From a list of 75 candidates, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlist for the best foreign language film prize.
The FBI says it would be premature to comment on a motivation at this time and joint investigators have neither ruled out terrorism, nor ruled it in.
Nasa’s Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is nearing the outer boundary of the solar system and may already be "dancing on the edge" of outer space.
Colourful veteran Irish actor Peter O’Toole, famous for films including ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, has announced his retirement at the age of 79.
British soul singer Adele has won the Grammy in every category she was nominated during a show clouded by the death of Whitney Houston.
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses, cementing his position as frontrunner to take on Obama.
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/ 16 December 2011
French-directed silent film <i>The Artist</i>, has been nominated for six Golden Globe awards, while <i>The Help</i> was nominated in five categories
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/ 30 October 2011
The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray enters its final act as a jury prepares to consider whether the medic is guilty over his death.
The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray enters a third week, with the spotlight on alleged inconsistencies of the star’s final hours.
"Gross negligence" by Michael Jackson’s doctor led to the pop icon’s death, a prosecutor says, but the medic’s lawyer insists the star killed himself.
Critics, fans and the Twittersphere lashed troubled actor Charlie Sheen on Sunday after he was booed off stage in a chaotic start to a live show tour.
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/ 14 February 2011
US country trio Lady Antebellum emerged as surprise winners with five awards on Sunday at the Grammy Awards, in a disappointing night for Eminem.
UK historical drama <em>The King’s Speech</em> garnered 12 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, leading the competition for the film industry’s top honours.
Michael Jackson’s doctor instructed an aide to remove medical equipment near the singer’s body before paramedics arrived, a court has been told.
Michael Jackson’s doctor was guilty of a string of failings leading to the pop icon’s sudden death, prosecutors have alleged.
Britain’s new premier, David Cameron, has vowed a "seismic shift" in how the country is governed.
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/ 29 January 2010
Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, on Friday promised $10-billion to develop vaccines for the world’s poorest nations.
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/ 4 September 2009
Britain and the US on Friday defended their strategy in Afghanistan amid mounting criticism over the rising death toll from war-weary voters.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe accused the West on Tuesday of seeking to provoke "illegal regime change" by crippling his country economically. Speaking at a summit on the global food crisis, the veteran leader accused the West of using non-governmental bodies and opposition parties to try and bring him down.
Britain said on Friday it was "getting to the bottom" of a militant cell behind last week’s failed attacks, amid tight security ahead of the anniversary of London’s July 2005 suicide bombings. The cautiously upbeat assessment came after Australian police searched two hospitals and questioned five doctors over the London and Glasgow attacks.
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/ 29 January 2007
A threatened two-day strike at British Airways (BA) this week was called off Monday after the airline hammered out a last-minute deal with unions. But the accord with cabin-crew unions will come too late to prevent some disruption to flights at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Wednesday and Thursday, the airline added.
The European Union is keen to trumpet its latest role in easing the Iran nuclear crisis, but strains and institutional limbo are clouding the bloc’s efforts to punch its diplomatic weight, officials admitted on Thursday. EU foreign policy head Javier Solana stands ready to return to Tehran to negotiate with the Islamic republic over a package of trade and political incentives.
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/ 23 January 2006
It may not have the Eiffel Tower’s global renown, but Belgium’s hi-tech Atomium hopes to super-charge its pulling power when it reopens next month, in all its shiny glory after a two-year renovation. In fact, the parallels with the world-famous Paris monument are striking: the steel-and-aluminium Brussels landmark was built for a World Fair; and it attracts hordes of foreign tourists.