CULTURE AND SPORT

Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and Jay-Z were among the winners at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

The military dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and promised a referendum on political reform.

The “Miss Spring 2011” beauty contest organised by the Vietnam Students’ Association in France took place in Paris on February 12.

Switzerland voted Sunday on whether to abolish its long-standing tradition of letting citizens keep army-issued weapons at home.

Egypt's new military leadership vowed to pave the way for democracy and abide by its peace treaty with Israel.

At least 30 people died in a staggering surge in drug-related violent crime in Mexico rocking the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara, and the northern state of Chihuahua.

Nineteen people, including 15 police and an intelligence agent, died in a string of devastating attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar claimed by the Taliban.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni is currently recording her fourth album in Paris and not as reported in Los Angeles, her agent said.

Hosni Mubarak was forced to cede power after more than a million demonstrators took to the streets.

Vietnam’s kitesurfing team, the KINN team will compete at Pranburi, Thailand for round four of the Kiteboard Tour Asia championships.

Nokia said Friday it was slashing jobs and joining forces with US giant Microsoft in a major strategy shake-up that left investors disappointed.

China's government has ordered a renewed crackdown on child abductions after an online effort to reunite parents with their lost children.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's Twitter and LiveJournal accounts have been named the best blogs of the Russian-language internet in 2011.

Lampard believes England's future will be brighter after many of Fabio Capello's new selections made a big impact in friendly victory over Denmark.

A museum in London is throwing caution to the wind for an exhibition on sex in the animal kingdom complete with copulating chimps and randy rabbits.

Obama stressed the need for a meaningful and lasting political transition in Egypt in a telephone call with key ally King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

A large swathe of the US South and Midwest still digging out from last week's huge snowfall faced more wintry weather Wednesday.

Vietnamese star Nguyen Hoang Thien sealed a spot to the last four round at the 2011 Tennis Central 18 & U ITF Summer Championships

The mother of missing six-year-old twins fought back tears Wednesday as she made an emotional plea on Italian television.