Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Life

Top South Korean model found dead at Paris apartment

AP — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said on Friday.

Teen idol Zac Efron stars in Orson Welles tale

REUTERS — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

UD actor Zac Efron takes another step away from the world of high school musicals that made him famous with a part in “Me and Orson Welles,” which also features British newcomer Christian McKay in the title role. The movie hits British theaters on Dec. 4.

Susan Boyle album sets pre-order record on Amazon

REUTERS — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The upcoming debut album by British singing sensation Susan Boyle has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.com, the online retailer said on Thursday.

US election, iPhone among decade’s top 10 Internet moments

REUTERS — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of US President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

Man who claimed disability spotted on television show

AP — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

California tax officials say an interior designer’s false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.

Forbes: Will Ferrell is Hollywood’s most overpaid Star

REUTERS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Funnyman Will Ferrell and British actor Ewan McGregor on Wednesday headed a Forbes.com list of Hollywood’s most overpaid stars when looking at the financial returns of their movies.

Bon Jovi comes full ‘Circle’ on US chart

REUTERS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Bon Jovi claimed its fourth No. 1 album on the US pop chart Wednesday, despite a sharp drop in sales.

Sites selling Beatles songs to remain shut down

AP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Two Web sites that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents apiece should remain shut down indefinitely, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine

AP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare US coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked:

Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper

REUTERS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday.

Palin says US presidency ‘not on my radar screen’

REUTERS — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is “not on my radar screen right now” as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.

Judge grants Nicole Richie restraining order

AP — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A judge has granted TV star Nicole Richie’s request for a restraining order barring two celebrity photographers from coming close to her or her children.

Jay-Z, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith back ‘Fela!’

AP — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

It’s official: After weeks of speculation, Jay-Z and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have joined the producing team of the Broadway musical “Fela!” Jay-Z told AP last month that he might be getting involved in the show, an Afrobeat musical about the life of the late Nigerian legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

Wicker Man, Equalizer actor Woodward dies

REUTERS — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

British actor Edward Woodward, best known for roles in 1973 cult classic “The Wicker Man” and US television series “The Equalizer,” died on Monday aged 79.

Su’s ‘Redemption’ wins Man Asian Literary Prize

AP — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The story of a Chinese Communist Party official who moves to a community of boat people after his revolutionary lineage is refuted has won the Man Asian Literary Prize, organizers said.

US chief’s trial begins in Parker-Broderick case

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A police chief on trial in the state of Ohio acknowledges that he joked with paparazzi about working with them to snoop on the woman who carried twins for celebrity couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, his lawyer told jurors on Monday.

Moviegoers make date with disaster film ‘2012’

REUTERS — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie “2012” registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

Palin’s memoirs trigger a boomlet of other books

AP — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Sarah Palin may fashion herself as a go-it-alone maverick, but her book is producing a crowd. By the time the former governor’s memoir -- “Going Rogue:

Home searched in Crawford extort probe

AP — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

German police said that they have searched a home in connection with an alleged extortion scheme targeting former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her family over a photo of their daughter, then 7, bound to a chair and gagged.

Obama in a grass skirt? Hawaii to host APEC 2011

REUTERS — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

US President Barack Obama invited fellow leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to a summit in Hawaii in 2011, but may have alarmed them with the dress code.