Jonas Brothers Headed to Digital 3-D Movie Theaters in 2009

Jonas Brothers, Hollywood Records’ red-hot recording artists and the popular stars of several Disney Channel programs, are headed to the big screen in 2009 with a Disney Digital 3-D(TM) feature film that will include footage from their upcoming “Burning Up” concert tour, it was announced today by Oren Aviv, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production. Read more

Obama Wins North Carolina, Clinton Has Narrow Victory in Indiana

Senator Barack Obama won the North Carolina primary Tuesday, while his rival, Senator Hillary Clinton was the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary in Indiana, according to U.S. news outlets. The results gave Obama an even larger lead in delegates and restored some of the momentum he has lost in recent contests. VOA’s Greg Flakus has more from Indianapolis, Indiana. Read more

Connecticut House Passes Sweeping Mortgage Aid Bill

While housing-related legislation remains stalled and hotly debated on Capitol Hill, Connecticut’s House of Representatives on Monday joined a growing list of states enacting their own more local legislation targeting the ongoing housing mess, passing a wide-ranging bill that lawmakers in the state say will help struggling homeowners. Read more

Blondie’s ‘Parallel Lines’ to Be Reissued June 24 By Capitol/EMI in Expanded 30th Anniversary Edition

On June 24, Capitol/EMI will release an expanded 30th Anniversary Edition of Blondie’s Parallel Lines album, which has sold more than 20 million copies around the world since its 1988 debut. The commemorative CD/DVD release adds four bonus audio tracks, three classic music videos and a previously unreleased TV performance from the BBC’s “Top Of The Pops” to the album’s original tracklist, as well as a booklet containing the original album photo session. Read more

Tighter New Rules for Skilled Foreign Workers

Foreign workers hoping to fill skilled vacancies in Britain’s labor market will have to meet strict new criteria, the Government announced today. The Home Office today published proposals for much tighter skilled and temporary worker tiers of its new Points Based System (PBS). The schemes - known as Tier 2 and Tier 5 - sweep aside around 30 different routes to the UK, including the old work permit system. Read more

USAID And British Department for International Development Work to Improve Sexual Health in Cambodia

A new program aimed at reducing the rate of new HIV infections and child mortality and improving reproductive and sexual health for Cambodians begins May 6 thanks to the joint efforts of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the British Department for International Development (DFID). Read more

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