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Barack Obama’s lost brother appears
When Barack Obama rallies the faithful at the Democratic Convention in Denver next week many of his family will be cheering from the sidelines. One who will not be there, however, is
26-year-old George Hussein Onyango Obama, the Illinois senator's half-brother. For while much has been... [continued]
Obama toughens up campaign ads as polls show McCain pulling ahead 
Morrissey says don’t buy my DVD
Rock star Morrissey, formerly of the Mancunian rock band The Smiths, is urging his fans not to buy his forthcoming DVD, Morrissey Live At The Hollywood Bowl. Despite the claim that it captures a "career-defining performance", the singer is distancing himself from the film, which he claims... [continued]
Boris Johnson turned down for upgrade by BA on Beijing flight
London mayor Boris Johnson doesn’t have the best of luck with plane journeys. Yesterday he touched down in Beijing looking – and feeling – frazzled following a gruelling nine-hour
journey in "cattle class", after being denied an upgrade to business class by British Airways. City Hall aides... [continued]
Beijing Olympics 2008: The sport and the drama in words and pictures
New details about John Lennon shooting
John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, has provided new details of the murder of the former Beatle in his latest unsuccessful bid for parole. In a transcript of his parole interview, Chapman, 53, disputed media accounts that he called out to Lennon before shooting him in New... [continued]
Angelina Jolie attacked for not supporting Barack Obama
If you're a Hollywood actor and you don't endorse Barack Obama you’d better watch out for the American comedienne Roseanne Barr. She has launched a stream of
invective against Angelina Jolie (pictured with her partner Brad Pitt) for not pledging her support to the Democratic nominee.... [continued]
In brief: Jolie and Pitt sell baby snaps for £7m
US Election: Obama toughens up campaign ads as polls show McCain pulling ahead
In brief: Campbell becomes Egyptologist
Naomi Campbell (pictured) has enjoyed a personal tour of the Great Pyramid at Giza from Zahi Hawass, the acclaimed archaeologist and secretary general of Egypt’s
Supreme Council of Antiquities, who reports: "She claims to feel a great spiritual connection to it [the pyramid]. She started talking to... [continued]
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DiCaprio co-star can’t leave Iran
An actress who stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in an upcoming film about the hunting of an al-Qaeda leader has been barred from leaving her native country, Iran. Golshifteh Farahani (pictured), who appears in Body of Lies, directed by Ridley Scott, was told by officials that she was... [continued]
