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LONDON (AFP) - Tiger Woods can repair the damage done to his public image by allegations of multiple affairs, according to a leading British golf agent who cited the example of footballer David Beckham as evidence. Full Story »

WINDERMERE, Florida (AFP) - Tiger Woods' troubles were back in the spotlight Wednesday after his mother-in-law collapsed at his Florida mansion and was rushed to hospital. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Lawyers for Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski on Thursday will ask a California appeals court to dismiss his child sex conviction as he seeks to avoid extradition to the United States. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - A French photographer defended himself Wednesday against accusations of being a gold digger after he received nearly one billion euros in gifts from France's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt. Full Story »

OSLO (AFP) - A majority of Norwegians consider "impolite" US President Barack Obama's decision to snub parts of the official Nobel Peace Prize programme in Oslo this week, a poll showed on Wednesday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Elton John intends to provide financial and other support to a young Ukranian boy he had hoped to adopt, the singer-songwriter's partner David Furnish said Tuesday. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday has been admitted to hospital in Los Angeles after developing an infection following surgery for a slipped disc, a spokesman said Tuesday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and Brazilian author Paulo Coelho are among new entries in "Who's Who", the guide to society's most influential people published on Monday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama paid tribute to rocker Bruce Springsteen, actor Robert de Niro and film director Mel Brooks for their work for American culture at a black tie dinner in Washington. Full Story »

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature told Monday of how her fear of the communist regime in her native Romania inspired her to write. Full Story »