Duchess: Hoping for baby boy, William wants girl

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge said Sunday that she doesn't know the sex of her first child — but she hopes it's a boy. Her husband Prince William, however, would prefer a girl.READ MORE

Michelle Yeoh honored at Asian Film Awards

HONG KONG (AP) — Michelle Yeoh is happy to be honored with the "Excellence in Asian Cinema Award" but says she hopes there's no hidden message. She asked, "I hope it's not their way of telling me that I need to retire?" The star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and last year's Aung San Suu Kyi biopic "The Lady" is being honored at the Asian Film Awards on Monday night.READ MORE

Apple and Samsung: A defining rivalry

JAKARTA/SEOUL: What a difference three months can make. At the end of August, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) seemed on top of the world. Fresh off a resounding $1.05 billion U.S. legal victory over arch-foe Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), the

The lost port of ancient Rome discovered

PARIS: French and Italian archaeologists have found the remains of a grain port that played a critical role in the rise of ancient Rome, France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said on Thursday.

Balan to dance Ooh La La at her sangeet

MUMBAI: The Balan household is abuzz with preparations for Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapoor's December 14 wedding.

While the marriage is likely to be a family affair, her close friends — including a few from the film industry — will attend the sangeet, to be held on Dec 11. Vidya's cousins and friends are already rehearsing for the occasion, which is going to be a Punjabi-cum-Tamil affair.

Psy apologizes for past anti-US songs

LOS ANGELES: The South Korean pop singer behind the viral smash hit "Gangnam Style" apologized on Friday for past concerts featuring anti-American lyrics, ahead of a holiday performance to be attended by US President BarackObama and his family.

Swaziland urged to hike witch-doctor tax

MBABANE: A Swazi Member of Parliament has urged the government to hike taxes on traditional healers and soothsayers to help solve a funding crisis in Africa's last absolute monarchy.

The mediums, known as sangomas in the landlocked southern African nation, pay an annual 10 emalangeni ($1.15) license fee, but MP Majahodvwa Khumalo said they had jacked up their fees fourfold in the last few years and should pay

Two-person trip to the Moon for $ 1.5 bn

Washington: A private venture launched by former NASA executives plans to send people to the Moon by 2020, costing $ 1.5 billion for two.

The company, called Golden Spike claims to have generated “real interest” in space agencies in both Asian and European countries.