Hip-hop singer Lauryn Hill to headline Stockholm Jazz Festival as part of European tourSTOCKHOLM — Organizers say former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill will be the headline act for the Stockholm Jazz Festival in July. Indie music fest Coachella concludes with sets by M.I.A., McCartney, Yeah Yeah YeahsINDIO, Calif. — Crowds appeared as big as ever at the seemingly recession-proof Coachella music festival, where Paul McCartney delivered an epic set of Beatles classics, M.I.A. ended her maternity leave and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs played Sunday alongside a giant inflated eyeball. Shanghai Auto Show a showdown for global, Chinese car makers fighting over only growth marketSHANGHAI — China’s up-and-coming automakers unveiled a smorgasbord of new vehicles Monday at Shanghai’s auto show, from compacts and electric vehicles to the biggest, brassiest SUVs and luxury sedans, maneuvering to upstage their global rivals in the world’s only major growing market. GM executives say car maker plans continued expansion in China, despite US financial woesSHANGHAI — Dealing with the crisis at General Motors Corp. kept new CEO Fritz Henderson from traveling to Shanghai’s auto show, but executives say the company intends to continue growing in China regardless of how its financial mess is resolved. Wallabies negotiating to play All Blacks in Tokyo and make 1st Grand Slam tour 25 yearsSYDNEY — The Australian Rugby Union is close to securing a fourth Bledisloe Cup test in Tokyo and its first Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland in 25 years. Sebastian Vettel wins wet Chinese GP, giving Red Bull first ever F1 race winSHANGHAI — Sebastian Vettel gave Red Bull its first ever Formula One victory after leading throughout to win the Chinese Grand Prix in wet conditions Sunday. Taiwan reaches target of receiving 3,000 Chinese tourists a dayTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has reached its goal of hosting 3,000 Chinese tourists a day as ties between the two rivals continue to strengthen, the government said Sunday. Cruise passenger missing off Bahamas after falling overboard; Coast Guard suspends searchMIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 39-year-old man who went overboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the Bahamas. Decades after the MGs, Booker T revs up again at Coachella Music & Arts FestivalINDIO, Calif. — Booker T. Jones was flummoxed by the digital revolution. So he went to school. Shanghai Auto Show a showdown for automakers zeroing in on world’s only major growth marketSHANGHAI — International automakers are converging on China’s commercial capital for a show that, once marginal, is now a key showcase — and battleground — for the world’s only major growing car market. Montgomerie blames lack of golf etiquette among spectators for outbursts at China OpenBEIJING — Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said Saturday that his latest outbursts at a photographer and a TV cameraman at the China Open were the result of a lack of understanding of the etiquette of golf among some followers of the game in the Far East. Playful and passionate former Beatle Paul McCartney leads off SoCal Coachella music festivalINDIO, Calif. — Energized by the desert air and memory of his late wife, a playful and passionate Paul McCartney riffed on “Foxy Lady,” led an after-midnight “Hey Jude” singalong and dedicated songs to his former bandmates at the Coachella music festival that kicked off Friday. US ambassador takes dip with sharks for Earth Day celebration in IndonesiaUS envoy leads Indonesia’s Earth Day celebration JAKARTA, Indonesia — The U.S. ambassador to Indonesia descended into a shark aquarium Saturday to highlight the importance of preserving the country’s rich underwater biodiversity during Earth Day celebrations. King family is charging fees over project to build memorial to the civil rights leader in DCKing family draws fees from DC memorial project WASHINGTON — The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has charged the foundation building a monument to the civil rights leader on the National Mall about $800,000 for the use of his words and image — an arrangement one leading scholar says King would have found offensive. |