Newly elected Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo named a former slave as his Minister for Indigenous Affair. Margarita Mbywangi, 46, an Ache tribal chief, was captured in the jungle when she was four and sold several times as a slave to owners of large lands. Fortunately, her masters send her to school which enabled her to learn to read and write.

Warner Bros. Television Group's upcoming website dubbed the "untelevised network" will stream new and classic TV series on the Internet via Facebook, Fancast. com and AOL. Online video network TheWB. com, set for launch on Aug. 27, will feature an original application that will integrate it with Facebook allowing content to flow on the popular social networking site. TheWB. com shows will also be distributed free across the Internet on Comcast Cable's Fancast. com.

In addition to using fake fireworks at Friday evening's grand opening of the Summer Games in Beijing, the ceremony also used the recorded voice of a young female singer who did not have impressive-enough looks to appear on the globally-broadcast show. According to the Guardian Unlimited, nine-year-old Lin Miaoke, who sang "Ode to the Motherland" merely lip-synched. Seven-year old Yang Peiyi, who was considered not photogenic enough for international stardom, was the real voice behind the song.

A convicted murderer is on the loose after a corrections officer helped her escape prison Monday. Sara Pender, 29, was serving a 110-year sentence for the 2000 murders of two roommates. But she befriended correction officer Scott A. Spitler, 41, and according to Indiana's Wish TV 8, Spitler has admitted to conspiring with Pender on her escape, having sexual relations with her, and hiding her in a prison vehicle and smuggling her out of the medium-security prison.

Paris Hilton has released a new video in response to Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) controversial TV ad mocking her celebrity status. Lounging in a chair in a swimsuit, the hotel-heiress says in the video, "Hey America, I'm Paris Hilton and I'm a celebrity too. Only I'm not from the olden days and I'm not promising change like that other guy. I'm just hot. "