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Viva was not forever for Spice Girls as London musical closes
Reuters - Thu, May 2, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - A musical based on the meteoric rise of British pop band The Spice Girls that was mauled by the critics is closing six months after its premiere in London, the show's producer said on Thursday. The brainchild of "Mamma Mia!" creator Judy Craymer, "Viva Forever" was loosely based on the story of The Spice Girls, with a wannabe girl band making the finals of a TV singing contest resembling "The X Factor". But the show, written by British comedienne Jennifer Saunders, struggled after receiving appalling reviews. ... More »Viva was not forever for Spice Girls as London musical closes
Bono's one-time Sydney holiday home sells for record A$54 million
Reuters - Thu, May 2, 2013
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Sydney harbourfront mansion has been sold for a record-setting A$54 million (35.6 million pounds) to a Chinese-born businessman, reinforcing the city's growing status as a hot property destination, newspapers said on Thursday. On the market for six years, the luxurious eight-bedroom "Altona" in exclusive Point Piper was bought in a secret deal with the businessman who currently lives in Melbourne, the newspapers reported. ... More »Bono's one-time Sydney holiday home sells for record A$54 million
Native American tribe plans to dub 'Star Wars' in Navajo
Reuters - Thu, May 2, 2013
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional language. Fluent Navajo speakers have been invited for a casting call in Window Rock in northern Arizona on Friday and Saturday to dub the roles of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and others, tribal officials said. ... More »Native American tribe plans to dub 'Star Wars' in Navajo
Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609- study
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Settlers at Virginia's Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609, dismembering and consuming a 14-year-old English girl, the U.S. Smithsonian Institution reported on Wednesday. This is the first direct evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown, the oldest permanent English colony in the Americas, according to the Washington-based museum and research complex. ... More »Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609- study
Beyonce, J.Lo to headline London charity concert for women
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Florence & The Machine are teaming up for a four-hour charity concert in London next month to benefit women's health and education projects around the world. The "Sound of Change Live" concert on June 1 in London's Twickenham sports stadium could fund at least 120 projects supporting girls and women in more than 70 nations, if all the tickets are sold, organizers said on Wednesday. ... More »Beyonce, J.Lo to headline London charity concert for women
Laura Bush, top country singers headline George Jones memorial
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
(Reuters) - Country music legend George Jones will be remembered in a public memorial service featuring former First Lady Laura Bush and a list of speakers and musical performers including Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson on Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones, whose honky-tonk career spanned more than six decades, died in Nashville last week at the age of 81. The memorial service will be open to the public, the singer's publicist announced. ... More »Laura Bush, top country singers headline George Jones memorial
Jackson doctor was 'in desperate financial straits' - trial witness
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
By Brandon Lowrey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal doctor was in financial and legal troubles at the time of the singer's death, a Los Angeles detective testified on Wednesday in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Jackson's family against concert promoters AEG Live. Conrad Murray was "in desperate financial straits," and under legal pressure with liens against his property in Nevada, Los Angeles police detective Orlando Martinez told a jury in the civil trial. ... More »Jackson doctor was 'in desperate financial straits' - trial witness
Chilean cult leader accused of killing baby found dead in Peru
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
LIMA (Reuters) - A Chilean cult leader who allegedly burned a newborn baby alive to stave off apocalypse before fleeing to Peru was found dead on Wednesday in an apparent suicide, authorities told local media. Ramon Castillo, the 36-year-old leader of a doomsday sect, was accused of throwing a three-day-old baby girl - possibly his daughter - into a bonfire in Chile in November because he believed she was the Antichrist, according to regional media. ... More »Chilean cult leader accused of killing baby found dead in Peru
World's longest-serving soap star on rape charge in UK
AFP - Wed, May 1, 2013
British police will charge "Coronation Street" star William Roache, the longest-serving star in the world's longest-running soap opera, with two counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service said Wednesday. More »World's longest-serving soap star on rape charge in UK
Pink Floyd 'Poser' Racks Up \$100k Medical Bill
Sky News - Wed, May 1, 2013
A man has been accused of pretending to be Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour while racking up as much as \$100,000 in unpaid medical bills. More »Pink Floyd 'Poser' Racks Up \$100k Medical Bill
Brasilia police cancel order for World Cup raincoats
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
(Reuters) - Brasilia police have cancelled an order for 17,000 raincoats for use at the World Cup because next year's tournament will be played in the dry season. "The military police made a mistake in listing the product among those to be acquired with a view to the World Cup which will be held in the dry season," said the Federal District government in a statement. Brazilian media had criticised the plans as an example of wasteful spending by authorities, pointing out that the jackets would have cost a total of 5.35 million reais (1.70 million pounds). ... More »Brasilia police cancel order for World Cup raincoats
Mariah Carey goes as Cinderella for Disneyland wedding vow renewal
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a sumptuous princess ceremony that shut down Disneyland, Mariah Carey and her comedian husband Nick Cannon renewed their weddings vows and celebrated the second birthday of their twins. Wearing matching Cinderella and Prince Charming-style costumes, and riding in a horse-drawn crystal carriage, the "We Belong Together" singer and the "American Idol" judge tweeted photos and video of the celebration on Tuesday night at the southern California theme park. "On our way to renew our vows. I love you Nick Cannon shut down Disneyland," Carey tweeted. ... More »Mariah Carey goes as Cinderella for Disneyland wedding vow renewal
Angry CSKA Sofia fans dig owner's grave at home ground
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
SOFIA (Reuters) - Disgruntled fans of CSKA Sofia, upset at the way Bulgaria's most successful side are being run, have dug a grave in the middle of their pitch for the company which owns the club. Fans even erected a tombstone at the Bulgarska Armiya stadium with a cross and an inscription of the company's name - Titan. The pitch was repaired on Wednesday but a photograph of the grave circulated on Internet forums and social media, accompanied by a caption "Five years is enough. Titan means shame". ... More »Angry CSKA Sofia fans dig owner's grave at home ground
Leaked video undermines Turkmen leader's superhero image
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov wields almost absolute power in his secretive Central Asian state, but even he could not prevent footage being leaked that shows him falling head-first off a speeding horse. State media on Monday showed Berdymukhamedov, wearing a traditional white "telpek" sheepskin hat and crimson caftan, riding his horse to a victory - and an $11-million (7 million pounds) prize - that took his strongman personality cult to a new dimension. ... More »Leaked video undermines Turkmen leader's superhero image
Love-lorn tiger enters Indian zoo
AFP - Wed, May 1, 2013
A lonely male tiger that left the jungle and entered a zoo in eastern India in quest of a mate has been trapped, an official of the state-run park said on Wednesday. More »Love-lorn tiger enters Indian zoo
First year of turmoil for France's feisty first lady
AFP - Wed, May 1, 2013
Just like her partner the president, Valerie Trierweiler has had to abandon some of her pre-election promises over the course of his first year in office. More »First year of turmoil for France's feisty first lady
Feathers fly over French cockerel statue in London's Trafalgar square
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to erect a statue of a giant, electric blue French cockerel in the shadow of Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square have ruffled feathers among British heritage enthusiasts. Never mind that Lord Nelson's greatest victory, the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, was against the French, the 4.7-metre (15-foot) high statue by Katharina Fritsch has been deemed "totally inappropriate" on aesthetic grounds by the campaigners. ... More »Feathers fly over French cockerel statue in London's Trafalgar square
Paula Broadwell looks to faith to rebuild after Petraeus affair
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Paula Broadwell said she is focusing on her faith and family as she rebuilds her life after revelations of her extramarital affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus forced his resignation and thrust her into the centre of a media firestorm. "I grew up in a strong faith-based family," she told News 14 Carolina after attending a YMCA prayer breakfast in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she lives. ... More »Paula Broadwell looks to faith to rebuild after Petraeus affair
Could 'mystery woman' shed light on UK sex scandal?
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - She has dark eyes, full lips and short hair in one of the favourite styles of London in the "swinging 60s" but who is she? And could she help shed light on the infamous Profumo scandal, the heady tale of espionage, sex and politics that held Britain spellbound in the early 1960s and helped bring down the government of the time. ... More »Could 'mystery woman' shed light on UK sex scandal?
Reclusive Hollywood actress Deanna Durbin dies at 91
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
(Reuters) - Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world's highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, has died at the age of 91. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. No other details were given. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. ... More »Reclusive Hollywood actress Deanna Durbin dies at 91
New Zealand: Baby Name Ban List Updated
Sky News - Wed, May 1, 2013
If you want to call your new baby Majesty, Queen Victoria, Knight or simply '\' in New Zealand then you can think again. More »New Zealand: Baby Name Ban List Updated
China's top paper warns against "underground" extravagance
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper warned on Wednesday that some government officials were avoiding new President Xi Jinping's graft-busting instructions to be frugal by taking banquets and other lavish displays underground, including hiding liquor in water bottles. Since becoming Communist Party boss in November, and president in March, Xi has made battling pervasive corruption a top theme of his administration, warning the problem is so severe it could threaten the party's survival. ... More »China's top paper warns against "underground" extravagance
Bank Robber Says He Gave Stolen Cash To Poor
Sky News - Wed, May 1, 2013
An Australian man charged with robbing a US bank of \$140,000 has told a court his actions were justified because he gave much of the money to people made homeless due to bank repossessions. More »Bank Robber Says He Gave Stolen Cash To Poor
A Minute With: India director Anurag Kashyap on 'Bombay Talkies'
Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India celebrates 100 years of cinema, Anurag Kashyap is one of four leading filmmakers collaborating on a Bollywood project that shows what the movies have meant to them. "Bombay Talkies", which opens in cinemas on Friday, also features the work of Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar. It will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival this month. Kashyap's segment focuses on fan adoration for Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan whose house is often surrounded by crowds waiting for a glimpse of the 70-year-old actor. ... More »A Minute With: India director Anurag Kashyap on 'Bombay Talkies'
'4Real'? New Zealand reveals banned baby names
AFP - Wed, May 1, 2013
New Zealand officials released a list of baby names put forward by parents that were rejected because they were too bizarre or offensive, including "Lucifer" and "Mafia No Fear". More »'4Real'? New Zealand reveals banned baby names

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