Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri complained in a news conference on Thursday that other civilian political leaders shun him as though he were the agent of a foreign “occupation.”

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The versatile Chicago and Washington actress E. Faye Butler recounted a call she received to audition in New York for a British stage version of “Gone With the Wind.” “Faye, there’s a famous director and he really wants to see you for it,” she recalls her agent telling her. Intrigued — how often does London beckon? — she asked to be sent the “sides,” the portions of the script with which she’d have to audition. Read full article > >

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As Broadway exposure grows for black women writers, ‘Trouble in Mind’ resonates

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The FBI is investigating the death of a newborn found aboard a Carnival cruise ship that returned to Port Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday. Special Agent Dave Couvertier wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Saturday evening that the FBI’s Evidence Response Team was activated that morning when the ship returned to its Florida base. He said the FBI is working with port authorities to investigate. Read full article > >

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Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric would command a transfer fee of more than £22m, according to his agent following reports of a bid from Chelsea.

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In the coming year, President Obama must make the difficult transition from being the candidate who once ran as the maverick — the agent of change — to the candidate who now represents the political establishment. There is no way to escape this.

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Opinion: How Obama makes his case

Mark Hughes’ resignation as Fulham manager is not connected to the vacancies at Aston Villa and Chelsea according to his agent Kia Joorabchian.

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The US and South Korea will investigate claims by Vietnam veterans that dozens of barrels of Agent Orange were dumped in Korea in 1978.

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Legally Blonde legend and Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon tied the knot with her agent Jim Toth on Saturday night, her rep confirmed to People. The private, brief ceremony took place at Witherspoon’s ranch estate in the scenic town of…

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The husband of South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray dies in a suspected fishing accident, her agent says.

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MP’s husband dies on fishing trip

An inquiry is promised after Canadian officials acknowledge the country used the herbicide Agent Orange to clear roadside brush as late as the 1980s.

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You may think this is just another picture of Leonardo DiCaprio hanging around, looking suave (and maybe it is), but it’s also a pic of Leo on the set of his new movie, J. Edgar, in which he plays legendary law man J. Edgar Hoover. These aren’t official photos from the set, but they were taken during production as Leo stepped out for a smoke. The film, which is being directed by Clint Eastwood, will track Hoover throughout his career highlights with appearances from Naomi Watts (playing Hoover’s secretary Helen Grady), Armie Hammer (Hoover’s right-hand man and possible lover, Clyde Tolson), Ed Westwick (playing Agent Smith, who was hired to write Hoover’s biography) and Josh Lucas (as aviator Charles Lindbergh).

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has suffered a miscarriage while seven months pregnant, her agent confirms.

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Actress Amanda Holden loses baby

Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt tells the spot fixing inquiry he has no idea how his agent predicted when no-balls would be bowled against England.

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Butt ‘baffled by agent accuracy’

Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt tells the spot fixing inquiry he has no idea how his agent predicted when no-balls would be bowled against England.

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Butt ‘baffled by agent accuracy’

Children’s author Dick King-Smith, whose book The Sheep-Pig inspired hit film Babe, has died aged 88, his agent confirms.

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Babe author King-Smith dies at 88