London, Nov 21 : Michael Jackson has converted to Islam – and has changed his name to Mikaeel, according to reports.

According to the Sun, the 50-year-old singer wore traditional Islamic dress as he pledged his allegiance to the Koran at a friend''s home in Los Angeles.

Mikaeel is the name of one of Allah’s angels.

Jackson, who was raised a Jehovah''s Witness, reportedly decided to convert after discussing religion with a music producer and songwriter on his new album - both of whom were converts to Islam, says reports.

London, November 21 : Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s quickie divorce is to be announced today.

Neither the pop queen nor Ritchie will be present when the court will officially declare the end of their seven-year marriage.

The ‘Material Girl’ is currently in Philadelphia for her Sticky and Sweet world tour.

Guy, on the other hand, is shooting the film ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in Liverpool. The couple’s eight-year-old son Rocco is also staying with him there at the moment.

Sydney - Australians were daring to hope Thursday that the 13-year-old Aboriginal boy Brandon Walters could win an Oscar for his critically acclaimed performance in local film director Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia.

Papers in the United States have tipped an Academy Award nomination for Brandon's portrayal of the orphaned Nullah in Luhrmann's World War II melodrama.

Spotted by talent scouts in a public swimming pool in Broome, Western Australia, Brandon beat out 1,000 other hopefuls for a role that is likely to drag him into the limelight at home and abroad.

Melbourne, Nov 20: Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and John Malkovich bagged top honours at this year''s GQ Men of Year Awards in Los Angeles.

The ‘Titanic’ star received the Leading Man trophy, while Malkovich was named Mad Genius of the Year, reports the Daily Telegraph.

U. S. President-elect Barack Obama was honoured with Game Changer of the Year award and actor Jon Hamm received the Breakout award.

Olympic champion Michael Phelps walked away with Golden Boy of the Year award.

London, Nov 20: From next week, web visitors will be able to watch BBC shows including ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’, ‘EastEnders’ and ‘Heroes’ as they are broadcast, the network has announced.

BBC has announced that it will start simulcasting some of its shows online as they debut over-the-air.

The move will bring the BBC One and BBC Two channels online in fully streamable forms, joining several — BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC, Cbeebies, and BBC News — that are already broadcasting both online and on-air.

Jana Bennett, director of BBC vision, said that this "completes our commitment" to make channels available online.

London, Nov 20 : Cheryl Cole has topped a new poll of ‘Positive Role Models For British Women’.