New York: Beatles fans mark 35th anniversary of John Lennons death

John Lennon fans gathered in Central Parks Strawberry Fields in New York on 8 December, to commemorate 35 years since the death of The Beatles co-founder. Born in Liverpool, England in 1940, Lennon formed his first band, The Quarrymen, in 1957, which went on to become The Beatles the next year with the addition of Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Dec 9, 2015

Australia: Rare bright orange leaf monkey born in Taronga

Australia’s Taronga Zoo is celebrating the birth of a bright orange Francois’ Langur, one of the world’s rarest monkeys. The male infant, who keepers have named Nangua after the Mandarin word for pumpkin, was discovered cradled in mother Meili’s arms on 7 November. Nov 26, 2015

Bill Murray’s Rock the Kasbah tops biggest movie flops of 2015

Forbes has released a list of this years biggest movie flops, and leading the pack was Bill Murrays critically panned comedy Rock the Kasbah. The film, which follows a recording agent who takes his client and business to Afghanistan, grossed $2.9m (£1.92m) on an estimated $15m production budget. At number two, Sean Penns The Gunman failed to bring in the crowds in March. With a $40m budget, it only collected $10.7m in box office receipts. Nov 25, 2015