AP - Janet Jackson took the stage to exploding fireworks, clouds of smoke and the sounds of some early hits Wednesday in her first concert since she was sidelined for two weeks by a bout of vertigo.

E! Online - To know where you're going with Madonna, Mr. Rodriguez, it's best to know where she has been, love-wise. With the Big M being the most recent Hollywood scheduled divorcée (officially, at least) we want to ensure we don't have another sad postsplit Jennifer Aniston sitch on our hands. So we can all educate ourselves, let's take a look at where M's gone wrong in her past 'ships and where it should've gone better.

E! Online - Where there's smoke, there's usually fire.

Reuters - A film about a gang of poor Indonesian children who struggle to get a basic education has become an unexpected blockbuster in a country where many youngsters still don't have adequate schooling.

AFP - Pop megastar Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie announced plans to divorce after seven and a half years of marriage, ending months of speculation about their relationship.

AP - The Federal Reserve provided fresh evidence Wednesday that the financial crisis is hammering the economy, sending the stock market plummeting as fears of a long recession increase.