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Queen Elizabeth II’s dad, Albert—the gentle, stammering Duke of York—never was meant to be king. And from Hollywood’s early honors this season, a drama based on his life never seemed destined as heir-apparent at the Academy Awards. Yet “The King’s Speech” took a step closer to the best-picture crown Tuesday, leading the Oscars with 12 […]

ISRAELI archaeologists have finished work on a controversial tunnel running from a site close to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem that is the third holiest site in Islam, officials said on Tuesday. The 600m tunnel to the nearby district of Silwan, originally built as a drainage tunnel during the Second Temple period, starts at an […]

MCDONALD’S Corp plans to raise prices this year to help offset an expected rise in its grocery bill for the 10 commodities that account for around 75 per cent of its food preparation costs. Food prices are rising around the globe and the comments from the world’s biggest restaurant chain overshadowed weaker-than-expected December sales at […]

COMPANIES added nearly 300,000 jobs in December, according to an unofficial count by a private payroll firm – more than in any month in the past decade. The news raised hopes that the government’s official report on Friday on last month’s job creation could be a blockbuster. While there were reasons to doubt the numbers, […]

Sony Corp said Thursday it will release 32-inch 3-D liquid crystal display television sets starting in March, a move aimed at spurring demand for 3-D TVs by expanding the lineup currently made up of 40-inch or larger products to include smaller ones. The new Bravia TVs have enhanced Internet connection capabilities, enabling users to watch […]

Grateful WWII Vets Recognized with ‘Honor Flights’ to War Memorial Veterans are moved to bittersweet tears and conflicting emotions when they visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Honor Flight Network. “I feel good I could come with a group,” a grateful Harley Dingman tells Newsmax.TV. But “I feel guilty […]

CHINA will build a ‘commercial city’ in Thailand worth US$1.5 billion (S$1.9 billion) that will allow traders to re-export Chinese-made goods and avoid costly tariffs, state media said on Thursday. More than 70,000 Chinese traders are expected to operate in the China City Complex in Bangkok, helping them miss levies on products shipped directly from […]

American Killed In Laos Given Medal Of Honor Air Force Sgt. Richard Etchberger saved three U.S. soldiers in combat By Scott Wilson At a secret military installation on a mountain top in Laos more than 40 years ago, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger fought to save the lives of three wounded soldiers, […]

But when your mom is Madonna and you’re creating a fashion line for teenage girls, it isn’t always that simple. “There are some definite pieces [inspired by my mom]. The tulle skirt because that’s like her thing—she made that. The necklaces, the gloves, the lace tights, the combat boots…that tough girly thing,” Lourdes told WHO. […]

Google News, a computer-generated free news site provided by Google Inc that aggregates stories worldwide, is expanding its customization options for non-English-language readers this year, the creator of the news service said recently. In an interview with Kyodo News, Krishna Bharat, who is Google’s distinguished research scientist, said he expects the site’s news personalization and […]