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Prince, Portishead help make Coachella a success in year 9 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:47 pm PDT AP - But there was one who rose above all others. Full Story Top Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton frolic at Coachella after-party Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:26 pm PDT AP - Carmen Electra showed off her fiance and black diamond engagement ring at an excluse Coachella after-party, while the Hilton sisters frolicked with their beaus. Full Story Top Sean Penn speaks at Coachella, urges youth action Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:55 pm PDT AP - Sean Penn spoke at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, urging the young crowd to involve themselves politically. Full Story Top Snipes gets 3 years, apologizes for `costly mistakes' Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:12 am PDT AP - After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise. Full Story Top Wagner's `Siegfried' in Vienna a treat Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:24 pm PDT AP - Wotan's moment of truth has been depicted thousands of times in opera houses across the world since Wagner's "Siegfried" premiered 132 years ago — but probably seldom as starkly as Sunday at the Vienna State Opera. Full Story Top Latest Hollywood script deals Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:25 pm PDT Reuters - Universal has optioned "Resurrection," a comic book series written by "Eli Stone" co-creator Marc Guggenheim. Full Story Top Cult hip-hop band the Roots struggle at new label Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - Philadelphia's hip-hop collective the Roots are off to a rough start at their new label. Full Story Top Ex-CNN anchor Aaron Brown returns to TV on PBS' `Wide Angle' Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:05 pm PDT AP - Aaron Brown, the former CNN anchor who found cable TV an awkward fit, is joining PBS' "Wide Angle" series and ending his on-air absence of more than two years. Full Story Top Cult hip-hop band the Roots struggle at new label Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - Philadelphia's hip-hop collective the Roots are off to a rough start at their new label. Full Story Top 'At the End', Dark NYC Tale, Gets Reading Featuring Esper, Harner and More Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:14 pm PDT Playbill - Billy Finnegan's At the End, a dark vision of a future New York City, gets read April 28 as part of Theater for the New City's "New City, New Blood" reading series. Full Story Top Miley Cyrus apologizes for sexy photos Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:11 pm PDT Reuters - Teen idol Miley Cyrus, the fresh-faced star of Disney's "Hannah Montana" television franchise, has apologized for two sets of photos in which she flashes her bra, lies across a boy's lap, and appears semi-nude. Full Story Top Fitting Foundations for Chantelle Face Stephanie Seymour Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:01 pm PDT Fashion Wire Daily - French lingerie brand Chantelle wants to spread the notion of something that French women seem to instinctively know - a good bra with the right fit empowers a women's sense of femininity, and that equals more confidence. Full Story Top Jane Austen: A serial flirt with a hangover Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:16 pm PDT Reuters - Jane Austen fans who think the novelist was a country mouse may be shocked by a new British TV drama that depicts her flirting, suffering from hangovers and reneging on the acceptance of a marriage proposal. Full Story Top

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Clinton: Afghanistan needs more US attention Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:00 pm PDT AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton said the assassination attempt Sunday on the Afghan president shows that the U.S. has failed to give proper attention to Afghanistan. Full Story Hundreds flee wildfire burning in foothills near Los Angeles Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:01 pm PDT AP - Firefighters gained ground Sunday against an early season wildfire that slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles, forcing more than 1,000 people from homes in the foothills. Full Story Top Investigators: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:01 pm PDT AP - Millions of dollars of lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts were never finished because of excessive delays, poor performance or other factors, including failed projects that are being falsely described by the U.S. government as complete, federal investigators say. Full Story Top Police say Austrian man raped daughter, fathered 6 children Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:02 pm PDT AP - A woman who went missing in 1984 was found by police over the weekend and told investigators that she had been held by her father in a cellar, where she was repeatedly raped and gave birth to at least six children, police said Sunday. Full Story Top Obama's former pastor addresses Detroit NAACP dinner Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:02 pm PDT AP - The outspoken former pastor of Barack Obama told an audience of 10,000 at an NAACP dinner on Sunday that despite what his critics say, he is descriptive, not divisive, when he speaks about racial injustices. Full Story Top Ballpark funeral held in Ohio for long-missing soldier Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:03 pm PDT AP - Military workers and supporters from across the country joined in memorials Sunday for a slain Army reservist who had become a poignant picture of the war in Iraq after he was captured by insurgents. Full Story Top Study: Diabetes before motherhood on the rise Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:04 pm PDT AP - The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns. Full Story Top Continental Airlines tells employees it won't seek merger Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:22 pm PDT AP - Continental Airlines Inc. said Sunday it would not pursue a combination with another carrier right away, a surprising move after weeks of growing speculation that it would join with United Airlines to create the world's biggest airline. Full Story Top Prince, Portishead help make Coachella a success in year 9 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:47 pm PDT AP - But there was one who rose above all others. Full Story Top David West powers Hornets to 97-84 win over Mavericks Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:52 pm PDT AP - David West hardly said a word the last two days. That meant trouble for the Dallas Mavericks. West let out his pent-up frustration over a poor Game 3 with a determined effort in Game 4, scoring 10 of his 24 points in a quick stretch early in the second half to help the New Orleans Hornets pull away for a 97-84 victory Sunday and a 3-1 lead in the first-round series. Full Story Top China train crash kills 66, injures hundreds Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:26 pm PDT Reuters - Two passenger trains collided in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring hundreds as carriages derailed and toppled into a ditch, state media said. Full Story Top U.S. says kills 16 more fighters in Baghdad clashes Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:47 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. forces said on Monday they had killed 16 fighters in further clashes on Sunday, raising the total to 38 in what appeared to have been one of the heaviest days of fighting in weeks. Full Story Top Obama's ex-pastor says black church misunderstood Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:37 pm PDT Reuters - Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, said on Sunday critics portraying him as "divisive" and "bombastic" misunderstood the black church and represented a discredited tradition of intolerance in American public life. Full Story Top California wildfire forces 1,000 to evacuate Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:23 pm PDT Reuters - A wildfire that began along a popular hiking trail forced 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the hills northeast of Los Angeles on Sunday, officials said. Full Story Top Karzai escapes assassination bid Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:29 am PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt on Sunday from an assassination attempt by Taliban fighters who fired guns and rockets at an official celebration near the presidential palace in Kabul. Full Story Top N.Korea fetes torch with rally, military songs Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:54 pm PDT Reuters - The Olympic torch was paraded through the streets of Pyongyang to flag-waving masses on Monday with destitute North Korea promising its main benefactor China an "astonishing" show. Full Story Top Abbas downbeat on prospects for Mideast peace Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:42 am PDT Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came away disappointed from talks in Washington on Israeli-Palestinian peace and is pessimistic about prospects for a deal this year, aides said on Sunday. Full Story Top Vietnam bans rice speculation Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:37 pm PDT Reuters - Vietnam banned rice speculation after a surge in buying over the weekend in southern Vietnam but said it had sufficient stocks for domestic consumption and exports. Full Story Top 66 dead in China train collision: state media Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:31 pm PDT AFP - Sixty-six people were killed and nearly 250 injured early Monday when a passenger train from Beijing careered off the rails and slammed into another train in eastern China, state media reported. Full Story Top Afghanistan investigates deadly parade attack Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:06 pm PDT AFP - Afghanistan was Monday investigating how militants could get within 500 metres of President Hamid Karzai and other top leaders to carry out a brazen attack that left three Afghans dead. Full Story Top

Business News

Continental Airlines tells employees it won't seek merger Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:22 pm PDT AP - Continental Airlines Inc. said Sunday it would not pursue a combination with another carrier right away, a surprising move after weeks of growing speculation that it would join with United Airlines to create the world's biggest airline. Full Story

Buffett, Munger will again field shareholders' questions Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:01 pm PDT AP - The wisdom of billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger will be on display again next weekend when the two men field questions from a throng of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders. Full Story

Wall Street looks for cues from Federal Reserve meeting Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:33 am PDT AP - What a difference six weeks makes. Right before the last Federal Reserve meeting, investors were worried about the global banking system imploding. Now, investors are betting the credit markets are on the mend and Wall Street is looking forward to an economic recovery. Full Story

Strike in Scotland closes major North Sea oil pipeline Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:02 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of workers at Scotland's only oil refinery on Sunday began a 48-hour strike that has forced BP PLC to shut a pipeline system that delivers almost a third of Britain's North Sea oil. Full Story

Fed to hold public hearings on BofA-Countrywide deal Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:30 am PDT AP - Consumer advocates nervous about Bank of America Corp.'s proposed takeover of troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. are pressuring the bank to provide assurances that Countrywide borrowers facing foreclosure won't lose their homes. Full Story

Britain's rich get richer Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:58 pm PDT AP - The collective wealth of Britain's 1,000 richest people went up by nearly 15 percent last year, and more than half the country's 75 billionaires are foreign-born, according to a list published by the Sunday Times newspaper. Full Story

China to tie up with Chicago carbon emissions bourse Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:15 am PDT AFP - China will join up with the US Chicago Climate Exchange to establish a carbon emission market in the city of Tianjin near Beijing, state media reported Friday. Full Story

Investors look to earnings for hints about consumer spending Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:39 am PDT AP - Wall Street has so far had a mostly subdued reaction to corporate earnings released in the past few weeks, but that could be about to change. Full Story

Mortgage lender HBOS may launch rights issue Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:17 am PDT AFP - The board of HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, will meet Monday to discuss a possible multi-billion pound rights issue due to the international credit crunch, media reported Sunday. Full Story

Two major US retailers ration rice amid global food crisis Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:09 pm PDT AFP - Two major US bulk retailers are rationing the sale of large bags of rice to consumers amid a growing global food crisis marked by skyrocketing prices and heavy pressure on demand. Full Story

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Indian stock, fx, bond markets closed for holiday
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - Indian stock, bond and currency markets are closed on Friday for a local holiday. Trading resumes on Monday. ...
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/CORRECTION -- Electronic Game Card Inc./
FOXBusiness - USA
... $100 billion global market of state and national lotteries, Gaming and Casinos, Indian Gaming and the expanding sales promotion and incentive markets. ...
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Sensex returns 4.77% in truncated weekly session
Financial Express - Bombay,India
Following positive results posted by the IT giant Infosys, coupled with some positive news flow from the global Markets, Indian Markets have rallied for the ...
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Markets hold ground, realty stocks firm
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
Taking a cue from its Asian and European peers, the Indian markets opened firm on 17 April with the benchmark index surging nearly 300 points to trade at ...
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Apple iPhone To Hit Indian Markets By September
TopNews - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Initially, the iPhone is available in 8GB version at a price of Rs 28000 to Rs 30000. It seems European sales are falling and China Mobile has already ...
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Techs, banks lead Indian shares up; inflation eyed
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
BO: Quote, Profile, Research) and bolstered by gains in global markets, but inflation remaining over 7 percent was a worry. Data due around noon (0630 GMT) ...
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Indian ADRs advance as US markets rally
Myiris.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Majority of Indian ADRs ended with gains on Wednesday barring Tata Motors that ended marginally lower 0.13% at USD 15.57.
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Luxury car makers eye Indian market
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Further, a Keystone India report, The World's Top Auto Markets by 2030, projects that over the next 25 years, emerging markets will account for a stunning ...
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Indian rupee gains as inflows into shares eyed
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
BSESN is expected to open higher on Thursday, tracking other Asian markets and buoyed by confidence on Wall Street after reassuring corporate earnings ...
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Technical view: Qtrly. results to impact Indian markets
Myiris.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Vishwas added that the Indian markets in the month will majorly be impacted with the quarterly results rather than with global markets. ...
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Mini BMW in India by 2009
By Merinews.com(Merinews.com)
BMW is likely to launch a premium compact range of cars under its 'Mini' brand in the Indian markets by 2009. The company has already done a feasibility study and would make an announcement on a possible launch over the next two-three ...
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Markets Remain Up:Gains 91 Points,Intra Day Calls For Today
By Shyam
With the good global cues, the Indian markets maintained a good momentum yesterday. The sensex gained about 91 points to close at 16244 levels and Nifty closed at 4887 by gaining 8 points. Wipro,Infosys and Reliance Energy were the ...
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'Indian markets not vulnerable'
India's money, bond and currency markets have been stable and may be immune to the global credit crisis, central bank governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy said in New York on Tuesday.
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Market Update 17.03.08
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