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(Colombo-Lankapuvath)Too many of us-myself included-are guilty of making insensitive jokes about the demise of Whitney Houston, her frail frame, loss of one of pop's purest voices, and battle with drugs. But none of us are laughing now. On Saturday, Houston's publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that the award-winning "I Will Always Love You" singer died.

TNN | Feb 12, 2012, 03.00PM IST | | AR Rahman More Pics With the passing away of singer Whitney Houston, a few from the Indian music industry chose to write about her on their social micro-blogging site. While music director and singer Shankar Mahadevan extended his condolence with a simple 'Whitney Houston R.I.P', music director Vishal Dadlani expressed: 'RIP Whitney Houston.

Cairo: Arab League officials say the 22-member group is considering reviving its suspended observer mission in Syria, expanding it to include monitors from non-Arab, Muslim nations and maybe involvement by the United Nations. The officials say the proposal will be discussed in a meeting in Cairo on Sunday by a "Syria Group" made up of seven member states led by Qatar.

Whitney Houston reacts after receiving the BET Honors for Entertainment in Washington. Whitney Houston, regarded as one of the world's best singers, died on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 48, on the eve of the Grammy Awards. Following are some key facts about Houston: * Houston won six Grammys, 30 Billboard awards and 22 American Music Awards in her career.

Sun Feb 12 2012 12:00 ╘ Reuters / Gus Ruelas The body of music legend Whitney Houston has been driven away from the Los Angeles hotel where she died. The singer was found dead in a suite on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was there for the annual pre-Grammys party hosted by her career mentor, music executive Clive Davis.