NEW YORK: Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters): U.S. President Barack Obama will press European leaders to ease up on fiscal austerity and focus on economic growth at a summit on Saturday that will discuss ways to stem turmoil in the euro zone and head off the risk of global contagion.

WELLINGTON: The International Rugby Board (IRB) said yesterday they have not banned Samoan firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, despite claims from the Pacific nation's coach that he was told to drop the player.

JEJU ISLAND (South Korea): Park Sang-hyun shot a seven–under 65 yesterday to grab a share of the lead with fellow South Korean Kim Bi-O and Indonesian Rory Hie after two rounds of the SK Telecom Open.

The Malaysian rubber market is expected to continue its bearish momentum next week on anticipation of weakening demand for the commodity. Dealers said rising fears over the eurozone debt crisis and a slowdown in China's economy would continue to weigh on market sentiment. However th...

KUALA LUMPUR: Having revived the Malaysian Volleyball League (MVL) last year, the Malaysian Volleyball Association (Mava) hope to make the second season equally successful by increasing the total prize money to RM150,000.

GLADSTONE (New Jersey): Defending champion Suzann Pettersen was ousted by England’s Jodi Ewart in the first round of the LPGA Match Play Championship on Thursday, while world No. 1 Tseng Yani barely advanced.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian bowlers in the ongoing Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge can expect a rough ride once the competition goes into the final rounds at the Pearl Bowling Centre in Manila.

Time dot Com Bhd’s net profit rose 27.8% to RM29.25mil in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM22.88mil a year ago on higher data revenue but it expects 2012 to be challenging.

KUCHING: Of the 11,271 consumer complaints recorded nationwide last year, Selangor recorded the highest number at 2,417 claims, while Labuan scored the lowest with 44.

(May 17): A gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in April for the first time in seven months, according...

LONDON (Reuters): Rupert Murdoch has denied reports that News Corp is considering spinning off its British newspapers to protect the rest of his media empire from a phone hacking scandal.

LONDON: The strategic venture partnership between Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) and commodities giant Louis Dreyfus was a closely calculated decision that considered all political and economic factors, said FGVH president and CEO Datuk Sabri Ahmad. The decision was reached af...

NEW YORK: Mark Zuckerberg, wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt, remotely rang the bell to open trade Friday on the Nasdaq, marking a record-setting public offering for Facebook.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Sunway Bhd unit Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd (SunCon) had received the letter of award worth RM1.17...

KUCHING: Metro Ahad has apologised to all Sarawakians, especially the Penans, who were offended by an article titled "Ibuku isteriku, bapaku suamiku" (My mother my wife, my father my husband) that was carried its online edition www.hmetro.com.my, on Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters): Wall Street banks will report sharp declines in trading and investment banking revenues in the second quarter because of weaker client activity, JPMorgan analyst Kian Abouhossein said in a report on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government prefers to clarify any issue rather than debate on it with the opposition, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council, established under the Legal Profession Act, has to eliminate the perception that it is an organisation monopolised by the opposition, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Sunway Bhd announces that Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd has accepted a RM1.17 billion contract in relation to the proposed Sg Bulohand#8211;Kajang (SBK) Mass Rapid Transit Line, Package V4 project. The contract is for the construction and completion of viaduct guideway and other associated ...

Capital FM 88.9, the radio station dedicated to empowering women, offers tips to help them look and feel good.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): The FBM KLCI pared down some of its gains on Thursday as European markets retreated on...

SAN FRANCISCO ( May 19): The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday,...

(May 17): - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as more people shopped its established U.S....

AirAsia Bhd, which paid RM12.393 million to sponsor Queens Park Rangers (QPR)'s jerseys for away matches, has extended the partnership for the 2012/13 Barclay's Premier League (BPL) season. Under the renewed partnership, AirAsia is set to become the football club's Official Playing Kit Sp...

NEW YORK: US stocks slumped on Friday as Facebook's keenly awaited market debut disappointed, adding to bearish sentiment about Europe's financial woes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 73.11 points, or 0.59 percent, to finish the day at 12,369.38. The SandP 500-stock index shed ...

MUAR – Belia negara ini diminta mengambil peluang melengkapkan diri dengan pelbagai kemahiran bagi membolehkan mereka mengisi 3.3 juta peluang pekerjaan yang tersedia menerusi Program Transformasi Ekonomi kerajaan, kata Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Musical director Ho Lin Huay is set to become the first Malaysian to stage a musical production in Beijing.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- The decision to abolish the 40 per cent quota for locals to enrol in international schools will not affect enrolment in national and national-type schools, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

ROME, May 19 — Serena Williams said she expected to be 100 per cent fit for next week’s French Open despite withdrawing from the Italian Open today because of a back injury. The American had been due to play China’s Li Na in the first semi-final but told a news conference...

KEMAMAN, May 17 (Bernama) -- About 5,000 motorcyclists in Terengganu have obtained the B2 licence via 10 programmes under the 1Community 1RTD programme since its launch in 2009, said state road transport department (RTD) director Abdul Rahman Emang Anyie.

(Borneo Post) - MIRI: Seat tussle spells trouble for opposition front as PKR refuses to accept DAP’s nomination of branch chief for parliamentary seat. Pakatan Rakyat (PR) the opposition front is heading for choppy waters here as two of its component parties DAP and PKR are on a colli...

Create your own Lady Gaga video clip and you stand a chance to be at her Born This Way Ball in Sydney.

By Khairdzir Md Yunus NEW YORK, May 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is preparing national level education reforms based on a methodology pioneered in the US that has successfully raised student success throughout the school system, from the very early childhood through completion of universi...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- More than 100 directors are expected to participate in the upcoming International Directors Summit 2012, to be held here from May 21-22.

The stars of In Perfect Harmony share their experience on the highly successful musical and their latest project Intimate Encounters.

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan was banned yesterday from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for the next five years but the decision may not be cast in stone yet. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said Khan’s unapo...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is giving a joyride on its first A380 aircraft to three lucky women.

E! Online and TMZ are reporting that Grammy-winning Queen-of-Disco Donna Summer has passed away, aged 63.

Baru saja menapak dalam industri, seorang artis baru dengan beraninya telah mengutuk seorang penyanyi senior lagi sangat dikenali. Bukan itu saja, dia turut mengutuk sebuah program bual bicara yang mendapat perhatian ramai.

JERUSALEM, May 17 – A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in central Jerusalem directly into a long, modestly furnished, half-panelled room decorated with modern paintings by Israeli artists and a copy of Israel’s 1948 declaration of...

MANILA, May 19 — Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines today marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s two concerts next week, saying her songs carried “demonic” undertones. The protests in the heavily Catholic Philippines fol...

FRANKFURT, May 19 — At least 20,000 demonstrators marched through Frankfurt today in a peaceful protest against austerity measures implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis. Police closed off main roads in the centre of Frankfurt and set up check points on highways...

KUALA LUMPUR — Skuad senior hoki kebangsaan perlu menjadikan Kejohanan Piala Sultan Azlan Shah di Ipoh, Perak dari 24 Mei-3 Jun ini sebagai medan kebangkitan semula prestasi mereka, titah Presiden Konfederasi Hoki Malaysia (MHC) Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.

SRI AMAN: Lima termasuk tiga beradik mati tersepit dalam pacuan empat roda dinaiki mereka apabila kenderaan itu bertembung dengan sebuah lori di Kilometer 71.5, Jalan Kuching-Sri Aman, berhampiran simpang Jaong, di sini, petang semalam.

PETALING JAYA — Orang ramai yang mempunyai masalah kesihatan berpunca daripada obesiti, kini boleh mendapatkan nasihat pakar menerusi talian ”MyWeight MyHealth” kelolaan Persatuan Farmasi Malaysia (MPS).

BACHOK: “Walaupun pernikahan ini bakal menjadi buah mulut penduduk kampung, saya sanggup menghadapinya. Jodoh saya sudah tiba dan saya melakukannya demi keluarga,” kata seorang gadis berusia 16 tahun yang bergelar ‘pengantin remaja’ selepas bernikah dengan pasanga...

Gara-gara tindakan seorang selebriti menerima tawaran persembahan secara senyap-senyap, penyanyi lagenda DJ Dave telah naik angin dengan memarahi artis berkenaan yang kini sedang bekerja dibawahnya sebagai pembantu peribadi.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kelantan menjuarai Piala FA selepas menewaskan Sime Darby 1-0 pada perlawanan akhir di Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil, sebentar tadi.

Pelakon Aaron Aziz, agak terkilan dan menyifatkan dirinya seakan ditindas apabila ada pihak yang mahu meminta dirinya membuktikan berhubung isu kerakyatannya lebih-lebih lagi selepas namanya diumumkan sebagai Bintang Paling Popular 2011, April lalu.