Mariah CareyReviewClaims of crazy diva demands, her unhappy first marriage and that spat with Eminem - in a frank interview, the singer tells allMariah Carey makes a low-key entrance – as low-key as someone in four-inch heels, bouffant hair and lashes as lacquered as hockey sticks can do. It's 11pm and the restaurant in downtown Manhattan is almost empty. She has been filming an advert all day and has walked – walked! (an assistant points to this fact as to Jesus on water) – from her apartment around the corner.

Colombia This article is more than 9 years oldPablo Escobar's top hitman released early from prisonThis article is more than 9 years oldJohn Jairo Velásquez, alias Popeye, who participated in more than 3,000 murders, granted parole after serving 22 yearsPablo Escobar's top hitman, who confessed to participating in more than 3,000 murders, is free on parole after serving 22 years in a maximum-security prison. John Jairo Velásquez, better known as Popeye, was surreptitiously whisked out through a back entrance of the prison late on Tuesday as throngs of reporters followed a decoy caravan that left through the main gate, according to El Tiempo.

Activists and campaigners on an animal rights march in central London. But where do they stand on palm oil? Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/BarcroftActivists and campaigners on an animal rights march in central London. But where do they stand on palm oil? Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/BarcroftThe palm oil debateGuardian sustainable businessThe ubiquitous vegetable oil is plant-based so fits with a vegan diet, but its production can harm rainforests and biodiversity As marketing slogans go, NotFrom.

PizzaA widely shared image of a kiwifruit pizza has caused mass consternation online – but it tastes much better than it looks “I wouldn’t even serve this to my worst enemy,” our waiter says with a smile as he plonks the pizza down on the table. “This” is a kiwifruit pizza, an innovation that horrified the internet this week after an image of one was shared widely on Reddit and then picked up by the press.

RED TAPE, WHITE LIESWhat is the most embarrassing incident to have occurred in diplomatic or political circles? Saul Cohen, London UK Spoilt for choice, really. If we're talking about embarrassment in the sense of "cringingly face-reddening", rather than "shaming"; if we're talking about comic rather than tragic, there was a spell when Gerald Ford seemed unable to exit a plane without falling down the stairs. (qv LBJ's remark: "