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Whitney Houston found dead in hotel, age 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by decades of drug use, died yesterday in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48.

Her death came on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles and at the same hotel where her mentor, record mogul Clive ... Read More

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Friends and peers react to news of Whitney Houston’s death

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards and best known for her hit “I Will Always Love You,” was found dead at a Beverly Hills hotel today at the age of ... Read More

Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards including record of the year for “I Will Always Love You” and album of the year for “The Bodyguard,” has died at age ... Read More

Key facts about Whitney Houston, dead at 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Whitney Houston, regarded as one of the world’s best singers, died yesterday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 48, on the eve of the Grammy Awards, the music industry’s ... Read More

Spanish thriller dredges up dark childhood secret

BERLIN, Feb 12 — Spanish psychological thriller “Dictado” (Childish Games), depicting a man spooked by a little girl who revives a dark secret from his childhood, had viewers also on edge at its premiere ... Read More

Mafioso, murderer tackle Shakespeare in new film

BERLIN, Feb 12 — Drug dealers, a Mafioso and a murderer are cast in the roles of Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and others in “Caesar Must Die,” a docu-drama about inmates at a tough Italian prison who take on a ... Read More

Adele wows with post-throat surgery song

LOS ANGELES, Feb 11 — Adele wowed fans yesterday in her first public singing outing since throat surgery in November, putting to rest fears that her distinctive husky voice may have been damaged.The ... Read More

Music stars honour Paul McCartney at Grammy event

LOS ANGELES, Feb 11 — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney racked up yet another honour yesterday when he received the MusiCares’ 2012 Person of the Year award at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Grammy organisers ... Read More

Snooki, Charlie Sheen top nightmare celebrity dates

LOS ANGELES, Feb 11 — "Jersey Shore" star Snooki and Charlie Sheen have topped a poll of nightmare celebrity Valentine dates, and few people want to cuddle up with Ashton Kutcher on Feb. 14 — at least, ... Read More

Beyonce, Jay-Z unveil first pics of baby Blue Ivy Carter

LOS ANGELES, Feb 11 — Rapper Jay-Z and wife Beyonce unveiled highly-anticipated pictures of their new baby daughter Blue Ivy Carter yesterday, opting to post intimate family shots on social networking ... Read More

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