Pamela Anderson Seeks Annulment of Marriage to Rick Salomon.

LOS ANGELES — It's said that love is blind. In the case of Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon, it's more like love is brief. The 40-year-old actress is seeking annulment of her two-month marriage to Rick Salomon based on fraud. No other details were available. Anderson's publicist did not immediately return an e-mail request for comment Tuesday read more - foxnews.com

Jackson ranch may go to the highest bidder .

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch will be put up for sale at a public auction next month unless the pop star pays the more than $24 million he still owes on the property, according to a Tuesday court filing. Financial Title Co. filed the notice of trustee's sale with Santa Barbara County Superior Court, setting the auction date for March 19. read more - cnn.com

Early morning quake rocks UK.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Britain early Wednesday, centered on the east coast north of London, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The British Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude for the earthquake at 5.3 on the Richter scale, according to the British Press Association. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake's center was about 125 miles (205 km) north of London, or about 30 miles (50 km) south of Kingston upon Hull, the USGS said. It struck just before 0100 GMT. "It felt pretty scary," Haydn Jones of Nottingham, who lives in a third-floor apartment, told CNN. He said he has lived abroad in Japan and knew immediately what it was, but felt that a lot of those in England "didn't really know what was going on." read more - cnn.com

Lawyer: Britney Spears' Father Violating Her Civil Rights.

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears' father and a lawyer who claims to represent her traded legal barbs Monday in an intensifying fight over whether James Spears is violating her civil rights by controlling her finances and life. Attorney John Eardley, who told The Associated Press he was the "only person who represents Britney Spears," filed documents in federal court asserting that she is being held by her father in a situation that violates her civil rights. A lawyer for James Spears said in papers filed Monday that Eardley cannot represent the singer because a probate judge in state court found that Britney Spears "lacks the capacity to hire an attorney, and Mr. Eardley cannot remove the conservatorship proceedings on his own behalf." read more - foxnews.com

Accused baby killer 'had quit smoking'.

A JAPANESE man allegedly killed his baby son due to the stress caused when he quit smoking and started drinking less to save money for the newborn's care, police and reports said today. Masaya Omichi, a 30-year-old hospital clerk, was arrested late yesterday on murder charges in Osaka in western Japan, local police said. "He allegedly pressed his five-month-old son's head hard with his hand and committed other abusive acts at his house on February 16, killing the boy,'' an Osaka police spokesman said. "He has said he was suffering stress from his job and family. read more -news.com.au

Paris Hilton 'the one' for Benji Madden.

GOOD Charlotte rocker Benji Madden has been telling friends Paris Hilton is "the one". The pair - who were first seen together in LA last week - looked smitten as they held hands while shopping in West Hollywood. Paris has even been seen wearing a silver band from top jewellers Tiffany and Co. on her ring finger, according to gossip website pagesix.com read more - news.com.au

Outback hunt for tourists.

TWO Japanese men and a French woman have gone missing in the outback of central Australia after setting off on two separate treks. Last night, the Japanese tourists failed to arrive from the Valley of the Winds walk at The Olgas. The men had been dropped off at the start of the walk about 2pm (CST) yesterday by a bus that returned to collect them three hours later. read more - news.com.au

Court: Man put abortion pills in lover's yogurt.

Swedish woman aborted pregnancy over tainted food fears .STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish court of appeal on Tuesday sentenced a 27-year-old man to 18 months in prison for trying to make his girlfriend miscarry by mixing abortion pills in her food. The man, who was not named for legal reasons, had his jail term increased from a previous one-year sentence set by a district court in June. . read more - msnbc.com

Confession - 'Why I killed Heidi'.

AN Indonesian man who admits stabbing an Australian woman to death in Bali then sold stolen items from her home to buy presents for his girlfriend, police say. Ahmad Fahrul Rosi was paraded in front of journalists in Bali today after he was arrested in East Java last night (AEDT). The 23-year-old admitted he stabbed Sydney woman Heidi Murphy to death earlier this month. Police said Murphy was stabbed 37 times after she awoke to find Rosi robbing her house. The body of the 34-year-old, who ran a garment business in Bali, was found on February 10. "Yes I regret it, at first I was going only to steal,'' Rosi said during a press conference called by Bali police. "I admit what I did.'' ...read more - news.com.au

Man jailed for killing complaining customer.

A RESTAURANT owner who fatally stabbed an "aggressive" patron who complained about slow service has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Khanh Vo, 35, grabbed a paring knife from the kitchen of his restaurant in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford and stabbed Anh Dung Nguyen, 54, during a fight on April 16, 2006. Vo, of Ivanhoe, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Nguyen at the Vietnamese restaurant Bon Mua, which Vo ran with his wife. The Victorian Supreme Court was told today that Mr Nguyen arrived at the restaurant with a group of nine men about 11pm. read more - news.com.au

Shot During Bank Robbery in Conn.

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) -- Police say one person has been shot during a bank robbery in Waterbury, Conn. Police say the armed robber fled on foot, and four schools near the bank are on lockdown. The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. at a Webster Bank branch in the western Connecticut city. Police say the victim's condition isn't known. It also wasn't clear if the robber made it out of the bank with any money. read more - nytimes.com