Palestinian Prime Minister resigns!

Palestinian officials say Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad has resigned.

Fayyad offered his resignation on Thursday, and was waiting for President Mahmoud Abbas' reply. Officials said Fayyad submitted his resignation to Abbas in person on Saturday, and Abbas accepted it.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the official announcement has not yet been made.

Lion Air plane crashes into sea while landing in Bali!

All 101 people on board a plane operated by Lion Air survived after it crashed into sea while landing at an airport in Bali on Saturday, officials said.

Evacuation of the people on board has been completed and so far there is no casualty, Indonesian transport minister E.E. Mangindaan told Xinhua by phone.

Most of the rescued people have been rushed to a nearby hospital for checking of their condition, Mangindaan said.

"All (the people on board) are safe. 51 of them are now in a waiting room in a hospital for checking of their physical and mental condition," he said.

The minister said that the tail of the plane was broken after the plane overshot the runway and plunged into sea.

The accident happened when the budget airlines plane from Bandung, the capital of West Java, was trying to land at an airport in Denpasar, the capital of Bali, at about two p.m. local time, Herry Bakti Gumai, director general for air transport at the transport ministry, told Xinhua by phone.

Tiger Woods responds to his shocking Masters penalty!

In an unexpected twist of events on moving day at the Masters, Tiger Woods was assessed a two-stroke penalty for an illegal drop he took on the 15th hole Friday evening. Woods dropped from 3-under to 1-under with the penalty, and now sits five strokes back of leader Jason Day. Woods responded publicly to the penalty on Twitter Saturday.

Four missing as vehicle plunges into Lagos river

Four persons are feared dead after a white Toyota Hilux truck they were driving in veered off the road and plunged into the Majidun river at Ikorodu area of Lagos state in the early hours of Saturday.

The truck with registration number KS918AU belonging to the Ikoyi Golf Club in Lagos has been recovered but the passengers of the vehicle including the driver are yet to be found.

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is leading security agencies and divers to conduct search and rescue in the river.

According to reports, the vehicle was driven by the Golf Club Manager, Kolawole Ahmed, who was heading home after closing from work around 5am, Saturday morning.

Confirming the incident, the Director of the State Fire and Safety Services, Rasaq Fadipe, said he learnt the van had veered off the road before plunging into the river at about 6.00 a.m. on Saturday.

“We have brought the vehicle out of the river, but we are still searching for the occupants.

“We have been told by eye-witnesses that the van was on a high speed when it plunged into the river,’’ he said.

Rihanna and Chris Brown: Back Together!

The "Stay" singer posted a cute photo of herself and Breezy ridin' with the top down in the California sun, with the caption "This s--t look like a toupee,"

That's a quote from Brown's hit "Look At Me Now."

While the ups and downs of Rihanna and Chris Brown can be difficult, even frustrating, for those who try to figure out what's going on, this much is clear:

• Chris has spoken often and in detail about their love of late.
• They look every bit the happy couple in the image above.

Was their recent breakup just a blip on the radar?

Who knows, but they seem to do this a lot, and there was no reported straying by either party, just busy schedules blamed, so a reconciliation isn't so crazy.

Moreover, Brown was spotted backstage and in the VIP section at her concert in L.A. this week ... the one where she supposedly mused on their split. So much for that. Heck, maybe he even took the famous Rihannaing pic! Wouldn't be out of the question if they were together on that "epic" night.

Whatever the case, they may not even know if they're together or not half the time, but there's clearly a connection there that's not going away anytime soon.

Braless is Best? Study Says Bras Make Breasts Saggier!

Marilyn Monroe slept in a bra to keep her assets firm and perky, according to Hollywood lore. A new study out of France suggests it might have been more effective for the screen goddess to go "au naturel" instead.

Researchers spent 15 years studying the breasts of over 330 French women, and concluded that wearing a bra does not prevent sagging or ease back pain as commonly thought. "Medically, physiologically, anatomically—breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity, Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon, from the University of Besançon, told France Info Radio. "On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra."

Taking measurements with a caliper, the researchers found that by not wearing a bra, muscles around the breast actually strengthened and the "nipple raised 7mm per year toward the shoulder". However, the scientists did not recommend all women abandon their bras since their muscles had probably already degraded.

While the phenomenon of "bra burning" has been greatly exaggerated, in 1970s it was not only politically correct but also fashionable to go braless in the United States. Since then, women have been trussing themselves into increasingly structured—and expensive—undergarments. According to Business Week, the women's intimates' industry generates over $11 billion a year in revenues.

The results of the study may be intriguing, but it's doubtful that droves of American women are going to ditch their bras anytime soon. For one thing, a study by the Center for Talent Innovation found that women who jiggle around the work place are deemed less worthy to become executives by both men and and other women.

Furthermore, the study focused on women ages 18 to 35. According to France's English-language news site The Local, one 28-year-old participant reported multiple benefits: "I breathe more easily, I carry myself better, and I have no back pain." We'll see what she says at age 50.

Jay-Z responds to Cuba controversy on new song!

Jay-Z has responded to criticism over his controversial trip to Cuba by posting a new song,Open Letter.

The rapper and his wife Beyonce visited the country for their fifth wedding anniversary, despite the existence of a US travel embargo to the region, which has been in place since the 1960s.

Republican politicians publically attacked the couple for the move, claiming that the pair did not have permission to travel to the country.

However, it has since been confirmed by the US Treasury that their holiday had been sanctioned and was therefore legal. The White House have since released a statement denying that President Obama, who is famously friends with the pop couple, had anything to do with the sanctioning.  

To the politicians who are calling for an investigation into the legality of the trip, Jay-Z raps on Open Letter: "They wanna give me jail time and a fine. Fine, let me commit a real crime."

The track emerged on the rapper's Life + Times blog yesterday.