Police, promoter to discuss Gaga concert ticket refunds this week - Jakarta Post
28 May 2012, 6:35 am
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said on Monday that the police would meet with concert promoter Big Daddy Entertainment this week to discuss ticket refunds for the cancelled Lady Gaga performance. “We will discuss the [ticket ...

Rio Fashion week 2012: Bountiful Bikinis, Sexy Tropical Fashion (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post
28 May 2012, 6:28 am
Rio de Janeiro -- Just how many variations can you spin off the marvel of simplicity that is the bikini? Judging by the options on spectacular display at FashionRio, the Marvelous City's five-day-long summer 2013 fashion extravaganza, the ...

Fiji launches HIV/AIDS awareness week - Xinhua News Agency
28 May 2012, 2:46 am
SUVA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on Monday launched the HIV/AIDS awareness week, urging sexually active people to be careful. Nailatikau said his call for awareness towards HIV/AIDS as a parent was also what he would advocate ...

Kate Middleton's inner circle of friends struck by tragedy this week - Examiner
27 May 2012, 11:54 pm
Kate Middleton’s close friend is mourning the loss of her father who died this week under very tragic conditions. It is revealed that Kate’s close friend lost her father to suicide. Astrid Harbord is mourning the loss of her father ...

'This week' Transcript: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta - ABC News
27 May 2012, 8:05 pm
TAPPER (voice-over): On this Memorial Day weekend, our exclusive headliner, the secretary of defense, Leon Panetta. He's charged with winding down the war in Afghanistan, preventing Iran from going nuclear, and defending the nation against a ...

Economic Reports for the week Ahead - New York Times
27 May 2012, 5:21 pm
ECONOMIC REPORTS Data to be reported this week will include: the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index for March and consumer confidence for May (Tuesday); pending home sales for April (Wednesday); ADP employment for May, weekly ...

Number of the week: Half of U.S. Lives in Household Getting Benefits - Wall Street Journal
26 May 2012, 3:06 pm
49.1%: Percent of the population that lives in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2011. Cutting government spending is no easy task, and it’s made more complicated by recent ...

RPT-NYMEX-Crude ends up but dips fourth straight week - Reuters
26 May 2012, 1:40 pm
* U.N. nuclear watchdog finds higher uranium trace in Iran * Upbeat U.S. consumer sentiment supports crude futures * Euro zone debt crisis worries keep day's gains slim * Coming up: API weekly U.S. inventory data, Wednesday NEW YORK, May 25 ...

A Big week for Joining Forces - Whitehouse.gov (press release)
25 May 2012, 11:32 am
Through Joining Forces, Americans continue to step up and respond to the First Lady and Dr. Biden's call to serve our troops and their families as well as they have served us. Connecting veterans and military spouses with employment ...

Times-Picayune Confirms Staff Cuts and 3-Day-a-week Print Schedule - New York Times Blogs
24 May 2012, 9:10 am
1:14 p.m. | Updated The Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans confirmed on Thursday that it would cut back its print publishing schedule to three days a week and lay off an unknown number of staff members. In an article posted on its Web site ...