AP - Shakira, the Colombian pop music whirlwind, is to begin her world tour in Spain, the singer said Thursday.

AP - Shakira, the Colombian pop music whirlwind, is to begin her world tour in Spain, the singer said Thursday.

AP - Nigerian Muslims protesting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad attacked Christians and burned churches on Saturday, killing at least 15 people in the deadliest confrontation yet in the whirlwind of Muslim anger over the drawings.

Reuters - There's something poetic about the fact that one-time "rock star" Jen Trynin's first book, "Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be" (Harcourt), arrived in bookstores the same week as the Grammy Awards, which celebrate success as much as they do artistic achievement.

AP - Everything about Troy Polamalu is a contradiction. He is one of the NFL's most violent players, a whirlwind of speed, high-flying hits and wildly flowing hair who forces offenses to alter their game plans. His defensive coach says the league has never seen anything like him.