Soul singer Adele triumphed in her return to music's stage on Sunday, scooping up six Grammys and winning every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for "21" and best record with "Rolling In the Deep."

Fireballs lit up the night sky in Greece's capital as buildings were set ablaze late Sunday amid widespread rioting and looting before a historic parliamentary vote expected to approve harsh austerity measures demanded to keep the country from going bankrupt and within the eurozone.

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.

A tearful Lin Yu-chun (林育群) yesterday joined the chorus of fans and celebrities mourning the death of 48-year-old Whitney Houston.

Greek MPs faced a showdown over the country's future Sunday as parliament prepared to vote to deepen austerity measures after the prime minister warned that the nation was approaching "Ground Zero."

Jeremy Lin scored 20 points, including the go-ahead free throw with 4.9 seconds remaining, as the New York Knicks defeated Minnesota 100-98 for their fifth victory in a row.

The extending "Linsanity" ignited by professional basketball star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks has captured numerous new fans in both Taiwan and among overseas Taiwanese communities.