REUTERS World News, Sep 10, 2011

Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88 Reuters By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Cliff Robertson, who won an Oscar playing a mentally disabled janitor in "Charly" and worked in movies ranging from "PT 109" to "Spider-Man 3," died in New York Saturday, the day after his 88th birthday ... See all stories on this topic »

Timberlake, "Boardwalk Empire" win at Creative Emmys Reuters By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Justin Timberlake took home two more Emmys on Saturday in his burgeoning career as a comedic actor, while Gwyneth Paltrow added a television honor to a life spent mostly in the movies. The 30-year-old, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russian film "Faust" takes top prize in Venice Reuters Canada By Mike Collett-White and Silvia Aloisi VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - - Russian film "Faust," loosely based on Goethe's classic German text, won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday. The movie, directed by the revered ... See all stories on this topic »

Venice film festival: Britain's big splash at the Lido The Guardian Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters European film festivals tend to be wary of British cinema. They love our actors, but our film-making is rarely highlighted. In the past I have bemoaned entire competition line-ups at Cannes or Venice in which not ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Hollywood struggles to do 9/11 justice London Free Press By Michael Rechtshaffen, QMI Agency A woman ties a "Ribbon of Remembrance" to a fence across from the World Trade Center construction site in New York, September 8, 2011. (REUTERS/Jim Young ) With all the reflection and analysis that has been going on, ... See all stories on this topic »

New 9/11 memorial marks sombre day in US CBC.ca A mural dedicated to the memory of those who died in the 9/11 attacks on the WorldTrade Center is set up on the perimeter of the construction site in New York. Jim Young/Reuters "The country was not broken, but rather, it was more united in the days... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Google chief predicts UK internet jobs boom Telegraph.co.uk Photo: REUTERS By Kamal Ahmed Philipp Schindler, the London based vice-president of Google who is responsible for the search-giant operations across the continent, said that even in the present tough economic environment internet-related companies and ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Simmons Says playoffs will be tough for Leafs Toronto Sun (REUTERS) The closer the Maple Leafs come to training camp, the more the question is asked? In most cities that means: Will this be the year our team challenges for the championship? In Toronto, it takes on a different meaning. ... See all stories on this topic »

Star Tracks Vancouver Sun By Leah Collins, Jon Dekel, Reuters; Postmedia News September 10, 2011 Michael J. Fox fans will be able to go back to the future in style after Nike's announcement this week that 1500 pairs of the mythical 2011 Nike Mag shoes based on the movie ... See all stories on this topic »

Arts in Brief: September 11 Jerusalem Post Streep among Kennedy Center honorees LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Meryl Streep will add another honor to her illustrious career as one of the five artists recognized by the Kennedy Center for their contribution to culture. Streep will join cellist ... See all stories on this topic »

Charlie Sheen's "winning" ways get roasted on TV Reuters Canada By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He may have looked like he was "winning," but actor Charlie Sheen took it on the chin on Saturday night at a Comedy Central TV roast where his sex life, drug use and talent drew punches -- and punch lines. ... See all stories on this topic »

Honoring the Dogs of 9/11 Patch.com Roche recently told Reuters, "I never thought she would be a successful search dog, and actually at six months old, I had found a pet home for her, had found another dog, because I thought she's never going to - her personality is not what is needed ... See all stories on this topic »

For US-Mexico border town, Sept. 11 brought high wall Reuters India Smoke from the remains of New York's World Trade Center covers lower Manhattan as the Statue of Liberty (L) stands guard in a photograph taken across New York Harbor from Jersey City, New Jersey September 12, 2001. By Tim Gaynor NACO, Mexico (Reuters) ... See all stories on this topic »

Peters ready to 'Breakaway' in TIFF film London Free Press REUTERS/Fred Thornhill Other than the fact that he fills arenas all over the world, there's nothing much to connect comedian Russell Peters with a hockey movie. "Never into hockey at all," says the Brampton-born comedy phenom. ... See all stories on this topic »

In Britain, some schools banning skirts Los Angeles Times (Luke MacGregor, Reuters / September 11, 2011) By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times Thanks to the movies, Americans who have never set foot in this country have a fair idea of what British schoolchildren look like. From Harry Potter and his pals at Hogwarts ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

No standout for best picture at Venice Victoria Times Colonist By Mike Collett-White and Silvi Alois, Reuters September 10, 2011 4:07 AM The Venice film festival launched a series of strong movies in 2011, including several early Oscar contenders, but critics said the cinema showcase lacked a standout contender ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel keeps peace with Egypt after embassy riots CBC.ca Khalil Hamra/AP The Egyptian government promised to send those who incited or took part in the violence to an emergency state security court, the Reuters news agency reported. Later on Saturday, Egyptian troops clashed with dozens of protesters, ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Ship Sinks off Tanzania, Scores Feared Dead Wall Street Journal Video courtesy of Reuters. Then water rushed through and killed the engines, sending the MV Spice Islanders upside down and pitching hundreds of people into the deep sea early Saturday morning. A witness counted nearly 200 bodies, and the president of ... See all stories on this topic »

Four-tastic Fijian happy to be marked man Sydney Morning Herald Photo: Reuters "I think especially for next week's game I think they will really mark me because they will see video of today's game," he said. "But that's the game, it's okay for me to be marked. I think I'll be okay." Goneva narrowly missed out on ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Non-fiction scores over fictional accounts Chandigarh Tribune ... since 9/11 and our culture has changed but I haven't yet seen the book or the movie or the poem or the song that captures the people we are now and helps us redefine who we are in this new post 9/11 world," journalist Lawrence Wright told Reuters. ... See all stories on this topic »

NewsDaily: Witness: With President Bush after the planes hit on ... By Steve Holland and Arshad Mohammed Two Reuters reporters traveled with George W. Bush on September 11, 2001 on what began as a feel-good trip to Florida to promote education. ... NewsDaily: Your best source for breaking news ...President George W. Bush listens as White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs him of a second plane hitting the World Trade Center while Bush was conducting a reading seminar at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida in this September 11, 2001 file photo. ... NewsDaily: Top Headlines

Decade after September 11, New Yorkers ready to move on | AAJ ... By Reuters aaj-latest-news. Karachi: 9 people killed in rain-related incidents space Sindh seeks UN help for relief operations in rain-hit areas of Sindh space Worst traffic jams after heavy rain space Torrential rains damage 2mn cotton bales in Sindh space Streets ... By Reuters. The attacks of September 11, 2001 changed life in the United States forever, but 10 years after the devastating hit, New Yorkers have learned to live in a more dangerous world and are ready to move on. Police heightened ... AAJ News

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