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The rising star of America's religious right

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Drug kingpin The Monkey caged without a squeak

What broke up George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis?

Eternal bachelor <b>George Clooney</b>'s romance with <b>Elisabetta Canalis</b> has bitten the dust - but why?

Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux go public with romance

Jennifer Aniston and her new man, Justin Theroux, snapped packing on PDA by famed photographer Terry Richardson.

Book Review: <i>The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress</i>

The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress could be described as a "road novel", since most of the action takes place on the freeways of America as Harold Grasse drives his newly bought, second-hand camper from Maryland to California in the 1960s.

Lady Gaga wants to step into fashion after music career

Lady Gaga wants to work in fashion when she is finished with music.

6.5 magnitude quake strikes north of Chile

Stephen King: Economic future not worth the paper it's written on

Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.

Volvo develops animal cunning

Cancun: Antiquity by day, party by night

Graeme Barrow finds out why Cancun is becoming one of the world's top spots.

Diana Clement: Risk aversion not always good for investors

Paul Thomas: Scandal a hotter topic than boring drugs war

Misbehaving politician part of trivia captivating Washington at expense of more important issues.

NZ campaign inspires UN's AIDS action

NZ author's latest book on New York Times Bestseller List

David Arquette kicked out of Prince concert

David Arquette was thrown out of a recent Prince concert.

Colorado: Secret super powder

Even bad jokes and -25C gusts couldn't keep Kieran Nash off the slopes at Winter Park in Colorado.

Oz to eclipse Britain as prime ally of US: analysts