Olympic Official Suspended After Ticket Row

Ukraine has suspended one of their top Olympic officials after investigating on an alleged black market selling. He was professed on selling up to a hundred tickets for the London Games on the black market. A probe by the BBC, a British broadcaster, made the claims about Volodymyr Gerashchenko, a Senior member of the Ukraine National Olympic Committee (UNOC). Gerashchenko, who has been part of the UNOC since 1997, was told of...

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X-Factor: Did Britney Spears Walked Out on Set?

According to TMZ and other eye witnesses, Britney Spears - new judge of the show - walked off the set of the X-Factor during her first day on the job. The auditions are being held today in Austin, Texas. Britney Spears walked off the set of "X-Factor" moments ago. This is according to several people in the audience. She felt unpleased...

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A Chinese Analysts' Strategic View of the Scarborough Issue

An increasingly complex entity called China New Straight Times MY | May 25, 2012 | Farish A. Noor For the benefit of Malaysians who are not familiar with the issues at hand, I would refer to the work done by Chinese strategic analysts like Li Mingjiang, who have written extensively -- and objectively -- on this thorny issue. We labour under the mistaken impression that China is a homogenous country that thinks in a singular...

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Young Chinese Couple Buried a 68-year-old Woman ALIVE

   BEIJING, China - A young couple believed to have buried an elderly woman alive after knocking her down last month while drunken driving have been placed in criminal detention. "It's certain the woman was not dead when buried," a publicity officer from Yuyao public security bureau, who only gave his surname Zhou, told China Daily on Wednesday. "Legal medical experts detected particles identical to those in the...

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American Idol Season 11 Winner: PHILLIP PHILLIPS

Congratulations! Phillip Phillips for winning the American Idol 11.    Yes it is, 21-year old Phillip Phillips is the new American Idol winner. 132 million votes came in last night, as announce by host Ryan Seacrest, defeating the early front-runner Filipino/Mexican, Jessica Sanchez. He will now succeed the throne of last year's...

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JS vs PP - Jessica Sanchez vs Phillip Phillips battle it out to be the next American Idol Season 11 Winner

   The sixteen year old Jessica Sanchez chose to sing power ballads while Phillip Phillips from Georgia decided to go indie as they battle it out in the finale. Who will emerge as the next American Idol winner? We'll find that out tomorrow. JESSICA SANCHEZ    Sanchez, the teen with a big voice will try her luck to...

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Bruce Jenner: Esquire's 2012 "Father of the Year"

Bruce Jenner    Former U.S. track and field athlete, William Bruce Jenner, was named as this years "Father of the Year" by Esquire magazine. For its June 2012 issue, the magazine gives us a glimpse of Jenner's life as a father, he's triumphs and trials he has encountered before becoming the now infamous patriarch of the Kardashians....

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OKC Thunders triumphs over Lakers; wins series 4-1

        Oklahoma City Thunders won Game 5 of their playoff series match against the popular Los Angeles Lakers with the score 106-90. Russell Westbrook dominated the game scoring in 28pts while Kevin Durant also added a noteworthy 25pts with 10 rebounds. These two All-Stars skipped their usual rest periods to power...

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Is Jackie Chan retiring from action films?

Jackie Chan      Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong-born Chinese actor, is now retiring from action films. At age 58, Chan announced his retirement at the Cannes Film Festival. His decision is in part due to his age. He feels he's "too old" for the demanding stunts. He said that the upcoming film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his...

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The Avengers now reaches $1 billion mark

   Joss Whedon's superhero epic Marvel's "The Avengers" or "Avengers Assemble" has now joined the ranks of movies that reached the $1 billion worldwide box office record. Aside from tying with "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and James Cameron's "Avatar", "The Avengers" further adds to its impressive resume an explosive...

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