Monthly Archives: December 2009
Charlie Sheen accused of domestic violence charges
BEIJING, Dec. 28 — U.S. actor Charlie Sheen, 44, was accused of using a weapon in an alleged case of domestic violence in Aspen, Colorado, according to media reports Monday. Sheen was arrested on Christmas morning at a house in … Continue reading
Virginia post office hostage standoff ends
BEIJING, Dec. 24 — An eight-hour hostage standoff at a post office in Virginia, U.S. ended late Wednesday, with an armed, disabled man taken into custody, said media reports. The man, in a wheelchair, entered the post office in Wytheville at … Continue reading
“Golden ratio” for face found, Jessica Alba most beautiful
BEIJING, Dec. 23 — U.S. and Canadian researchers have calculated the ratios of the “perfect” face and claimed that U.S. star Jessica Alba has the most beautiful face. Researchers say beauty can be measured according to how close together a … Continue reading
iPhone most used mobile phone in U.S.: Nielson
BEIJING, Dec. 23 — The iPhone 3G is crowned the most-used mobile phone in the U.S., according to data published by market research company Nielsen Wednesday. Owning 4 percent of an “embedded base of all subscribers” from Jan. to Oct. … Continue reading
FBI releases Michael Jackson’s files
BEIJING, Dec. 23 — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday released more than 300 pages of files related to the late pop king Michael Jackson who died on June 25 at the age of 50. The files were made public … Continue reading
Yahoo to shut down offices in holidays to cut cost
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — Yahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year’s Day to help cut cost, according to media reports Tuesday. Yahoo spokeswoman Dana Lengkeek said the move is the first time that the company … Continue reading
Oceans noisier, acoustic environment harmful to marine life
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — The world’s oceans are becoming noisier because of pollution and the altered deep sea’s acoustic environment is potentially harmful for marine life, U.S. scientists said in a report quoted by media Tuesday. The report published in … Continue reading
Christmas online sales surge in U.S. after snowstorm
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — While the snowstorm that hit U.S. east coastal area Saturday made stores sparse, it boosted the U.S. online sales over the weekend. According to the statistics from web research company Coremetrics, online retail sales rose 22.4 … Continue reading
Google begins books digitization in French library
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — Internet search giant Google began digitizing half a million books from the Municipal Library of Lyon, France, Monday. Patrick Bazin, director of the Municipal Library of Lyon, said Google is contracted to scan the books in … Continue reading
Carrie Underwood gets engaged
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — U.S. singer Carrie Underwood, 26, and Ottawa Senator hockey player Mike Fisher, 29, were engaged, according to media reports Tuesday. “I’m happy to confirm that Carrie Underwood is engaged to Mike Fisher, and the couple couldn’t be … Continue reading