LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza have been urged to stay away as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Michael Jackson's family on Thursday announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a custody battle loomed with his ex-wife seeking their children.

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) — The gates to Michael Jackson's fabled Neverland Ranch swung open Thursday to reveal a shell of the fantasyland the boy-man had created in his heyday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's memorial service has been set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring.