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UK playwright Tom Stoppard wins PEN/Pinter prize

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LONDON - British playwright Tom Stoppard has won the 2013 PEN/Pinter Prize established in memory of the late Nobel laureate and fellow dramatist Harold Pinter, organizers said on Wednesday.

Head of Krupp Foundation dies at 99

FRANKFURT - Berthold Beitz, the 99-year-old conservative head of the Krupp Foundation, died on Tuesday, potentially opening the way for deeper change at Germany's largest steelmaker ThyssenKrupp, already in the midst of a major strategic shift.

31 Jul 2013

Rihanna wins Topshop T-shirt legal case

LONDON - Barbadian singer Rihanna on Wednesday won a legal case against British fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on a T-shirt it sold without her approval.

Fashion, 31 Jul 2013

Beckham to release picture book in October

LONDON - Former England soccer captain David Beckham will release a picture book in October featuring images from his playing career in a deal with a UK publishing unit of French media company Lagardere.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 30 Jul 2013

Singer Randy Travis sent to physical therapy center

DALLAS - Country singer Randy Travis has been moved to a physical therapy facility from a Texas hospital, where he had spent several weeks recovering from a viral heart infection and stroke, his spokesman Kirt Webster said on Wednesday.

31 Jul 2013

'Private Benjamin' actress Eileen Brennan dies

LOS ANGELES - American actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film "Private Benjamin," has died from bladder cancer. She was 80.

Fashion, 30 Jul 2013

Radio show personality Kidd Kraddick died of cardiac arrest: coroner

- Popular radio and TV host David "Kidd" Kraddick, the host of the syndicated show "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning", died of cardiac disease, according to the deputy coroner of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

Fashion, 29 Jul 2013

Singer-songwriter JJ Cale dead at 74 after heart attack

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack, his official website said on Saturday.

Fashion, Music, 27 Jul 2013