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Former Beatle Paul McCartney's childhood home sold
The childhood home of former Beatle Paul McCartney sold for £150,000 ($231,000, 206,000 euros) at an auction in Liverpool, hometown of the legendary 1960s rock band.
27 February 2015
'Cape calm and carry on': Madonna mocked after Brits tumble
Madonna's on-stage fall at the Brit Awards was mocked mercilessly on the Internet, unleashing a wave of jokes and memes about the 56-year-old star's cape malfunction.
26 February 2015
Double Brit wins for Sheeran, Smith as Madonna tumbles
British singers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith took two prizes each at a glittering Brit Awards marred by a mishap that saw Madonna dragged to the ground by her cape.
26 February 2015
Scarlett Johansson took our name, band says
Scarlett Johansson can expect her name to boost sales, but her new band's decision to call itself the seemingly innocuous The Singles has triggered a firestorm.
26 February 2015
Measles vaccination in Kazakhstan: safe or not?
Authorities in Kazakhstan and the WHO disagree on the safety of measles vaccination.
25 February 2015
Chris Brown says denied entry to Canada
R&B star Chris Brown ditched a performance Tuesday in Canada at the 11th hour after he was barred entry.
25 February 2015
Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan puts teenagers into hospital beds
Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan went terribly wrong when dozens of teenagers were hospitalized in fever and unconscious to local hospitals.
24 February 2015
'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan
Thousands of worshippers flocked to a controversial "holy pig" festival in Taiwan which sees the carcases of giant overfed swine on display.
24 February 2015
Taylor Swift officially world's top seller in 2014
Taylor Swift was crowned the world's top-selling artist in 2014, although an industry group said that the Disney soundtrack "Frozen" would have beaten her.
24 February 2015
Ornate riches at play in Mary Katrantzou's London show
PVC, foam pyramids and paisley prints were laid side by side in Mary Katrantzou's new collection shown at London Fashion Week.
23 February 2015
Clark Terry, trumpeter who spanned jazz era, dies at 94
Jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, the playful soloist and teacher whose seven-decade career spanned a golden era of jazz, has died at 94, his wife announced.
23 February 2015
Top Muslim cleric urges education reform to curb extremism
The head of Al-Azhar called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism.
23 February 2015
Hong Kong wishing tree draws tens of thousands of hopefuls
Carnivals and fireworks are Hong Kong's trademark Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.
21 February 2015
Hundreds attend funeral of Copenhagen gunman
Hundreds of people attended the Islamic burial of the gunman who killed two people in twin shootings in Copenhagen last weekend.
21 February 2015
Charlie Sheen a no-show for 'Two and a Half Men' finale
Hit US television sitcom "Two and a Half Men" has signed off after 12 seasons, with a finale in which the show's volatile former star Charlie Sheen was everywhere, yet nowhere.
21 February 2015
Marc Jacobs wows NY crowd with eccentric elegance
American designer Marc Jacobs provided a dazzling finale to New York Fashion Week with a collection of severe but eccentric elegance.
20 February 2015
India's Mohapatra mobbed at NY fashion week after Obama success
New York designer Bibhu Mohapatra is riding high since Michelle Obama arrived on a landmark visit to India wearing his dress -- his Fashion Week show was mobbed.
19 February 2015
The beagle 'Miss P' is top dog at Westminster
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show picked a Beagle as its best in show, scoring a knockout blow for America's Snoopy breed for the second time in seven years.
18 February 2015
India's 'Charlie's Angels' take on capital's mean streets
A group of police women are already hard at work practising their punches, on a mission to rid the city's streets of sexual predators.
17 February 2015