Inside Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci Heartfelt Tribute to New York

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Fashion shows can certainly be considered trite, but on a gorgeous evening in Manhattan, on a particularly emotional day for the city of New York, one could not helped but be moved by the awesomeness that was the Givenchy show. Of course the brand’s creative director, Riccardo Tisci, did not go it alone; he enlisted world renowned artist Marina Abramovic — who is a dear friend and resident New Yorker — to lead the artistic direction of the production. What did this entail? Students of her institute for performance art, dressed in black and white, were stationed throughout the elaborate set climbing stairs or holding branches in a trance-like state, which gave the setting an eerily calm feeling in what is typically a rather chaotic environment. 

French dad jailed for killing son, 3, in washing machine

Melun (France) (AFP) - A French father who stuffed his son into a washing machine and then surfed the internet as the toddler died was jailed for 30 years.

Christophe Champenois, 36, rammed three-year-old Bastien into the device and switched it on, allegedly as punishment for misbehaviour.

The child's 29-year-old mother, Charlene Cotte, told investigators she did a puzzle with her daughter, and Champenois used the internet while their son screamed inside the whirring washing machine.

She was jailed for 12 years, for "aiding and abetting murder and violence".

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb near Kabul airport

Police in Afghanistan's capital say a suicide bomber has attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to Kabul's international airport.

A health ministry spokesman said seven civilians were injured in the blast, which happened shortly after midday local time (07:30 GMT).

Security officials at the scene said the attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars.

The incident is the latest in a series of recent deadly a

Heidi Klum As A Grandma | Discover How Far You can go For Halloween

The 40-year-old German stunner completely transformed herself for the big event, with ultra-realistic age spots on her body and raised varicose veins running up her famously long legs. Gone were her trademark blonde tresses; in their place was a stringy, white wig.

It's amazing the things people do for Halloween. First and foremost, I'm sure nobody could stop staring at Heidi Klum 's Halloween costume.

Klum's face was unrecognizable, too. Her normally taut skin appeared to sag, and there were wrinkles all over her forehead, chin, and neck. She wore a pearl necklace, printed top, and a houndstooth suit, and she had a black cane to help her walk. 

Elaborate, jaw-dropping costumes are the supermodel's trademark. In the past, she has transformed herself into Cleopatra (2012), an ape (2011), an alien robot (2010), a black crow (2009), and a Hindu goddess (2008). Speaking about her penchant for killer Halloween getups in an interview with Parade earlier this month, the stunning supermodel said she puts a lot of thought into every costume.

The old lady make-up! The perfectly white hair! The fake varicose veins! It's absolutely incredible. The supermodel was willing to look like the opposite of her typical self. 

According to the America's Got Talent judge's style of dress, this old lady lives on the Upper East Side, Regularly expect the ballet and vacations in the south of France. Look at that Chanel-inspired tweed skirt and perfect paisley tank, they're in the season's hottest colors! And to top it all off, she Has the strings of pearls, just like a refined retired Would woman.

If this is any indication of what we can expect from Heidi Klum in 40 years, we look forward to covering it.

For the Sneak Peek Photos of Heidi's Transformation, click HERE to discover the undiscovered. I think it was amazing!

Heidi says, "I start thinking of ideas months before Halloween, and I have an amazing team who makes the impossible possible," she told the mag. "I don't really have a system for picking my costume each year, they just kind of come to me. It's definitely not a last-minute decision. It takes months of preparation."

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The UN Asks The Vatican to provide Details of Child Sex Abuse Cases

A United Nations committee has demanded that the Vatican reveal potentially explosive details about the systematic cover-up of child abuse by Catholic clergy.

Pope Francis, who has been called on by campaigners to make tackling the issue of sexually abusive priests an urgent priority of his papacy Photo: AP