Borat is dead. Sacha Baron Cohen tells The Daily Telegraph that he is retiring the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his other alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G. ...more

December 22, 2007

Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years in prison, far less than prosecutors sought, for swindling shareholders in his Hollinger media empire out of $6 million. ...more

December 11, 2007

Pakistan eased its crackdown on opponents Saturday, releasing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from house arrest and saying it will lift a state of emergency within a month. The government, however, blocked a meeting between a deposed Supreme Court justice and Bhutto, who pledged to lead a 185-mile protest march. ...more

November 11, 2007