What's Occurring?

Former Knight Rider and Baywatch star David Hasselhoff will compete in the 11th season of “Dancing With The Stars”. The 58-year old actor recently quit his role on “America’s Got Talent” after four years and a public struggle with alcohol abuse. He will be joined on the show by 19-year-old Bristol Palin, daughter of Conservative  [ Read More ]

Consumer confidence in the UK improved unexpectedly for the first time in August since February due to a more positive view on the economic outlook, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The GfK/NOP consumer confidence barometer rose to -18 this month from -22 in July, confounding analysts’ expectations for a further deterioration to -24.  [ Read More ]

The yen headed towards a 15-year high against the dollar on Tuesday as traders looked to test Japanese authorities’ resolve on intervention. The Bank of Japan’s took steps to ease the currency yesterday but this failed to frighten-off investors from betting on it rising further. Japan may be forced to sell its currency in the  [ Read More ]

Liverpool have completed the signing of Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles from Porto. The Reds have paid 14m euros (£11.5m) for the 27-year-old who has won 38 caps for his country. The Portuguese, who signed a four-year contract, is a combative player who will replace the Barcelona-bound Javier Mascherano. “Liverpool are a historic club and I  [ Read More ]

The increasing popularity and availability of popular television shows online is at the heart of contentious programing fee negotiations between Walt Disney Co and Time Warner Cable Inc, according to a source close to the discussions. Millions of homes in major cities such as New York and Los Angeles could see their local ABC broadcast,  [ Read More ]

Google Inc has acquired Angstro, a start-up company that sorts news and information across several social networks, including Facebook, said a spokesman for the search provider on Sunday. Angstro, based in Palo Alto, has developed applications to source photos on Facebook, combine Caller ID with LinkedIn profiles and other tools for Twitter. “The struggle for  [ Read More ]

Manchester United 3 West Ham United 0 Wayne Rooney ended the longest goal drought of his career when he scored in a comfortable victory against West Ham at Old Trafford. Rooney scored from the penalty spot, his first goal in 13 matches and goals from Nani and Dimitar Berbatov ensured United remained two points behind  [ Read More ]

The current Test between Pakistan and England at Lord’s is embroiled in an alleged cricket betting scam. Scotland Yard said a 35-year-old man was being held on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers. UK Sunday newspaper The News of the World claimed it gave £150,000 ($233,000) to a middleman who provided details about three “no  [ Read More ]

Margarine enriched with omega-3 oils make no difference to having a repeat heart attack in patients with a history of heart problems. More than 4,800 patients across a 40-month study showed taking low doses of omega-3 fatty acids in margarine did not significantly reduce rates of serious heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. Previous studies  [ Read More ]

Neither Manchester City nor Liverpool will be rubbing their hands with glee after being handed tough groups in the Europa League draw on Friday. Roberto Mancini’s City were drawn in the same group as Italian giants Juventus while Liverpool will have to square off against crack Romanian outfit Steaua Bucharest. The draw divides 48 clubs  [ Read More ]