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Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year
9/3/2010 10:42:00 PM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year because of her extreme dieting, which saw her lose as much as 20 pounds between fittings for costumes.
Jail terms of up to 18 years in Portuguese paedophilia case
9/3/2010 10:19:00 PM
Lisbon, Sep 3 (DPA) A Portuguese court Friday found six out of seven defendants guilty in a high-profile paedophilia case which has shocked the nation, and handed out prison sentences of up to 18 years.
Blair does not rule out return to UK politics
9/3/2010 7:40:00 PM

London, Sep.3 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has indicated that he is willing to take up another post, saying that he is a public service guy.

'I was an animal in the bedroom', says Tony Blair
9/3/2010 5:30:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed in his book that he was an animal in the bedroom.

Dan Brown 'least wanted author', says Oxfam
9/3/2010 4:46:00 PM

London, Sept 3 (ANI): When the time came to donate books to Oxfam, charity givers donated more Dan Brown books than any other author, the charity's annual survey revealed today.

Tony Blair 'worried for Princess Di' when she started dating Dodi Fayed
9/3/2010 4:21:00 PM

London, Sep 03 (ANI): Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister, has admitted that he was worried for Princess Diana when she started dating multi-millionaire playboy Dodi Fayed after splitting from Prince Charles.

Brit-Asian parents re-arrested over teen daughter's murder
9/3/2010 4:12:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): The parents of Shafilia Ahmed, a British-Asian teenager whose dismembered body was found on a riverbank nearly seven years ago, have been re-arrested on suspicion of their involvement in her murder.

Trapped Chilean miners' wives, mistresses in tug of war over compensation
9/3/2010 4:05:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Wives and mistresses of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in the San Jose mine are reportedly engaged in a tug of war over compensation announced by the government.

Double hand transplant patient shows he can move fingers
9/3/2010 3:33:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): In a first appearance after the operation, the recipient of a rare double hand transplant has shown the world that he can curl his fingers and make half a fist.

Edinburgh 'best place to visit in UK'
9/3/2010 3:33:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (AN): Edinburgh has been named Britain's best city in an annual poll compiled by a leading travel industry bible.

Drugs to fight bone thinning double cancer risk
9/3/2010 3:17:00 PM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of women taking drugs to reverse bone thinning could be doubling their oesophagus (gut) cancer risk.
Dead pigeons, boa constrictor among top weird finds at UK airports
9/3/2010 3:14:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Dead pigeons, pet boa constrictor-these are some of the animals people have tried to smuggle into the UK, according to reports. he UK Border Agency (UKBA) has published a list of its strangest finds following the discovery of the birds at Gatwick Airport last month.

Wikileaks founder admits he had sexual relations with accuser
9/3/2010 1:52:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has admitted that he had sexual relations with one of two Swedish women who accused him of sexual abuse.

Prince Harry accused of animal cruelty over polo horse injury
9/3/2010 1:52:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Prince Harry has been accused of animal cruelty after pictures of him riding an injured horse during a polo match surfaced.

Chief rabbi slams Stephen Hawking for excluding God's role in universe creation
9/3/2010 1:52:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): The chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, has lashed out at Stephen Hawking after the astrophysicist claimed in his new book that God had no role to play in the creation of the universe.

Churchill 'ordered assassination of Mussolini to protect secret letters'
9/3/2010 1:02:00 PM

London, Sep 03 (ANI): A leading French historian has suggested that Winston Churchill ordered the assassination of Benito Mussolini as part of a plot to destroy potentially compromising secret letters he had sent the Italian dictator.

Richard Gere injured, shooting put off for six weeks
9/3/2010 1:00:00 PM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Actor Richard Gere has dislocated his shoulder while filming a fight scene for 'The Double', causing production to be put on hold for six weeks.
Mistresses, wives of trapped miners clash over cash
9/3/2010 12:49:00 PM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Mistresses and wives of 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the surface.
Tony Blair's memoirs 'smash sales records'
9/3/2010 12:34:00 PM

London, Sep 03 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's autobiography 'A Journey' has broken sales records, say booksellers.

Brit-Indian Sikh shopkeeper was battered to death with wine bottle, court told
9/3/2010 12:34:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Indian-origin shopkeeper, Gurmail Singh, was battered to death in his own shop by a gang of robbers in Britain's Cowcliffe area of Huddersfield, after he denied giving away his 'hard-earned money' to them, West Yorkshire, prosecutor Adrian Waterman told Bradford Crown Court on Thursday.

Tony Blair opens up about 'passionate' French love affair
9/3/2010 12:17:00 PM

London, Sept 3 (ANI): Former British PM Tony Blair has revealed how he had a passionate affair with a woman in France when he was young.

Smoking boy, 2, kicks the butt
9/3/2010 12:17:00 PM

London, Sep 3 (ANI): A two-year-old toddler has kicked the butt after three months of intensive treatment in a rehab.

Drunk driver takes wrong turn - ends up in police car park
9/3/2010 11:29:00 AM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) A drunk motorist in Britain was nabbed by police after he took a wrong turn and went straight into the car park of the police headquarters.
Paula Patton joins 'Mission Impossible 4' team
9/3/2010 6:36:00 AM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Hollywood actress Paula Patton has signed up to play the female lead in the new 'Mission: Impossible' sequel.
Light plane crash kills two in Austria
9/3/2010 4:55:00 AM
Vienna, Sep 3 (IANS) A small aircraft crashed in Austria Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.
Zsa Zsa Gabor released from hospital
9/3/2010 1:48:00 AM
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was released from hospital Wednesday after she was found 'unresponsive' by her husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt.
Kim Cattrall too huge for designer clothes
9/2/2010 11:35:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Hollywood actress Kim Cattrall has revealed she was never able to enjoy the couture costumes on the 'Sex and the City' sets because designers only sent sizes to fit her super-skinny co-stars.
Guns N' Roses pelted with bottles for arriving late
9/2/2010 10:44:00 PM
London, Sept 2 (IANS) Members of American hard rock band Guns N' Roses stormed off the stage after their fans threw bottles at them for turning up more than an hour late.
Pitt, Fox top sex fantasy list
9/2/2010 7:42:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Megan Fox have topped a list of stars who people would allow their partners to sleep with.
Men urinate on 75-year-old woman in Britain
9/2/2010 7:20:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Two men urinated on a 75-year-old woman in Britain when she objected to their behaviour, which included relieving themselves in the stairwell and having sex in the public area of her apartment, a media report said Thursday.
Blair sought Fergie's 'hairdryer treatment' advice to deal with 'troublesome' Brown
9/2/2010 6:41:00 PM

London, Sep 2 (ANI): To deal with his successor Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair turned to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson for advice.

French burger chain fuels bitter debate by banning pig products
9/2/2010 6:41:00 PM

London, Sep 2 (ANI): To increase sales and attract Muslims, a French fast food chain has banned pig products from its menu, fuelling a bitter debate in the country over the influence of Muslim values.

Top Gear mystery man 'The Stig' is former SAS member
9/2/2010 5:50:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): British race car driver Ben Collins, who has been unveiled as Top Gear mystery man The Stig, has been revealed to be a former member of the SAS.

Pakistan to defend tainted trio in court of law
9/2/2010 5:12:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan declared Thursday that it will defend its tainted trio of cricketers in the court of law, insisting that they are innocent till proven guilty.
UK youth justice system treats ethnic groups differently
9/2/2010 5:09:00 PM

London, Sep.2 (ANI): A research has shown that the British youth justice system treats black and mixed-race youths differently, and at times, they are over-represented in the system, suggesting that they are being looked at differently.

'I was an animal in the bedroom', says Tony Blair
9/2/2010 4:45:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed in his book that he was an animal in the bedroom.

Blair says George W. Bush was no 'dumb idiot'
9/2/2010 4:45:00 PM

London, Sep 2 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has claimed in his memoir 'A Journey' that ex-US President George W. Bush was no 'dumb idiot'.

China's monopoly on 17 key elements sets stage for supply crisis in US
9/2/2010 4:45:00 PM

London, Sep.2 (ANI): China's monopoly on the global supply of elements critical for production of computer hard disc drives, hybrid-electric cars, military weapons, and other key products - and its increasingly strict limits on exports - is setting the stage for a crisis in the United States.

Ancient humans held mass banquets to foster brotherhood
9/2/2010 4:22:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Humans were into organising mass banquets to promote fellow feelings some 12,000 years ago.
New tech improves voice clarity on mobile phones
9/2/2010 3:44:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A technology that improves voice clarity on mobile phones by filtering out unwanted sounds is on offer.
Champagne bottle going for slimmer makeover to cut carbon footprint
9/2/2010 3:24:00 PM

London, Sep 2 (ANI): The robust Champagne bottle, which was synonymous with opulence and celebration, is undergoing a slim makeover in a bid to cut carbon emissions.

Former Brit village postmistress now works as 100 pounds-an-hour wild sex mate
9/2/2010 3:24:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): A former village postmistress, who ran a sub-Post Office in London until it closed in 2008, has turned into a 100 pounds-an-hour escort to pay off mounting debts.

Teenage Brit girl with nut allergy dies after eating curry
9/2/2010 2:17:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): A British teenager, with a nut allergy, has passed away after eating a takeaway curry.

Mum's cuddle eases baby's pain from jabs
9/2/2010 2:06:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Mums giving newborn babies a cuddle seems to ease their pain from jabs, finds a recent study.
Gordon Brown's allies call Blair's criticism 'one-sided'
9/2/2010 1:58:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): In light of former British prime minister Tony Blair's criticism of his successor Gordon Brown in his book-'A Journey'- Brown's supporters have openly accused Blair of being 'unfair' and 'one-sided' in his remarks.

Zeta-Jones finds it hard to see husband battling cancer
9/2/2010 1:51:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones admits watching her husband Michael Douglas battle throat cancer is the hardest thing.
Campbell wants kids, but only when she is ready
9/2/2010 1:26:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell says she wants to have children but only when she feels she is ready.
Rome's chariot racers earned much more than today's sports stars
9/2/2010 12:24:00 PM

London, Sep 2 (ANI): Ancient Roman charioteers used to earn far more than even the best-paid footballers and international sports stars of today, according to academic research.

Beggar making 23k pounds a year fined in Britain
9/2/2010 12:24:00 PM

London, Sep 2(ANI): A Brit scrounger, already collecting benefits, has been fined for raking in another 23,000 pounds a year as a beggar.

Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend used her to boost career
9/2/2010 12:08:00 PM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) American actress and pop singer Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend actor Liam Hemsworth was reportedly using the singer-actress to boost his career, according to a new report.
Now, world's first 'boob-lift' bra that takes 10 years off your looks
9/2/2010 12:02:00 PM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): Lingerie brand Ultimo has claimed that it has created the perfect bra, which can turn saggy boobs into perky, take ten years off one's looks, and is apparently so comfortable one can sleep in it.

Mindfulness boosts well-being in teens, study shows
9/2/2010 11:59:00 AM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) 'Mindfulness,' which means consciously bringing awareness to our experience, boosts well-being in teenage boys, finds a recent study.
Bugs to reclaim rare metals from waste for clean energy
9/2/2010 11:51:00 AM
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Bugs could soon be used to convert wastes from rare metals into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, finds a recent study.
Book on 'secret lovers' of Carla Bruni set to release in France
9/2/2010 11:33:00 AM

London, Sep 02 (ANI): A controversial new book which will give insight on secret life and lovers of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is all set to be published in France this month.

UK Customs suspects Majeed laundered 20 m pound fortune through football club
9/2/2010 11:33:00 AM

London, Sep.2 (ANI): British Customs officials suspect that businessman-cum-spot fixer Mazhar Majeed laundered over 20-million-pounds through a non-league football club he owned.

NASA turns down Chilean miners request for alcohol, cigarettes
9/2/2010 11:06:00 AM

London, Sep.2 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the executive branch agency of the United States Government, which is responsible for the nation's civilian space, has reportedly turned down requests for alcohol and cigarettes made by 33 trapped Chilean miners.

Cherie had an 'incredible instinct' for offending people, says Tony Blair
9/2/2010 11:06:00 AM

London, Sept 2 (ANI): Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed in his memoirs that wife Cherie had an 'incredible instinct' for offending people, especially the powerful ones.

Trapped Chilean miners will have to move 3K tons of rock to facilitate smooth rescue
9/2/2010 11:06:00 AM

London, Sep.2 (ANI): The 33 trapped Chilean miners will have to move over 3,000 tons of rock to ensure a successful rescue, experts have said.

Russia launches navigation satellites
9/2/2010 10:45:00 AM
Moscow, Sep 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday launched a rocket carrying three navigation satellites from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.
Woman stabs father, kills self
9/2/2010 10:45:00 AM
Moscow, Sep 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman fatally stabbed her father and then jumped to her death from their sixth-storey apartment in Moscow after he refused to visit her grandfather's grave.
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