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Vanessa Hudgens rocks computer game
14/08/2009 05:00
Vanessa Hudgens perfected the rock songs in her new film by playing computer games. Cast member Vanessa Hudgens poses at the premiere of the movie “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” at Galen Center in Los Angeles October 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters...
Taiwan typhoon death toll could top 500
14/08/2009 05:00
The death toll from Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan could reach more than 500, Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou said Friday. Rescue workers work for disaster relief near a ruined bridge on the road to Xinkai village in Kaohsiung of Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2009. The...
Ford increases third-quarter production under cash for clunkers program
13/08/2009 05:00
U.S. automaker Ford Motor announced that it is boosting third-quarter production in North America by another 10,000 units. According to Ford Americas President Mark Fields, the company’s third-quarter production goal is now 495,000 units, about 18...
Brad Pitt for mayor?
13/08/2009 05:00
Citizens in New Orleans are launching a movement to recruit Hollywood star Brad Pitt into the 2010 New Orleans mayoral race. Cast member Brad Pitt poses during a photocall for the film “Inglorious Basterds” by director Quentin Tarantino at the 62nd...
Gates: Additional troops for Afghanistan still possible
13/08/2009 05:00
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Thursday that it’s still possible for Washington to send additional troops to Afghanistan beyond what President Barack Obama has promised. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a briefing the...
Freed S. Korean worker returns home after 137-day detention in DPRK
13/08/2009 05:00
A South Korean worker was freed on Thursday from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after being detained in the territory for 137 days. Yoo Seong-jin (C), a worker who was detained by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),...
Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94
13/08/2009 05:00
Les Paul, the U.S. guitar virtuoso and inventor, died Thursday, 94, in White Plains, N.Y., of complications from pneumonia. File photo of Les Paul, the U.S. guitar virtuoso and inventor. Paul died at the age of 94, New York, on Thursday, Aug. 13,...