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MM does not rule out GDP shrinking 10%

IR on target for year-end opening, says Sands

When Rohit met Christina

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The cost of an election

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Breathing problem, then student dies

Stabbed NTU prof leaves hospital

ERA pays flipping profit to couple; agent and his boss quit

Lahore attack: Dozens questioned

GIC assets down 25% from peak

No purpose in holding polls before 2011, says MM

Cabinet paper tells why Ho Ching quit

Parliament sitting **

Obama girls get new swing

WASHINGTON - PRESIDENT Barack Obama's young daughters Malia and Sasha got a huge surprise when they got home from school on Wednesday - a brand new swing set, climbing frame and slide outside the Oval Office.

The new wooden playground, clearly visible on the grounds of the presidential mansion, includes a tire for swinging on, a steering wheel and a green roof.

De Niro, Pacino sue over ad

NEW YORK - ACTORS Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against a movie distributor and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission.

De Niro and Pacino said in the lawsuit filed in US District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday that they never authorised a commercial tie-in between Tutima watches and the movie 'Righteous Kill.' They sought unspecified damages.

Jacko sues auction house

LOS ANGELES - MICHAEL Jackson has filed a lawsuit to try to stop the scheduled auction of thousands of his personal possessions.

The King of Pop's company, MJJ Productions, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday against Julien's Auction House.

Playboy to auction drawings

CHICAGO - THE 'Playboy - I Read It For The Art' auction will offer up 17 original drawings and illustrations from the Chicago-based magazine's archives.

The pieces will be available both online and onsite at Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries on March 12.

Universal YouTube videos?

Prince Charles best dressed

Brad Pitt to meet with Pelosi

French first lady to adopt?

Leo to star in Nolan sci-fi film

Potter actor's killer convicted