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Renee Zellweger gifts $100 coffee voucher to paparazzo

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger gifted a photographer a $100 coffee voucher after he saved her from getting a parking fine.

Scorsese named top director

The Oscar-winning 'Shutter Island' director Martin Scorsese has been named the best living director in a new US magazine poll.

Stewart banned from groping Fanning during kiss

'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart was banned from 'groping' Dakota Fanning during their onscreen kiss for new movie 'The Runaways' because her co-star was just 15 when they shot the steamy scene.

Ashley Tisdale gets piggyback ride from boyfriend

'High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale and her boyfriend appeared to be a happy-go lucky couple as they took a romantic stroll to her parents' house together.

Mark Owen apologises for affairs

Singer Mark Owen has apologised after admitting he cheated on his partner of five years, before they married in 2009.

Sarkozy tells Carla to end holiday with lover

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his wife Carla Bruni to end a holiday with her lover in Thailand and return home, a news report said. Sarkozy is also travelling to Britain on Friday without his spouse.

Madonna to launch fashion range

Pop diva Madonna has announced to launch a range of clothes.

Thurman's US flop gets only one viewer in London!

Uma Thurman might not have imagined such a reaction from the audiences. Her latest movie 'Motherhood,' which flopped in the US, fetched only one viewer in London.

Pattinson to auction movie costumes for charity

'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is auctioning some of his movie costumes for charity.

Anna Nicole Smith's life now in an opera!

Late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's life story is being made into an opera.

Germany beat England to enter Hockey World Cup final

Two-time defending champion Germany on Thursday defeated England 4-1 in the men's Hockey World Cup semi-finals to stay in the hunt for a third straight title.

Victoria Beckham shocked by ex-beau's death

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is said to have been shocked and upset at the death of her one time boyfriend, actor Corey Haim.

Jessica Simpson still has feelings for John Mayer

Singer-actress Jessica, who recently refused to accept an apology from ex-boyfriend John Mayer over comments he made about her sex skills, admits she still cares for the musician.

Cheryl Cole house-hunting after split from husband

Singer Cheryl Cole has started house-hunting after confirming her spit from soccer husband Ashley Cole.

India, Russia cooperating to rehabilitate Afghanistan, says envoy

Just hours before the arrival of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin here on a two-day visit, the country's Ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin, briefed ANI TV on a number of issues, both of bilateral and regional importance.

Fire breaks out in London building

More than 100 firefighters were tackling a blaze in a four-storey building in east London Thursday.

Girlicious singer arrested with cocaine

Natalie Mejia, a member of US band Girlicious, has been arrested after drugs were found in her purse, police told The Los Angeles Times.

Charlie Sheen set to return to work

Actor Charlie Sheen will return to the sets of comedy show 'Two and a Half Men' after he completes his stint in rehab for a cocaine and alcohol problem.

Lady Gaga's weird outfit causes blood clot

Pop diva Lady Gaga, known for her weird dressing style, has vowed never to be seen in whacky clothes after a disastrous experience on a recent flight. The singer had to be undressed by cabin staff on a flight from Britain to the US after her legs began to swell due to her odd outfit.

Jennifer Love Hewitt to play hooker in TV movie

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has been roped in to play a hooker with a heart of gold in a new TV movie.

Lindsay Lohan part ways with Emanuel Ungaro

'Mean Girls' girl star Lindsay Lohan has confirmed that she is no longer working with fashion house Emanuel Ungaro.

Winehouse to remarry ex-hubby in Vegas

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse plans to remarry her former husband Blake Fielder-Civil in Las Vegas.

Pattinson uses new film roles as therapy

Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson says he looks for roles that will help him with his life and that is why he agreed to do the movie 'Remember Me'.

100 dead birds fall on British home

It looked like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's horror classic 'The Birds' when over a hundred dead birds fell in the garden of a British home, a media report said Thursday.

Guy Ritchie to direct film on King Arthur

British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is set to wield the megaphone again and his new movie will tell the story of King Arthur.

Schoolgirl commits suicide after being called ugly

A pretty 13-year-old British girl committed suicide after being dubbed 'ugly' by her classmates, a media report said Thursday.

We were merchandise, says former sex slave

When Isoke Aikpitanyi left Nigeria in search of a new life in 2000, she thought she was going to work as a fruit vendor in a market in London.

Chile earthquake cost insurers up to $7 bn

Last month's magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chile cost insurance companies between 2.92 billion euros ($4 billion) and 5.15 billion euros ($7 billion), an insurance firm said.

New Ukrainian Prime Minister Seen Loyal To President

New Ukrainian President Touts Domestic Reforms, Non-Aligned Foreign Policy A new parliamentary coalition in Ukraine has approved a prime minister considered loyal to recently inaugurated President Vik...

Former Bosnian President Granted Bail In London

Bosnian non-Serb war veterans wave Ejub Ganic's book 'Conversation and Testimonies' in support of him in front of UK Embassy in Sarajevo, 05 Mar 2010

Ratifying Armenia Protocols Currently 'almost Impossible'

An official in Turkey's ruling party says Ankara is extremely unlikely to ratify its fence-mending protocols with Armenia at this juncture, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.

Australia Beat Netherlands To Enter Final

Mighty Australia continued their rampaging form in the tournament as they overcame a fighting Netherlands 2-1 in the second semifinal of the hockey World Cup on Thursday to set up a re-match of last e...

Turkish Brand Goes Vintage

Prominent Turkish apparel brand Koton has prepared its 2010 Spring-Summer collection. By combining different fabrics, the brand offers different styles that are primarily dominated by vintage fashion...

Spain Marks 6th Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

Madrid commuter trains six years ago Thursday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave tokens of mourning.Now, as part of the commemorations of the...

Eu Parliament Demands Israeli Soldier Hostage Release

(STRASBOURG) - European lawmakers on Thursday formally demanded the "immediate release" of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, seized by Hamas fighters almost four years ago."This you...

Eu Rejects Us Criticism Over Hedge Fund Curbs

(BRUSSELS) - European officials on Thursday defended planned new EU legislation regulating high-end financial services from "protectionist" charges, amid anger from US Treasury chief Timothy...

Eu Doubts Yorkshire Pudding Initiative

(BRUSSELS) - Yorkshire pudding is unlikely to be granted protected designation-of-origin status by the European Union despite a campaign by Yorkshire food producers, an EU official said Thursday.Citin...

Head Of Eu Police Mission In Afghanistan Quits

(COPENHAGEN) - The Danish head of the European Union's police mission in Afghanistan said Thursday he was stepping down to take up a job with a private company.Kaj Vittrup has led the Eupol mission si...

Us Report Cites European Discrimination Against Muslims

Washington - The US State Departement's annual report on human rights released Wednesday warned of increasing concern that discrimination against Muslims was on the rise in Europe. The human rights re...

Top Un Rights Official Rounds On Italy Over Migrants, Roma

Rome - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, on Thursday wound up a two-day visit to Italy by criticizing government policies towards migrants, as well as expressing concern with t...

Ex-vienna Choir Boys Say They Were Abused

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA -- A top Austrian newspaper cites two former members of the famed Vienna Boys Choir as saying they were sexually abused by their supervisors. The Der Standard daily rep...

Ancient Sex On Show In Paris

Creature with supernatural attributes or dismembered by feline, part of "Sexe Mort et Sacrifice" (Sex, Death and Sacrifice) exhibition are seen Monday, March 8, 2010 in Paris. On show at Paris' Quai B...

Spain Marks Sixth Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

Madrid commuter trains six years ago Thursday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave tokens of mourning.

Spain Marks Sixth Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

Madrid commuter trains six years ago Thursday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave tokens of mourning.

Scandals Threaten Catholic Church

The Pope's Bavarian homeland has not escaped the scandal As accusations of historic sexual abuse by Roman Catholics emerge in another European country, the Vatican has insisted it has dealt with &qu...

Italy Green-lights Largest Pv Solar Plant In Europe

Rovigo, Italy, whose motto is "the city of change," will soon be home to the largest photovoltaic power plant in Europe, according to SunEdison. MEMC Electronic Materials subsidiary SunEdiso...

France Vow To Play More Expansive Game Against Italy

MARCOUSSIS, France (Reuters) - France flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc has promised that his team will play a more expansive game in Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy. This change of strategy is "a ...

Ancient Sex On Show In Paris

PARIS (AP) -- The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."

Austria Season A Near Miss, Not Failure Says Raich

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Austria have failed to win a downhill this season, came away from the Vancouver without a single medal in men's Alpine skiing yet could still end up with th...

French Activists Block Train With Radioactive Waste For Russia

Radioactive waste disposal French Greenpeace activists blocked a train carrying some 650 metric tons of radioactive waste in protest against the export of nuclear waste to Russia, the Greenpeace Russi...

Greece Warns Of Worse Downturn

ATHENS: The Greek economy is set to shrink by more than expected this year, the government said on Wednesday, as it braced for nationwide strikes protesting its plans for bringing the country's bud...

Spain Marks 6th Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

MADRID — Hours after terrorist bombs ripped through Madrid commuter trains six years ago Thursday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave to...

Greece Hit By Strikes, Riots Over Austerity Plan

ATHENS, Greece — Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapp...

Europe Shares Slip From 7-week Peak On China Data

By Atul Prakash LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - European shares slipped from a seven-week high to end lower on Thursday as economic numbers failed to impress investors and a spike in Chinese inflation ra...

Spain Marks 6th Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

MADRID—Parliament fell silent and Spaniards laid wreathes at memorial sites on the sixth anniversary of an Islamic terror attack that killed 191 people and wounded about 1,800. "Remembering save...

Jse Tracks Dow, Europe Down

March 11, 2010 By Gareth Vorster South African stocks closed in negative territory on Thursday, tracking softer markets in the US and Europe. By 5pm the JSE all share index gave up 0.63%, with r...

Jse Tracks Dow, Europe Down

March 11, 2010 By Gareth Vorster South African stocks closed in negative territory on Thursday, tracking softer markets in the US and Europe. By 5pm the JSE all share index gave up 0.63%, with r...

Spain Marks 6th Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

MADRID (AP) - Hours after terrorist bombs ripped through Madrid commuter trains six years ago Thursday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave tok...

Promethean World, Supergroup Warm Up Europe Market</font>

-(Dow Jones)- Promethean World PLC, a maker of interactive whiteboards for schools, and SuperGroup Holdings Ltd., the U.K. fashion retailer behind the SuperDry brand, are to help warm up Europe's ma...

Smithfield Sees China, Russia Pork Market Reopened Soon</font>

, president and chief executive of the nation's largest hog producer and pork processor, in the company's third-quarter results release. The company's fiscal year will end in late April or early May...

Why Some European Artists Are Building Panic Rooms

and assassinate Vilks, civil libertarians such as George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley are pointing to another potential incentive for European artists to protect themselves: gro...

Smithfield Sees China, Russia Pork Market Reopened Soon</font>

Spain Marks 6th Anniversary Of Madrid Bombings

Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday. It is the first reported kidnapping sinc...

Greece Hit By Strikes, Riots Over Austerity Plan

By Elena Becatoros ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS -- Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens on Thursday as tens of thousands demonstrated during a nationwide stri...

Sweden To Extradite Ex Neo-nazi For Auschwitz Theft

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Stockholm court Thursday allowed the extradition to Poland of Swedish former neo-Nazi leader Anders Hoegstroem to face trial for the theft of a sign from the one-time Auschwitz dea...

Greece Hit By Strikes, Riots Over Austerity Plan

ATHENS, Greece -- Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as tens of thousands demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped gov...

Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti ? Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday. It is the first reported kidnappin...

Flap Over Genocide Resolution Strains Turkish-us Ties

Saying it is a matter of national honour, Ankara voices anger over a non-binding resolution that describes the WWI-era massacre of Armenians as genocide.

European Socialists Voice Support For Albanian Opposition

11/03/2010STRASBOURG, France -- Members of the Party of European Socialists (PES) voiced their support Wednesday (March 10th) for efforts by Albania's opposition Socialist Party (SP) to investigate th...

Germany On Course For Title Defence, Beat England 4-1 In Semis

Olympic champions Germany are on course of a historic hat-trick of World Cup titles as they scored a facile 4-1 victory over England in a high-voltage semifinal match on Thursday.

India, Russia To Sign About 15 Pacts

New Delhi, Mar 11 : India and Russia are likely to sign about 15 agreements worth over 10 billion dollars during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit here tomorrow.

India, Russia Agree On Joint 5th-generation Fighter Project Detail

''Currently, broad areas of work sharing have been identified. Composite materials and avionics can be some of the focus areas of HAL,'' the chairman of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Ashok Nayak...

Russia Likely To Cease Uranium Exports From Decommissioned Weapons In 2013 - Cameco

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U.s. Sides With Greece In Debt Battle

The United States will support Greece's battle to overcome a record deficit, U.S. President Barack Obama told Prime Minister George Papandreou. The Greek leader was in Washington Tuesday and told repo...

European Parliament Calls For Immediate Release Of Abducted Idf Soldier

In an unprecedented move, the European Parliament on Thursday passed by majority vote a call for the immediate release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.Members of parliament from...

Billionaires, Rite Aid And Greece

Billionaires list , Forbes reported yesterday that Carlo Slim Helu edged out Bill Gates as the richest person in the world. Today will be a relatively quiet one on Wall Street, with drugstore Rite Ai...

Greece Hit By Strikes, Riots Over Austerity Plan

(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)A riot police officer tries try to avoid a petrol bomb, during clashes in central Athens, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths a...

Search For Air France Black Boxes Delayed

The search for the black boxes of an Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has been delayed by weather conditions and trouble getting a search ...

Euro Gets Boost From China Data

The euro had a boost against the safe-haven dollar in Asian trade yesterday from a raft of robust Chinese economic data that supported sentiment towards a global economic recovery, dealers said.The eu...

Top Campaigner Scoffs At Euro Noises On Us Nukes

(BRUSSELS) - A top nuclear disarmament advocate scoffed on Thursday at public efforts to see US Cold War-era warheads removed from Europe, citing staunch opposition from former Russian satellite state...

Germany And Australia Meet Again In World Cup Final - Summary

New Delhi - Germany and Australia will meet for the third straight time in the field hockey World Cup final, with Australia finally hoping for victory on Saturday against the two-time reigning champio...

A Fillip For Talat

ON ANY small Mediterranean island, property is jealously protected. Orange and olive groves can be as valued as posh villas and sea views. Nowhere more than in Cyprus, split into Greek- and Turkish-Cy...

Turkish Trio On Trial For Running Far-left Terror Group

Dusseldorf - Three Turkish nationals went on trial in Germany on Thursday, accused of raising money to help finance a series of radical left-wing terrorist attacks in Turkey. The high-security wing of...

Why Google's Deal With Italy Is A Good Thing For Readers

An illuminated manuscript of Dante's Divine Comedy. Google's agreement with the Italian government will include the digitization of works by Dante.

Haitian Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday. It is the first reported kidnapping si...

Sarkozy Scandal Fails To Fire In France

Shrink PARIS - More than the Channel divides Britain and France, as testified by their media's response to internet rumours that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife, Carla Bruni,...

Haitian Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers

By MICHELLE FAULASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday. ...

Greece Crippled As Protesters Clash With Police

Riot police clash with demonstrators in Athens on March 11, 2010 during a 24-hour general strike to protest the government's austerity plan to solve country's debt crisis.

Uk Painter Defiant In Turkey

The country's criminal code includes an article on insulting 'Turkishness' A British artist whose collage was found to have mocked Turkey's prime minister has been fined by a court in Istanbul.Micha...

Haitian Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers

Doctors Without Borders says kidnappers have released two European aid workers snatched off the streets of Port-au-Prince and held for five days. It is the first reported kidnapping since Haiti suffe...

Jse Tracks Dow, Europe Down

March 11, 2010 By Gareth Vorster South African stocks closed in negative territory on Thursday, tracking softer markets in the US and Europe. By 5pm the JSE all share index gave up 0.63%, with r...

Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers; 1st Reported Kidnappings In Months

PORT-AU-PRINCE , Haiti (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says kidnappers have released two European aid workers snatched off the streets of Port-au-Prince and held for five days. It is the first re...

Bridgehead Software Raises Bar For European Healthcare Storage Virtualization At World Of Health It

BridgeHead Software to unveil interim research results from key sections of its Data Management Healthcheck 2010 in Barcelona next weekAshtead, UK – 11th March 2010 – Bridgehead Software, ...

Iran Still To Notify Russia Officially On Pilots' Dismissals

Iran has not officially notified Russian airlines that their pilots working in the Islamic Republic should leave the country, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Last week,...

Police And Protesters Clash In Greece Strikes

Greek police have clashed with demonstrators as more than 10,000 march in Athens as part of nationwide strikes that have crippled public transport, schools and hospitals. Riot police fired tear gas ...

Greece Hit By Strikes, Riots Over Austerity Plan

A riot police officer tries to avoid a stone and a flare during clashes in central Athens, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens T...

Germany Applies Brakes To Google & Co.

The German government has discovered the Internet and data privacy as a political issue. The new debate over who should control the online world reveals a clash of two cultures, with the American idea...

Siemens, Statkraft To Build Solar Plants In Italy

(MENAFN) German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said that it will build several solar power plants in Italy with state-owned Norwegian utility Statkraft AS, Reuters reported.Munich-based Siemens di...

India, Russia Cooperating To Rehabilitate Afghanistan, Says Envoy

By Sandhya Sharma, New Delhi, Mar. 11: Just hours before the arrival of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin here on a two-day visit, the country's Ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin, briefed ANI...