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Destiny's Child to 'quiz' Blair Youngsters from nine African countries will also quiz Blair R&B act Destiny's Child are to quiz Tony Blair by video about next week's G8 summit in a show to be broadcast on music channel MTV. The prime minister will join Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof for a question and answer session on a programme which has a huge potential worldwide audience. Mr Blair will also be quizzed by US hip hop star Kanye West and an audience of youngsters from 24 countries. The show will focus on the G8's twin goals of Africa and...

British retail billionaire Philip Green has hired chart-topping R&B group Destiny's Child to perform at his son's bar mitzvah. The stars are set to entertain guests at the three-day event on the French Riviera estimated to have cost the Bhs and Top Shop boss £4m ($7.4m). Singer Justin Timberlake could also be performing, The Times reports. Mr Green is said to have chartered a plane to fly about 200 of his family's friends to the bash this weekend. The guests are being put up at the exclusive Hotel du Cap in Cannes, with the actual bar mitzvah itself expected to...

CAMP PENDLETON – "Rockin' the Corps" was billed as a star-studded, patriotic event to thank 55,000 Marines and sailors whose San Diego units have suffered the highest casualty rates in Iraq and Afghanistan. But with the outdoor concert being broadcast to U.S. military installations worldwide, it felt more like a celebration of courage and perseverance. Former NBA all-star Karl Malone kicked off the evening by donating $100,000 to the Marine Corps. Then longtime rocker Ted Nugent played "The Star-Spangled Banner" a la Jimi Hendrix as some Marines stood at attention. Throughout the night, many in the crowd described the free...