May 1, 2012
Champion Mavericks head home, trailing Thunder 2-0
Last postseason, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks rode a wave of late-game comebacks to win the franchise's first NBA title. Now the Oklahoma City Thunder are showing the Mavs how it feels to be on the other side. Russell Westbrook scored 29…
May 1, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez to head back to Cuba for more cancer treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday he will return to Havana to undergo more cancer treatment. The 57-year-old president has been back and forth several times this year between Venezuela and Cuba, where he is being treated for an…
May 1, 2012
Bridesmaids and The Hunger Games lead MTV nominations
Comedy Bridesmaids and cult teen film The Hunger Games are leading this year's MTV movie awards nominations, with eight nods each. Both are up for prizes including best cast, breakthrough performance and movie of the year. Harry Potter and the…
May 1, 2012
Rupert Murdoch ‘not fit person’ to lead News Corp, say MPs
Rupert Murdoch "is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company", MPs have said. The cross-party culture committee questioned journalists and bosses at the now closed paper, as well as police and lawyers for hacking…
May 1, 2012
France election: Le Pen vows to abstain in run-off
France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to abstain in Sunday's presidential election run-off vote. Ms Le Pen told a mass rally in Paris she could back neither President Nicolas Sarkozy nor the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande and…
May 1, 2012
23 Killed in Syria Violence
Syrian activists say violence across the country has killed at least 23 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said clashes Tuesday between government troops and rebel fighters in Deir Ezzor province killed 12 soldiers. One…
May 1, 2012
May Day Rallies Held Around the World
Tens of thousands of workers are taking to the streets in cities around the world to mark international Labor Day with marches and calls for better workers' rights. In Asia, thousands gathered in the capital cities of Thailand, Bangladesh and…
May 1, 2012
John Legend to Replace Lionel Richie on ABC’s ‘Duets’
John Legend is in and Lionel Richie is out of ABC’s upcoming musical competition series “Duets,” which pairs contestants with established singers. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Richie has dropped out of the program due to scheduling…
May 1, 2012
Duran Duran to play Olympics gig
Duran Duran are to play a concert in London's Hyde Park to mark the start of the Olympic Games. The gig will feature headline acts from all four nations of the UK, with Duran Duran representing England and Snow Patrol appearing for Northern……
May 1, 2012
Diverse range of artistes for British Virgin Islands Music Festival
This year’s BVI Music Festival includes something for every music lover: Jamaica’s legendary reggae band Third World, Grammy award winning British songstress Estelle, rhythm and blues group Forever Motown, and Soca Monarch of St Vincent and the…