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Country music singer Keith Urban will undergo throat surgery later this month, forcing the star to postpone numerous scheduled performances, Urban's spokesman said on Thursday.

Submarine Entertainment has been busily selling the DVD and home entertainment rights to Robert B. Weide's documentary on director Woody Allen.

Attention, Australia: Kim Kardashian hasn't just left the building, she's left the country.

Attention, Australia: Kim Kardashian hasn't just left the building, she's left the country.

American Actor Leonard Stone passed away from cancer on Wednesday at 87, just two days before his 88th birthday. Stone has an extensive list of credits, playing supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films, but he was best known as Violet's father, Sam Beauregarde, in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Explore the spot where East meets West in Istanbul, Turkey, a city that teeters between modernity and age-old tradition.

Slideshow on Jessica Biel.

Thursday is National Sandwich Day, a celebration of the American staple. The holiday is celebrated on Nov. 3 to commemorate the 293rd birthday of John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. Montagu is credited with inventing the concept behind the sandwich, two pieces of sliced bread with lunch meat fillings.

First out October 24th, Walter Isaacson's biography on Steve Jobs has quickly climbed its way to the top as an instant best-seller.

Naturally, the young entertainer took to Twitter to express his excitement.

A California woman was stuck in the San Francisco International Airport for eight days - not because of the weather or a natural disaster, but because of $60. Terri Wessinger, from Sonoma County, Calif., was looking to start a new life in Idaho but her plans were derailed when U.S. Airways refused to let her on the plane because she could not pay the $60 fee for an additional piece of baggage.

Slideshow of Bond girls.

Justin Bieber's paternity suit is throwing loyal Beliebers into madness, as a 20-year-old woman claimed that Bieber fathered her 3-month-old son.Mariah Yeater from California, who filed a paternity lawsuit against Bieber on Monday, has received numerous death threats by the Baby singer's fans.

Go to Google and search do a barrel roll. Prepare yourself for a dizzying spin cycle!

Look for the faces of Christy Turlington, Mario Lopez and more in this year's marathon.

The Miss World beauty pageant has been around for 60 years.

Though there are less people traveling over the 2011 Thanksgiving holiday period, they will experience more crowded planes and higher fares.

One Jordanian man died after jumping off a ferry that caught fire in the Red Sea Thursday.

Like Smoke is the lead single off Amy Winehouse's posthumous album, entitled Lioness: Hidden Treasures. Winehouse always had a personal wish to collaborate with her dear friend Nas, hip-hop artist extraordinaire. They collaborated on the song Like Smoke back in 2008, produced by Salaam Remi.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. alluded to fighting Manny Pacquiao in a recent statement, but first Pacquiao must defeat lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

Competition has been so high at Miss World 2011 that 36 contestants initially qualified in the 'beach beauty' competition at London's Earl's Court.

Competition has been so high at Miss World 2011 that 36 contestants initially qualified in the 'beach beauty' competition at London's Earl's Court.

For the first time after being accused of fathering a lovechild with 20-year old Mariah Yeater, Justin Bieber has voiced his opinion about the growing scandal.

More than two years after finding Michael Jackson lifeless in bed, the singer's personal doctor Conrad Murray awaits the verdict of a Los Angeles jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter against him.

Lady Gaga on Wednesday launched the Born This Way Foundation to support programs dealing with youth empowerment and help people facing bullying and abandonment.

This weekend concert and filmgoers in London can celebrate the upcoming 600th birthday of Joan of Arc, girl soldier and Maid of Orleans who donned male clothing, put on armor, rallied the demoralized French army and defeated the...English.

The TV Western is saddling up for a big comeback, and actor Anson Mount couldn't be happier.

Daniel Craig returns as British secret agent James Bond in Skyfall the 23rd installment in one of the world's longest-running and most successful film franchises.

Kim Kardashian seems to be taking her recent break-up very hard. TMZ reports that the divorcee is telling friends that she is so distraught over the failure of her marriage and the maelstrom of public scrutiny that she cannot function. She is supposedly telling friends, I need to take care of me now, and I can't work for awhile.