We witness today, at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, one of the most astonishing phenomena of the digital era: the consolidation of the social network, and even more, the empowerment of the worldwide youth thanks to these tools.
Billionaire Bill Gates and rock musician Bob Geldof have accused Italy and France of failing to follow up on promises to give more support to Africa.
President Bush said Tuesday that the United States has a responsibility to help "those less fortunate around the world."
At times it may seem long gone, but the spirit of protest in popular music is not dead.
A U.N. report says celebrity drug use encourages adolescent substance abuse. ITN's Justina Simpson reports.
The United Nations' anti-drugs chief has denounced celebrities such as pop star Amy Winehouse and supermodel Kate Moss, saying that their alleged drug use was helping devastate West Africa.
Naomi Klein's 2000 book "No Logo" galvanized a generation to resist the lure of brands and corporatization.
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he Arctic Monkeys took home three major trophies, including best British band and best new band, at the NME Awards, firmly cementing the Sheffield quartet as the darlings of Britain's music scene.
Leadership is seen by many in Britain and Germany as the quality which best defines being great, according to a new survey.
Protesters clashed with police, smashing car windows and throwing rocks, just hours before the world's eight richest nations were set to open their annual meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland.
As many as 100 protesters have begun appearing in court following violent clashes with police as officials promised zero tolerance for troublemakers ahead of Wednesday's G8 summit.
CNN correspondent Richard Quest offers a behind-the-scenes look at Live 8 in Philadelphia and looks forward to the G8 summit in Scotland.
After the success of Live 8, the largest live concert ever held, politicians said people power could make a difference as Group of Eight (G8) leaders prepared to meet to discuss Africa.
"Some of you were at Live Aid 20 years ago. Some of you weren't even born," organizer Bob Geldof told 150,000 of us assembled for the Live 8 showpiece in London's Hyde Park.
Millions were gathering at concert venues across the world Saturday for a massive musical effort to focus attention on global poverty.
A massive musical effort to focus attention on global poverty began in Tokyo Saturday with the first Live 8 concert performers hitting the stage.
"If something's going to change, it's going to involve shifts in the attitudes of governments."
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken on the twin challenge of unraveling the crises over Europe's constitution and its stalled budget negotiations as Britain assumed the rotating EU presidency Friday.
Twenty years ago, dozens of musicians gathered for fund-raising concerts to combat starvation in Africa.
"The sun was shining ... so were the people, and so were the bands," U2's Bono said after coming off stage, one of the undoubted major stars of "The Global Jukebox," Live Aid 1985.
Politics is showbiz, and showbiz is politics.
Bob Geldof, the Irish rocker who is organizing Live 8, said Thursday that this weekend's concerts in 10 cities across the globe will be the "final push" in getting the world's richest leaders to come to the aid of impoverished Africa.
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For years, Bob Geldof balked at recreating the 1985 Live Aid event because he thought he couldn't top himself.
British singer Damon Albarn has criticized the predominance of white stars on the bill of Live 8 and attacked the concert series for portraying Africa as a distant "failing" place.
A lottery for tickets to London's star-studded Live 8 charity concert has opened, with hundreds of thousands expected to apply for the chance to attend the July 2 event.
Twenty years after he staged Live Aid to help save the starving in Ethiopia, Bob Geldof has announced plans for new concerts to fight poverty in Africa.
Rock star charity campaigner Bob Geldof -- who once notoriously shouted "Give us your f***ing money" on live TV, has received a cash boost from the British government for his latest Band Aid venture.
Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Jamelia, Coldplay, The Darkness and Travis have been lined up to sing in a new version of Band Aid's original mega-hit "Do They Know it's Christmas?" British media reports say.
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