Gaga swaps music for media, edits Metro paper
Flamboyant popstar Lady Gaga ditched the music and switched to the media on Monday with a stint as a guest editor at the London headquarters of the global free newspaper network Metro.
Trump abandons designs on White House in 2012
Donald Trump will not be adding the White House to his luxury resort holdings. The Donald on Monday took himself off the 2012 Republican presidential candidate list.
The wealthy real estate magnate w
Chelsea set for second place, West Ham down
Chelsea gained a sliver of compensation for a trophyless season by effectively securing the Premier League runners-up spot behind Manchester United despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle United
Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders
Violence erupted on Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, leaving at least eight dead and dozens wounded, as Palestinians marked what they term ‘the catastrophe’ of Israel's foundin
Pakistan's Parliament condemns US Osama bin Laden raid
Pakistan’s Parliament condemned on Saturday the US raid to find and kill Osama bin Laden, calling for a review of US ties and warning that Pakistan could cut supply lines to American forces in Afghanistan if there were more such attacks.
Some planets spin in opposite direction to stars they orbit
Some planets are just flipping backward.
Japan bra carries messages of encouragement after disaster
A Japanese lingerie maker on Wednesday unveiled a bra that carries messages of encouragement from overseas as the country struggles to recover from a devastating quake and tsunami that struck exactly
Commonwealth Games to push for Twenty20 cricket inclusion
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is to approach the International Cricket Council (ICC) again to push for Twenty20 cricket's inclusion in future Games, the CGF said on Tuesday.
"It is fundamen
Investors slam Microsoft's Skype deal
Microsoft Corp's move to buy money-losing Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion was immediately skewered by critics and investors, who questioned the logic of the deal and suggested the softwa
FIH showers tournaments on India, eyes Brazil
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has awarded India several elite events, including an IPL cricket-style professional league, and pledged to raise the game's profile in soccer-dominated Brazil