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Rock royalty & celebrities says goodbye to Chris Cornell
Pharrell, Brad Pitt and Josh Brolin were among the celebrities who arrived at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to say farewell to Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on Friday.
They were joined by such rock luminaries as Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of Metallica, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters.
Cult Greek Films | Athens | May 29
The Astor movie theater in downtown Athens will be screening three often overlooked or under-appreciated Greek films that have risen to cult status on Monday, May 29. They are Kostas Manoussakis's "Treason" (no subtitles) at 6.30 p.m., Takis Kanellopoulos's "Glory Sky" (French subtitles) at 8.30 p.m. and "The Excursion" (English subtitles) by the same director at 10.15 p.m.
Army hits PKK targets in northern Iraq, eastern Turkey
Turkish warplanes hit outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in Turkey's eastern province of Van and northern Iraq on May 27 and 28.
Air strikes were carried out in the Avaşin-Basyan region of northern Iraq between 8:45 and 9:05 a.m. on May 28 after the military received intelligence, according to the Turkish General Staff.
Hassan Rouhani's Dilemma
Liberal democrats across the globe congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his convincing win in the French Presidential Election after he defeated anti-immigration nationalist Marine Le Pen earlier in May. However, the global reaction to the Iranian Presidential Election result was not so overwhelming.
US will leave Paris climate deal - report
U.S. President Donald Trump has told "confidants," including the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave a landmark international agreement on climate change, Axios news outlet reported on Saturday, citing three sources with direct knowledge.
Bitcoin blows past $2,300
The price of bitcoin has seen another surge of 6.5 percent on Wednesday to reach an all-time-high of $2,389. The world's most popular digital currency has gained 145 percent this year and has nearly doubled in value just in the last month.
Syria urges UN to immediately halt US coalition strikes
AP Photo/ Hassan Amma
Syria has demanded an immediate halt to US-led airstrikes after another 35 civilians were killed by a coalition airstrike this week. In a letter to the UN, Damascus says these strikes create chaos and help terrorist launch attacks against government troops.