable Tiffany Lawrence was strong enough to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Blue is the hottest color (2013)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Stars: Adele Exarchopolous, Léa Seydoux
First Love is a fucking wet mess. And the worst is that it is a wet fucking mess will never forget. As the issue it addresses, blue is the hottest color is so memorable. Hosted by tearing performance lead Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, the film is a chronic uncomfortable of a young woman (Exarchopoulos) Rocky frank and revealing journey of self-discovery. On the way, she falls for another woman (Seydoux), beginning a long-term relationship. Traveling with his teenage love for the sea that hell is beyond the honeymoon phase.
But do not be fooled by the familiar principle. The film festival in Cannes winning big, the Palme d'Or, the story (based on the graphic novel by Julie Maroh) is not thin young adult fare. It is a naturalistic portrait pain, obsessive attachment, and the passion you feel when you fall and bark yourself, you are left when they took him away.
Weekend (2011)
Address: Andrew Haigh
Starring: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Laura Freeman, Jonathan races, Loreto Murray
Rarely does a film on a homosexual relationship that attracts international attention, but the grace of Weekend and honesty is a special film. Located in a whirlwind two days of the end of next week locked Russell (Cullen), thanks to a weekend with an artist, Glen (New), who leaves for a two-year art course, States United -Thurs just seconds.
What begins as a one-night stand becomes something much deeper than the film explores the gender complexities and difficulties of the closet.
Annie Hall (1977)
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
Perhaps the most revered movie, Woody Allen, Annie Hall humorous look at dating and became an American classic. Allen stars as Alvy, who is trying to understand why his relationship with Annie Hall (a role that was written specifically for Diane Keaton) failed. While still a comedy, this film has a severity that was new to the work of Allen at the time of its release. The award-winning writing, production and acting while mixing in a hilarious touching film about love, sexuality and neurosis.
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Director: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes, Jerry Orbach
Dirty Dancing is a coming of age story of Baby (Jennifer Grey), a young man of 17 who falls in love with the beautiful dance teacher Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) during the summer holidays with his family. It is found in the staff of the secret resort, where you will learn about so-called "Dirty Dancing". Baby is committed to becoming the new dance partner Johnny, her father disapproved, believing Johnny is a low life, with nothing to offer her daughter. This concept is not new, but lovers of music, dance and romance considered a "classic film 80.
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Address: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger
Jerry Maguire is a clever romantic comedy that has outstanding performance of its three stars, including Tom Cruise in one of his greatest roles. Cruise plays Jerry, a sports agent who excels in most things in life, and romance. After losing his job unexpectedly, Jerry decided to create his own sports agency, taking his colleague Dorothy (Renee Zellweger) with him. Throughout the movie about Dorothy and her son, and learn about intimacy, romance and honesty. In addition to acting, directing Cameron Crowe and many punchy lines ("Show me the money!"), Is a must-see film for those who love romance.
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Address: Howard Deutch
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, James Spader
Feeling nostalgic? From inside the 80 is a class of history and high school heart broken. The popular and official Blane (McCarthy) develops feelings for Andie (Ringwald), but none of them fit into the world of the other. Add Jon Cryer as Duckie, goofy best friend who is secretly in love with Andie, and you have a classic love triangle.
Adventureland (2009)
Directed by Greg Mottola
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader, Martin Starr, Margarita Levieva
Located in 1987 Adventureland is a sweet story of coming of age in a recent college graduate, James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), who spends the summer working at a theme park in his hometown instead of traveling in Europe as planned. Cab games, meets Em (Kristen Stewart), a beautiful young girl with a Stoner troubled family life, with which it forms a relationship. With its team of co-workers and drink shreds slacker, eat cookies marijuana, fall in love and try to understand their lives as they work in their monotonous minimum wage job. The film resonates with both teens and adults, and inspire nostalgia of the 80s, even those who do not live with him.
Houseboat (1958)
Address: Melville Shavelson
Starring: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Peterson, Charles Herbert, Mimi Gibson
Tom Winters (Cary Grant) is a widowed father whose children suffer. It leads them to live in their barge and hiring Cinzia (Sophia Loren) to help with the children and keep the house in order. Cinzia is not the best housekeeper, but that did not stop to win the heart of Tom and his son. This romantic comedy is comforting innocent in his representation of both romantic and familial love.
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Heartbeats (2010)
New Moon (1940)
Amélie (2001)
The one I love (2014)
I Am Love (2009)
Elegy (2008)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Chico and Rita (2010)
Solo trip Earth (2011)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
The 90s were a great time for romantic comedies, and was also a good time to Sandra Bullock. Shortly after playing opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1994 hit action film, Speed, Bullock made a 180 for his role While You Were Sleeping. Here he plays a train conductor who saves a man he admired from afar after a thief pulls the railway. She goes with him to the hospital, where he settled in a coma, and accidentally mistaken for his girlfriend, but she did the right thing because it is on the face. The film is set as deception is maintained and ends up falling face his brother in a coma actually. The lesson here: You snooze you lose. (The boy in a coma finally wake up if this game is not as important.)
