Sarah Brown eyeing 'own political career'October 4th, 2009 LONDON - Sarah Brown is reportedly drawing plans for her own political career after her husband Gordon steps down from his post of British Prime Minister. The former PR executive was said to have a discussion regarding her speculated political ambitions during the couple's recent stay at Balmoral.
When Michelle Obama met Silvio Berlusconi...at arm's lengthSeptember 26th, 2009 LONDON - Michelle Obama appeared to be keeping her distance from controversy-hit Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the opening reception for the G20 summit in Pittsburgh. The US First Lady was said to have met the politician with a classic US-European impasse with President Barack Obama in the middle.
Obama finally agrees to meet Brown after five snubsSeptember 26th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - United States President Barack Obama has finally agreed to meet UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown following continuous pressure from Downing Street. Both the personalities met during the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh.
Obama rules out one-to-one talks with Brown over Lockerbie bomber's releaseSeptember 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The British Prime Minister's office has been forced to admit that Gordon Brown has not been invited for private talks with U.S. President Brack Obama this week.
Michelle Obama favoured Biden over Hillary for vice-president, book claimsSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new book has claimed that U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama prevented Hillary Clinton from becoming her husband's vice-presidential nominee.
George Bush considered Obama unfit for white house, mocked Palin and ClintonSeptember 16th, 2009 LONDON - George W. Bush's former speechwriter Matt Latimer has revealed that the ex-US President considered Barack Obama unfit for the White House and dismissed Sarah Palin as a nonentity.
Sarah Palin 'throws wedding ring in lake'August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin has fuelled rumours that she is about to divorce her husband Todd. An American magazine has claimed that Todd has been sleeping on the sofa and she hurled her wedding ring into a lake after a row.
Pak may see Washington's November invite to Singh as a snub: ExpertJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - U.S. President Barack Obama's invitation to Indian Prime Minister Dr.
Sarah Brown twice refused veal meal at G8 summitJuly 11th, 2009 LONDON - Sarah Brown might belong to a nation of avid meat-eaters, but the wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown twice declined eating veal during official receptions at the G8 summit in Italy. The PM's spouse has long been against the way calves are reared in crates, and kept in the dark to ensure their meat is white.
Palin's next hand will determine how well book sales doJuly 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - How Sarah Palin plays her next hand, politically or otherwise, will determine how well books about her or written by her will do in the publications market, the Politico reports. Earlier this year, Palin inked a deal with HarperCollins for her memoir, due out in spring 2010.
Carla Bruni's G8 snub to sex scandal hit BerlusconiJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - Having played host to showgirls, a teenage model and a prostitute, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's suitability to receive world's first ladies for G8 has come under question, especially after French first lady Carla Bruni announced she would not attend the official G8 events in Rome. The official party of First Ladies, including Michelle Obama and Sarah Brown, is expected to arrive today for a three-day visit to Rome and the earthquake-stricken city of L'Aquila, The Times reports.
Brown's wife launches 'lasagne offensive' to woo cabinet membersJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - The otherwise reticent wife of the British Prime Gordon Brown has come out into the open to battle for her husband's political career. Sarah Brown, 44, is the cook behind the "lasagne offensive," which Gordon Brown has launched to improve working relationships with his cabinet ministers.
Obama clears air on alleged snub of SarkozysJune 7th, 2009 PARIS - US President Barack Obama has sought to clear the air about his wife Michelle and he declining a dinner invite from the French first couple, Nicholas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni. According to Fox News, the British press reported the supposed declined invite was payback to Sarkozy for failing to invite Queen Elizabeth to the D-Day ceremony and a sign of continuing tension between the United States and France.
Bristol Palin graduates from high schoolMay 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, has graduated from high school. According to People magazine, Palin, 19, who made the spotlight after her pregnancy was revealed, looked as happy as her fellow classmates as she accepted her high school diploma at the Wasilla Sports Complex.
Muslims, Christians' tug-of-war in Kenya over Obama's grannyApril 25th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama's step-grandmother in Kenya has found supporters in Muslims and Christians, who have fallen into a row with the former accusing the latter of trying to convert the 87-year-old to Christianity. Sarah Obama, who has been at the centre of spotlight in the country ever since her grandson bagged the top job, had been invited to attend an event at a Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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