Prosecutor charges Sudan president with genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has filed genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Nations:Netherlands Argentina Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Anheuser-Busch being sold to InBev for $52B
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The maker of the King of Beers has agreed to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev SA.
Nations:U.S. Argentina Brazil Mexico Russia Activities:InBev Buys Anheuser Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
Nations:Venezuela Colombia Mexico El Salvador Argentina Russia People:Riyo Mori Melanie Brown Donald Trump Activities:2008 Miss Universe Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai film festival jury
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will head the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held June 14-22.
Nations:Czech Republic Lithuania Israel Denmark Argentina New Zealand People:Anthony Minghella Wong Kar-Wai Joan Chen Activities:2008 Shanghai Film Festival Source:(AP)
2008-06-06
Spice Girls to launch world comeback tour
The Spice Girls will launch their worldwide comeback tour this weekend, vowing the return of "girl power" more than a decade after making it a buzzword for a generation of teenagers.
Nations:U.S. U.K. Canada Argentina Spain Australia People:Melanie Brown Geri Halliwell Victoria Beckham
2007-11-29
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O).
Nations:Australia U.S. Canada U.K. Pakistan Mexico People:David Beckham Britney Spears Kate Moss Tom Cruise
2007-10-17
Adventurer Steve Fossett's plane missing
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who has cheated death time and again in his successful pursuit of aviation records, was missing Tuesday after taking off in a single-engine plane the day before to scout locations for a land-speed record, officials said.
Nations:Tanzania Argentina Switzerland People:Steve Fossett
2007-09-04
China's influence spreads around world
For nearly three decades, Chinese peasants have left their villages for crowded dormitories and sweaty assembly lines, churning out goods for world markets. Now, China is turning the tables.
Nations:U.S. Brazil China Sudan Bolivia Venezuela People:Mia Farrow Hu Jintao Deng Xiaoping Activities:2007 China Toothpaste Crisis Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-09-02
Sharapova firepower overwhelms Aussie at US Open
Maria Sharapova produced another display of fearsome big hitting to roll into the US Open third round on Thursday.
Nations:France Germany Spain Argentina People:Tommy Haas Jonas Bjorkman Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko James Blake Richard Gasquet Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-08-31
Spice Girls reunite for world tour
The Spice Girls wannabe stars again.
Nations:U.K. Argentina Spain U.S. Australia South Africa People:David Beckham
2007-06-28
Cabrera tames Tiger, Furyk and Oakmont
The only thing Angel Cabrera couldn't conquer at this U.S. Open was Oakmont. That was much tougher than Tiger Woods. Cabrera hit all the right shots at the right time Sunday, none bigger than a booming tee shot down the middle of the 18th fairway that stopped a late slide, allowed him to post a 1-under 69 and forced Woods and Jim Furyk to catch him.
Nations:Argentina People:Tiger Woods Zach Johnson Paul Casey Jim Furyk Geoff Ogilvy Phil Mickelson Activities:2007 U.S. Open
2007-06-18
Spurs ponder dynasty label as Cavs try to avoid sweep
While the San Antonio Spurs begin to consider their place among National Basketball Association dynasties, the Cleveland Cavaliers clung to the hope they can make some history of their own.
Nations:Argentina People:Michael Jordan Tim Duncan Tony Parker LeBron James Activities:2006 NBA
2007-06-14
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