PHOTOS: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie receives honorary 'Dame' title from Buckingham Palace in recognition of her campaign against sexual violence

 

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie was awarded an honorary 'dame' title during a private audience with the Queen today in recognition of her campaign against sexual violence and trying to stamp out rape in war zones.

The actress was accompanied to the Palace by her husband, Brad Pitt, and their children.

 

Because she is a foreign citizen Jolie may not be addressed as Dame, but she can use the initials DCMG after her name

As an American citizen, it is highly unusual for Jolie to receive an honour from Britain. Foreigners are only occasionally awarded them,

It is also unusual for a dame title to be awarded to someone so young. The honour is usually bestowed later in life, after a recipient has earned a lower honour such as an OBE or a CBE.

 

Angry mob hacks off rapist's genitals in India

A 40 year old man accused of trying to rape a teenage girl is in a critical condition after locals hacked off his genitals with a meat cleaver in a butcher shop. He was found pinning down a terrified girl against a wall in an alley.

After hearing terrified screams coming from an alley in the city of Ganganagar, India, an angry mob took the law into their own hands, dragged Suresh Kumar into a butchers shop where they beat him with sticks for an hour, before chopping off his genitals with a meat cleaver.

They dumped the remains of the hacked off penis in the middle of the road with Kumar's bleeding body nearby.

A local, Aamir Dhawan said: "No one went to help the man because they could see his penis on the ground and knew this was punishment for a sex crime.

"We have had a lot of intolerable offences against women in this country recently, with girls being raped, hung, and molested, and it’s time it stopped.

"This sends out a very strong message to anyone like that - if you do it you will be punished."


According to a police spokesman: "People cannot take the law into your own hands.

"As deplorable as these crimes are, law and order has to be maintained, and not lynch justice....

"We ask those men who carried out this attack to hand themselves in before we find them.

Suresh was later taken to hospital where doctors described his condition as critical.

PHOTOS: Rita Ora rocks controversial see-through, netted skirt in London

Rita Ora was spotted walking out of the Kate Moss Couple launch event in a controversial see-through, netted skirt. She paired the see-through skirt with what looks like a black bodysuit under a white tailored blouse. Is this a fashion hit or miss?

Rita's rumoured beau, Ricky Hilfiger, son of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger

PHOTOS: Celebs go makeup free in support of UNICEF in latest social media trend... the #WakeUpCall

Celebrities have taken to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to take part in the new Wake Up Call campaign, which involves posting selfies of themselves as they wake up in bed. This campaign aims to raise money and awareness for UNICEF.

Pictures are posted with the hashtag #WAKEUPCALL #UNICEF Text SYRIA to 70007 (to give £5) or http://wwwwakeupcall.org.uk - with each person nominating three others to do the same.

Naomi Campbell


Model Daisy Lowe


Kelly Brook


Nigella Lawson


UNICEF UK Ambassador Jemima Khan


Stephen Fry


Claudia Winkleman


Supermodel Laura Bailey


Actor Tom Hiddleston


Actress Keeley Hawes


Richard Bacon


Made In Chelsea star Emma Miller

Coca-Cola Scholarship Programme now open

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, awards millions every year in college funding.

Applicants must be current high school (or home-schooled) seniors, U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school.

Children or grand-children of Coca-Cola employees do not qualify to apply.

Applicants who do meet the requirements can apply each year for one of 250 four-year scholarships.

Only 250 finalists will be invited to Atlanta, Georgia for personal interviews by a National Selection Committee representing outstanding leaders in business, government, education and the arts.

The deadline for this scholarship is 31st OCTOBER  and the award amount is usually $10,000 - $20,000.

For more details, visit www.coca-colascholars.org