AP - The former head of MI6 denied Wednesday that the British intelligence agency killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, in 1997.

AP - Sets are being built. A stretch of Hollywood Boulevard is closed. Rehearsals have begun. With the writers strike finally in the rear-view mirror, round-the-clock preparations are under way for Sunday's Academy Awards.

Reuters - Viacom Inc's BET Networks will launch in the United Kingdom next week as the Black entertainment network expands its global reach.

Fashion Wire Daily - Every so often in fashion there comes a moment when you see a new future, a different vernacular of style, an insight into people's minds and thinking precisely because the clothes are so different, so intelligent, so brilliantly displayed.

AP - Mika, Leona Lewis and Take That were the front-runners for Wednesday's Brit Awards, the British music industry's most prestigious prizes.

AP - Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media and a groundswell of criticism from the Chinese public.