USA: Jay-Z accused with Diddy in lawsuit of raping a minor

US rapper Jay-Z has hit back at a lawsuit which alleges that he, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000. The…

Japan: Actress Miho Nakayama found dead at 54

Japanese actresses Miho Nakayama was found dead in a bathtub in her Tokyo home on Friday. She was 54. Ms Nakayama found success as a singer in the 1980s and…

Japan: Replica Harry Potter swords broke Japan weapons law

Replicas of a sword featured in the Harry Potter film franchise have been recalled in Japan for violating the country’s strict weapons law. The full-sized replicas of Godric Gryffindor’s sword…

USA: Eminem’s mother dies aged 69

Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s mother, whose difficult relationship with her son was reflected in much of his earlier music, has died at the age of 69. The rapper’s representative, Dennis Dennehy,…

China: Top novelist dies in apparent suicide

Chiung Yao, arguably the world’s most popular Chinese language romance novelist, has died in an apparent suicide. The 86-year-old’s body was found in her home in New Taipei City on…

Spain: Man falls to death while creating social media content

A man who fell from a 192m (630ft) tall bridge in Spain while creating social media content died from head injuries, an inquest has heard. Lewis Stevenson, who lived in…

Irania: Rapper Toomaj Salehi freed after death sentence overturned

An Iranian rapper who was sentenced to death for supporting anti-government protests has been released from prison after two years. Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting protests…

Belgium: Malian singer Rokia Traoré detained in child custody row

One of Africa’s best known musicians – the Malian singer Rokia Traoré – has reportedly been imprisoned in Belgium as part of an ongoing child custody dispute. The 50-year-old is…

UK: Conservative leader Badenoch blame Labour for Kneecap settlement

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said it is “unbelievable” that the Labour government have decided to no longer contest a discrimination case brought by Belfast rap group Kneecap. The…

S Koea: K-Pop group NewJeans split from agency in mistreatment row

Chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans have said they are leaving their agency after accusing it of “mistreatment” and “manipulation”. The five-member girl band announced their departure from Ador, a subsidiary of…