The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Japanese game shows coming to America

" LOS ANGELES — A grown man wearing a diaper is spun around until he can barely stand, then is made to try an obstacle course carrying pitchers of milk without spilling any. Another man, dressed like an insect, flings himself onto a giant-sized “windshield” with a...

Pan African Film Festival Accepting Submissions

LOS ANGELES – The 17 TH ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL (PAFF), America's largest and most prestigious Black film and arts festival, is now accepting submissions for their 2009 signature event taking...

US director Sydney Pollack dies

Famous Actor turned director hollywood director Sydney Pollack had died of cancer. Director of Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie and The Way We Were died on Monday, surrounded by family members, at his home in...

Los Angeles 'is a Third World city'

Los Angeles is on its way to becoming a 'third world city' with immigrants making up half of its workforce, says a new study by the Migration Policy Institute released today.Of all immigrants in LA, a third have...

Hollywood for Sale: Sign Endangered By Real Estate Deal

Cahuenga Peak, the hill that hosts the world-famous Hollywood sign, is for sale. The land, once owned by Howard Hughes, was purchased six years ago by a holding company, and is now on the market, raising the...

Report: Beyonce, Jay-Z tie the knot

"Los Angeles/New York (ANTARA News) - Singer Beyonce Knowles, 26, and her long-time boyfriend, rapper Jay-Z, 38, have exchanged wedding vows, the US magazine People reported Saturday.They held a wedding and party Friday night in New York City with a small circle of family and...

Video: Making peace with los emos in Mexico City

"Video: Making peace with los emos in Mexico City Posted on March 27, 2008 by MexicoReporter | Edit MexicoReporter.com headed down to Insurgentes yesterday with the Los Angeles Times to cover...

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt give millions to charity: report

"Los Angeles (ANTARA News/Afp) - Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donated more than eight million dollars to charity in 2006 according to tax records, it was reported on Friday.Fox News reported on its website that the actors funneled more than four million...

Paris Hilton seeks best friend on TV show

"Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton is to star in a new reality TV series that will give 20 contestants the chance to be her new BFF - that's best friend forever in the language of the text-messaging generation.The MTV show will feature the 20...

Language of a fly proves surprising: Los Alamos National Laboratory

"A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes in the world around it. The research fundamentally...

Hollywood sees record receipts and costs

"Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - Hollywood studios took in a record 9.6 billion dollars last year at cinema box offices in the US and Canada, but the huge sum was offset by the highest ever cost of producing major...

Stars appear in saucy web video

Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - Stars like Brad Pitt, Robin Williams, Macy Gray and Cameron Diaz have taken cameo roles in a hit internet video series started by chat show host Jimmy Kimmel and his risque comedienne girlfriend Sara Silverman.Silverman started the spoof series by...

Oscars ratings sink to all-time low: figures

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/AFP) - US television ratings for this year's Oscars sunk to an all-time low, preliminary figures showed Monday, as viewers turned their back on a ceremony dominated by dark, bleak films.According to figures from Nielsen Media Research, Sunday's...

`No Country For Old Men` dominates Oscars

Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - 'No Country For Old Men' dominated the Oscar prizes Sunday night, picking up awards for best motion picture, best director, best supporting actor and best adapted screenplay.The...

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