Wednesday August 31, 2011 00:28
By Ian MacKenzie EDINBURGH | Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:20pm EDT EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Heavy rain in August failed to dampen the spirits of performers and audiences as the Edinburgh Fringe recorded a third successive record year for acts and ticket sales. The Fringe Society said Tuesday 1.88 million tickets were sold for the 2,542 [...]
Wednesday August 31, 2011 00:28
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES | Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:23pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lucas Brody was just 10 years-old when he watched the Twin Towers fall to the ground one block from his New York home on September 11, 2001; Caitlin Langone was 12 when her police officer dad died that day [...]
Wednesday August 31, 2011 00:28
By Mike Collett-White VENICE, Italy | Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:21pm EDT VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – George Clooney kicks off the 2011 Venice film festival on Wednesday with the world premiere of his political drama “The Ides of March,” setting the tone for a star-studded 11 days on the Lido waterfront. The 50-year-old Hollywood heavyweight [...]
Wednesday August 31, 2011 00:28
WASHINGTON | Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:27pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah was briefly arrested outside the White House on Tuesday during a protest against a proposed $7 billion oil pipeline, police said. Hannah was released after paying a $100 fine, following her arrest for failure to obey a lawful [...]
Wednesday August 31, 2011 00:28
LOS ANGELES | Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:35pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Angelina Jolie has dismissed ongoing speculation about marriage and more kids with her partner Brad Pitt, telling Vanity Fair in an interview published on Tuesday that there are “no secret wedding plans.” The Oscar-winning actress revealed details of her upcoming wartime romance [...]
