http://www.mondenews.com Breaking news, latest news, top news: MondeNews Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:14:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z married over the weekend. The 'Dangerously in Love' singer and the hip-hop mogul tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Jay-Z's New York apartment, with their parents and a host of celebrity friends, including Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin, and Beyonce's former Destiny's Child ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/04/07/beyonce-knowles-new-york-nuptials/ Associated Press LOS ANGELES - It was shaping up as the best of both worlds for pop culture phenomenon Miley Cyrus, who came into Saturday night's 21st annual Kids Choice Awards with nominations for favorite singer and favorite actress. Cyrus, whose television series "Hannah Montana" was also nominated for favorite show, ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/29/miley-cyrus-is-kids-choice-front-runner/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Standard & Poor's said Friday it may raise the ratings of Sotheby's Holdings Inc. based on the company's performance. The rating agency said it placed its Sotheby's ratings, including the company's BB+ corporate credit rating, on CreditWatch with positive implications. "This action reflects the company's recent good ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/28/sp-may-upgrade-sothebys-corporate-credit-rating/ NEW YORK - Madonna wants the media to leave Britney Spears alone. "They need to step off," she told the "Yo on E!" satellite radio show. "For real ... Let's go save her." Madonna, 49, said her daughter, Lourdes, 11, feels the same way. "She knows Britney, (but) she doesn't really watch ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/28/madonna-on-britney-lets-go-save-her/ HOUSTON (Reuters) - Grammy-winning Tejano music star Emilio Navaira's chances of survival are improving, his doctor said on Wednesday, following a crash this week in which he was thrown through the windshield of his tour bus. "I feel optimistic that he will not die," Dr. Alex Valadka said at ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/26/tejano-star-navairas-survival-chances-improving/ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - After nearly 19 years of marriage, Robin Williams and his wife are getting divorced. Marsha Garces Williams filed a petition for dissolution of marriage on March 21 in San Francisco Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. The two met when Garces Williams worked as a nanny for Williams' ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/26/robin-williams-wife-are-divorcing/ NEW YORK - Britney the Trainwreck showed how she can still be Britney the Performer. Britney Spears made her much-hyped guest appearance Monday night's "How I Met Your Mother," submersing her tumultuous personal life and portraying a sweet-natured receptionist, Abby, with a crush on unlucky-in-love Ted (Josh Radnor). Problem is: ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/25/spears-goes-for-laughs-on-cbs-mother/ Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has called for caution ahead of the Champions League last-16, second leg tie against Olympiakos on Wednesday. The Blues are favourites to progress after a 0-0 draw a fortnight ago. But Lampard said: "I think they will be a danger to us at Chelsea. The game ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/05/lampard-calls-for-chelsea-caution/ Sandile Waka-Zamisa Pietermaritzburg - A pensioner collapsed and died of fright on Monday after a gun accidentally went off inside the central post office in Pietermaritzburg while people were queuing for grants. A security guard dropped his .38 Special revolver and it went off - scaring the pensioners. Nora Mazibuko, 68, from ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/04/south-african-woman-68-scared-to-death/ AKRON, Ohio -- Staring out at more than 100 empty seats in the small downtown auditorium, Marion Wagner looked quizzically at the podium and its state-of-the-art sound system. "Do I really need to talk into a microphone if there's hardly anybody here?" she asked. Wagner, a regional director for the National ... http://www.mondenews.com/2008/03/04/to-women-so-much-more-than-just-a-candidate/ CRAIG Parry finally won the Australian Open at the 24th attempt, carding a closing three-under-par 69 to finish 11-under at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Parry, boasting 12 titles on home soil among his 22 triumphs worldwide, had gone close to winning his national championship several times, including a ... http://www.mondenews.com/2007/12/16/popeye-claims-first-national-title/ Two reservoirs that supply drinking water to parts of eastern and central Los Angeles have been shut down and will be drained because a rare sunlight-fueled chemical reaction tainted them with high levels of a chemical that can lead to cancer, utility officials said Friday. The Los Angeles Department of ... http://www.mondenews.com/2007/12/16/two-la-reservoirs-shut-down-because-of-carcinogen-in-water/ Google has kicked off a project to create an authoritative store of information about any and every topic. The search giant has already started inviting people to write about the subject on which they are known to be an expert. Google said it would not act as editor for the project ... http://www.mondenews.com/2007/12/15/google-debuts-knowledge-project/ An audio recording attributed to Osama bin Laden called on Europeans to abandon Afghanistan and accused NATO troops of killing women and children there. The message surfaced on Al Jazeera television three days after al Qaeda's TV production unit promised fresh communication from the world's most-wanted terrorist leader. It's the ... http://www.mondenews.com/2007/11/29/purported-bin-laden-message-to-europe-quit-afghan-war/ A shopkeeper told police he overheard an American student and her Italian boyfriend, both suspects in the murder of a British student in Italy, planning a "wild sex" romp the day after police found 21-year-old Meredith Kercher's body, Sky News reported. Amanda Knox, 20, and Raffaele Sollecito, 23, were shopping ... http://www.mondenews.com/2007/11/24/couple-suspected-of-murder-planned-wild-sex-romp-day-after-roommate-was-found-dead/