Obamas see West End performance of Lion King to celebrate Sasha’s 8th birthday

October 3rd, 2009 Obamas celebrate anniversary with dinner outWASHINGTON — There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead they kept it simple, with a dinner out Saturday night at an elegant, American-fare restaurant near Georgetown.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A tigress and lion in a Chinese Wildlife Park have finally mated, and authorities now looking forward to first liger species. The four-and-half-year-old tigress and the lion were deliberately kept in a single cage at the Badaling Wildlife Park in Beijing.

July 7th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Thousands of men, women and children, dressed in their finery, flocked to celebrate Nepal's last king Gyanendra's 62nd birthday as drummers rolled out thundering beats and dancers wearing traditional masks leapt up in the air, creating a carnival-like spectacle. One year after he was stripped of his crown and turned out of his ancestral palace, the deposed king looked relaxed and benign as he talked smilingly with followers who plied him with bouquets and khadas - traditional Buddhist scarves of silk - expressing their desire for the restoration of monarchy.

July 3rd, 2009 Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp DavidWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers. The president on Friday morning flew to Camp David, Md., for the first part of the first family's Fourth of July celebration, including daughter Malia's 11th birthday on Saturday.

July 1st, 2009 KATHMANDU - He may no longer be the all-powerful king who was obeyed unquestioningly by his subjects who regarded him to be an incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu, but Nepal's last king Gyanendra will still celebrate his birthday next week with a lavish party. However, it is going to be a wedding party where the cynosure of all eyes will be a low-profile commoner and not the 62-year-old deposed monarch, who still remains a force to reckon with in his kingdom-turned-republic.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - US First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her daughter Malia's birthday with the cast and the crew of Harry Potter. During her visit to London, Michelle took her daughters Malia and Sasha to the film's set in Neasden, in north west London, where they reportedly had a party with cast and crew in the Great Hall.

June 11th, 2009 Michelle Obama and her daughters visit LondonLONDON — Michelle Obama and her two daughters livened up London's streets this week on an unofficial visit to the city, taking in the sort of things that would appeal to a young family — a Harry Potter set, Westminster Abbey, a show. The First Lady's office had initially refused to give details of the visit, but spokeswoman Katie McCormick Lelyveld confirmed Wednesday that Obama and her daughters, Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10, had been in London and seen some of the city's sights.

June 7th, 2009 PARIS - US President Barack Obama left Paris for Washington Sunday after a five-day foreign tour that included a landmark speech in Cairo, a visit to the former Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany and the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Obama spent the final hours of the journey on a private visit to the French capital with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

June 4th, 2009 LIMA - A boy, who was doused with gasoline and set on fire by some classmates to 'celebrate' his 15th birthday, remains in grave condition at a hospital in southern Peru, a media report said. Bruno Paolo Fernandez Suarez turned 15 Tuesday and five of his classmates at the Salesianos Don Bosco high school in Arequipa, 1,000 km south of Lima, took him to a nearby park after school was over for the violent birthday ritual.

April 27th, 2009 Japan's Kirin buys Australian brewer Lion NathanSYDNEY — Lion Nathan Ltd., the Australian brewer of Tooheys and Hahn beers, said Monday its biggest shareholder, Japan's Kirin Holdings Co., has agreed to buy the 54 percent of Lion it does not already own. Under the deal, Tokyo-based Kirin will buy the shares at 12.22 Australian dollars ($8.76) each, made up of $11.50 in cash and another 72 cents in dividends, Sydney-based Lion Nathan said in a statement.

April 27th, 2009 Kirin to pay $2.5 billion to takeover Lion NathanSYDNEY — Kirin Holdings Co., Japan's biggest drinks maker, has offered to pay $2.5 billion for the 54 percent of Australian brewer Lion Nathan Ltd. it doesn't already own, stepping up efforts to boost overseas earnings as domestic sales flag.

April 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes gave a small party to celebrate their daughter Suri's birthday No. 3. The pair organized a princess-themed birthday party for their little princess, and ordered a cake-featuring Belle from Beauty and the Beast and a treasure hunt.

April 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hugh Hefner celebrated his 83rd birthday with a pool party at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, hosted by none other than his ex-girlfriend Holly Madison. And the birthday bash was Hefner and Madison's first meeting after their split last year.

March 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop star Christina Aguilera thrilled blogger Perez Hilton on his 31st birthday party by crooning a special birthday song to him. The 'Oh Mother' hitmaker recreated Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday Mr.

March 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON -Singer Rihanna, who was allegedly attacked by Brown and left with horrific injuries, recently celebrated her belated birthday bash. The 'Umbrella' hitmaker, whose birthday was actually on February 20, could not celebrate her birthday then due to her injuries caused by an alleged attack by Brown.