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Former East German model city fears ghost town future
HOYERSWERDA, Germany (AFP) - Under communism, the small town of Hoyerswerda, complete with its memorial to the Soviet war dead, was a model city with around 70,000 inhabitants.
October 13, 2009, 9:15 am -
Thousands expected to visit Catholic relics in London
LONDON (AFP) - Up to 100,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to the mother church of Roman Catholics in England for the culmination of a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun which arrived in London Monday.
October 13, 2009, 9:01 am -
Lots of love for 'Couples Retreat' at box office
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Relationship comedy "Couples Retreat" shot to the top of the North American box office in its first week of release, final figures showed Monday.
October 13, 2009, 7:57 am -
Mamet's "Oleanna" a contrived look at sex harassment
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - At its best, David Mamet's 1992 play "Oleanna" pushes plenty of buttons concerning viewers' attitudes toward sexual politics and political correctness.
October 13, 2009, 7:49 am -
Mamet's "Oleanna" a contrived look at sex harassment
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - At its best, David Mamet's 1992 play "Oleanna" pushes plenty of buttons concerning viewers' attitudes toward sexual politics and political correctness.
October 13, 2009, 7:49 am -
News Corp, Liberty Media interested in NBC: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and John Malone's Liberty Media Corp are interested in NBC Universal, according to a report by CNBC, citing sources.
October 13, 2009, 7:45 am -
UNICEF names Bloom goodwill ambassador
UNICEF has named Orlando Bloom its goodwill ambassador in recognition of his commitment to children's rights around the world.
October 13, 2009, 7:08 am -
New Michael Jackson single debuts online
Michael Jackson returned to the airwaves on Monday with a new song - the first from an upcoming musical documentary featuring the troubled superstar.
October 13, 2009, 6:41 am -
BSkyB to launch online music service
BSkyB will launch an online music service next week which offers consumers access to more than four million tracks, rivalling Apple's iTunes.
October 13, 2009, 6:06 am -
Simon sues Starbucks over album deal
Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks Corp, saying the coffee company's now-defunct music venture didn't adequately promote her 2008 album.
October 13, 2009, 5:48 am -
Polanski feels depressed in jail: lawyer
ZURICH (Reuters) - Director Roman Polanski is feeling depressed two weeks after his arrest in Switzerland to face U.S. extradition for a 1977 case involving the rape of a 13-year-old girl, his lawyer was quoted as saying on Sunday.
October 13, 2009, 5:32 am -
Uruguay congress legalizes sex changes
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - Uruguay's congress Monday approved a sex change law, the latest liberal move by the tiny South American nation which has also given the nod to civil unions for gays and adoptions by gay couples.
October 13, 2009, 4:40 am -
Orlando Bloom named goodwill ambassador for kids
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Orlando Bloom, star of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" movies, was named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children's organisation UNICEF on Monday.
October 13, 2009, 4:19 am -
Anger fuels US talk of secession, states rights
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Tired of high taxes and wars in far-away countries? Angry at bailouts for fat-cat bankers? A growing number of Americans are pushing their states to defy federal laws -- and some are advocating secession.
October 13, 2009, 3:43 am -
Iran says British Museum broke pledge on artifact
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran accused the British Museum on Monday of breaking a promise to lend it an artifact relating to Cyrus of Persia's conquest of Babylon in the 6th century BC.
October 13, 2009, 3:35 am -
Nobel Prizes plagued by rumors of leaks
OSLO (AFP) - The names of the Nobel laureates often elicit surprise when they are revealed, but last-minute predictions that hit the bull's-eye have sparked suspicions of leaks by the institutes that hand out the awards.
October 13, 2009, 3:31 am -
Dannii apologies over bisexual jibe
Dannii Minogue has apologised for poking fun at a bisexual contestant on the hit British television talent show, X Factor.
October 13, 2009, 3:22 am -
Syria bans smoking in public places
DAMASCUS (AFP) - President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree banning smoking in a wide range of public places such as cafes and restaurants, official news agency SANA reported on Monday.
October 13, 2009, 3:13 am -
Late German dance legend Bausch's successors named
BERLIN (AFP) - Dominique Mercy and Robert Sturm have been named as the pair tapped to take over the German dance company once led by the iconic choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in June, the theatre said Monday.
October 13, 2009, 3:13 am -
Chinese art market soul-searches as prices plummet
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The fallow plots of farmland on the edge of the artists' village of Songzhuang are a symbol of Chinese contemporary art's recent boom and bust cycle.
October 13, 2009, 2:58 am
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