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LOS ANGELES: An autopsy is underway Friday morning on the body of Michael Jackson to ascertain the cause of his death.The King of Pop collapsed at his rented Holmby Hills estate Thursday and was pronounced dead a short time later at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center of suspected cardiac arrest.The Los Angeles County coroner's office will determine the cause of death, but results of the post-mortem may not be confirmed for weeks because of toxicological testing delays.Police are searching for a doctor who they hope will help in the investigation of Jackson's death.Los Angeles police spokeswoman Karen Rayner said that police towed from Jackson's house a BMW owned by one of the superstar's doctors.Rayner said, "We have not been able to interview the doctor yet. His car was impounded because it may contain medications or other evidence that may assist the coroner in determining the cause of death."It was reported that the doctor lived at the home. Rayner said she...

Saturday, June 27, 2009 BAGHDAD: Iraq's main motorcycle market was hit by a bombing that killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Friday, just four days before US soldiers pull out from cities, towns and villages nationwide. The blast, the latest in a string of attacks in the run-up to Tuesday's withdrawal of American troops, prompted US President Barack Obama to say that conflict-hit Iraq must make greater efforts to counter sectarian tension. Defence and interior ministry officials confirmed the toll of Friday's bomb and said it went off in the capital's Nahdha district at around 9 am (0600 GMT), as people gathered at the market on the Muslim day of rest. "People burned and bodies were thrown everywhere," said Omar Hashem, 34, covered in blood, who was accompanying a friend planning to sell a motorcycle when the explosion struck. "At first we ran away but we returned to help the victims. Blood and body parts covered dozens of motorcycles that were complet...

Friday, June 26, 2009 STOCKHOLM: A Swedish broadcaster says the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm is being attacked by demonstrators. The report says about 150 people are trying to storm the embassy building. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt. The broadcaster said Friday that about 20 police patrols arrived on the scene.

Friday, June 26, 2009 TEHRAN: Tehran's Friday prayers leader has called on the country's judiciary to 'firmly deal ' with the instigators of the post-election riots aimed at nullifying the vote results. Reaffirming the stance of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami said, "Rioters and those who mastermind the unrest must know the Iranian nation will not give in to pressure and accept the nullification of the election results.” “I ask the Judiciary to firmly deal with these people and set an example for everyone,” he added. Iran became the scene of opposition rallies last week after the announcement of the results of the 10th presidential election, which declared incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner with nearly two-thirds of the votes. Ayatollah Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts, said according to Islamic law, the saboteurs are considered as 'mohareb' (one who wages war against G...

Friday, June 26, 2009 BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri, the leader of the parliamentary majority, looks set to be Lebanon's next prime minister after gathering the support of many of the members of the 128-seat body, sources have said.Hariri, who led the March 14 coalition to victory in elections earlier this month, met Hassan Nasrallah, the opposition Hezbollah leader, on Friday to discuss the shape of a new unity government."They also agreed on continuing discussion in the current positive calm atmosphere and stressed the logic of dialogue, co-operation and openness," they said in a statement released after the meeting.The meeting was only the second between the two men in the last three years.Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's president, will hold consultations with parliamentarians on Friday and Saturday to decide on the next prime minister.It has become clear that a Syrian-Saudi understanding is crucial for the formation of a consensus government headed by Saad al-Hariri.It is al...

Friday, June 26, 2009 GLASTONBURY: Tributes were paid Friday to Michael Jackson at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival, where the shock news of his death filtered through the sprawling music fest campsite overnight. Nearly 140,000 people are descending on the festival site in southwest England for five days of music headlined by veteran rockers Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen this weekend. But Jackson hits including "Beat It" began blaring out late Thursday, with bursts of impromptu dancing to the self-proclaimed "King of Pop," whose music might not normally fit with much of the more cutting-edge Glastonbury bill. A Glastonbury spokesman said there was nothing formal planned to mark Jackson's death but said: "A lot of the performers will be talking about it during their sets". Festival-goers said Jackson was a key musical influence. "We were just partying and people started getting texts saying he was dead," said 27-year-old David Harris....

Friday, June 26, 2009 LOS ANGELES: Actress and incandescent beauty Farrah Fawcett, 62, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer.Her longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, and best friend, Alana Stewart, were at her side.In Charlie's Angels, she, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith played a trio of sexy undercover investigators for the never-seen Charlie. The unproven Ms. Fawcett was the final Angel cast, primarily to fill the group's blonde quotient.Ms. Fawcett left the show abruptly after one season, dissatisfied with her $10,000-per-episode salary and determined to find more challenging roles. After a contractual dispute, she was obligated for the next two years to make sporadic guest appearances on Charlie's Angels.For the next decade, she developed her dramatic skills in a number of TV movies and miniseries. Her specialties were biopics (heiress Barbara Hutton and photographer Margaret Bourke-White) and true-crime sagas.

Friday, June 26, 2009 MUMBAI: Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist arrested for 26/11, complained of stomachache in court and the judge directed the Arthur Road Jail authorities to carry out a check-up and a diagnosis. Kasab had stomach ulcers when he was in the custody of the crime branch. He looked in pain during the second session of the court proceedings. “Sir mujhe cell mein jane dijiye, pet mein dard ho raha hai” (Allow me to go to my cell I have a pain in my stomach). Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam intervened: “Sir, when he was in the custody of the crime branch, he was suffering from stomach ulcers and he was diagnosed with it.”

Friday, June 26, 2009 KANDAHAR: NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region said. "We're entering a new state in the operation in which I would like to make the case that we took away the operational initiative from the insurgents," Major General Mart de Kruif, who oversees more than 30,000 international troops in the south, told reporters in a teleconference. De Kruif said that the NATO-led force was "now entering a new stage, in which we will have the operational initiatives on our side and maintain it." With the influx of US Marines and Army combat troops in the volatile south, he said "significant operations" would be launched "in a very short time" in Helmand province and the city of Kandahar against insurgents. The Dutch general also expressed optimism the extra troops would ensure that security would be ...

Friday, June 26, 2009 LOS ANGELES: The death of Michael Jackson sends shockwaves around the world.Celebrities, stars and fans of Jackson around the globe were overwhelmed by sorrow and shock Thursday as they sought to absorb the news of the sudden death of pop icon Michael Jackson.Pop diva Madonna revealed she was left in tears over the death of Michael Jackson, saying the music world had lost "one of the greats".“I can't stop crying over the sad news” the singer told celebrity website. ”I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless.” Britney Spears has joined the chorus of musicians paying tribute to Michael Jackson.The pop star, who just finished the UK leg of her 'Circus' world tour, said that "he was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed"."I'm absolutely devastated at this news," bes...

Friday, June 26, 2009 CAPE CARNIVAL: The U.S. space agency says its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter entered a lunar orbit at 6:27 a.m. EDT Tuesday."Lunar orbit insertion is a crucial milestone for the mission," said Cathy Peddie, LRO deputy project manager at Goddard. "The LRO mission cannot begin until the moon captures us. Once we enter the moon's orbit, we can begin to (build) the dataset needed to understand in greater detail the lunar topography, features and resources."A series of four engine burns this week will put the satellite into its commissioning phase orbit. During that commissioning phase each of the LRO's seven instruments is checked and brought online. The commissioning phase will end approximately 60 days after launch, when LRO will use its engines to transition to its primary mission orbit, NASA said.The LRO will orbit the moon at about 31 miles for one year, compiling high resolution, three-dimensional maps of the lunar surface and also sur...

Friday, June 26, 2009 LOS ANGELES: Britney Spears has joined the chorus of musicians paying tribute to Michael Jackson, who died of a heart attack in Los Angeles today (June 25).The pop star, who just finished the UK leg of her 'Circus' world tour, said that "he was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed".

Friday, June 26, 2009 LOS ANGELES: Pop diva Madonna revealed she was left in tears over the death of Michael Jackson, saying the music world had lost "one of the greats".“I can't stop crying over the sad news” the singer told celebrity website. ”I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless.”

LONDON: England will host two Test matches and two T20 internationals between Pakistan and Australia in 2010, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. Pakistan is currently unable to host international cricket because of security concerns, which were heightened following a terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in March in Lahore. The matches will take place in July 2010. The ECB also announced that England will take on Pakistan in four Tests, five one-day internationals and two T20 Internationals in England in August and September of next year. ECB chairman Giles Clarke said: "The Pakistan team performed outstandingly well in the World T20 tournament in England and were worthy world champions. The passion of the support for their team in England demonstrated why this country is an ideal venue for these matches against Australia . Clarke has agreed to serve as chairman of a task force set up by the International Cricket Council to devise ways of helping ...

Friday, June 26, 2009 JOHANNESBURG: An 88th-minute free kick from Daniel Alves sent an unconvincing Brazil into the Confederations Cup final and left hosts South Africa heartbroken.Alves came on late in the game and powered a strike into the far corner after Aaron Mokoena had conceded the set piece with a foul on Ramires. Mokoena had earlier sent a far post header from close range over. Steven Pienaar also came close for the hosts when his 25-yard shot was palmed wide by keeper Julio Cesar. Brazil had struggled to produce their fluent passing game and, until the winner from Alves, gave South Africa the scent of creating a similar upset to the other semi-final which saw the United States beat Spain.A mixture of Brazil's own lethargy and South Africa's industry and passion saw the South American team fail to create any concerted pressure on the hosts. When they did produce a threat, Ramires had a shot easily saved while the forward's control let him down when Kaka tried to p...

Friday, June 26, 2009 CAPE TOWN: It was arguably the greatest victory for the United States since the 1950 World Cup, when they recorded a famous 1-0 victory over an England side that included Billy Wright, Wilf Mannion, Tom Finney and Stan Mortensen. Goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey gave the US a 2-0 victory over Spain in the first semi-final of the Confederations Cup. The European champions, who had won 15 straight matches and had not been defeated since November 2006 - both world records - were at close to full strength, with Fernando Torres partnering David Villa up front and Xavi Hernández, of Barcelona, the only interloper in what was otherwise an all-Premier League midfield four. The US, having reached the semi-finals thanks to a dramatic six-goal swing in the last round of the group stage, opted for two banks of four with a combination of pace (Charlie Davies) and power (Altidore) up front. The idea was to defend deep - to negate Torres's pace - and narrow - clog...

One of music’s most successful and influential artists, Michael Jackson died earlier today in Los Angeles at the age of 50, the L.A. County coroner's office confirms. No cause of death is available yet. During his nearly half-century career, Jackson recorded a series of pop classics as part of the Jackson 5 and then became a massive solo star. His 1982 album Thriller has been certified platinum 28 times in the U.S. and is the best-selling original collection ever released. Jackson was born in Gary, Ind., on Aug. 29, 1958, and by the age of 6 the prodigiously talented singer and dancer was performing alongside his brothers. The Jackson 5 signed to Motown in 1968 and released a string of huge hits including “ABC” and “I Want You Back.” Jackson entered the charts as a solo artist in 1972 with the song “Ben,” and in 1978 he appeared in the big screen musical The Wiz alongside Diana Ross. The following year, his album Off The Wall established Jackson as a solo superstar. Yet, even the ...