Jackson family squabble highlights social media's power
Chicago Tribune Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:19 PM PDT
The immediacy and intimacy can really connect a public figure to the world at large. But gaffes are embarrassingly easy. From behind the highly secretive Jackson dynasty's once-impenetrable wall, Prince and Paris Jackson appeared to be airing their family's dirty laundry this week in a typical way for a teen -- on their Twitter feeds. |
French parliament votes in sexual harassment law
Washington Examiner Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:19 PM PDT
PARIS (AP) â€" France's Socialist-dominated parliament has approved legislation that makes sexual harassment a crime, addressing problems many say have existed for decades in the country. |
Vote: Who Does Celebrity Vacation Style Better - Rihanna or Paris Hilton?
Zimbio Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT
(Photos by Eliot Press/Bauer Griffin) While we normal folk dash off to our country houses or the beach for a weekend getaway, Hollywood's party posse does their summer retreats a tad differently. Armed with private planes and cruise-size ships, stars with the biggest style (and, um, desire to rage ) go off the radar in Saint-Tropez . The high-profile city on France's Southeastern coast (known as ... |
Arafat’s Widow Demands Murder Probe
International Business Times Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT
Arafat died in a Paris hospital of a reported stroke in 2004, but allegations of foul play were again raised when Swiss experts said in June that they discovered “surprisingly†high levels of polonium 210 on the Nobel Peace Prize winner's clothing. |
Madonna Calls Olympia Show 'Magical'
HispanicBusiness.com Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT
U.S. pop star Madonna says her recent concert at the Olympia theater in Paris was a "magical moment" and those who booed her there were "a few thugs." |
France Gets Tough New Sexual Harassment Law
Voice of America Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT
PARIS â€" As old sexual scandals implicating former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn continue to haunt his native France, French lawmakers have approved a tough new sexual harassment law. French government figures offer cause for alarm. Out of hundreds of sexual harassment complaints filed in France every year, only about 80 resulted in sentences under France's old sexual ... |
Frances Hollande hails Thai PMs democracy commitments
Thailandnews.net Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT
French President Francois Hollande hailed Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's "commitments in favour of democracy and freedom" as they met in Paris on Friday, his office ... |
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