Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:40:06 +0100 Embattled Australian airline Qantas was Wednesday facing a social media storm after a publicity exercise on Twitter dramatically backfired, prompting an outpouring of negative comments. (Source: AFP)
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:40:13 +0100 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" drew $30.25 million in box office blood at midnight screenings on Friday, eclipsing its predecessor and giving it a strong start to the weekend. The film, which is the first part of the final segment in the series of films about a young woman and her bloodsucking lover, is expected to bring in upward of $140 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices over its opening weekend. The series, which is based on the popular "Twilight" novels by Stephenie Meyer, is one of Hollywood's most lucrative franchises. ... (Source: Reuters)
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:20:10 +0200 (Reuters) - The New York man claiming half of Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg's lucrative stake in the world's largest social networking company is replacing his main lawyer for a third time, a court filing showed. (Source: Reuters)
Veronica Horn (C) of San Francisco draws on a sheet of cardboard ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:20:05 +0200 (Reuters) - Veronica Horn (C) of San Francisco draws on a sheet of cardboard paper during an Occupy Wall Street protest outside the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, California October 5, 2011. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
FILE - In this June 23, 2006 photo, Artist Tom Wilson Jr. draws ...
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:50:07 +0200 (AP) - FILE - In this June 23, 2006 photo, Artist Tom Wilson Jr. draws a Ziggy cartoon celebrating the strip's 35th anniversary at his home in Loveland, Ohio. Tom Wilson Sr, the creator of hard-luck comic strip character Ziggy has died, he was 80. Spokesman Josh Peres with Universal Uclick, the Kansas City, Missouri, syndication company formerly known as Universal Press Syndicate, says Wilson Sr. died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 after a long illness. Wilson's son, Tom Wilson Jr., who has produced the panel since 1987, says his father died of pneumonia at a Cincinnati hospital. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)