Morocco home of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent up for saleAugust 13th, 2009 Yves Saint Laurent's house in Morocco up for saleLOS ANGELES — The Tangier, Morocco, cliffside home of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is up for sale. Christie's Great Estates, a subsidiary of the auction house, said Wednesday that broker Residence Helvetia of Marrakech is offering Saint Laurent's Villa Mabrouka, or House of Luck.
Sale of troubled Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to Canadian plastics manufacturer approvedJuly 20th, 2009 Sale of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse approvedIOWA CITY, Iowa — A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that was subjected to a large immigration raid. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul J.
Mother in New Jersey hopes to raise enough dough through bake sale to end foreclosureJuly 17th, 2009 NJ woman cooks up bake sale to end foreclosureTEANECK, N.J. — A New Jersey woman is hoping her bake sale will help forestall foreclosure and keep a roof over her head.
GM sale effective at noon; barring court action, automaker could emerge from Chapter 11 soonJuly 9th, 2009 Opponents of GM sale face noon deadlineNEW YORK — Those opposing General Motors' plan to sell the bulk of itself to a new government-controlled company face a noon deadline to file appeals and find a way to get the sale halted. U.S. Judge Robert Gerber's order approving the sale is set to take effect at 12 p.m.
Bankruptcy court OKs sale of Hartmarx, Chicago company that made Obama's inaugural suitsJune 27th, 2009 Court OKs sale of Obama suit maker to UK companyCHICAGO — A British company has won its bid to buy a Chicago-based clothier that made inaugural and election night suits for President Barack Obama. U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago on Friday approved the sale of Hartmarx Corp.
Group of bondholders, trio of unions file objections to GM sale planJune 19th, 2009 Bondholders, unions file objections to GM saleNEW YORK — A group of General Motors Corp. bondholders and some of the automaker's labor unions have filed objections to the company's plan to sell its assets to a new company to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
Group of dissident Chrysler lenders files motion to block sale of automaker's assets to FiatMay 5th, 2009 Lenders group objects to sale to FiatNEW YORK — A dissident group of Chrysler lenders is objecting to the sale of the bulk of the automaker's assets to Italian automaker Fiat, saying that the proposed sale process is designed to prevent competitive bidding. In an objection filed Tuesday, the lenders group says the proposed bidding procedures only give the appearance of legitimacy and don't maximize the sale price of the assets.
Goody's Essex home on sale for a million poundsApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - The country home where British reality star Jade Goody died March 22 is up for sale for almost one million pounds. The asking price for the Essex property is 949,999 pounds (1.39 million), reported dailymail.com.
Barack Obama's half-brother was denied entry to BritainApril 12th, 2009 LONDON - Samson Obama, a half-brother of US President Barack Obama, was denied entry into Britain because he had been accused of sexual assault on a previous visit, a newspaper reported. Samson Obama was stopped by immigration officers when he tried to enter Britain at East Midlands Airport en route from Kenya to his half-brother's presidential inauguration ceremony in January.
Bollywood stokes curiosity with unusual film titlesApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Whether it's Karan Johar's 'Wake Up Sid' or Farhan Akhtar's 'Kartik Calling Kartik', the trend of coining unique or unusual film titles has caught up with Bollywood filmmakers. From the use of numbers to a mix of English and Hindi words, producers and directors say they try to grab viewer attention right from the word go - which is the film title.
Mel B selling family mansion at 70pct lossMarch 31st, 2009 LONDON - Melanie Brown has decided to sell her Beverly Hills mansion for 70 percent less than what she had originally paid for it two years ago. The ex-Spice Girl had reportedly bought the California house for 2.09 million pounds, after she tied the knot with film producer Stephen Belafonte in 2007.
China Fashion Week kicks offMarch 25th, 2009 BEIJING - Young designers from 18 countries are participating at the China Fashion Week that was kicked off in Beijing with simplicity as its theme. The designers showed their creative ideas as they competed for the 17th International Young Fashion Designer Contest - the 'Hempel Award', according to Wednesday's China Daily.
Malaysian army wives urged to join slimming programmeMarch 24th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The wives of Malaysian Armed Forces' officers were urged to join a slimming programme to draw the attention of their husbands, a news report said Tuesday. The recently launched programme, which roughly translates to 'From fat, frumpy and lumpy to slim, fashionable and glamorous', was aimed at giving make-overs to the women, organiser Rositah Mohamad Mawi was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.
High drama before Gandhi items' auctionMarch 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Confusion prevailed for hours in the run up to Thursday's auction of Gandhi memorabilia as a throng of journalists gathered at the East 57th Street headquarters of Antiquorum Auctioneers handling the sale. But shortly after 1 p.m., the auctioneers' chairman, Robert Maron, said that despite some news reports that Los Angeles collector James Otis had decided to pull out, the auction would proceed.
People don't notice me because of my plain looks: HathawayJanuary 13th, 2009 LONDON - 'The Devil Wears Prada' actress Anne Hathaway feels that it takes people a while to notice her because of her Plain Jane looks. Vogue.co.uk quoted her as saying: 'I have never been the kind of person who attracts attention, as by nature I am like a wallflower, someone who hangs back and observes.
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