Second inquest returns same Winehouse ruling
LONDON - A second inquest into the death of British singer Amy Winehouse has confirmed she died of accidental alcohol poisoning. The same verdict of death by misadventure was given at a rehearing of the inquest that was ordered after it emerged that the first, in October 2011, was heard by a coroner who did not have the correct qualifications. The Grammy award winner was found dead at her north London home on July 23, 2011, following years of drug and alcohol addiction. She was 27. Winehouse had 416 milligrams of alcohol per decilitre of blood in her system, more than five times Britain's legal driving limit of 80mg. AFP
Snakes on a Plane director found dead
LOS ANGELES - David R. Ellis, the actor turned stuntman turned director of Snakes on a Plane, has died. He was 60. Manager David Gardner said Ellis' body was found in a hotel room in Johannesburg. Ellis was in the South African city working on Kite, a remake of the 1998 Japanese anime film that was to have starred Snakes on a Plane actor Samuel L. Jackson. No cause of death had been released. Ellis began his Hollywood career as an actor in the 1970s. He is survived by his wife and three children. AP
British soldier killed by Afghan 'colleague'
KABUL - A member of the Afghan army has shot dead a British soldier, in the latest insider attack to undermine the United States-led mission training Afghans to take over from Nato troops next year. The attack came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai prepared for talks in Washington on long-term US military and civilian support for his country, where fears are growing that turmoil could erupt after foreign troops depart. AFP