MOSCOW, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - In Russia, nationalism now comes pret-a-porter.

After three years working on pro-Kremlin rallies, Antonia Shapovalova, 20, is now putting patriotic slogans on a catwalk collection.

BORDEAUX, France, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - Fewer US buyers than usual turned up in Bordeaux this week for wine primeur week -- when buyers and critics taste the latest wine harvest -- but producers surprisingly are not too concerned.

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - They're angry at their demanding editors. They're angry about the mushrooming workload in shrinking newsrooms. They're even angry about other angry journalists.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - A filmmaker's wish to unite people worldwide by letting them see life through each others' eyes is coming true.

People in countries rich and poor have captured their communities or beliefs in short videos, which will be available to view free around the globe during a four-hour presentation on May 10.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft said Tuesday it will soon release a version of its Internet Explorer web browser tailored to put surfing the web with mobile telephones on par with using desktop computers.

PARIS, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Designer Philippe Starck on Tuesday said he had been named 'artistic director' of France's upcoming EU presidency on the request of Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.

'Bernard Kouchner wants the French presidency to have a very interesting, very creative profile,' Starck told AFP.

PARIS, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - French doctors on Tuesday said that an overview of the latest research into sport and good health proved that moderate, frequent exercise combatted the risk of heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, respiratory disease and depression.

OTTAWA, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Tired of cattle class and looking for somewhere to stretch out? Pay just 12 dollars more to sleep in the overhead luggage compartments of Canada's Westjet ... on April Fool's Day.

'The overhead compartment has traditionally been a place where guests have placed their carry-on baggage,' Westjet vice president Bob Cummings said in a joke statement.

BEIRUT, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Lebanese newspapers on Tuesday offered their readers a brief moment of wishful thinking with an April Fool message that the protracted political crisis was over and a new president had been elected.

LONDON, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Media around the world regaled their audiences with stories of stretched French presidents and bisexual James Bonds on Tuesday, proving the tradition of April Fool's jokes was alive and kicking.