Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Sebastian Edathy, designated head of the parliamentary investigative committee, arrives for a constitutional meeting in Berlin January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)
Parliamentary floor leader Volker Kauder (L) of Germany's ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Parliamentary floor leader Volker Kauder (L) of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chats with leader of German Social Democratic Party SPD Sigmar Gabriel before a commemoration service for the victims of national socialism on International Holocaust Memorial Day at the Reichstag, seat of the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)
Gordon Innes, right, CEO, London & Partners, and William Hanson, ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:10:07 +0100 (AP) - Gordon Innes, right, CEO, London & Partners, and William Hanson, Britain's youngest etiquette expert, demonstrate their record-breaking curtseying skills after achieving the record for “Longest Curtsey Relay in 5 minutes,' the only 'World Record London' record-breaking attempt outside the United Kingdom, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in New York. Hosted by London & Partners, the official tourism organization for the British capital, and verified by Guinness World Records, the event invited American business, visitors and students to celebrate the upcoming Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. For more information on the year ahead for London, go to VisitLondon.com. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for London & Partners)
Miriam Lasso holds a candle wearing a T-shirt with a photo of ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:50:02 +0100 (AP) - Miriam Lasso holds a candle wearing a T-shirt with a photo of her brother, police Sgt. Cesar Lasso, during a vigil to ask for the release of rebel hostages in Cali, Colombia, Thursday, January 26, 2012. Rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC's announced in Dec. 2011 their plan to free six hostages but did not give an exact date. On a statement released Wednesday a rebel leader said that Lasso, a captive since 1998, is among them. (AP Photo/Carlos Julio Martinez)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:30:10 +0100 LOS ANGELES, Jan 26 (TheWrap.com) - Jay Leno's wisecrack about Mitt Romney and the Golden Temple continues to dog the late-night host. Leno, whose joke last week has led to an angry online petition and a lawsuit, now faces perhaps the most powerful backlash -- a possible declaration of displeasure from the British government. Two members of the U.K. Parliament entered a motion on Wednesday calling for an official chastisement of Leno, and for an apology from the host and his network, NBC. ... (Source: Reuters)