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Vintage Bollywood studio faces uncertain future
Mehboob Khan has carried equipment at the Filmistan Studio for the last 40 years, rubbing shoulders with some of the greatest names in Bollywood and playing a small role in the making of hit movies.The ageing, slightly-built labourer is happy to show visitors around the complex in Mumbai and glows with pride as he pushes…
Guinness World Record Set for Largest Online Guitar Lesson
outline:0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">At the beginning of March,-- the online division of the Berklee College of Music -- and Grammy-winning guitar player Steve Vai set out to reach the Guinness World Record for most massive online guitar lesson. The whole deal went down at Livestream Studios in New York City and was streamed using that service.Well,…
Mexico gunmen kill U.S. customs agent, wound another
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a U.S. customs and immigration agent and wounded another on Tuesday in Mexico, where violence between powerful drug cartels and security forces has surged.The two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were driving north on Mexico's main highway on official business when they were attacked in broad daylight.It…
Comcast 4Q profit, revenue rise, beat Street view
LOS ANGELES – Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable TV company, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts' expectations as more customers signed up for multiple services and the loss of video subscribers slowed.It also added more broadband Internet and telephone customers than analysts were looking for — surprisingly strong results that caused…
Michael Moore sues over 'Fahrenheit 9/11' profits
LOS ANGELES – Michael Moore has crunched the numbers and concluded he is owed millions of dollars more for his film "Fahrenheit 9/11."The documentary filmmaker sued financiers Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles on Monday, claiming the brothers have used creative accounting to keep Moore from receiving more than $2.7 million for the…
U.S. set to curb bank bonuses, part of global move
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Monday are expected to make their most forceful attempt yet to clamp down bank bonuses since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, but the proposals pale in comparison to harsher restrictions already set in Europe.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp plans to propose that executives at the largest financial institutions have half…
Erding double keeps PSG on Lille's tail
PARIS (AFP) – Paris Saint Germain, who were last crowned French champions back in 1994, kept up the pressure on leaders Lille with a 2-1 win over bottom club Arles-Avignon on Saturday.PSG moved to within one point of Lille, who later extended their cushion to four points with a 1-0 win over Lens in a…
NBA suspends Bobcats G Stephen Jackson 1 game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When the NBA announced before the season it planned to crack down on complaining by players toward officials, Charlotte Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson played a starring role in a video sent to teams showing behavior that would no longer be tolerated.Now the volatile Jackson is serving as a costly example of just…
Fears grow over length of US jobs crisis
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The latest snapshot of the US labor market due Friday was expected to show painfully high levels of unemployment persisting, in more troubling news for President Barack Obama.Economists expect the November report will show a jobless rate stuck at 9.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month, as millions of Americans struggled to…
Wal-Mart plans first stores in Washington, D.C
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said it plans to open its first four stores in Washington, D.C., its latest effort to boost its presence in major U.S. cities.Wal-Mart said it plans to open the smaller format stores in the District of Columbia in late 2012 and said its plans have…
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