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Shakira says Slim, Buffett donating $200M to poor Latin American children

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:20:10 +0000

MEXICO CITY - Colombian singer Shakira announced Thursday that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and American Howard Buffett will donate $200 million to a foundation that helps poor children in Latin Am...

Quebec painter Claude Theberge dies at age 73 after long illness

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:30:59 +0000

MONTREAL - Quebec painter Claude Theberge died Thursday after a long illness. He was 73. "He was a man of great intellect and spirit," said Gilles Quenneville, a close friend. "One of the greatest ...

Hollywood press agent Warren Cowan handled Sinatra, Newman, dies at 87

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:15 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Warren Cowan, one of the last of the super publicists who helped make Hollywood the glamour capital of the world, has died. He was 87. Cowan, who handled the careers of stars from Joa...

Rapper DMX enters not guilty plea on drug, animal cruelty charges

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:25 +0000

PHOENIX - Rapper DMX has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and misdemeanour animal cruelty charges. A judge entered the plea for the musician-actor at a brief court hearing Thursday. ...

Animated documentary shown at Cannes festival recounts war horrors

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:38:45 +0000

CANNES, France - It's an animated documentary - which is perhaps a contradiction in terms. Israeli director Ari Folman thought the unusual technique was the only way to tell his story of recovering...

'Grand Theft Auto IV' sets Canadian sales record in launch month

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:38:55 +0000

TORONTO - The game only came out on April 29, but "Grand Theft Auto IV" still topped the Canadian sales chart for the month with a record 270,000 copies flying out of the stores. That number, which...

Grand Theft Auto IV sets Canadian sales record in launch month

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:27 +0000

'Sex and the City' stars sport Versace at Berlin premiere of new film

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:48:41 +0000

BERLIN - Sarah Jessica Parker sported a Versace outfit and Kim Cattrall enthralled cheering fans with perfect German as they, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis wowed Berlin at the continental premiere o...

Jury selection complete in R. Kelly trial as sides argue over racial makeup

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:40:48 +0000

CHICAGO - Jury selection was completed at R. Kelly's child pornography trial Thursday, despite contentious exchanges when prosecutors and defence lawyers accused each other of trying to stack the pane...

LA jury convicts Hollywood private eye in racketeering case

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:41:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES - A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday of federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and contrac...

Fox network in U.S. promising only two new shows for fall season

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:40:54 +0000

NEW YORK - Fox is launching only two new series in the fall, traditionally its slow season, but the network plans flashy two-hour premieres of four shows during the same week as the Democratic Nationa...

LA jury convicts private eye in racketeering case involving stars

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:55:29 +0000

LOS ANGELES - A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday on federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and contrac...

Fairy-tale marriage of Shania Twain and Mutt Lange comes to an end

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:55:37 +0000

TORONTO - She was a small-town beauty who overcame a tragic childhood to pursue her dream of country music stardom. He was a rock producer 17 years her senior whose Midas touch took her to the top of ...

California museum plays host to China's terra cotta warriors

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:07:00 +0000

SANTA ANA, Calif. - More than a dozen Chinese terra cotta warriors, crafted more than 2,000 years ago to protect their emperor in the afterlife have arrived in the United States on a very different mi...

Angelina Jolie, pregnant with twins, stays calm and cool at Cannes festival

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:06:50 +0000

CANNES, France - Angelina Jolie, pregnant with twins, has some secrets for staying serene at the hectic Cannes Film Festival - get Brad Pitt to baby-sit sometimes and wear comfy shoes on the red carpe...