Over 24 hours from May 22-23 the inaugural Social Star Awards, honoring celebrities and brands for their social media presence, took place in Singapore. More »Social Star Awards honor Bieber, One Direction
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested a man under anti-terrorism laws at BBC headquarters after an interviewee said security services tried to recruit one of the two men arrested after a soldier was hacked to death in a London street. Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under armed guard in hospital after being shot and arrested by police on suspicion of the murder of 25-year-old Lee Rigby, a veteran of the Afghan war, on Wednesday. ... More »British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case
Lasem, Central Java (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - The hand-painted batik designs of Lasem, a small district in the coastal regency of Rembang in northern Central Java, may not be as popular as those of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan, Cirebon or Madura. More »ARTS: The vibrant tale of batik
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are reportedly not rushing to divorce because they're financially secure. More »Schwarzenegger 'not rushing divorce'
A blockbuster study in which US researchers reported that they had turned human skin cells into embryonic stem cells contained errors, its lead author has acknowledged. More »Researcher admits mistakes in stem cell study
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance. More »Tavis Smiley marks 10th year on PBS
The world economy should start to make a weak recovery this year, but the United Nations said Thursday that Japan faces "risks" with its pump-priming spending and saw no end to Europe's unemployment agony. More »UN sees weak economic recovery this year
The visiting La Liga side were treated to an evening of enjoyment along the Singapore River and at 1-Altitude Bar More »Falcao and Atletico Madrid enjoy a Singapore night out
A disappointed Fernando Alonso believes it will verging on the impossible for him to win Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari from the third row of the grid. More »Formula One: Alonso says he can't win but targets Raikkonen, Vettel
By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's electoral watchdog said on Monday it would bar physically feeble candidates from running for president, in an apparent hint that it could disqualify 78-year-old former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from the race. Rafsanjani, if he is allowed to run, would be a significant challenge to conservative hardliners who are ultra-loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and who otherwise dominate the field for the June 14 presidential election. ... More »Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection
By Stefano Rebaudo and Alberto Sisto MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia is mulling spinning off its mobile unit along with its fixed-line network to bring new investors on board, three people, including a senior political source, told Reuters on Tuesday. "The three-way split would allow the company to reduce debt and staff costs and favor the entry of new investors," the political source said. "It is a strategy that will allow the company to confront the market in the future more freely." Later on Tuesday, the Italian phone company denied a break-up was under consideration. ... More »Telecom Italia mulls mobile unit spinoff: sources
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Will a new law scheduled to take effect on June 1 finally put an end to the Filipino habit of tardiness? More »Aquino signs law setting official 'Filipino time'
Israel said on Sunday a France 2 television report seen worldwide on the death of a Palestinian child in 2000 was "baseless", following an analysis of the raw footage. More »Israel rejects France 2 findings on Dura affair
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, two Korean companies that are leading the world's television market, appear to be in a forced race to churn out sets fitted with organic light emitting displays, but experts believe the competition will soon become meaningless. More »OLED TVs don't make economic sense: experts
By Lavinia Mo HONG KONG (Reuters) - The new H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted between mammals not only via direct contact but also in airborne droplets, and may be capable of spreading from person to person, Chinese and American researchers have found. A study published in the journal Science and presented at a briefing in Hong Kong on Friday found that three ferrets - an animal often used for research on flu - that were in the same cage as ferrets infected with H7N9 had contracted the disease. ... More »New bird flu may be capable of human to human spread - study
The Balestier Khalsa coach explained that he had stepped up the intensity of his team's training, while Tampines Rovers coach Nenad Bacina appeared overwhelmed by their 4-0 loss More »Stewart: I wasn't surprised at the result at all
NEW YORK (AP) — An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction. More »Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M
Rihanna’s show Styled To Rock to re-appear! But this time in the States with Pharrell Williams and Erin Wasson . . . More »Rihanna’s Fashion Reality TV Show To Launch In The USA
Victoria Beckham and Harry Styles wearing the same heart print shirt is something we, quite rightly, assumed we'd never see.But how wrong were we eh?In a sneaky Twitter snap from a shoot she's been doing with photographer Elle von Unwerth (who, by the way, specialises in erotic femininity), Victoria showed off a revealing snap of herself wearing an open shirt and high waisted pants from the Burberry AW13 collection. ... More »Victoria Beckham flashes some flesh in heart print Burberry shirt
Some of the celeb couples at Cannes have been playing it cool. Alot of them, however, have not, choosing instead to cosy up, fool around, and milk the red carpet limelight for all its worth. And its all thanks to to Keith and Nicole. More »Celeb Couples At Cannes: Nicole & Keith, Justin & Jessica + More
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