Stars including Beyonce, The Killers and The Ting Tings walk the red carpet in Liverpool ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres says she is 'saddened' by the passing of an amendment banning same-sex marriage in California.
Michael Crichton, the author of Jurassic Park and creator of TV series ER, dies in Los Angeles aged 66.
Mourners gather in Chicago for a private funeral service for the slain relatives of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year tops the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, taking $15m (£9.2m).
Stars employed by the BBC may be paid smaller salaries in the future, its Director General Mark Thompson suggests.
Actor Keanu Reeves attends the premiere of a film about a Canadian band trying to find fame after 35 years together.
Actor Al Pacino is to be honoured with a career achievement award at the Rome Film Festival, which starts on Wednesday.
Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow is "supporting" her friend Madonna as the singer divorces husband Guy Ritchie.