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New Polanski appeal cites improper court dealings

LOS ANGELES- Filmmaker Roman Polanski has launched a fresh appeal to drop child sex charges from the 1970s, offering details of what his lawyers called improper dealings by prosecutors and the judge, court documents showed Friday. Polanski's lawyers petitioned a California appellate court, citing secret "communication" between two top officials in the district attorney's office and the original judge in the case, Laurence Rittenband. Following these discussions, according to defense lawyers, the prosecutor in...

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Majority of Israelis see Obama as fair: poll 2010-03-20

Egypt TV shows footage of Mubarak talking, working 2010-03-20

Quartet tells Israel to halt settlement activity 2010-03-20

Black and white meets new technology at photo show 2010-03-20

New Polanski appeal cites improper court dealings 2010-03-20

Malcom X assassin to walk free after 4 decades 2010-03-20

Israeli air strikes on Gaza targets, no serious injuries 2010-03-19

Iraq PM, ex-premier in tight race for parliament 2010-03-19

Israeli PM responds to Clinton in settlement row 2010-03-19

Technology, tradition combine in Asian 'gendercide' 2010-03-19

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Charlie Sheen enters rehab: spokesman - 2010-02-24

LOS ANGELES- Troubled actor Charlie Sheen, who is facing criminal charges arising from an alleged assault on his wife, has entered a rehabilitation center, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Stan...

Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' sweeps board at the BAFTAs - 2010-02-22

LONDON - Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war movie "The Hurt Locker" swept the board at the BAFTA awards Sunday, winning the best film and director awards and leaving ex-husband James Cameron almost...

Crying child samba queen, killings sour Rio's Carnival - 2010-02-16

RIO DE JANEIRO, Marc Burleigh - A child samba queen who broke down in tears as she fitfully paraded in the harsh glare of the media, and two killings during festivities, marred the climax of Rio's...

Iraq drama 'The Hurt Locker' wins Oscars indicator - 2010-01-26

LOS ANGELES - Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" scooped top prize at the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards on Sunday, a key awards season event that offers clues of possible Oscars contenders....

Creator of Spice Girls, American Idol, robbed in Uruguay - 2010-01-13

MONTEVIDEO - Simon Fuller, creator of the Spice Girls pop group and US reality show "American Idol," was robbed of more than 100,000 dollars in cash and jewelry while vacationing in Uruguay, El Pais...

Polanski lawyers seek sentence in absentia - 2010-01-07

LOS ANGELES - Attorneys for Roman Polanski on Wednesday filed a motion requesting the director be sentenced "in absentia" to resolve his 1978 child sex case, court filings showed. Los Angeles...

Flixster.com buys Rotten Tomatoes movie review site - 2010-01-04

WASHINGTON- Online movie community website Flixster.com said Monday it has purchased popular movie review site Rotten Tomatoes from IGN Entertainment, a division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. San...

Arab-Americans tweak Mideast tension for laughs - 2009-12-25

AMMAN, Ahmad Khatib- "I am actually really proud that my best friend in the whole world is Jewish," Palestinian-Canadian Eman Husseini told a captivated audience at a stand-up comedy festival in...

Bollywood looks to Aamir Khan to end 2009 on a high - 2009-12-24

MUMBAI, Shail Kumar Singh - Bollywood is looking to Aamir Khan to bring festive cheer to the industry after a disappointing 2009 hit by a producers' strike, swine flu fears and a lack of box office...

Swiss court grants Polanski bail - 2009-11-26

GENEVA, Denis Rousseau - A Swiss court on Wednesday granted Roman Polanski a 4.5 million dollar bail to await a final decision on whether he should be extradited to the United States over a child sex...

MILAN- Spanish painter Francisco Goya rubs shoulders with modern masters such as Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in an exhibit that opened Wednesday at Milan's Palazzo Reale. "Goya and the Modern World" brings together 184 paintings, drawings and engravings. It sets out to show how "Goya was...

Science Male pregnancy and abortion: The sex life of pipefish PARIS- A skinny little fish called the pipefish is high on the list of wildlife oddities, for the male of the species...	Medicine Some clinical trials exclude gays and lesbians: study WASHINGTON - Some clinical trials financed by the US federal government and pharmaceutical labs exclude gay and lesbian...
Media Paris Hilton minimized in beer ad relaunch RIO DE JANEIRO- A provocative beer ad showing American celebrity Paris Hilton in suggestive poses has been recast and...	Festivals 'The Hurt Locker' rules on historic Oscars night HOLLYWOOD, Rob Woollard- Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" blew away box office king "Avatar" to take six Oscars, with...