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Washington - Singer-songwriter Neil Young announced plans Monday to launch a high-definition portable music player and download service, saying it will improve the experience of listening to digital music on the go.The Canadian-born musician, a longtime critic of t...

Geneva - Former Russian oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in prison in Russia, has applied for a residency permit in Switzerland, his spokesman told AFP on Monday."His application for residency was filed a while ago," said s...

London - Prince Harry and his long-term girlfriend Cressida Bonas have finally made their romance official with two very public outings in three days after spending months trying to avoid being pictured together.Bonas joined the 29-year-old prince at a public e...

Sydney - The cameraman who witnessed the death of Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Monday revealed a stingray stabbed at him "hundreds of times" and his final words were "I'm dying."The television personality and conservationist, who became world-fa...

Berlin - German football legend Uli Hoeness, boss of champion club Bayern Munich, will face a high-profile tax evasion trial from Monday, accused of having stashed away millions in Switzerland.The folksy 62-year-old Bavarian club president, who also runs a flou...

Paris - Michael Schumacher remains in a "wake-up phase" from the coma he was placed in following a life-threatening skiing accident nearly ten weeks ago, his spokeswoman said Friday.The statement from Sabine Kehm was the first since February 13, when the Formu...

Hong Kong - A 24-year-old Hong Kong-based woman has been named the world's youngest billionaire, replacing a Facebook co-founder and spurring gossip in the city.Perenna Kei, a graduate from the University of London who lives in Hong Kong, was ranked by Forbes as t...

London - Britain's House of Commons will open its doors to a commercial film crew for the first time next month in a bid to raise cash, welcoming Meryl Streep for a movie about the suffragettes, officials said.The Oscar-winning actress is appearing alongside Ca...

Paris - Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand browsed breakfast cereals in a tiara: Keira Knightley lingered by the cheese counter; Rihanna looked glamorous over by biscuits and cakes.Karl Lagerfeld took VIPs shopping on Tuesday at the "Chanel Supermarket" comple...

Washington - The surging price of Microsoft shares returned US tech tycoon Bill Gates back to the top of Forbes's world's billionaires list, with his $76 billion beating out Mexico's Carlos Slim's $72 billion.The annual list, released Monday, counted 1,645 men and ...