Jackson sole custody order refused

An appeals court has refused to reinstate an order granting pop star Michael Jackson sole custody of his two children with ex-wife Debbie Rowe.

The court in California backed a ruling that Ms Rowe's 2001 agreement to end her parental rights was invalid because the judge had made a procedural error. Ms Rowe has been seeking custody of Michael Jr and Paris since the star's arrest over child abuse claims in 2003.