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How $50m loss became a moneyspinner

Randy Phillips, promotor behind the Jackson's comeback, has largely escaped blame for signing the singer for 50 concerts

US accuses Briton of impersonating MI5 agent

The FBI says Michael Garveigh pretended to be part of a special counter-terrorism task force during meetings with police

Fatalities reignite military equipment row

Government is accused of not giving troops the right vehicles in the wake of Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe's death

US Marines battle Taleban in south Helmand

American troops engage in fierce fighting in south Helmand as they try to drive out the Taleban as British take canal

Fans swamp Jackson memorial service website

Around 17,500 tickets have been made available for a public memorial service to be held for the singer in Los Angeles

Thousands seek tickets to Jackson service

A website offering free tickets was swamped, as squabbles grow over custody of his children and evidence of drug use mounts

Footage of last Jackson rehearsal released

King of Pop looked well in the Los Angeles rehearsal, two days before his death, as custody battle brews for his children

Palin quits as White House speculation grows

Alaska governor's decision sparked fresh rumours she might seek a Senate seat in 2010 as a prelude to run for presidency

Washington Post in cash-for-access row

Newspaper that brought down Nixon planned to sell access to its reporters, members of Congress and Administration officials

Madoff's $7m Manhattan penthouse seized

Apartment contents included a Steinway piano valued at $39,000 and clocks, lamps, fixtures and sconces worth about $1.7m

Chimps who took a punishing step for Mankind

Seized in Africa in the 1950s, they were subjected to brutal tests so that Man could conquer space. Then they were dumped

11,000 free tickets for Jackson memorial

Event will take place at LA stadium on Tuesday as it emerges that Jackson's rented mansion will also turn into memorial

Early success for US in Helmand

Operation Khanjar, hailed as a 'D-Day moment', is part of a massive surge in Afghanistan ordered by President Obama

Obama scolds Putin over Cold War attitude

President Obama is to travel to Moscow next week on a trip in which he aims to 'hit the reset button' on relations with Russia

Saddam 'lied about WMD to scare Iran'

In FBI interviews Saddam Hussein desribed Osama bin Laden as a 'zealot' and said he was scared of Iran's 'fanatics'

In Helmand when bomb strikes

Welsh Guards face roadside bombs and ambushes while patrolling in Nad-e-Ali on the front line of the war in Afghanistan

Salinger sues over 'Catcher in the Rye' sequel

US judge prohibits publication while court case is in progress, effectively killing controversial novel’s summer release

Crisis-hit California resorts to IOUs

Governor Schwarzenegger declares fiscal state of emergency as lawmakers fail to resolve crisis over $24.3bn deficit

Manuel Zelaya 'will never be allowed back'

Honduras caretaker president Roberto Micheletti takes a defiant tone in the face of demands from Central American neighbours