Nicole Kidman tops Hollywood overpaid list
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Nicole Kidman was named the most overpaid celebrity in Hollywood in the second annual list of least bankable stars by U.S. magazine Forbes, taking the top slot from fellow Australian Russell Crowe.
People:Nicole Kidman Will Ferrell Cate Blanchett Jennifer Garner Denzel Washington Drew Barrymore
2008-09-11
Propane explosions in Toronto force evacuation
TORONTO - Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke. One firefighter died, authorities said.
Nations:Canada Source:(AP)
2008-08-10
Protesters across the world condemn Iraq war
Thousands of protestors marched against the Iraq war in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a global day of action that drew huge crowds in London and smaller protests elsewhere in Europe and Canada.
Nations:Canada U.K. Sweden Norway Denmark Vietnam People:Gordon Brown Tony Blair George W. Bush Tom Cruise Activities:Anti-war Movement Vietnam War
2008-03-16
"Golden Compass" disappoints at box office
"The Golden Compass," a costly fantasy starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, got off to a slow start at the North American box office and will likely fall short of opening-weekend expectations.
People:Daniel Craig Nicole Kidman Jim Carrey
2007-12-08
Spice Girls to launch world comeback tour
The Spice Girls will launch their worldwide comeback tour this weekend, vowing the return of "girl power" more than a decade after making it a buzzword for a generation of teenagers.
Nations:U.S. U.K. Canada Argentina Spain Australia People:Melanie Brown Geri Halliwell Victoria Beckham
2007-11-29
China censors ratchet up Web monitoring
At first, Liu Xiaoyuan just fumed when his online journal postings disappeared with no explanation. Then he decided to do something few if any of China's censored bloggers had tried. He sued his service provider.
Nations:China Tunisia Vietnam People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Control of Internet
2007-10-12
Canadian wins audience prize at Toronto
Canadian director David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" picked up the award for fan favorite during the Toronto International Film Festival's closing award ceremonies Saturday.
Nations:Canada Mexico People:David Cronenberg Jason Reitman Naomi Watts Activities:2007 Toronto Film Festival
2007-09-15
Movies big and small play Toronto fest
For movie lovers, there is no better place to be over the next 10 days than the Toronto International Film Festival.
Nations:Poland People:Jeremy Podeswa David Cronenberg Stephen Dillane Paul Haggis Naomi Watts Jonathan Demme Activities:2007 Toronto Film Festival
2007-09-05
Forbes: Damon's a `Bourne' moneymaker
Matt Damon is Hollywood's best investment, says Forbes. com.
People:Matt Damon Will Smith Will Ferrell Johnny Depp Denzel Washington Adam Sandler
2007-08-07
Storms shift, some rivers crest in Okla.
Rain had stopped falling Wednesday and some bloated rivers had crested, but many evacuees were still unable to return to flooded homes in a three-state region and experts warned conditions may yet worsen.
Nations:U.S. Canada
2007-07-04
Flooding forces Kansas town's evacuation
Even after sunshine returned to southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, rivers swollen by days of heavy rain inched dangerously upward across the Plains.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Kathleen Sebelius
2007-07-02
'Evan Almighty' debuts with $32 million
Steve Carell proved not nearly as all-powerful as Jim Carrey. "Evan Almighty," with Carell taking over for Carrey in a follow-up to the comedy smash "Bruce Almighty," debuted a solid No. 1 with $32.1 million, though that was less than half the $68 million opening of its predecessor, according to studio estimates Sunday.
People:Stephen King Steve Carell Michael Moore Samuel L. Jackson Morgan Freeman John Cusack
2007-06-24
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