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October 20, 2011

Lindsay Lohan handcuffed in LA court probation hearing

Lindsay Lohan was taken into custody in handcuffs after a US judge revoked the terms of her probation. The actress was escorted from a hearing after it was revealed she'd been kicked off a community service assignment at a women's shelter. It is…

October 20, 2011

Rihanna drops new single– We Found Love

Bajan pop princess Rihanna premieres the video…

October 20, 2011

Academy calls for release of Iranian film-makers

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has led Hollywood industry organisations in calling for the release of jailed Iranian film-makers. Six independent documentary makers whose films have appeared on BBC Persian TV were arrested in…

October 20, 2011

John Singleton sues Paramount over Hustle and Flow deal

John Singleton is taking legal action against Paramount Pictures over claims it reneged on an agreement made over the 2005 film Hustle and Flow. The Hollywood director sold the movie to Paramount because the studio agreed to finance two future…

October 20, 2011

Sony postpones product launches due to Thailand floods

Japanese electronics maker Sony has postponed launches of various products after…

October 20, 2011

Market nerves over euro strategy

World stock markets have fallen on fears that eurozone leaders are divided over how to tackle the debt crisis. After a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Frankfurt, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was reported to have said that the…

October 20, 2011

Libya’s Col Muammar Gaddafi killed, say NTC officials

Libya's former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his home town of…

October 20, 2011

Morgan Stanley reports $2.2bn third quarter profit

Morgan Stanley has reported a $2.2bn (£1.4bn) profit for the third quarter of the year. The investment bank, the second-largest in the US, made the profit on revenues of $9.9bn. But the profit was boosted by a $3.4bn gain on a revision to some of…

October 20, 2011

Nestle raises 2011 sales outlook

The world's biggest food group, Nestle, has raised its sales growth outlook for the year after a better-than-expected performance in the first nine months. Underlying sales from January to September rose 7.3% on a year ago, helped by higher…

October 20, 2011

eBay reports 14% rise in profits

The internet auction site eBay has reported a 14% increase in third quarter profits. Net income for the three months to the end of September came in at $491m (£311m), up from $432m in the same period last year. EBay said the growth was driven by…