Arts

Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds call it quits - 12/14/2010

LOS ANGELES- Hollywood A-listers Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are calling it quits: after two years of marriage, they have gone separate ways, they said Tuesday in a statement cited by People...

Oprah, Sandra Bullock, Halle Berry to present Oscars - 12/13/2010

LOS ANGELES- Oprah Winfrey, Sandra Bullock and Halle Berry will be among presenters handing out the awards at next year's Oscars show in February, organizer said Monday. The 2010 best actor Oscar...

Dubai movie fest opens with Firth film - 12/12/2010

DUBAI- The seventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) opened on Sunday with the Tom Hooper-directed "The King's Speech" starring Colin Firth, which movie pundits say is Oscar-bound. Firth...

Son of Pink Floyd star arrested over student protest - 12/12/2010

LONDON- The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was arrested Sunday on suspicion of attempted criminal damage after he was pictured swinging from Britain's national war memorial during a...

Russia's Putin sings Armstrong for Hollywood stars - 12/11/2010

MOSCOW- Russia's Vladimir Putin, showing his passion for music extends from favourites of spies and cosmonauts to Armstrong, played the grand piano for a room full of filmstars in a concert lasting...

Apartheid icon Makeba honoured at MTV Africa awards - 12/11/2010

LAGOS- South African anti-apartheid icon Miriam Makeba was posthumously honoured at the MTV Africa Music Awards on Saturday, after a career at the pinnacle of the continent's musical scene,...

Oprah sparks frenzy Down Under - 12/11/2010

MELBOURNE, William West- Thousands of screaming fans thronged to welcome American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey to Australia on Friday, sparking scenes of adulation usually reserved for royalty and...

New Michael Jackson song airs, from beyond-grave album - 12/09/2010

LOS ANGELES- A second song from a new posthumous album by late pop legend Michael Jackson was released on Thursday, days before the beyond-the-grave record hits music shops around the world. "Hold...

Nobel jury tries to abate Chinese fury at peace pick - 12/09/2010

OSLO, Nina Larson - Nobel organisers tried Thursday to dampen growing anger in Beijing on the eve of a controversial peace prize ceremony for jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, insisting the honour was not...

Soul legend Aretha Franklin has cancer: reports - 12/09/2010

LOS ANGELES- Soul legend Aretha Franklin has cancer and underwent surgery last week, media reported Wednesday. Fox 2 News in Detroit cited a relative as saying the 68-year-old "Queen of Soul" is...
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