Entertainment

Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 04:26 UTC
Meryl Streep in awe of Thatcher who she portrays in the “Iron Lady”

Hollywood legend Meryl Streep concedes her own personality may bear more than a passing resemblance to Britain's steely former Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher, whom she portrays in the new movie “Iron Lady” based on the days leading to the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 06:53 UTC
“The Iron Lady” Meryl Streep makes it to the cover of the Vogue January edition

Meryl Streep, the star of the new Margaret Thatcher film, “The Iron Lady” and considered one of the best living cinema actresses has made the cover of the Vogue’s January 2012 US issue.
Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:05 UTC
Dakar rally 2012 takes off from the Atlantic and ends in Peru on the Pacific

Dakar Rally chief Etienne Lavigne said that the next edition of the competition which takes off from Mar del Plata, Argentina next January first and ends in Lima, Peru, fifteen days later, is the most renewed and challenging version since the rally moved to South America in 2008.
Tuesday, December 6th 2011 - 13:42 UTC
IOC shelves an investigation into former FIFA head Joao Havelange

The International Olympic Committee has shelved an investigation into former FIFA head Joao Havelange after he resigned as an IOC member just days before an ethics hearing into his conduct, IOC President Jacques Rogge told reporters.
Monday, December 5th 2011 - 21:57 UTC
The most expensive car crash reported in the south of Japan

A luxury sports car outing in Japan has ended in what may be one of the most expensive car crashes in history. Eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzes, a Lamborghini and two other vehicles were involved in the pile-up in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi.
Monday, December 5th 2011 - 06:00 UTC
China becomes the first to congratulate Latinamerica countries on CELAC

Chinese president Hu Jintao was the first to congratulate the newly formed CELAC and expressed Beijing’s wishes to strengthen trade relations, cooperation and political understanding with the region.
Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 08:50 UTC
Brazil counters bad press: “we can be ready to organize the World Cup in two months”

Brazil, plagued by delays and in-fighting in its preparations for the 2014 World Cup, could stage the event in two months' time if necessary, the country's sports minister said on Friday.
Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 05:57 UTC
Meryl Streep portraying ‘The Iron Lady’ named best actress by NY Film Critics Circle

Meryl Streep has been named best actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in upcoming film The Iron Lady by the New York Film Critics Circle.
Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 04:09 UTC
The best beauty contest in the world and a Brazilian obsession: Miss Bumbum

What can be greater for Brazilians than the 2014 World Cup which will be hosted by the country? The best beauty contest of all times…the several reasons to visit Brazil in spite of all the street killings: the Miss Bumbum competition.
Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:18 UTC
US engineers create limbo-dancing soft-body robot inspired in the squid

US Harvard University engineers have built a limbo-dancing robot that can squeeze under obstacles in its path for search and rescue missions.