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AP - In his new role as U.N. messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself.

AFP - Oscar-winning actor George Clooney is to visit UN headquarters Thursday for the first time since he was appointed Messenger of Peace of the world body earlier this month, a UN statement said Wednesday.

AFP - Christian Brando, the tormented son of late Hollywood acting legend Marlon Brando, has died in Los Angeles from pneumonia, his family and lawyers told US media Saturday. He was 49.

AFP - Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova said she would celebrate her win Saturday by burning her father Yuri’s infamous “assassin” camouflage hooded top.

Reuters - Oscar nominations for a Russian and Kazakh film have put the ex-Soviet countries’ film industry back on the map, directors and actors said.

AFP - Indonesia’s former president Suharto could be allowed to leave hospital soon after staging a remarkable recovery as one of his doctors said on Saturday that was he was now breathing on his own.

Reuters - Actor Kiefer Sutherland was released on Monday from a Southern California jail, where he served 48 days for drunken driving and violating probation.

AP - Hong Kong Disneyland unveiled new Chinese New Year outfits for Mickey and Minnie Mouse created by designer Vivienne Tam on Monday as part of the park’s efforts to boost its appeal to Chinese tourists after a dismal second year.

Reuters - In the two months since MTV Networks and Harmonix released the music-based videogame “Rock Band,” players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs made available after the game’s initial distribution. Activision, meanwhile, said it has sold more than 5 million new songs via download for “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” since it began adding downloadable content in early November.

AFP - Ana Ivanovic might be the new ‘It’ girl of tennis, but she insists there is nothing glam about being on tour.