Speeders beware: Italian Lamborghini police car to show its stuff at Dutch show

September 1st, 2009 Chicago's Michigan Ave. to close for Winfrey showCHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey is bringing her show to the streets of downtown Chicago next week.

August 6th, 2009 Fiat takes over historic carmaker BertoneMILAN — The Italian automaker Fiat on Thursday won a bid to take over the bankrupt Italian car company Bertone, which will help design cars for the U.S. automaker Chrysler, the Italian Economic Development Ministry said.

July 30th, 2009 French police warn drivers against speedingPARIS — Drivers beware! As millions of French people get ready to hit the roads on the busiest weekend for summer vacation departures, police are warning them to go easy on the gas after a very deadly month of June. French police also will have their eyes out for foreign drivers, especially heavy footed Germans, Dutch and Spaniards, who may be caught speeding through the historical lands of Gaul.

July 7th, 2009 Basketball court ready for Obama at G-8L'AQUILA, Italy — A summit held in a police barracks in a quake-stricken city may not provide Barack Obama with the luxury to which a U.S. president is accustomed.

May 1st, 2009 AMSTERDAM - The driver of the car which sped into a crowd watching the Dutch Queen Beatrix, killing five bystanders, has died in a hospital, a TV report said Friday. Thursday's attack - which has stunned the Dutch nation - was captured on film, as the small black car burst through a barrier at high speed, hitting 17 people, killing three men and two women.

April 30th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Four people were killed Thursday in an attack on the Dutch royal family during a public procession, police said. Film footage showed a small black car career through the crowds and crash into a monument next to an open-top bus carrying Queen Beatrix and other members of the royal family.

April 30th, 2009 Elderly man arrested in Italy for coke in orangesROME — The elderly man claimed he needed the oranges in his suitcase to keep up his vitamin C level, but Italian police soon realized the "C'' stood for cocaine. Customs officers in Rome on Thursday arrested a 76-year-old Dutch man who tried to smuggle in more than 13 pounds (six kilograms) of cocaine packed into oranges that had been emptied of their pulp.

April 16th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - A fake jury that exonerated Osama bin Laden from the Sept. 11 terror attacks on America following a televised mock trial on a popular Dutch program has sent out a "disturbing" message to the world and could fuel conspiracy theories, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and other former U.S.

March 25th, 2009 SOFIA - A 13-year-old boy in Bulgaria died while imitating a TV reality show, a media report said. The police received a message around 7.30 p.m.

March 3rd, 2009 GENEVA - Boris Becker chose a popular German game show to announce another go at marriage, saying he is back with his one-time girlfriend Lilly Kerssenberg, and would marry the 32-year-old Dutch model in June. The shocker came in front of 9.7 million on the show 'Wetten Dass...?,' where the high-profile pair were guests.

February 26th, 2009 MILAN - Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has cancelled his catwalk show for his label Just Cavalli at the Milan Fashion Week (MFW) after its distributor Ittierre filed for bankruptcy. 'I have made the decision to safeguard the image and clients of Just Cavalli,' said Roberto Cavalli, reports vogue.co.uk.

February 1st, 2009 LONDON - Mischa Barton, the former 'OC' star, posed for the Italian magazine 'Jack' to revive her flagging Hollywood career. Barton poses in just a jacket on her top half exposing quite a bit, reports thesun.co.uk.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After judging a dance reality show on a Bengali channel, now Bollywood's original disco king Mithun Chakraborty is set to judge a show on Zee TV. The National Award winning actor, who became a dancing sensation in the 1980s with hits like 'Disco Dancer', will now be seen judging every step and move of participants on new show 'Dance India Dance', starting Friday.

January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Reality show star Jade Goody is keen on continuing with the TV show she's on, though producers fear for her health. According to thesun.co.uk, executives of the show 'Living TV' are concerned that the pressure will be too much for her as she battles cervical cancer.

January 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Imagine an airplane that can morph into a helicopter while in flight. A new TV show 'Cool Stuff: How it Works' will now take viewers on an informative journey through its secrets and of many hi-tech gadgets and equipment available in the world.