Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 22:00
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 22:00
Launching in New York City with around 40 partners, new iOS (iPhone and iPad) app Beautified allows users to book exclusive appointments at high-end spas and salons in the Big Apple.
Whether you're...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 22:00
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 22:00
LIMA, Peru - Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 22:00
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Securities Commission is alleging two sisters committed fraud by misappropriating funds from a joint venture and by transferring shares of the venture without...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:45
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:45
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:45
A woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British soldier in London on Wednesday said she intervened because "it was better having them (the weapons) aimed on...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:45
British police on Wednesday arrested two people as they tried to quell anti-Islamist disorder following the brutal murder in London of a man, believed to be a soldier.
A 43-year-old man was arrested...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:30
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- GS Group, a South Korean energy and retail conglomerate, said Thursday it plans to promote a total of 2,500 non-regular workers into full-time employees by the end of this...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:30
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean financial market saw its turnover rates fall in March from two months earlier, data showed Thursday, apparently as investors took a wait-and-see stance amid...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:30
LINDALE, Alta. - About 200 people have been ordered from their homes in a rural area west of Edmonton as a wildfire fanned by heavy winds burns out of control.
The County of Brazeau (brah-zoo) says...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:30
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling — the practice of making deceptive claims of patent...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:30
SAN DIEGO - Environmentalists filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the extension of a toll road in southern Orange County, five years after widespread public opposition stopped a similar...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:15
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:15
(Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> is recalling worldwide more than 27,000 Cadillac crossover vehicles whose wheels could fall off due to potentially loose wheel nuts.
GM said on Wednesday it...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:02
If momentum counts for everything in tennis, nothing will stop Serena Williams from winning the French Open for just the second time in her career in Paris on June 8.
At 31, the superstar of the...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:01
Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times at the French Open with few willing to risk talking down the rejuvenated Spaniard's chances.
Having pulled clear of...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:01
The 2013 French Open gets underway at Roland Garros on Sunday with Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova defending their titles. AFP Sports is about to file the following stories:
Tennis-FRA-Open-men,...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:01
Penpix of the six leading contenders for the women's singles title at the 2013 French Open which gets underway at Roland Garros on Sunday:
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
World ranking: 1
Age: 31
Birthdate:...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:00
Last 10 winners of the French Open men's singles title ahead of the 2013 tournament which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday:
2012: Rafael Nadal (ESP)
2011: Rafael Nadal (ESP)
2010: Rafael Nadal (ESP...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:00
Last 10 winners of the women's singles title at the French Open ahead of the 2013 tournament which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday:
2012: Maria Sharapova (RUS)
2011: Li Na (CHN)
2010: Francesca...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:00
Penpix of the six leading contenders for the men's singles title at the 2013 French Open which gets underway at Roland Garros on Sunday:
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)
World ranking: 1
Age: 26
Birthdate: May...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:00
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean display giant LG Display Co. kept its dominant position in the market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels that are 9.1 inches or larger in the first quarter...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 21:00
A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world's first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer.
The National Institute of...
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