Monthly Archives: March 2011

Melo scores 39 as Knicks rally past Nets 120-116 (AP)

NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points for the second straight game, including the tiebreaking jumper with 1:08 left, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the New Jersey Nets 120-116 on Wednesday night. … Continue reading

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Prince William’s hairline is fading fast (omg!)

FILE – In this Tuesday, March 8, 2011 file photo, Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton prepare to flip pancake at a display by the charity Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children outside the City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. … Continue reading

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Libyan foreign minister flees to UK

31 March 2011 Last updated at 00:21 ET Britain says Moussa Koussa is quitting Colonel Gaddafi’s regime Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa is in Britain and “no longer willing” to work for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, the UK Foreign Office … Continue reading

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Giants pitcher Zito involved in car crash (AP)

LOS ANGELES – San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito was taken to a hospital after his car was hit broadside at a West Hollywood intersection, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Boulevard and Sunset … Continue reading

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Russian film star Lyudmila Gurchenko dies at 75 (omg!)

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian actress Lyudmila Gurchenko, a beloved star of the Soviet silver screen, died on Wednesday in Moscow from heart failure. She was 75. “She was a real artist of the people, loved by an audience of millions,” … Continue reading

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Area of Japan evacuation queried

31 March 2011 Last updated at 00:27 ET Greenpeace found alarming levels of radioactivity at the village of Iitate UN nuclear monitors have advised Japan to consider expanding the evacuation zone around the stricken reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Are self-testing health packs useful?

Self-test health kits could do more harm than good, consumer group Which? has warned. Which? asked medical experts to examine six kits testing for early signs of diseases like prostate cancer. It claims the tests, sold online or at chemists, … Continue reading

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League, players cooperate in marketing (AP)

NEW YORK – Business as usual in the NFL. Not among the owners, coaches, and players. Not between Commissioner Roger Goodell and the players’ association. Nor between general managers and player agents. In marketing the game, however, the lockout has … Continue reading

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‘Rango’ boots ‘LA’ aliens from top spot overseas (AP)

LOS ANGELES – An animated chameleon sheriff in the Wild West topped the international box office chart as “Rango” in its fourth weekend took in a solid $16 million in 48 territories for a global total of $159.5 million. Johnny … Continue reading

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Britain’s republicans rejoice at royal wedding (omg!)

Britain’s Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton listen to speeches during their visit St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters LONDON (Reuters) – Mention the royal wedding, and the eyes of Graham Smith, Britain’s leading … Continue reading

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