Love in New York

Two weeks shy of their wedding, Paulina Rubio and boyfriend Nicolás Vallejo-Nájera escaped to New York for a little fun. The couple stayed at an exclusive hotel and was spotted doing lunch with friends at a popular restaurant.

Madonna and daughter Lourdes,10, toured a United Nations facility in Malawi. The superstar, who arrived there on Monday to check out construction of a pediatric center, also took David, the 1-year old toddler born in that African nation whom she is currently in the process of adopting.

We’re not sure what cracked up actors Mario López and Eva Longoria while they announced the ALMA Awards nominees in Los Angeles. But it is obvious the pals had a grand time at it.

Reggaeton star Don Omar hit Egypt, no less. The artist behind “Dale Don, Dale” held a press conference in the land of Tutankhamen, where he traveled to record “Tuigui,” a duo with popular Egyptian artist Hakim. What will come of this?

U2 vocalist Bono met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to push for better economic policies toward impoverished nations. The get-together is a prelude to the upcoming G8 meeting (the world’s top seven industrialized countries plus Russia), scheduled for June 6-8th in Heiligendamm, Germany.