Arts

LA police do not confirm reported Jackson homicide probe - 07/15/2009

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police on Wednesday said they were investigating pop icon Michael Jackson's death, but would not confirm it was being treated as a homicide investigation, as reported by...

Iran singer gets five-year jail term for 'ridiculing' Koran - 07/14/2009

TEHRAN- An Iranian singer, Mohsen Namjoo, has been sentenced in absentia to a five-year jail term for ridiculing the Koran holy book in a song, reformist daily Etemad Melli reported on Tuesday....

Jackson 'wasn't ready' for London comeback: father - 07/13/2009

LOS ANGELES - The father of Michael Jackson slammed the gruelling 50-date schedule drawn up for his son's comeback on Monday, saying the star was not capable of completing the series of sold-out...

Paul Ricard, the drinks magnate drunk with art - 07/12/2009

BENDOR, Claire Rosemberg - As night fell over the Mediterranean, the hundreds of people ferried to this minuscule island offshore France learnt a secret -- the country's late drinks tycoon Paul...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to visit Canada next year - 07/12/2009

OTTAWA- Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Canada in 2010 for their 25th trip to the country, Canada's governor general announced on Sunday. "Her Excellency, the Right...

'Bruno' struts to top spot at box office - 07/12/2009

LOS ANGELES- Comedian Sasha Baron-Cohen's latest movie, featuring gay Austrian television presenter "Bruno," strutted to the top of the North American box office in its first week in theaters,...

'Love Songs in Age' by Philip Larkin - 07/12/2009

Philip Larkin (1922-1985) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the later twentieth century. Throughout his remarkable career, he display a deep insight into the pain of the human...

Blame the Italians, not Berlusconi: Umberto Eco - 07/12/2009

ROME- Leading Italian author Umberto Eco says don't blame scandal-plagued Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for his country's problems -- blame the Italians themselves. Writing in the left-wing...

Sing when you're moaning: Hong Kong's complaints choir - 07/12/2009

HONG KONG, Edith Tsang - In a city where people daily take to the streets to shout and wave placards about everything from food scares to tax hikes, one enterprising group has decided to voice their...

Jackson's hometown pays tribute to 'King of Pop' - 07/12/2009

GARY, Keith Benman - Thousands of fans have paid tribute to Michael Jackson in his hometown of Gary, Indiana, while mystery remained over the fate of his children as a custody hearing was postponed...
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