Oasis overzealous about Sheikh attending their Brazil concert

September 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Nelly Furtado has revealed that she was grief-stricken when her idol band Oasis split up. The 'Promiscuous' singer said that she was 'inconsolable' when Noel Gallagher walked away from his brother Liam and the British band last month.

September 21st, 2009 Bundchen takes on Brazil president over AmazonSAO PAULO — Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is a new United Nations advocate for environmental awareness — and reportedly wants her own president to do more to halt Amazon deforestation. Bundchen tells reporters in New York that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should propose better laws to stop the razing of the world's largest rain forest.

September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Noel Gallagher allegedly quit Oasis after his brother and band member Liam joked he was not the biological father of his daughter. Liam was said to have "jokingly suggested" that Noel's daughter Anais, 9, was conceived when the songwriter's former wife Meg Matthews was having an affair - a sneer that was tagged "unforgivable" by the guitarist.

August 28th, 2009 2 original Buena Vista members to tour BrazilHAVANA — Two of the youngest founding members of Cuba's legendary Buena Vista Social Club held a jam session in central Havana on Thursday, a tuneup for their three-city tour of Brazil next week. Percussionist Amadito Valdes, 63, and Barbarito Torres, a decade his junior, rehearsed with younger musicians for a small group of journalists at the home of Fabian Garcia, a bassist who will join the pair in concerts in Sao Paulo, Refife and Olinda beginning Sept.

August 12th, 2009 Evangelical leader, 9 others charged in BrazilSAO PAULO — The founder of one of Brazil's biggest evangelical churches siphoned off billions of dollars in donations from his mostly poor followers to buy jewelry, TV stations and other businesses for himself, authorities charged Tuesday. A Brazilian judge accepted charges from prosecutors alleging that Bishop Edir Macedo and nine other people linked to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God committed fraud against the church itself and against its numerous followers.

August 11th, 2009 Brazil crime-show host investigated in TV killingsSAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian police say the host of a TV crime show is under investigation for possibly ordering killings to boost his show's popularity. The host of the show in Brazil's lawless Amazon region is also a state lawmaker and a former police officer.

July 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Matthew McConaughey is reportedly under pressure to wed pregnant girlfriend Camila Alves - both their mothers want them to tie the knot before they welcome their second child. The actor - who has a son, named Levi, with model Alves - announced on Father's Day that he is to be a dad again.

July 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor Ryan O'Neal is said to have banned his estranged son Griffin from attending Farrah Fawcett's funeral on June 30, as he is "a bad guy". Griffin O'Neal, 44, insisted that the late actress would have wanted him at the funeral, and that she would have been upset that he could not attend to say his last farewell.

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The former nanny of Michael Jackson's children has claimed the King of Pop tried to blame her for his financial rows with Sheikh Abdullah, after the Arab sued him for reneging on a deal to record a new album and write an autobiography. Ms. Rwaramba has said that Jacko used her bank account to receive money from the second son of King of Bahrain so that he could free himself from blame later on.

June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It looks like Madonna wants to take her relationship with Jesus Luz to the next level, as she's planning to fly to Brazil to meet his family. The 50-year-old singer is reportedly serious about the 22-year-old underwear model and is considering going to Brazil to get to know his family.

May 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - British band Oasis is set to treat fans with a free gig in London in July. The rockers have joined the line-up for the iTunes Live series at the Roundhouse venue.

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Just when the squabbling Gallagher brothers-Liam and Noel-started on their usual bickering during their recent tour, they have found a way to tolerate each other-their common liking for luxury Gran Patron tequila in South America. The 'Oasis' stars have stopped bickering after discovering the posh Mexican tequila.

May 15th, 2009 LONDON - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has expressed his anger on promoters who book huge car parking areas as location for their gigs. Noel, who recently performed in Argentina, Chile and Peru, revealed that he would like to perform in huge stadiums instead of car parks.

May 6th, 2009 Actor Jackman meets striker Ronaldo in BrazilSAO PAULO — The Wolverine has met a real-life superhero of Brazilian soccer. Actor Hugh Jackman took time from promoting "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" to visit striker Ronaldo, who is showing Wolverine-like healing powers in his third comeback to competitive soccer.

May 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Oasis' Noel Gallagher has dubbed the band as a rudderless ship, which is facing bad times while touring South America. The guitarist, on his blog on the band's official MySpace page, said conflicts between the band members might brew up a storm.