On Monday, Nigeria provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment.
Under the new law, anyone who enters into a same-sex marriage or civil union can be sentenced to 14 years in prison while any such partnerships entered into abroad are deemed "void". It also warns that anyone who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies and organisations or who directly or indirectly makes a public show of a same-sex relationship will break the law. Read More...
August 14, 2014 7:07 PM EDT
Rob Manfred was chosen to be the new Major League Baseball commissioner by the league’s owners on Thursday, the Associated Press reports. Manfred, who has been working in baseball since 1988, will replace Bud Selig at the helm of an organization that catches $8 billion in revenue annually.
Manfred, 55, is the 10th man to step into the most powerful position in baseball. He beat out Boston Red Sox owner Tom Werner and the MLB’s executive vice president of business, Tim Brosnan, for the spot. Read More...
Scottish actress most well known for her BAFTA nominated role as Rachel "Rae" Earl in the television series My Mad Fat Diary.
Before Fame She made her professional debut in 2013 when she appeared as Sophie in the BBC Scotland TV movie Two Doors Down.
Trivia She appeared in an episode of Sherlock in 2014.
Family Life She was born in Glasgow, UK.
Associated With She stars opposite Ciara Baxendale in the show My Mad Fat Diary. Read More...