'Fashion Police' strike: E! president defends Joan Rivers, demands WGA election May 16th, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it woul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'fashion, police', strike, president, defends, joan, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords

In China, top military officer defends U.S. pivot to Asia Apr 22nd, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) By Terril Yue Jones BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States' top military officer on Monday defended the re-orientation of it's foreign policy towards Asia in front of his Chinese counterpart, a week after Beijing criticized Washington for ra... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, military, officer, defends, pivot, asia, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords

Google defends UK tax payments, says good for country Apr 22nd, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended his company's low tax payments in Britain, saying the company follows the letter of the law and makes a positive contribution to the British economy. A British parliamentary ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, defends, payments, says, good, country, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords

Anne Frank museum defends pop star Bieber over guestbook comment Apr 15th, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A museum dedicated to Anne Frank defended Canadian pop star Justin Bieber on Monday for writing in its guest book that he hoped the young Holocaust victim would have been a "belieber", the popular term for his fans. Bi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : anne, frank, museum, defends, star, bieber, guestbook, comment, election, Top Keywords

Osborne defends welfare cuts after church attacks Apr 1st, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The government on Monday defended a raft of new welfare spending cuts, a key plank of efforts to rein in spending as the economy flounders, after church leaders attacked the changes as unjust. Chancellor George Osborne and Work and... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, defends, welfare, cuts, church, attacks, guestbook, comment, election, Top Keywords

Osborne defends austerity, says on right track Mar 26th, 2013 - 16:22h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne defended his austerity programme on Tuesday, saying tax cuts at the current juncture would jeopardise stability. "I'm clear the economic plan we're following is the right on... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, defends, austerity, says, right, track, guestbook, comment, election, Top Keywords

Dancer accused in Bolshoi attack defends actions Mar 7th, 2013 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - The star dancer accused of masterminding the attack on the Bolshoi ballet chief says he gave the go-ahead for the attack, but did not order the perpetrator to throw acid on the artistic director's face. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dancer, accused, bolshoi, attack, defends, actions, guestbook, comment, election, Top Keywords

Iran assails Western criticism, defends nuke talks Mar 5th, 2013 - 10:40h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian spokesman says last week's nuclear talks with world powers had "positive results," despite what he described as subsequent "negative" remarks by some Western officials. (Source: Associated Press... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, assails, western, criticism, defends, nuke, talks, comment, election, Top Keywords

China defends massive growth in military spending Mar 4th, 2013 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - China is defending its booming military spending, saying its vast investments in the armed forces have contributed to global peace and stability. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, defends, massive, growth, military, spending, talks, comment, election, Top Keywords

Russia's foreign minister defends anti-gay bill Feb 26th, 2013 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday rejected criticism from the Dutch government and the European Union about proposed legislation that would outlaw "homosexual propaganda." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia's, foreign, minister, defends, antigay, bill, talks, comment, election, Top Keywords