Poland restricts gambling outside casinos
AFP - Saturday November 21, 09:49 AM
WARSAW (AFP) - Poland's parliament on Friday adopted a law that confines gambling to casinos and phases out the slot machines currently in many Polish cafes, clubs, shops and service stations.

Malone says DirecTV is not for sale: CNBC
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 09:45 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media mogul John Malone said the U.S. No.1 satellite TV operator DirecTV Group is not up for sale in an interview with business cable network CNBC on Friday.

YSL auction raises almost three times estimate
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 09:03 AM
PARIS (Reuters) - A second auction of art and furniture once owned by fashion guru Yves Saint Laurent has raised 8.9 million euros ($13.22 million), up to three times the estimated amount, auctioneers Christie's said on Friday.

Strong Asia presence at Saint Laurent auction
AFP - Saturday November 21, 08:53 AM
PARIS (AFP) - Buyers from Asia purchased all but one of the top 10 priciest items at the sale of the last belongings of late couturier Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge, Christie's said Friday.

Actress Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe up for auction
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 08:42 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was "attainable" and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible.

Sun shines on golf's growth in China's Hainan
AFP - Saturday November 21, 08:30 AM
SANYA, China (AFP) - It's chilly and wet back home in Sichuan province, but Chen Ming cheerfully tees off in shorts on a sunny palm-lined golf course on China's southern Hainan island.

"New Moon" breaks midnight record at box offices
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 08:00 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga.

Susan Boyle aims to turn celebrity into album sales
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:39 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, one of the biggest stars of the Internet age, seeks to turn global celebrity into record sales next week with the release of her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream."

Oprah Winfrey says ending TV show "feels right"
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:09 AM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumours of why she's quitting.

Sheryl Crow revisits first album
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:06 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening.