NEW YORK: The Transportation Security Administration says it is trying to determine how a man slipped past authorities and boarded a flight with a stolen boarding pass at New York’s Kennedy airport.
COPENHAGEN: A Swedish bank robber forgot to cover his tracks and left three bottles of urine behind after hiding inside a bank vault in Copenhagen for three days.
LONDON: The body of a British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan was being flown home Thursday — alongside the loyal dog who died of a seizure after his master was killed.
CONWAY, Massachusetts: Chronically tardy and truant students at a Massachusetts high school are getting a rude awakening — a pre-recorded morning wake-up call from their school principal.
NEW YORK: Lady Gaga’s deal to sell a special edition of her upcoming album at Target has been cancelled.
NEW YORK: British rock star Eric Clapton raised $2.15 million at a New York auction of 75 guitars and 55 amplifiers on Wednesday, more than triple the pre-sale expectations, auctioneers Bonhams said on Thursday.
LONDON: US rapper 50 Cent has joined what one entertainment website called the “Qaddafi performance regret club,” making a donation to charity after news emerged that he performed for the clan of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
LOS ANGELES: If you think Charlie Sheen has been "winning" media attention these past few weeks, you'd be right.
ROCHESTER, New York: Singer Billie Holiday, educator Donna Shalala and civil rights champion Coretta Scott King will be enshrined with eight others in the National Women's Hall of Fame.
LONDON: Singer Lily Allen has revealed she battled an eating disorder last summer and opened up about her recent miscarriage in a new documentary. In the program, set to air on Britain's Channel 4 next week, the 25-year-old says she would vomit after meals.
ALMATY: TV personalities in Kazakhstan have launched a glitzy get-out-the-vote campaign as officials fear a low turnout in upcoming presidential elections will undermine the Central Asian nation's authoritarian ruler.
LOS ANGELES: Indian designers Falguni and Shane Peacock have busted out of Bollywood straight through to Hollywood. Their champion? Britney Spears.
JEDDAH: Security forces in Jeddah are looking for thieves who stole a Saher camera from a vehicle stationed at Al-Arbaeen Street on Sunday. The theft occurred when the vehicle's driver and operators went to the mosque for Asr prayer, local Arabic daily Al-Madinah reported Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES: Consider two parallel universes: Charlie Sheen is destined to hit rock bottom after being fired from the best job he’ll ever have; Charlie Sheen has been freed to blaze a new path to dazzling fame and riches.
MOSCOW: Women, celebrities and club promoters threw their support behind Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a lavish party for the country's paramount leader, a year before presidential elections.
Actress Amanda Seyfried, star of the film "Red Riding Hood," poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, March 7, 2011. (AP)
LOS ANGELES: The public clash between conservative political superstar Sarah Palin and self-described “D-List” comedian Kathy Griffin gained momentum in recent days, with each taking verbal jabs at the other.
BUENOS AIRES: Don't think being stranded in an airport can't be fun. Singer Cyndi Lauper wants travelers to know that breaking out into song can raise one's spirits even when flights are canceled and passengers are peeved.
LOS ANGELES: Marc Anthony is joining wife Jennifer Lopez as a TV regular, but he's taking the dramatic route. The Grammy-winning salsa star will become a cast member on TNT's "Hawthorne," playing police Detective Nick Renata. He appeared as the character in two episodes last season.
LONDON: James Bond actor Daniel Craig is giving "Bond girl" a whole new meaning, dressing up in drag for a short film to support International Women's Day. The 007 star trades his signature suit for a flowing blond wig, dress, pearls and sensible heels in the somber clip which highlights inequalities faced by women around the world.
LOS ANGELES: A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards, setting up a trial later this year to decide who will broadcast the star-studded show from now on. US District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank issued a tentative ruling Monday denying a bid by show producer Dick Clark Productions to dismiss the case.
Folk artists from the Indian state of Gujarat , prior to them performing, in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
LONDON: A leading British newspaper reported Sunday that Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, has been chosen to design Kate Middleton's wedding gown.
SHANGHAI: Barbie is hitting the road as Mattel Inc. closes down its Shanghai flagship store dedicated to the iconic brand after just two years. The six-story store, complete with spa, cafe, design studio, fashion stage and shelves and shelves of Barbies and Barbie products, closed Monday, the world's biggest toy maker said in a statement explaining that it plans to use its experience in Shanghai to reach customers across China.
GROZNY: Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s volatile Chechnya region, scored two goals in a friendly against Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winners in front of a capacity crowd on Tuesday.
Omar Hussein is a well-known Saudi comedian who is famous for his YouTube Arabic comedy show called “3al6ayer” (As It Goes), which has succeeded in attracting many subscribers and over 300,00 viewers.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad released his memoir Tuesday, defending decisions he made during a 22-year rule that critics say was marred by human rights abuses.
JEDDAH: Many Egyptian film and football stars, and media figures have been blacklisted for supporting the former regime of Hosni Mubarak.
LONDON: George Michael says he deserved to spend a month in jail last year for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of drugs. The former Wham! singer says it was karma - that after repeatedly breaking the law, he felt that he "a bill to pay."
MUMBAI, India: “Slumdog Millionaire” child star Rubina Ali said Saturday that her home had burned down in a fire that raged through a crowded slum in the Indian city of Mumbai.
RIYADH: For Egyptian comedian Adel Imam, there’s nobody funnier in the Arab world than the African “king of kings” (lol!) Muammar Qaddafi.
According to Al-Akbhar Egyptian daily newspaper, Imam said with the Libyan strongman’s fall, Africa would lose a “master buffoon.”
NEW YORK: A documentary about the making of Elton John's album "The Union" will open the Tribeca Film Festival next month, with the British singer marking the occasion by giving a free outdoor performance and screening.
LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry has postponed a planned polo visit to Dubai on March 19 amid escalating unrest in the Arab world.
AMSTERDAM: Nearly everyone in Amsterdam rides a bicycle.
No one sweats.
As a longtime cyclist in New York City, and a sweaty guy who can raise a few droplets going to the end of the walk to retrieve the newspaper in January, this was one of the first things I noticed on a recent visit to the Dutch city.
NEW YORK: Producers of the $65 million Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” delayed its official opening again on Wednesday, and hired a new team to relieve director Julie Taymor of day-to-day duties.
NEW YORK: Tracking celebrities in trouble used to be so easy. First, there was the problem, then a public apology followed by a trip to rehab and interview in People magazine or on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show.
