Mena Suvari ‘promotes’ Chinese condoms

October 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Levi Johnston, the former boyfriend of Sarah Palin's daughter, has starred as a pistachio pitchman in a new ad. Johnston, 19, was the subject of extensive media scrutiny after he fathered a child with Bristol Palin, 18, last year out of wedlock.

September 24th, 2009 Venezuela to fine networks that air 'Family Guy'CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities plan to impose fines on cable television companies that refuse to stop airing the animated television series "Family Guy." Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami says the program should be pulled from the airwaves because it promotes the use of marijuana. El Aissami was outraged by a recent episode in which the show's characters started a campaign to legalize marijuana.

September 22nd, 2009 Consumer items shielded from health care taxesWASHINGTON — The Senate is backing away from a health care tax that would have affected consumer products like contact lenses, thermometers, condoms — and even scented maxi-pads. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus says he will exempt consumer products costing up to $100 from his proposed $4 billion-a-year tax on manufacturers of medical devices.

August 21st, 2009 Porn makers challenged for not mandating condomsLOS ANGELES — An AIDS advocacy group filed complaints Thursday with state officials against 16 production companies that show unprotected sex in porn movies. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed the action with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, alleging the practice amounts to unsafe behavior in a California workplace.

August 8th, 2009 Clinton: Chinese reassured on US financial healthWASHINGTON —Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she thinks the Chinese "are breathing a little easier" about the health of the U.S. financial system.

July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Every fourth new car buyer in the US is now ready to buy the next vehicle from India or China, threatening to challenge the dominance of Japanese and Koreans in the American auto market, according to a new survey. The "Opportunity for Chinese and Indian Brands in the USA" survey by AutoPacific shows that 15 percent of the new buyers would look at buying a car from China, while 11 percent would go for a car from India.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - One out of 10 men said in a recent survey they have had unprotected sex because they were too embarrassed to buy condoms from a pharmacy. This is the finding of an online pharmacy mastersdirect.com, revealing people's opinions about their most embarrassing health problems.

July 11th, 2009 Woman China blames for violence wants dialogueWASHINGTON — The woman Chinese authorities blame for violent unrest in western China's Xinjiang (shihn-jahng) region is asking for outside intervention to create a dialogue between her ethnic Uighurs (WEE-gers) and Chinese authorities. In an interview with AP Television, Rebiya Kadeer says bad blood caused by Chinese mistreatment and suspicion of its Uighur minority has created a situation that "doesn't come to the negotiating table that easily." Nevertheless, Kadeer says, the Uighurs still want a dialogue with the Chinese government for a peaceful settlement.

July 7th, 2009 Uighur supporters in US blame China for riotsWASHINGTON — An exiled Uighur (WEE-gur) leader is blaming the Chinese government for the rising tensions and ethnic violence in China. Rebiya (ruh-BEE-yuh) Kadeer (kuh-DEER) spoke to Uighur supporters at a rally in downtown Washington on Tuesday.

June 25th, 2009 Obama promotes United We Serve programWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will be spending part of his day as a volunteer, helping fill backpacks with assorted goodies for kids whose parents are serving in the military. He and first lady Michelle Obama will be joining hundreds of congressional family members at Fort McNair under his United We Serve program.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a novel study, researchers from The University of Texas School of Public Health have designed a game that will help create awareness among HIV+ youth and reduce secondary transmission of the virus. Dr Christine Markham, and Dr Ross Shegog, assistant professors of behavioural sciences at Baylor College have developed a game called +CLICK, which is adjunct to the youths' traditional clinic-based self-management education.

June 20th, 2009 Washington, June 20 (ANI): The National Institutes of Health is doling out a whopping 423,500 dollars to fund a study, aimed at finding out why men don't like to wear condoms during sex. However, the funding hasn't gone down too well with government watchdogs, which say that the study is a nearly-half-a-million-dollar waste of taxpayer money.

May 5th, 2009 Officials: Chinese ships approach US vessel at seaWASHINGTON — The Pentagon says Chinese ships came dangerously close to a U.S. surveillance ship in a possible repeat of an incident two months ago.

March 13th, 2009 LONDON - Sienna Miller will be seen running around butt-naked with two male co-stars in her new film 'The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh'. The actress has stripped off for a spot of skinny-dipping alongside Peter Sarsgaard and Jon Foster, reports the Sun.

February 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - From writing crime thriller 'Tezaab' to comedy 'Chalbaaz', the path-breaking 'Rang De Basanti' to forthcoming 'Delhi-6' - writer Kamlesh Pandey has penned many hits but says despite being in filmdom for two decades he hasn't got his due. He claims scriptwriters are like condoms in the film industry - used and thrown.