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 Los Angeles |
'Hurt Locker' is best picture, wins 6 Oscars| Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' at the Academy Awards is taking home the best picture -- defeating James Cameron's 'Avatar' | |
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| Mar. 2 |
 New York |
Campbell's driver says model assaulted him A driver for Naomi Campbell told police that he was assaulted by the supermodel, according to the New York Police Department
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| Feb. 20 |
Berlin |
Roman Polanski wins best director award
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| Feb. 16 |
London |
Abbey Road studios hits auction block
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| Jan.31 |
Los Angeles |
Beyonce is queen of Grammy Awards
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| Jan.26 |
 Southern California |
Avatar is top-grossing film ever| Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show | |
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| Jan.22 |
Global |
Stars raise money for earthquake
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| Jan.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple, music labels talk tunes in the cloud
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| Jan.3 |
Southern California |
Avatar smashes box office record
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| Dec.24 |
Turkey |
Santa movie spotlights Turkish divide
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| Dec.21 |
China |
WTO blocks Beijing's curbs on film, music |
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| Dec.20 |
Los Angeles |
Actress Brittany Murphy dies aged 32 |
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| Nov.21 |
New York |
Jackson glove auctioned for $350,000 |
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| Oct.27 |
Los Angeles |
Global premiere for Jackson movie |
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| Oct.11 |
Spain |
Mystery surrounds Gately death |
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Jackson |
New Jackson song is given airing |
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| Oct.9 |
 Amazon |
Fugitive TV host surrenders Wallace Souza, a state ex-legislator and TV host who allegedly ordered rivals killed has surrendered after being missing for four days
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| Oct.7 |
Amazon |
TV host who ordered killings is on run |
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| Oct.2 |
New York |
Charge over Letterman 'blackmail' |
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| Sep.27 |
 Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich 
Map of Zurich Switzerland| Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achieveme... | |
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| Sep.26 |
Spain |
Renowned pianist de Larrocha dies |
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| Sep.20 |
 Cuba |
'Peace' concert riles some exiles Colombian singer Juanes has brought 15 international artists to Havana
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| Sep.18 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria 'offended' by sci-fi film |
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European Union |
Eurovision changes privacy rule |
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| Sep.16 |
Connecticut |
Folk singer Mary Travers dead at 72
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| Sep.14 |
Los Angeles |
Film star Patrick Swayze dies |
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| Sep.8 |
London |
Games, music look to Beatles for 'Help!' |
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| Aug.31 |
Southern California |
Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal |
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| Aug.19 |
USA |
MySpace to acquire music service |
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| Aug.15 |
New York |
Anger at US Bollywood detention |
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| Aug.13 |
China |
WTO rules China must open markets |
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| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
TV host 'ordered killings' Police have accused Wallace Souza, of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost ratings
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| Aug.9 |
Saudi Arabia |
TV station shut over sexcapades interview |
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| Aug.6 |
New York |
Comedy director John Hughes dies |
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| Jul.17 |
New York |
TV news legend Cronkite dies The former US newscaster Walter Cronkite, known to millions as 'the most trusted man in America', has died at the age of 92
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| Jul.7 |
Los Angeles |
Emotional farewell to King of Pop 
Michael Jackson's family and fans have said farewell to the superstar at an emotional memorial service at the Staples Center
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Los Angeles |
Jackson's body arrives at Staples Center
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| Jul.6 |
Los Angeles |
Jacksons 'plan private ceremony'
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| Jun.28 |
Los Angeles |
BET Awards celebrate Michael Jackson
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| Jun.27 |
Los Angeles |
'No foul play' in Jackson death
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| Jun.26 |
Los Angeles |
More tests after Jackson autopsy
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Global |
World mourns pop legend Jackson
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| Jun.25 |
Los Angeles |
Singer Michael Jackson dies | Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later. Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving ... | |
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| Jun.4 |
Thailand |
Kung Fu star Carradine found dead
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| Apr.17 |
Scotland |
Singer 'gobsmacked' by overnight fame
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| Apr.3 |
Malawi |
Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid |
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| Mar.19 |
Southern California |
Obama promotes reforms on TV show |
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| Mar.18 |
 Canada |
Actress Richardson dies aged 45 British actress Natasha Richardson, 45, has died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident at the Mont Tremblant resort
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| Feb.22 |
Los Angeles |
Slumdog Millionaire winning 8 Oscars
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| Feb.7 |
Thailand |
Jolie asks Thailand to aid refugees |
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| Jan.27 |
New England |
Novelist Updike dies of cancer |
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| Jan.24 |
Brazil |
Amputee model dead at 20
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| Jan.22 |
Los Angeles |
Benjamin Button leads Oscar field |
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| Jan.6 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple to end music restrictions |
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| Dec.25 |
Connecticut |
Singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81 |
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London |
Playwright Harold Pinter dies |
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| Nov.22 |
Alaska |
Palin's star burns brightly as Oprah calls |
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| Nov.20 |
London |
Jackson to appear at High Court |
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| Sep.27 |
 Connecticut |
Paul Newman dies at 83 The legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm made him one of the most renowned figures in arts, has died of cancer
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| Aug.24 |
 Beijing |
Spectacular finale climaxes Games Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Games as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history
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| Jul.23 |
London |
UK move to fight online music piracy |
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| Jun.1 |
Paris |
Fashion king Saint Laurent dies
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| Apr.5 |
Southern California |
Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead |
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| Mar.17 |
London |
Mills awarded £24.3m settlement |
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| Feb.24 |
Los Angeles |
Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars |
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| Feb.8 |
Australia |
Family ready for Ledger funeral |
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| Feb.6 |
New York |
Actor Ledger 'died of overdose' |
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| Jan.22 |
New York |
Heath Ledger found dead Hollywood actor was found unconscious at the apartment at a residence in Manhattan
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| Dec.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Picasso painting stolen in museum heist |
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| Sep.23 |
France |
Mime artist Marceau dies
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| Sep.8 |
Northern Italy |
Thousands bid Pavarotti farewell
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| Sep.6 |
Italy |
Tenors lead tributes to Pavarotti |
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| Sep.5 |
 Northern Italy |
Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71 Map of Modena Italy| Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in the city of Modena. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. Pavarotti had been admitted to hospital there with a fever on 8 August. Luciano Pavarotti... | |
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Northern Italy |
Opera legend Pavarotti 'worsens' |
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| Jul.30 |
Sweden |
Film director Ingmar Bergman dies |
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| Jul.20 |
 London |
Fans receive final Potter book The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum
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| Jul.6 |
 Sydney |
Live Earth concerts kick off 24-hour global concert series to raise awareness about climate change got a traditional Aboriginal welcome
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Global |
Critics attack Live Earth mixed messages |
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| Jun.9 |
India |
Thousands cheer Bollywood stars |
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| Jun.1 |
Netherlands |
TV kidney competition was a hoax
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| May.4 |
Southern California |
Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail
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| Feb.26 |
Southern California |
Scorsese's Departed sweeps Oscars |
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| Feb.8 |
 Miami |
Former Playmate Smith dies at 39 Anna Nicole Smith has died near Miami at the age of 39. She married billionaire in 1994 when she was 26 and he was 89
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| Jan.17 |
London |
Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'
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| Dec.25 |
US Georgia |
Soul star James Brown dies at 73
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| Oct.16 |
 Malawi |
Madonna baby flies out of Malawi A plane carrying 13-month-old David Banda that pop star is seeking to adopt has taken off from the country
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| Jul.28 |
Southern California |
Mel Gibson charged with drink-driving |
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| Jul.21 |
Microsoft |
Zune challenge beckons for iPod |
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| Jan.26 |
Austria |
Mozart birthday fever |
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| Jan.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal |
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| Jul.2 |
 Global |
Millions gather for Live 8 concert Millions were gathering at concert venues across the world to focus attention on global poverty
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| Jul.1 |
Japan |
Live 8 concerts kick off in Tokyo |
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| Feb.27 |
Southern California |
Eastwood's Baby scoops top Oscars |
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| Jan.31 |
Southern California |
Jackson in court for abuse trial |
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| Nov.2 |
 Netherlands |
Gunman kills film director Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam
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| Oct.10 |
New York |
Actor Christopher Reeve dies |
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| Aug.23 |
Norway |
Gallery defends Scream security |
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| Jan.31 |
Texas |
Janet Jackson revealing breast During the Super Bowl halftime singer Justin Timberlake snatched off part of Jackson's bustier on stage
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| Aug.6 |
Southern California |
Schwarzenegger to run for governor Film star, best known for his role in the Terminator films, has announced he will run as a Republican candidate
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| Jul.28 |
Southern California |
Bob Hope dead at 100 |
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| Apr.28 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple launches online music service
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| Apr.26 |
Beijing |
Cinemas closed over SARS |
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| Mar.23 |
Southern California |
'Chicago' triumphs at Oscars |
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| Nov.17 |
USA |
Harry Potter sets box office record |
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| Jul.26 |
England |
Beatle Paul to remarry
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| Mar.25 |
Southern California |
Gladiator, Crowe, Roberts win Oscars |
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| Jan.21 |
Southern California |
Globe Awards |
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