LONDON (AP) ― Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton’s favorite designer Issa London was basking in the spotlight Saturday on the second day of London Fashion Week. The label was showing its new collection, with interest at fever pitch ever since Middleton announced her engagement to Prince William wearing one of its slinky silk dresses. The U.K.-based label, Middleton’s go-to choice for grown-up, la...

A 3,800-year-old mummy is on show during an exhibition featuring archeological findings in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the museum of Pennsylvania University in Philadelphia, Feb. 18, 2011. It is the third leg of the exhibition in the U.S., which will last until March 28, 2011. (Photo: Xinhua-Yonhap)

Park brothers’ iPhone-shot short film wins award at Berlinale South Korea’s highly acclaimed director Park Chan-wook and his younger brother, media artist Park Chan-kyong , captured a Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival for their first collaboration. Director Park Chan-kyong receives the Golden Bear award of the International Short Film Jury for the film “Night Fishing,” which h...

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s Rolls- Royce Motor Cars unit said it’s developing a single vehicle from its Phantom model series that’s fully powered by electricity. The car will debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1 and will tour this year as the company collects data that “will be crucial in informing future decisions on alternative drive- trains for Rolls-Royce Motor cars,” BMW said in an e...

IOC evaluation team leader says city has made great progress in Olympic bid PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― It seemed almost a pipe dream when PyeongChang, a small city in Gangwon Province, first made its name internationally by bidding to host the Winter Olympics. After nearly a decade of relentless effort, however, PyeongChang, making its third bid to host the Winter Games, came one step clos...

‘Locations of new airport, science belt to be determined within the first half of this year’ President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday expressed hopes for dialogue with North Korea this year, adding there was no need for prior discussions with the U.S. on an inter-Korean summit. Post-summit consultations with members of the six-nation nuclear talks, however, would be necessary, Lee told reporters durin...

U.S. lawmakers vote to cut $61 billion in government spending WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Historic spending cuts approved Saturday by the U.S. House of Representatives face a grim future in the Senate, raising the prospects of a government shutdown and ramping up the public relations blame game. After a marathon floor debate running well past midnight, the Republican-controlled House voted to cut about ...

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 18, 2011 (AFP) ― The world’s tango capital is dancing to a new beat at Latin America’s first museum devoted to the Beatles, displaying items from boots to wigs and even condoms stamped with John Lennon’s picture. Although none of the 2,500 articles on display actually ever belonged to a member of the Fab Four, thousands of visitors have already poured through the doors of the B...

Seoul to dispatch some 200 officials to foreign institutions this year GWACHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― With its emergence as a developed nation, South Korea has been host to numerous international events. But what many people don’t see is the officials behind the scenes that made hosting events such as the G20 Summit and the World Cup possible. These officials could not have made waves simply by...