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“A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story”, is the title of the documentary premiered at the music and documentary festivals “South by Southwest” in ‘Austin, Texas.
The 26 year old Texan Lizzie Velásquez was born with a very rare syndrome which doesn’t allow her to gain any weight and has lost sight of her right eye.

Renowned Turkish journalist Hasan Cemal received the Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism in a ceremony held at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University on March 12.

In December 2014, the Nieman Class of 2015 chose Cemal in recognition of his long career dedicated to championing freedom of the press in Turkey.

Leftist Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' own Youtube channel features videos of most of his addresses not only with English subtitles and sign language, but now with German ones too!

The first video with German subtitles, in fact, was his address in the Greek parliament on Tuesday regarding the sensitive issue of WWII reparations that the Greek government wants from Germany.

British rock band Muse announced the release of a new album called "Drones" and a tour on March 11, keeping up with previous themes of science fiction and political unease.
      
Lead singer Matt Bellamy said the band's seventh studio album will be released on June 8, after months of hinting that new work was on the way.
      

An eccentric Turkish singer has testified for "insulting" Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, becoming the latest celebrity targeted by Turkey's draconian laws protecting public officials from defamation.

"It is an honor to be detained for my opinions, not for stealing or for corruption," Atilla Ta? said late March 6 on his Twitter account, which has more than 720,000 followers.

Seven Kosovars have been indicted on terrorism charges for planning to take up arms with the Islamic State or for recruiting fighters in Kosovo, the first such indictment to be raised in the country since more than 50 people were arrested last year.

Turkey delivered a diplomatic note to the Syrian consulate in Istanbul to inform Damascus that the Tomb of Süleyman ?ah was being temporarily moved to a new site in Syria corresponding to the size of the previous one, to the north of E?mesi village, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

The big screen adaptation of E.L. James? novel ?Fifty Shades of Grey? was released in Turkey last week - with a surprise for local audiences.

In one of the film?s scenes, the song ?Often? by Canadian trip-hop producer The Weeknd?s is heard playing, which includes samples from veteran Turkish singer Nükhet Duru?s nostalgic song ?Ben Sana Vurgunum? (I Am in Love with You).

Four parliamentarians were left injured late on Feb. 17 after a fracas on the first day of debates in Turkey's General Assembly on a controversial government-led homeland security bill.

Anthony Vincent, the 26-year-old musician who became an internet sensation when he uploaded on YouTube a video reimagining Katy Perry's hit song "Dark Horse" in the style of 20 different singers, is back.

This time, in celebration of Valentine's Day, the talented artist released a video in which he is heard covering 20 love songs in 20 different styles.