World Business Briefing: China: Buffett Sells Petrochina Shares
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Judge To Rule On Releasing Meredith Kercher’s Body For Burial
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Troubled Citigroup Names Pandit As Chief Executive
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Entertainment News

Britney’s lawyers quit
2008-01-04 06:01 - Britney Spears’ lawyers in her US custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline are quitting.

Buck 65
2008-01-04 05:05 - Left-field Canadian MC Richard Terfry reckons there is little room for history buffs in hip-hop.

Ska-ed by the Iraq war
2008-01-04 05:05 - The European big band Babylon Circus take a political stance with their ska-based fusion of many influences.

Over the Hilltops, still far away?
2008-01-04 05:05 - With the unprecedented success of the Hilltop Hoods, you would assume that the commercial floodgates of Australian hip-hop had opened.

India through Western eyes
2008-01-04 05:05 - The exotica of the subcontinent manages to be all things to filmmakers.

Kylie’s two sides
2008-01-03 06:01 - Kylie Minogue admits she has split personalities.

Marriage can be murder
2008-01-03 05:05 - John Waters swaps kitsch for killings as the narrator of a series about murderous couples. Paul Kalina reports.

Keira Knightley, beauty icon
2008-01-03 05:05 - Keira Knightley has been named the number one beauty icon of 2007.

Pick and mix
2008-01-03 05:05 - The new year brings a mixed bag of new shows to our screens. Michael Idato attempts to sort the wheat from the chaff.

Film: The Power of Authority: A Dark Tale
2007-12-31 06:01 - The documentary ?Taxi to the Dark Side,? directed by Alex Gibney, looks into the Bush administration’s interrogation policies in the post-9/11 world.


 
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