Arts

Drugs link probed in Jackson death as memorial nears - 07/05/2009

LOS ANGELES - The discovery of a potent anesthetic at Michael Jackson's mansion renewed speculation about the role of drugs in the singer's death as preparations for the star's memorial gathered pace...

US celebrates Independence Day - 07/04/2009

WASHINGTON - Americans across the United States celebrated their national holiday on Saturday, commemorating the 233 years since the Declaration of Independence with barbecues, live music and lots of...

Swine flu fells Harry Potter star - 07/04/2009

LONDON - Swine flu infected one of the main stars in the latest Harry Potter movie, a publicist said Saturday, as new deaths and fears of a carve-up on vaccine access underlined the gravity of the...

Singer Cheb Mami gets five years in forced abortion case - 07/03/2009

PARIS, Anne-Sophie Morel - Music star Cheb Mami was sentenced Friday to five years in jail for trying to make a former lover undergo a forced abortion, despite pleading for forgiveness at his trial...

Fans urged to stay away from Jackson memorial - 07/03/2009

LOS ANGELES- Fans preparing to descend on Los Angeles for next week's Michael Jackson memorial service were urged to watch the event via television Friday amid fears of huge crowds of mourners at the...

Director Forman stars at opening of Karlovy Vary film festival - 07/03/2009

PRAGUE - Oscar-winning director Milos Forman was welcomed as a star to his native Czech Republic Friday for the opening of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The filmmaker arrived to...

Letters, photos of author Mishima to be auctioned - 07/03/2009

TOKYO - A Japanese bookseller will Sunday auction off letters and photos of the nationalist author and poet Yukio Mishima, famous for his writings and his public samurai-style suicide in 1970....

Soap brings message of change to rural Nepal - 07/03/2009

KATHMANDU, Claire Cozens - When the power cuts that frequently plague Nepal were at their worst this winter, one of the biggest frustrations for many people was missing their favourite television...

I want custody of Jackson's children: ex-wife - 07/03/2009

LOS ANGELES- The ex-wife of Michael Jackson vowed Thursday to fight for custody of the two children she had with the pop icon, setting the stage for a bitter legal battle with the late star's...

Yoko Ono wins rights to John Lennon footage - 07/02/2009

BOSTON - Singer John Lennon's widow has won a lawsuit against a group of collectors who disputed her rights to movie footage capturing intimate moments of the former Beatles legend. A federal...
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