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    13 Ahmadinejad sends letter to Bush

    Ahmadinejad sends letter to Bush

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to George W Bush proposing "new solutions" to their differences.

    The letter will be sent via the Swiss Embassy, which represents US interests in Iran, a government spokesman said.

    Mr Ahmadinejad proposes "new solutions for getting out of international problems and the current fragile situation of the world", he said.

    Reports say it is the first letter from an Iranian president to a US leader since the Iranian revolution in 1979.

    The Swiss have confirmed that they received a sealed A4-sized envelope addressed to President Bush which they would deliver as soon as possible.

    Iranian spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham did not say whether the letter mentioned the nuclear dispute, currently one of the major issues between Iran and the US.

    This development comes a day after Iran's parliament threatened to pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if Western pressure over its programme increases.

    A withdrawal would mean the country's programme could no longer be inspected by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.

    The US has accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies.

    Last week, the US and other states tabled a draft resolution at the UN Security Council calling on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment or face "further action".

    Draft resolution

    Foreign ministers of the council members plus Germany are due to meet in New York on Monday night to discuss how to proceed with Iran.

    Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said the contents would be made public "at the right time".

    The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says that whatever is in the letter is significant because it is the first such high-level communication between Iran and America for almost three decades.

    As such it is a bold step by Mr Ahmadinejad, and the timing is key - just as the West is trying to persuade Russia and China to back tough action against Iran, she says.

    Mr Ahmadinejad is reinforcing the point that he is willing to negotiate with anyone, including the US president, to avoid conflict over the nuclear issue, our correspondent adds.

    The US and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since Washington severed ties with Tehran after Iranian students occupied the US embassy there and took 52 Americans hostage in 1979.

    The White House has said it is "unaware" of a letter from Mr Ahmadinejad.

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    13 US rejects surprise Iran letter

    US rejects surprise Iran letter


    A surprise letter to the US president from Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not solve the growing nuclear dispute, US officials have said.

    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough, telling the Associated Press: "This letter is not it."

    The letter is thought to be the first from an Iranian president to a US leader since Iran's 1979 revolution.

    It came hours before a meeting of UN Security Council members in New York.

    Foreign ministers of the council members plus Germany were due to meet on Monday night to discuss how to proceed with Iran.

    Mr Ahmadinejad dispatched the letter via the Swiss embassy in Tehran.

    In it, he proposed "new solutions for getting out of international problems and the current fragile situation of the world", Iranian officials said on Monday.

    But the White House joined Ms Rice in quickly denouncing the letter.

    "It doesn't appear to do anything to address the concerns of the international community," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.

    There has been no word on whether the letter mentioned the nuclear dispute, currently one of the major issues between Iran and the US.

    Interviewed by AP, Ms Rice said: "There's nothing in here that would suggest that we're on any different course than we were before we got the letter."

    Mr McClellan would also not confirm whether Mr Bush had personally read the letter, saying only: "I would just leave it at what I said: We've received it."

    Treaty threat

    This development comes a day after Iran's parliament threatened to pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if Western pressure over its programme increases.

    A withdrawal would mean the country's programme could no longer be inspected by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.

    The letter's contents have not been revealed, but it was said to run to 17 or 18 pages of history, philosophy and religion.

    Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said Tehran would not prejudge the US reaction to the letter.

    "We hope that this letter would leave its impact with the same intention, view and expediency that it has been written," he told Iranian TV.

    Draft resolution

    The US has accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies.

    Last week, the US and other states tabled a draft resolution at the UN Security Council calling on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment or face "further action".

    The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says whatever is in the letter, it is significant because it is the first such high-level communication between Iran and America for almost three decades.

    As such it is a bold step by Mr Ahmadinejad, and the timing is key - just as the West is trying to persuade Russia and China to back tough action against Iran, she says.

    Mr Ahmadinejad is reinforcing the point that he is willing to negotiate with anyone, including the US president, to avoid conflict over the nuclear issue, our correspondent adds.

    The US and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since Washington severed ties with Tehran after Iranian students occupied the US embassy there and took 52 Americans hostage in 1980.

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    13 Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush

    Details have emerged of the surprise letter written by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to US President George W Bush.

    In it, Mr Ahmadinejad criticises the US invasion of Iraq and urges Mr Bush to return to religious principles.

    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed the letter as "offering nothing new" and the White House said there would be no formal written reply.

    The letter came as foreign ministers met for talks on Iran's nuclear crisis.

    But after three hours of discussions in New York, the ministers failed to agree on how to tackle the problem of Iran's atomic programme.

    Iraq 'lies'

    The letter - thought to be the first from an Iranian president to a US leader since Iran's 1979 revolution - sparked intense interest, coming at a time of tense relations between Washington and Tehran.

    The 18-page document has not yet been made public, but according to leaks, Mr Ahmadinejad spoke of the invasion of Iraq, and a range of other issues.

    "Lies were told in the Iraqi matter," Reuters news agency quoted the letter as saying. "What was the result? I have no doubt that telling lies is reprehensible in any culture."

    The president also questioned the creation of Israel, asking "how can this phenomenon be rationalised or explained?", Reuters reported.

    In an apparent allusion to Iran's nuclear programme, Mr Ahmadinejad is quoted by the Associated Press as asking: "Is not scientific R&D [research and development] one of the basic rights of nations?"

    In another part of the letter, Mr Ahmadinejad suggests Washington has been untruthful about the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US, Reuters reports.

    "Why have the various aspects of the attacks been kept secret? Why are we not told who botched their responsibilities?" he asks.

    The president ends the letter by appealing to Mr Bush to return to religion.

    "We increasingly see that people around the world are flocking towards a main focal point - that is the Almighty God.

    "My question for you is, 'Do you not want to join them?'"

    Divisions exposed

    There would not be a written response to President Ahmadinejad, National Security Council spokesman Frederick Jones told the AFP news agency.

    "We've already given our response," he said, referring to the swift dismissal by US officials of the letter as a ploy which contributed nothing towards helping resolve the stand-off over Iran's nuclear programme.

    "This letter is not the place that one would find an opening to engage on the nuclear issue or anything of the sort," Ms Rice told AP.

    Hours after the letter was sent, Ms Rice held an inconclusive meeting with her UN Security Council counterparts and the German foreign minister on what action to take over Iran.

    BBC diplomatic correspondent James Robbins says that far from drawing the key powers at the UN towards agreement on the issue, the meeting seems to have exposed the scale of division.

    The UK's newly-appointed foreign minister, Margaret Beckett, acknowledged the meeting had been difficult.

    She refused to repeat her predecessor Jack Straw's insistence that military action against Iran was inconceivable.

    Mrs Beckett said she preferred to make clear that no-one was discussing military action. This language, our correspondent says, was far more welcome to the Americans.

    After the meeting, an unnamed senior US state department official said prospects for an agreement this week on a UN Security Council resolution were "not substantially good".

    However, the official said the US was "very satisfied and confident" at this stage.

    Washington has pushed for any resolution to be adopted under the terms of Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.

    These are binding on all UN members, but do not automatically lead to sanctions or military action. Further decisions would be needed for such measures.

    But China and Russia have resisted such a move, fearing it could lead to a new war.

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    پيش فرض Letter fails to improve US-Iran ties

    Letter fails to improve US-Iran ties

    By Frances Harrison
    BBC News, Tehran


    News that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had written a letter to his US counterpart George W Bush triggered short-lived optimism in Iran that a diplomatic breakthrough could be in the offing.

    That was until the letter was swiftly dismissed by the Americans.

    Before the letter was rejected, much of the Iranian press hailed the letter as the "beginning of a new phase in Iranian foreign policy" and "a turning point in Iranian-American relations" that could "lead to direct talks between the two sides" and "showed the cleverness and dignity of the Islamic Republic".

    Only some hardline papers criticised the letter, saying its contents should not have been kept secret.

    There was a brief spurt of euphoria that Iran's troubled relations with the West might change.

    Most Iranians know that the relationship with the US is at the root cause of their problems and that to be solved the nuclear issue needs direct talks with America.

    Bazaar's reaction

    That an Iranian leader directly communicated with the US president after 27 years was in itself a sign for hope.

    But traders in Tehran's main bazaar were unhappy with the development, because their customers started trying to return their purchases in the hope prices would fall on good news from abroad.

    Retailers in other cities saw that oil and gold prices started to fall on Monday after the news of the letter.

    They hoped that would bring wholesale commodity prices down, so they informed the transport companies not to send goods they had ordered.

    'Lies'

    President Ahmadinejad now says he is waiting for a reply from Mr Bush before deciding what to do next.

    It will be interesting to see if there is a reply, because Mr Ahmadinejad's 18-page letter seems to have been a searing attack on America's foreign policy.

    He complained "lies were told in the Iraqi matter" about the presence of weapons of mass destruction.

    He said there was no way to rationalise or explain the creation of the state of Israel.

    And he even questioned why the American intelligence services did not do more to stop the 11 September attacks - asking: "Why have various aspects of the attacks been kept secret?"

    This is hardly ingratiating stuff and there is no mention of any concession on the nuclear issue.

    'Messianic tone'

    But the letter is the first in a series to heads of states to mark what Iran has declared as the year of the Prophet Muhammad.

    As such, it calls on President Bush to join the increasing number of people around the world who are flocking towards Almighty God.

    Mr Ahmadinejad writes approvingly that he has been told George Bush "follows the teachings of Jesus and believes in the divine promise of the rule of the righteous on Earth".

    The messianic tone of the letter was picked up on by one hardline Iranian newspaper, which said it was similar to invitations by the Prophet Muhammad to pagan leaders asking them to convert to Islam - hardly a flattering comparison for Mr Bush.

    Diplomatic trick?

    There were also analysts who thought the approach was an attempt to sow disunity among the international community as it struggles to reach consensus on the nuclear issue.

    Many believed this was a way of increasing the doubts of Russia and China about a UN resolution against Iran.

    That might explain the speedy rejection by the US of the letter just as they are trying to bring Russia and China on board.

    Now in Iran there is a sense of disappointment that America did not pick up on this opportunity to start a dialogue - just as many here felt Iran's announcement in March that it was willing to hold talks with the US on the issue of Iraq could have helped rapprochement, had the Americans been more enthusiastic.

    But there is also some disappointment that the letter did not do more to bridge the gap with the US.

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    9 Tom Cruise, Paramount end production deal

    Tom Cruise, Paramount end production deal

    By Steve Gorman

    Paramount Pictures and actor Tom Cruise called an end to their 14-year production deal on Wednesday as the chairman of the studio's parent company took a parting shot at the movie star's off-screen behavior.

    "As much as we like him personally, we thought it was wrong to renew his deal," Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone told the Wall Street Journal in an interview posted online. "His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount."

    Paula Wagner, the actor's longtime partner in his movie company, Cruise/Wagner Productions, struck back at Redstone, calling his comments about the three-time Oscar nominee "offensive" and "undignified."

    "Whatever remarks Mr. Redstone would make about Tom Cruise personally or as an actor have no bearing on what this business issue is," she told Reuters. "There must be another agenda that the studio has in mind to take one of their greatest assets and malign him this way."

    Five films starring Cruise and co-produced by his company, including the "Mission: Impossible" series, have generated theatrical revenues totaling over $2 billion worldwide during the past decade. And Wagner said his films accounted for about 15 percent of the studio's overall box office gross over that period.

    Moreover, Wagner insisted that she and Cruise chose to leave the Paramount lot and establish a new venture financed through a private, revolving equity fund of $100 million.

    "We in fact made a decision not to continue our relationship with Paramount Pictures," she said.

    Viacom and Paramount executives declined further comment on the situation.

    The war of words between Redstone and Wagner marked a bitter end to one of the most lucrative production alliances between a major Hollywood studio and an A-list star.

    STAR POWER DIMMED

    And it followed other signs that Cruise's stature had been damaged by a string of publicity faux pas ranging from his manic, couch-hopping profession of love for actress Katie Holmes last year on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to his strident denunciations of psychiatry.

    Although Cruise recently topped Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's 100 most powerful celebrities, his latest film, "Mission: Impossible III," opened in May to lower-than-expected ticket sales.

    Days later a USA Today/Gallup poll found that Cruise's star power had dimmed considerably in the eyes of the public, with more than half of those surveyed registering an "unfavorable" opinion of the actor.

    Many cited his off-screen behavior during the past year, including his intense public discussions of his faith in Scientology and his blunt criticism of actress Brooke Shields for taking medication to treat postpartum depression.

    Cruise also became the butt of jokes, and a frequent target of tabloid gossip, for his high-profile romance with the much younger Holmes, who recently gave birth to Cruise's first biological child, a daughter named Suri.

    Last month, the Los Angeles Times reported that Paramount Chairman Brad Grey was in talks with Cruise/Wagner seeking to slash the amount of money the studio pays for the production company -- from over $10 million to $2 million a year.

    Wagner disputed those figures, and said the collapse in talks with Paramount did not stem from a disagreement over money but from an opportunity to go "in a new direction."

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    1 Scientists report baldness breakthrough

    Scientists report baldness breakthrough

    Wed Aug 30, 12:20 PM ET

    In a finding that could help treat an inherited form of baldness, a research team in Manchester claims to have discovered a protein "code" that instructs cells to sprout hair.

    By sending the code to more cells than usual, the scientists at the University of Manchester say they were able to breed mice with more fur -- a feat that could potentially be replicated in humans.

    "During human development, skin cells have the ability to turn into other types of cells to form hair follicles, sweat glands, teeth and nails," explained Denis Headon, who led the research.

    "Which cells are transformed into hair follicles is determined by three proteins that are produced by our genes," he said.

    "Our research has identified how one of these proteins working outside of the cell interacts at a molecular level to determine an individual's hair pattern as the embryonic skin spatially organises itself."

    The research was targeted at helping people with ectodermal dysplasia, an inherited condition that is characterised by the abnormal development of hair, skin, nails, teeth and sweat glands.

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    13 Gunmen in Military Uniforms Carry Out Mass Kidnapping in Baghdad

    Gunmen in Military Uniforms Carry Out Mass Kidnapping in Baghdad

    By VOA News
    14 December 2006

    Iraqi police say gunmen wearing military uniforms have kidnapped at least 30 people during a raid in central Baghdad.

    Police say the daylight kidnapping raid targeted merchants in a commercial area of the city. Gunmen driving several vehicles rounded up the victims at gunpoint before driving off.

    On Wednesday, bombings and shootings across Iraq killed at least 34 people. The attacks included bombings that targeted Shi'ites in Baghdad and suicide car bombers who attacked an Iraqi army base outside Kirkuk.

    The U.S. military urged Iraqi political leaders to increase efforts to stem the bloodshed. U.S. military spokesman Major General William Caldwell warned that the upsurge in violence will continue unless Iraqi political leaders make a greater effort to overcome their differences.

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    13 Israel's High Court Approves Jerusalem Barrier Construction

    Israel's High Court Approves Jerusalem Barrier Construction

    By Robert Berger
    Jerusalem
    13 December 2006

    Israel's High Court has approved construction of a controversial section of the separation barrier between Jerusalem and the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israelis are hailing the decision and Palestinians are condemning it.

    The Israeli Supreme Court gave the green light for construction of the separation barrier in northeast Jerusalem, rejecting an appeal by Arab residents of the area. The case was held up in the courts for more than two years.

    The decision means that 55,000 Arab residents of Jerusalem, with Israeli identity cards, will be on the other side of the fence.

    Mohammed Dahle is a lawyer for the petitioners.

    It is simply a total nightmare, Dahle told Israel Radio. He said the wall cuts Arab residents off from businesses, schools, work places and hospitals and is a major economic blow.

    But the high court said that Arab residents of Jerusalem would be allowed to enter the city through designated border crossings. It ruled that security is the most important factor and the aim of the barrier is to protect Israelis from Palestinian suicide bombers.

    Israeli analyst Dan Schueftan says the barrier is of major strategic importance, and it is high time that construction becomes priority number one.

    "But unfortunately, it is going very, very slowly, one of the major reasons being the Supreme Court constantly intervening in every micro detail of the fence," he said. "But we could have finished it much, much faster if people realized that this is today the most important national effort that needs to be undertaken."

    Palestinians say it is an apartheid-like wall and a land grab. In 2004, the World Court in the Hague ruled that the barrier is illegal under international law and should be torn down.

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    پيش فرض News in English

    'The greatest music talent show ever'


    LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Last year, Prince. This year, Paul McCartney and Mariah Carey?

    As "American Idol" starts singing again Tuesday, those connected with the Fox blockbuster acknowledge few limits when it comes to guest stars or ratings or product spinoffs. Or even rampant enthusiasm.

    "This is the greatest music talent show ever," judge Randy Jackson asserted in a telephone news conference last week.

    Fellow jurist Paula Abdul calls the show a "cultural phenomenon": "I get a kick out of the fact that there's not a day, not an hour, that goes by without someone talking about it, asking about it," she told The Associated Press.

    Cecile Frot-Coutaz, who oversees "American Idol" as chief executive officer of producer FremantleMedia North America Inc., is more measured but no less upbeat about the upcoming season six, and beyond.

    "I don't see anything that tells me that it's about to fall off the air," she said. "We won't be there for quite some time."

    It's a defensible position regarding the No. 1 TV series.

    Against expectations for an established series, "American Idol" has gained in the ratings, up 14 percent from 2005 (26.8 million average viewers) to 2006 (30.6 million). The finale with winner Taylor Hicks drew more than 36 million, according to Nielsen Media Research.

    That topped the 2005 season-ender, in which Carrie Underwood claimed the title, and made it the third most-watched event of '06 after the Super Bowl and Academy Awards.

    The most impressive number has a dollar sign in front of it -- "American Idol" reportedly brings in $500 million a year in TV ad dollars. (Fox, a unit of News Corp., declined comment on the figure.)

    Even impartial observers see blue skies directly ahead.

    "There seems to be the same degree of fascination going into this season as there was last season," said analyst Bill Carroll of ad-buyer Katz Television. "It's sort of become the event of the year for viewers."

    The series begins with a pair of two-hour episodes airing 8-10 p.m. EST Tuesday and Wednesday and featuring auditions in Minneapolis and Seattle. Details of a previously announced songwriting contest for the eventual winner's first single are pending, Frot-Coutaz said.

    "American Idol," produced by FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, returns with a richer gloss than ever. Last year's finale included a surprise appearance by Prince, among the highest-profile guest stars and far removed from such golden oldie visitors as Rod Stewart.

    "Prince blew the doors off. He is one of the quintessential ones of our time," Jackson said. Frot-Coutaz's take: "The fact we can get Prince is a real tribute to the show. ... (now) who knows who we can get?"

    McCartney, an iconic figure who's an impressive "get" for any venture, is being courted and is rumored to be part of the new season. Carey may also end up on the guest list.

    "Nothing's locked," Frot-Coutaz said of the ex-Beatle. "We've had discussions with him over the years. It's always a matter of making it work."

    'I think we filled a gap'
    In Carey's case, record producer-cum-judge Jackson may be the key: He and the singer are friends and have a long professional association. Jackson said they have "tossed it around a bit" but have yet to set her appearance.

    More evidence of the power of "American Idol" is the stunning "Dreamgirls" film debut of Jennifer Hudson, a 2004 also-ran (to winner Fantasia Barrino) who's up for a Golden Globe and considered a potential Oscar nominee.

    That's alongside the best-selling CDs and singles churned out by past winners including Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, and the awards they've collected that include Grammy and Country Music Association trophies.

    All this from a show that the American division of FremantleMedia (the production arm of media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG's RTL Group) went into "quietly and cautiously optimistic" despite the format's success in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, Frot-Coutaz said.

    "Music hadn't worked on American TV for a while, so I think we filled a gap," she said.

    And connected with the future. In an interactive, consumer-driven age that prompted Time magazine to declare "You" its person of the year 2006, "American Idol" can claim it had the zeitgeist down cold when it debuted in 2002.

    "America's choosing the idol," said analyst Shari Anne Brill of ad-buying firm Carat USA. Viewers "have a real way of participating, as opposed to being armchair athletes."

    Frot-Coutaz cites a number of other factors in the show's popularity, including the chemistry of judges Jackson, Abdul and the acerbic Simon Cowell and the once-yearly run that keeps the program eagerly awaited.

    Then there's the mission.

    "You're really impacting somebody's life," said the executive. "The show's genuinely looking for superstar contestants who really want to be pop stars. It's not a fake-ish competition just for TV. The show delivers entertainment, but there is a very serious aim to it."

    The "Idol" franchise, which originated with Britain's "Pop Idol," represents more than a hit TV series seen worldwide and reproduced in more than 30 international versions. It's also part of a merchandising empire that may be poised for a leap.

    According to Advertising Age magazine, FremantleMedia has deals set or is in negotiations for new products including a theme-park attraction and cell-phone downloads of show performances. Items already sold include clothing, books, toys and an "Idol"-themed Barbie doll, with a Monopoly game coming this season.

    The magazine report is a "bit premature" in what it outlined, "but there's a lot of things in the works," said Frot-Coutaz. "Some happen, some don't; it just depends."

    As the sixth season begins, she said, "we're feeling more confident about our ability to go out and really turn this into a bigger brand than just a TV show. It takes a few years before you can get to" that point.

    Abdul -- strongly identified with the show, along the other judges who whittle down the initial field of contestants, and host Ryan Seacrest -- gives the reported plans a qualified endorsement.

    "As long as the taste level and structure is classy, edgy and exemplifies what we do, I'm all for it. You can't deny the magnitude of this show. But just for them to make money and not care about integrity is ridiculous," she said.

    As for the bulwark of it all, "American Idol" itself, the horizon is limitless if the program does its job right, according to Jackson.

    "I think there's an abundance of talent in America. ... I think the show can continue to be successful as long as we go out and find great talent," he said.

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    پيش فرض Sick Kylie cancels more shows

    LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue, on the comeback trail since battling breast cancer, has canceled two further shows after pulling out of a concert with a bad cold, her management said.

    Kylie, who cut short a live gig on Saturday in Manchester, northern England, will not perform on Monday or Tuesday.

    "After being forced to pull out early from last night's Showgirl Homecoming performance ... due to a moderately severe respiratory tract infection, doctors have today insisted that Kylie Minogue 'not perform in the immediate future,'" the star's management said in a statement on Sunday.

    Shows on Thursday and Friday this week are expected to go on as planned and promoters are hoping to reschedule the cancelled events, added the statement, posted on the Web site of the Manchester Evening News Arena, the concerts' venue.

    Ticket holders were advised to keep their tickets, which would be valid for future dates.

    Minogue walked off stage half way through the second of six scheduled concerts at the arena, disappointing fans.

    Her spokesman denied her illness was linked to her breast cancer treatment. Other members of her band had been suffering 'flu, the spokesman said.

    Minogue, 38, launched the British leg of her Showgirl Homecoming Tour on New Year's Eve following her recovery from breast cancer treatment. She has already played seven dates at London's Wembley Arena.

    Minogue, a former soap opera actress turned pop princess, was forced to postpone her original Showgirl world tour after her cancer diagnosis in May 2005.

    She had surgery and chemotherapy treatment, returning to the stage in November last year.

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  • شما نمی توانید فایل پیوست کنید
  • شما نمی توانید پاسخ خود را ویرایش کنید
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