(ChinaPost.com.tw) – –“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria trumped Lady Gaga’s now infamous meat dress by sporting a tongue-in-cheek “Spanish ham dress” to host the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony in Madrid on Sunday.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Americans cleaned up at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on Sunday, as Lady Gaga picked up three top prizes and awards crowned Katy Perry, Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber and half a dozen U.S. outfits.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Chinese and British firms have signed a raft of deals worth millions of dollars, the British embassy said Monday on the eve of a visit by Prime Minister David Cameron aimed at boosting business ties.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Vice President Joe Biden told Jewish groups on Sunday that the U.S. under the Obama administration remains a steadfast and unwavering ally to Israel.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Dozens of human rights activists marched and shouted “Freedom” here Sunday to press the Cuban government to meet its own deadline for freeing a large group of political prisoners.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – At least 20 people were killed in drug-gang violence over the weekend in this northern Mexican border city, including seven found dead outside one house.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Thousands of rescue workers sickened after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York have until the end of Monday to accept a settlement that could near US$800 million.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Gebre Gebremariam saw his country’s greatest marathoner pull up in pain on the Queensboro Bridge, at the 16th mile (26th kilometer). He urged Haile Gebrselassie to keep going, but what the world-record holder felt in his right knee…
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Workers at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant detected radioactive water seeping from a leaky pipe in the complex Sunday, forcing the plant to shut down to make repairs. The Nuclear Regulatory Comission said the public was not in any…
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Flexing their new-found political muscle, U.S. Republicans have promised a string of investigations into Barack Obama’s administration as the president vowed to make some “corrections.”
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Business groups from around the world have urged leaders at this week’s G-20 summit to ensure the supply of rare earth minerals amid concerns that trade disputes could harm access to the key commodities.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Britain’s jobless could be asked to sweep streets, help out in community centers or mow lawns at public parks in return for their welfare check under plans to toughen the country’s benefits regime, government ministers said Sunday.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The Group of 20 is beginning to look more like the G-19 plus 1 as emerging and rich countries alike accuse the United States of breaking a vow of unity.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – World Bank President Robert Zoellick has called on bickering G-20 nations to bring gold back into the global monetary system as an anchor to guide currency movements.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – G-20 states are continuing to carry out protectionist policies in contrast to repeated pledges to keep markets open, and developing countries have been among the main victims, a study by independent economists said on Monday.