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Dalai Lama recovering, will soon return to work: aide (AFP)

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, seen here in June 2008, has recovered well from a stomach illness that put him in hospital for four days and hopes to resume work at the end of the month, an aide has said.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has recovered well from a stomach illness that put him in hospital for four days and hopes to resume work at the end of the month, an aide said Thursday.


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Hathaway’s sparks early awards buzz (Reuters)

U.S. actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008. Hathaway stars in the movie 'Rachel Getting Married' by director Jonathan Demme, which is shown in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Max Rossi/Reuters)Reuters - Anne Hathaway’s dark role in “Rachel
Getting Married,” which premiered this week in Venice, is
generating early Oscar buzz, with several critics hailing her
departure from previous fairytale and comic characters.


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Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction (AP)

The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein's personal copy of the first fully signed contract with John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, is seen during a presentation in London, Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008. The document will be auctioned on Sept. 4 and is estimated to fetch 500,000 pounds (US$89,500; 61,500euro).  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles’ first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars.


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Oscar for Capra’s ‘Prelude to War’ given to Army (AP)

The Oscar statuette for the 1942 documentary film 'Prelude to War' is seen after a ceremony honoring the film in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The Academy returned the misplaced statuette after it was put up for auction.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - The Army, with a hand from Hollywood, has received a long-lost Oscar back into its ranks.


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China’s renowned casual-chic designer debuts in Tokyo (Reuters)

Reuters - With casual sweaters and sharp
suits in shades of black, white and grey, Ji Wenbo became the
first Chinese designer to showcase a collection at Japan’s
Fashion Week in a bid to woo customers in fashion-savvy Tokyo.

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