Celebrity

Pregnant Laure Manaudou retires for 2nd time
Former Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou says she is quitting for good after announcing her retirement for the second time on Wednesday.
Frank Schleck given 1-year doping sentence
Cyclist Frank Schleck was suspended for a year on Wednesday and will miss the Tour de France for using a banned substance on last year's Tour.
Prince Charles takes rare ride on London's subway
Royalty means rarely having to mind the gap. Britain's Prince Charles took a ride on the London subway Wednesday — for the first time in a quarter ...
Man arrested over alleged racial abuse of Demba Ba
A man has been arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Chelsea striker Demba Ba on Facebook. Police in the northeast of England said Wednesday that ...
Spain judge sets $11.1M bail for king's relative
A Spanish judge on Wednesday set bail at €8.2 million ($11.1 million) for the king's son-in-law and his former business partner before their possible ...
Ashley Judd announces separation from Franchitti
Ashley Judd and Dario Franchitti are separating after 11 years of marriage. Judd's spokeswoman confirmed a Tuesday report from People magazine that ...
Breno appeal to have prison term revised rejected
Former Bayern Munich player Breno's application to have his prison sentence for aggravated arson revised has been rejected. The Munich state court ...
The Dutch monarchy _ some facts and quirks
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix says she will abdicate her throne in April to make way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Here are some ...
Dior: Jennifer Lawrence dress had no malfunction
That was no wardrobe malfunction — that was couture. When Jennifer Lawrence ascended the stairs to accept her SAG Award Sunday night, a bit of skin ...
Belgian King Albert humbled by criticism
King Albert of Belgium has told 600 dignitaries that recent scandals involving his family have given him "a lesson in humility." During a royal ...
Australian radio show behind royal hoax canceled
The Australian radio show behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated has been ...
Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been ...
Berlin film fest mixes US stars, global contenders
New movies from directors Steven Soderbergh and Gus Van Sant and a trio of films starring French divas will be competing this year at the Berlin ...
Harry's Afghan downtime: movies, candy trades
Prince Harry's off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades. The 28-year-old helicopter ...
Mexico's legal soul search after Frenchwoman freed
Mexicans are engaged in national soul searching over their country's flawed justice system as newly freed Florence Cassez, earlier convicted of and ...
Tina Turner on her way to Swiss citizenship
Tina Turner is on her way to becoming a Swiss citizen. The American rock diva has lived in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since the mid-1990s.
Paris Opera Ballet names Millepied of 'Black Swan'
Benjamin Millepied, the "Black Swan" choreographer who helped transform Natalie Portman into an obsessed, paranoid ballerina for the film and later ...
Prince Harry back in UK after Afghan deployment
Prince Harry returned to Britain on Wednesday after a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan, landing on a military plane in light snow at the Brize Norton ...
Congrats flood in for Shakira's new baby boy
Within hours of Shakira's baby boy being born, people are already asking about his future career. Will Milan Pique Mebarak be a famous pop singer ...
Spain king's son-in-law to appear in court again
Spanish king's son-in-law is to appear in court for a second time to answer questions about suspected fraudulent deals. The court in the Mediterranean ...
Armani and Chanel draw in celebs at couture day 2
The red-carpet glamor of haute couture — with its dripping paillettes, glistening silks and exorbitant price tag — makes it a natural bedfellow for ...
Schwarzenegger calls for wider gun debate
Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for American leaders to think beyond gun laws in seeking ways to stop shooting tragedies. The 65-year-old action star ...
Charlize Theron urges AIDS action from world VIPs
Film star Charlize Theron says the world's business and political leaders need to do more in the fight to eradicate AIDS. She accepted an award ...
Prince Harry's wartime role draws reprisal fears
Prince Harry's admission that he killed Taliban fighters while working as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan drew intense British media coverage ...
Remains of last Yugoslav king returned to Serbia
The remains of Yugoslavia's last king — Peter II Karadjordjevic, who died in the U.S. in 1970 — were flown back to Serbia in a solemn ceremony on ...