NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Lester Ziffren, a resourceful globe-trotting journalist, diplomat, and Hollywood writer and agent, has died of congestive heart failure at age 101.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007.

Today is Saturday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2006 with 127 to follow.

HONOLULU, June 20 (UPI) -- A new four-disc set, "The Charlie Chan Collection," explores the movies' famous Honolulu detective and includes several of the most famous Chan films.

Today is Friday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2005 with 127 to follow.

LOS ANGELES, July 27 (UPI) -- Lucy Liu will play Charlie Chan's No. 1 granddaughter in the Hollywood revival of the detective series popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 26, the 239th day of 2004 with 127 to follow.

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2003 with 127 to follow.

LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- The Fox Movie Channel, in response to complaints about racial insensitivity, has canceled its planned summer festival of "Charlie Chan" mysteries.