• SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2012 (AFP) – Facebook frenzy is spreading ahead of the company’s big-time stock market debut, with anything from Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie to the billion-dollar buy of Instagram sparking controversy.

    LONDON, May 12, 2012 (AFP) – Oscar-winner Michael Caine Saturday received the freedom of the London borough of Southwark, where the veteran British actor grew up.

     

    WASHINGTON, May 13, 2012 (AFP) – The politics of marriage, school bullies, a pile of cash in George Clooney’s garden and a forgotten recession — that’s the flavor of a frenetic week in the drama that is the US presidential election.

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    CARACAS, May 10, 2012 (AFP) – Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias was robbed of his passport and cash when thieves raided his hotel room while he performed in Venezuela, police and media reports said Thursday.

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    LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2012 (AFP) – The world of opera could soon be all aflutter with an American husband and wife team set to win hearts and take over as its new first couple.

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    SAN MARINO – Local resident and SMHS alum Julie Lin (Class of 1993) enjoys cheering on the royal couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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    CHICAGO, May 9, 2012 (AFP) – Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson’s brother-in-law threatened to kill her family if her sister left him and made good on that promise in a horrific triple homicide, prosecutors said Wednesday.

    MADRID, May 9, 2012 (AFP) – The Spanish state will take control of the fourth-biggest listed bank, Bankia, the government said Wednesday, as it races to shore up the bank’s bad loan-ridden balance sheet.

    NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 (AFP) – US stocks pared early sharp losses Wednesday to close with moderate losses after European Union officials confirmed that Greece would get the next installment of bailout funds this week.

    LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2012 (AFP) – Pioneering British celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon died Wednesday from leukemia in California, aged 84, police and his family said.

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