Peter Iliff to pump up 'American Gladiators' Nov 21, 2009, 1:03 GMT
Writer Peter Iliff has been hired to adapt a big-screen version of "American Gladiators." ....more |
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Sam Worthington does the 'Crime' Nov 21, 2009, 1:00 GMT
Sam Worthington is attached to star in the sci-fi film "The Last Days of American Crime." ....more |
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Uma Thurman goes with 'Bel Ami' Nov 21, 2009, 0:53 GMT
Uma Thurman has signed on to star opposite Robert Pattinson in an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Bel Ami." ....more |
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Brad Pitt likes 'Dark Void' Nov 21, 2009, 0:47 GMT
Brad Pitt's Plan B production company and India’s Reliance Big Pictures have agreed to a deal with the video game company Capcom to develop a feature film based on the "Dark Void" computer game. ....more |
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US health care reform faces biggest test yet in Senate Nov 21, 2009, 0:34 GMT
Washington - Another month, another milestone: US President
Barack Obama's long struggle to enact far-reaching health reforms
faces another hurdle Saturday in the US Senate. ....more |
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US welcomes Micheletti's temporary step-down in Honduras (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 23:16 GMT
Washington/Tegucigalpa - The United States Friday welcomed
the intention by disputed Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti to
temporarily step aside during elections, saying it created some
'breathing space' for resolution of the five-month-old crisis. ....more |
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Lula asks Israel to stop expanding settlements Nov 20, 2009, 23:05 GMT
Salvador, Brazil - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday called upon Israel to immediately stop expanding settlements on occupied Palestinian land in East Jerusalem, which he referred to as 'the Palestinian capital.' ....more |
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Nicolas Cage battles evil in 'Season of the Witch' trailer Nov 20, 2009, 22:13 GMT
We have added the new action packed trailer for Lions Gate Films upcoming medieval horror adventure, 'Season of the Witch'. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Pearlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan and Christopher Lee. ....more |
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New featurette for Guy Ritchies 'Sherlock Holmes' online Nov 20, 2009, 21:37 GMT
We have added a new video featurette for Warner Brothers Pictures upcoming envisaging of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's, 'Sherlock Holmes'. The Guy Ritchie directed film stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong. ....more |
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US stock drop slightly on Dell profits, mixed for week Nov 20, 2009, 21:11 GMT
New York - Technology and energy shares pushed US stocks
lower Friday, capping a mixed week for investors amid unease about
the pace of the world's economic recovery. ....more |
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In Pictures: 'Erotica 2009 Opens in London' Nov 20, 2009, 20:37 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Erotica 2009 Opens in London". ....more |
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In Pictures: 'Britain Floods' Nov 20, 2009, 20:35 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Britain Floods". ....more |
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UN panel condemns Iran's crackdown on protesters Nov 20, 2009, 19:53 GMT
New York - The UN General Assembly's human rights committee
on Friday condemned Iran's violent crackdown on the crowd that
protested alleged fraud during the June presidential elections. ....more |
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Fiat head: Plant closings are unavoidable Nov 20, 2009, 19:47 GMT
Turin, Italy - Fiat head Sergio Marchionne Friday indicated
that some domestic car plants would have to be closed because of
plummeting auto sales. ....more |
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US: Micheletti's temporary step down could open "political space" Nov 20, 2009, 19:25 GMT
Washington - The United States sees the decision by
Honduras' disputed de-facto leader to step down during elections as a
'positive step,' a senior US State Department official said Friday. ....more |
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Grenade attacks shake central Mexico in the wake of arrest Nov 20, 2009, 18:55 GMT
Mexico City - Successive grenade attacks on police
facilities left one person injured and caused damage in central
Mexico, in violence that offials said could be linked to the arrest
of an alleged drug boss. ....more |
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World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal (2nd Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 18:31 GMT
Berlin/Brussels - Top diplomats from the so-called '5+1'
group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran's
rejection of a compromise deal on the country's controversial nuclear
programme and urged its leaders to reconsider. ....more |
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Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange Nov 20, 2009, 18:11 GMT
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward.
Also given are the previous trading day's quotations. ....more |
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Fire destroys 106 homes in poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador Nov 20, 2009, 18:10 GMT
Quito - A serious fire on Friday destroyed 106 homes in a poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. ....more |
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Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty products Nov 20, 2009, 18:00 GMT
Lima - A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. ....more |
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Media leaks complicating Lithuanian CIA prison probe, says official Nov 20, 2009, 18:00 GMT
Vilnius - Admitting media leaks were complicating its efforts, a Lithuanian official heading a parliamentary probe into claims of secret prisons operated by the US intelligence agency CIA in Lithuania said Friday the report would still be released on time. ....more |
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UN welcomes new European Union leadership Nov 20, 2009, 17:55 GMT
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday
welcomed the appointment of Belgium's Prime Minister Herman van
Rompuy as first president of the European Union and Catherine Ashton
as the EU's top diplomat. ....more |
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GM: Opel restructuring plan by mid-December; cuts up to 25 per cent Nov 20, 2009, 17:49 GMT
Washington - US carmaker General Motors will present a new
restructuring plan for its European operations by mid-December, Nick
Reilly, the new head of GM Europe, wrote on his new blog Friday. ....more |
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Porsche board agrees to VW tie-up (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 17:43 GMT
Berlin - Luxury German sports carmaker Porsche said Friday
its board had agreed to the group's planned integration into
Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest auto manufacturer. ....more |
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London Stock Exchange quotations Nov 20, 2009, 17:35 GMT
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock
Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the
previous quotation. ....more |
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NBC's National Dog Show barks in Turkey Day (Videos) Nov 20, 2009, 17:08 GMT
More Turkey day programming to ring in the big bird bacchanalia as the NBC National Dog Show with John O'Hurley and co-host dog expert David Frei airs, and they dish the dogs on Thursday, November 26. ....more |
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Turkey day Twitter LIVE with Mythbusters' Kari Byron Nov 20, 2009, 16:52 GMT
Turkey day is usually dominated by football and narcolepsy, but those who take the vegan route and hate football can sit fast at their laptops and exchange bon mots with Discovery Channel's awesome Mythbusters' gal, Kari Byron. ....more |
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Agassi drug confession ancient history for ATP Nov 20, 2009, 16:45 GMT
London - Andre Agassi's crystal meth confession will not
spark a probe into the 1997 case due to the fact the 39-year-old has
retired from the game, ATP boss Adam Helfant said Friday. ....more |
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Oprahwatch: Matt Damon thought the end of the world was 2012, not 2011! Nov 20, 2009, 16:43 GMT
Matt Damon was shocked SHOCKED that Oprah Winfrey is quitting her show in 2011. ....more |
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International stock market quotations Nov 20, 2009, 16:41 GMT
Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the
world's major stock markets: ....more |
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange quotations Nov 20, 2009, 16:39 GMT
Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in
euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of
stocks against previous quotation: ....more |
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Jordanians demonstrate against Israeli measures in Jerusalem Nov 20, 2009, 16:31 GMT
Amman - About 3,000 Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on
Friday to protest what they called an Israeli conspiracy against
al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish state seized from
Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war. ....more |
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Season's beatings continue from HBO Sports: Klitschko! Malignaggi! Diaz! Nov 20, 2009, 16:31 GMT
Woohoo, a Friday HBO Boxing two-fer. ....more |
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Miley Cyrus tour bus in accident, driver dead Nov 20, 2009, 16:25 GMT
New York - A Miley Cyrus tour bus flipped off a wet road in
central Virginia Friday, leaving one person dead and others injured,
state police told WTVR broadcaster in Richmond, Virginia. ....more |
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Nadal all but confirms his second-place status Nov 20, 2009, 16:21 GMT
London - Rafael Nadal admitted Friday that any chances he
would have to overhaul Switzerland's Roger Federer at the season-
ending ATP World Tour Finals are all but non-existent. ....more |
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Paul Williams v Sergio Martinez on HBO on December 5 Nov 20, 2009, 16:21 GMT
Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez go head to head on HBO on December 5. ....more |
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CAS rejects Pechstein appeal to race Nov 20, 2009, 16:07 GMT
Lausanne, Switzerland - Five-time Olympic speed skating
champion Claudia Pechstein will not be able to race on Saturday in
Hamar, Norway after an application was turned down by the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne on Friday. ....more |
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(eca 094): Match-rigging probe rocks German football (News Feature) Nov 20, 2009, 15:59 GMT
Hamburg - German football was shaken Friday by news that
more than 30 matches in the country's leagues are under investigation
on suspicion of being fixed by an international betting ring. ....more |
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200 matches suspected in European match-fixing probe (2nd Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 15:51 GMT
Bochum, Germany - At least 200 matches are being
investigated by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering
nine European leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. ....more |
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Lebanon's new cabinet to increase economic growth Nov 20, 2009, 15:47 GMT
Beirut - Increasing economic prosperity in Lebanon will be
at the top of the agenda of the country's new national unity
govenment headed by Premier Saad Hariri, an economic advisor to the
premier said Friday. ....more |
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Katey Sagal interview, clip from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Nov 20, 2009, 15:39 GMT
FX Network "Sons of Anarchy" star Katey Sagal, who portrays Gemma Teller Morrow on the best damned drama on TV was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. ....more |
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Russia, Germany stress interest in strategic partnership (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 15:33 GMT
Moscow - Germany and Russia stressed their interest Friday
in pursuing their strategic partnership in talks between Kremlin
leaders and Berlin's new foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle. ....more |
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New EU foreign policy chief Ashton to assume office on December 1 Nov 20, 2009, 15:11 GMT
Brussels - The European Union's new foreign policy supremo,
Catherine Ashton of Britain, will assume office on December 1,
earlier than had been anticipated, officials in Brussels said Friday. ....more |
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Chef Academy and The Real OC Housewives: Porn Stars and Cellulite Nov 20, 2009, 15:10 GMT
Bravo Chef Academy student, Emmanuel Delcour, aka, Jean Valjean, is raising more than Cosette. ....more |
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Honduras' de facto leader plans to give up power temporarily Nov 20, 2009, 15:01 GMT
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - De facto Honduran leader Roberto
Micheletti is planning to give up power temporarily, from Wednesday
to December 2. ....more |
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Taylor Lautner continues to steal Pattinson's thunder, on Jimmy Fallon (Videos) Nov 20, 2009, 14:57 GMT
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is a-twitter with Twilight. ....more |
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Sixteen deaths related to swine flu in France in one week Nov 20, 2009, 14:53 GMT
Paris - The swine flu epidemic is growing more severe in
France, as 16 people died in a one-week period because of the A(H1N1)
virus, the government's Health Surveillance Institute (IVS) said
Friday. ....more |
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World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 14:51 GMT
Berlin/Brussels - Top diplomats from the so-called '5+1'
group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran's
rejection of a compromise deal on the country's controversial nuclear
programme and urged its leaders to reconsider. ....more |
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Match-rigging probe rocks German football (News Feature) Nov 20, 2009, 14:47 GMT
Hamburg - German football was shaken Friday by news that
more than 30 matches in the country's leagues are under investigation
on suspicion of being fixed by an international betting ring. ....more |
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UEFA calls for harsh sanctions in match-fixing scandal Nov 20, 2009, 14:37 GMT
Nyon, Switzerland - European football's governing body UEFA
said Friday it would be seeking 'the harshest of sanctions' for
players or clubs involved in the latest match-fixing revelations. ....more |
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Turks react with concern to EU presidency appointment (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 14:33 GMT
Istanbul - The appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman
Van Rompuy as president of the European Union was met with concern in
Turkey because of the Belgian's previous comments against Ankara's
joining the EU. ....more |
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South Korean star model may have killed herself Nov 20, 2009, 14:31 GMT
Paris - South Korean model Daul Kim has been found dead in
Paris, a spokesman for the South Korean Embassy in the French capital
said Friday, confirming a story in the Korea Times. ....more |
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Second Taiwan baseball team sacks players over match fixing Nov 20, 2009, 14:25 GMT
Taipei - Taiwan's La New Bears baseball team sacked five
more players over alleged match fixing Friday, as the illegal betting
scandal snowballs and implicates more players. ....more |
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Millions of children select Mandela, Machel for rights prize Nov 20, 2009, 14:03 GMT
Stockholm - Former South African president Nelson Mandela
and his wife Graca Machel were Friday named winners of a children's
rights prize in a vote involving over 7 million children worldwide. ....more |
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200 matches suspected in European match-fixing probe (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 13:29 GMT
Bochum, Germany - At least 200 matches are being
investigated by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering
nine European leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. ....more |
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Barcelona players Abidal and Toure hit by swine flu Nov 20, 2009, 12:49 GMT
Madrid - Barcelona left-back Eric Abidal is suffering from
swine flu and will be out of action for at least a week, the European
champions said Friday. ....more |
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200 matches suspected in European match-fixing probe (1st Lead) Nov 20, 2009, 12:47 GMT
Bochum, Germany - At least 200 matches are being
investigated by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering
nine European leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. ....more |
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Lebanon hands over six alleged terrorists to Saudi Arabia Nov 20, 2009, 12:41 GMT
Beirut - Six Saudis facing terrorism charges in Lebanon will
briefly return to their home country at the request of the Saudi
government, a Lebanese judicial source said Friday. ....more |
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Spain protests to Britain over incident off Gibraltar Nov 20, 2009, 12:39 GMT
Madrid - Spain on Friday protested to London over an
incident off the disputed British enclave of Gibraltar, where a
British navy patrol vessel practiced shooting at a buoy painted with
the colours of the Spanish flag. ....more |
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Putin: "I can always find a way to agree" with Tymoshenko (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 12:35 GMT
Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave critical
support Friday to hopes for stable natural gas deliveries to Europe
and praised his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko for her manner
in negotiating the energy problems despite 'all the difficulties.' ....more |
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Croatian parliament ratifies border agreement with Slovenia Nov 20, 2009, 12:23 GMT
Zagreb - Croatia's parliament Friday ratified an agreement
that could lead to settling a border dispute with Slovenia. ....more |
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VW unveils 25.8-billion-euro investment plan Nov 20, 2009, 12:19 GMT
Berlin - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG on Friday
unveiled a 25.8-billion-euro (38.2-billion-dollar) investment plan in
the coming three years. ....more |
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Thirty five injured as football fans riot in Cairo (2nd Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 12:17 GMT
Cairo - Roughly a thousand people rioted in the streets
around the Algerian Embassy in Cairo in the early hours of Friday to
vent their anger at attacks against Egyptian fans in Sudan the
previous night. ....more |
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Jennifer Hudson "honoured" to play Winnie Mandela in biopic Nov 20, 2009, 12:15 GMT
Johannesburg - Oscar-winning US actor Jennifer Hudson said
she was honoured to be chosen to play Winnie Mandela in a film about
the controversial ex-wife of South Africa's first black president,
Nelson Mandela. ....more |
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LEADALL: World shrugs off top EU appointments Nov 20, 2009, 12:09 GMT
The world reacted with a shrug, ritualistic
praise and a tinge of criticism Friday to the appointment of two
relatively unknown figures to the European Union's top posts. ....more |
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Prosecutors: 200 matches affected in match-fixing probe Nov 20, 2009, 12:05 GMT
Bochum, Germany - Around 200 matches are being investigated
by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering nine European
leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. ....more |
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Sting must have the good stuff Nov 20, 2009, 12:01 GMT
Sting sees ghosts. ....more |
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Mika dances around the gay question Nov 20, 2009, 12:01 GMT
Mika claims to have "emotionally killed" someone. ....more |
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'Pretty' Prostitute garb for Miley Cyrus Nov 20, 2009, 12:01 GMT
Miley Cyrus dressed as Julia Roberts for her 17th birthday party. ....more |
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Sadie Frost to cash in on Jude Law too Nov 20, 2009, 12:01 GMT
Sadie Frost is to reveal "everything" about her relationship with Jude Law in an autobiography. ....more |
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Halle Berry proud of Rihanna Nov 20, 2009, 12:01 GMT
Halle Berry is "proud" of Rihanna. ....more |
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Russia, Germany stress interest in strategic partnership Nov 20, 2009, 11:57 GMT
Moscow - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received his
new German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, for talks on Friday, with
the two ministers stressing their countries' interest in building on
their strategic partnership. ....more |
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New video featurette on the weaponary of James Cameron's 'Avatar' Nov 20, 2009, 11:57 GMT
We have added a new video featurette on the hardware and weaponary of James Cameron's fantasy epic, 'Avatar'. The 20th Century Fox film stars Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. ....more |
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US drone strike, Pakistani troops kill 21 militants districts (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 11:49 GMT
Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's
north-western tribal region on Friday killed at least eight
militants, while 13 more died in clashes with Pakistani troops,
officials said. ....more |
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Prince Charles wants traditional school Nov 20, 2009, 11:31 GMT
Britain's Prince Charles wants traditional lessons including history and geography to remain in primary schools. ....more |
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Duchess of York faces trial? Nov 20, 2009, 11:30 GMT
Britain's Duchess of York could face trial in Turkey after she was served with legal papers by Scotland Yard police. ....more |
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Austrian investor buys Williams stake Nov 20, 2009, 11:29 GMT
Vienna - Austrian investor Christian 'Toto' Wolff has joined
Williams as a minority stakeholder, the British Formula One team
announced Friday. ....more |
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Queen Elizabeth's Ely service Nov 20, 2009, 11:29 GMT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended a service marking the 900thanniversary of the Ely Diocese. ....more |
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Kate Middleton's premiere appearance Nov 20, 2009, 11:29 GMT
Britain's Kate Middleton made a rare public appearance at a movie premiere last night (19.11.09). ....more |
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Duchess of Cornwall's bad day Nov 20, 2009, 11:28 GMT
Britain's Duchess of Cornwall made a toddler cry during a meet-and-greet session yesterday (19.11.09). ....more |
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Arab stocks lacklustre ahead of Muslim festivities Nov 20, 2009, 11:15 GMT
Amman - Most of Arab stock markets extended losses this week
ahead of Eid al-Adha festivities due to start on November 27,
financial analysts said Friday. ....more |
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New German foreign minister to travel to Israel Nov 20, 2009, 11:11 GMT
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is to
travel to the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian
officials on November 23 and 24, a spokesman for the foreign ministry
said Friday. ....more |
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In Pictures: ' 2nd Annual Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit' Nov 20, 2009, 10:59 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event " 2nd Annual Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit". ....more |
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Turks react with concern to EU presidency appointment Nov 20, 2009, 10:55 GMT
Istanbul - The appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman
Van Rompuy as president of the European Union was met with concern in
Turkey because of the Belgian's previous comments against Ankara's
joining the EU. ....more |
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In Pictures: 'Julia Clancey's America's Next Top Model Finale Party' Nov 20, 2009, 10:51 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Julia Clancey's America's Next Top Model Finale Party". ....more |
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In Pictures: '12th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute at Uncommon Ground' Nov 20, 2009, 10:35 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "12th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute at Uncommon Ground". ....more |
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Moscow hopes for stability from new EU leadership Nov 20, 2009, 10:29 GMT
Moscow - Russia hopes that the newly designated EU
leadership, Herman van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton, will provide
continuity in EU-Russian relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov said Friday. ....more |
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Turkish federation in dark over match-fixing probe Nov 20, 2009, 10:19 GMT
Bochum, Germany - The Turkish football federation said
Friday it had no information over alleged match-fixing amid an
investigation by German prosecutors. ....more |
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Putin praises Ukraine's Tymoshenko ahead of election (Extra) Nov 20, 2009, 10:17 GMT
Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave veiled but
unmistakable support to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in her bid to
become Ukraine's next President, and slammed her incumbent opponent,
according to news reports Friday. ....more |
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India's Suzlon sells stake in Belgian firm Hansen Nov 20, 2009, 10:15 GMT
New Delhi - Suzlon Energy, India's biggest wind-turbine
maker Friday said it has sold a 35-per-cent stake in Belgian wind
gearbox maker Hansen for 370 million dollars. ....more |
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International court appoints defence counsel for Karadzic Nov 20, 2009, 10:11 GMT
The Hague - British-born lawyer Richard Harvey was appointed
defence counsel for former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in
Karadzic's war crimes trial, an international court in The Hague
announced on Friday. ....more |
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In Pictures: 'Sharon Stone Promo in Japan' Nov 20, 2009, 10:09 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Sharon Stone Promo in Japan". ....more |
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In Pictures: 'GQ Magazine Man of the Year' Party' Nov 20, 2009, 10:00 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "GQ Magazine Man of the Year' Party". ....more |
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Merkel has "full trust" in new EU leaders (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 9:57 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the
appointment of the EU's two new top officials on Friday, saying she
had 'full trust' in EU President Herman Van Rompuy and foreign policy
High Representative Catherine Ashton. ....more |
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In Pictures: 'US Weekly Fall Hot Hollywood Party' Nov 20, 2009, 9:56 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "US Weekly Fall Hot Hollywood Party". ....more |
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FIFA rules no replay of France-Ireland qualifier Nov 20, 2009, 9:51 GMT
Zurich - FIFA Friday rejected an Irish appeal to replay the
France-Ireland World Cup qualifier which was decided following an
illegal hand ball by Thierry Henry. ....more |
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In Pictures: 'Ninja Assassin Los Angeles Premiere' Nov 20, 2009, 9:49 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Ninja Assassin Los Angeles Premiere". ....more |
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JLS bag fan Nov 20, 2009, 9:43 GMT
A fan of British boy band JLS hid in the star's luggage in an attempt to meet the group. ....more |
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Lily Allen gets on board with pirates Nov 20, 2009, 9:43 GMT
Lily Allen has made a U-turn in her stance on music piracy. ....more |
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Bedouins protest in Sinai, alleging police killed man Nov 20, 2009, 9:41 GMT
Cairo - Bedouins in the Sinai desert blocked major trade
routes Friday, alleging Egyptian police killed a man and injured
others in the early morning, witnesses said. ....more |
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Miley Cyrus anxious with co-star Nov 20, 2009, 9:39 GMT
Miley Cyrus felt "anxious and insecure" working with Liam Hemsworth. ....more |
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Best of British: Hot Scot Gerard Butler Nov 20, 2009, 9:39 GMT
Gerard Butler has best named the best British actor in Hollywood. ....more |
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ElBaradei: Iran has not totally rejected nuclear fuel plan Nov 20, 2009, 9:37 GMT
Berlin - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief
Mohamed ElBaradei said Friday that he believes that Iran has not
totally rejected his agency's nuclear fuel plan, but that time was
running out. ....more |
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Zac Efron's island-hopping fans Nov 20, 2009, 9:36 GMT
Zac Efron's fans are so obsessed with him they even travelled to an island to see him. ....more |
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Penelope Cruz's tot admirer Nov 20, 2009, 9:31 GMT
Kate Hudson's son has a crush on Penelope Cruz. ....more |
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James Caan-s marriage Nov 20, 2009, 9:30 GMT
James Caan has filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years. ....more |
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James Van Der Beek files for divorce Nov 20, 2009, 9:29 GMT
James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce. ....more |
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In Pictures: '2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' Nov 20, 2009, 9:28 GMT
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". ....more |
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Replay France-Ireland match, says French finance minister (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 9:27 GMT
Paris - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said
Friday that the second France-Ireland World Cup playoff match, which
was decided by an illegal hand ball, should be replayed. ....more |
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Hugh Grant wants kids Nov 20, 2009, 9:22 GMT
Hugh Grant is ready to have children. ....more |
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Rihanna looking for big love Nov 20, 2009, 9:22 GMT
Rihanna wants a man with a big penis. ....more |
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Report: Transsexual linked to Italian politics scandal found dead Nov 20, 2009, 9:21 GMT
Rome - Firefighters in Rome on Friday found the charred
remains of a Brazilian transsexual linked to a scandal which has
embroiled a prominent Italian centre-left politician. ....more |
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Iberia cabin crew cancel strikes in Spain Nov 20, 2009, 9:13 GMT
Madrid - Cabin crew of the Spanish airline Iberia have
cancelled eight one-day work stoppages foreseen to start on November
30 and stretch into December, trade union sources said Friday. ....more |
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Russia's Putin: "I can always find a way to agree" with Tymoshenko Nov 20, 2009, 9:11 GMT
Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave critical
support to hopes for stable natural gas deliveries to Europe, saying
he found working with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on
energy 'comfortable,' according to Friday news reports. ....more |
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Ashton nomination draws praise, scorn in Britain Nov 20, 2009, 9:07 GMT
London - The announcement Thursday night of Briton Catherine
Ashton as the first-ever European Union 'foreign minister' drew mixed
reactions from politicians and media outlets Friday. ....more |
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Replay the France-Ireland match, says French finance minister Nov 20, 2009, 9:07 GMT
Paris - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said
Friday that the second France-Ireland World Cup playoff match, which
was decided by an illegal hand ball, should be replayed. ....more |
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Witchcraft murderers leave East African albinos living in fear Nov 20, 2009, 9:02 GMT
Nairobi - Dozens of witchcraft-related murders of albinos in Tanzania and Burundi have left the albino populations of both nations living in fear, a report released Thursday said. ....more |
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Computer glitch causes delays at major US airports Nov 20, 2009, 9:02 GMT
Washington - A computer glitch Thursday morning forced flight cancellations and some major delays at airports along the eastern US coast. ....more |
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Suicide bombing, roadside blasts kill 16 people in Afghanistan Nov 20, 2009, 9:01 GMT
Kabul - A suicide attack in western Afghanistan killed 10 civilians and three policemen on Friday, while three other civilians were killed in a roadside blast in the country's eastern region, officials said. ....more |
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Asia's airlines see signs of recovery, expect heavy losses Nov 20, 2009, 8:51 GMT
Singapore - Asia's airlines saw some signs of recovery after
passenger demand slumped during the global recession, the head of a
regional industry body said Friday, but the business environment
continued to be challenging. ....more |
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Pentagon launches review in wake of Fort Hood rampage Nov 20, 2009, 8:48 GMT
Washington - The Pentagon plans a department-wide review to identify security gaps in the wake of the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. ....more |
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Oprah to declare 2011 end to landmark talk show Nov 20, 2009, 8:48 GMT
Washington - Talk-show mogul Oprah Winfrey is due to announce Friday that she will end her long-running syndicated daytime show in 2011, her production company said. ....more |
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Russian Orthodox priest gunned down in own church Nov 20, 2009, 8:33 GMT
Moscow - A prominent priest in the Russian Orthodox church
has been shot dead in his own Moscow church, reported the Interfax
news agency on Friday. ....more |
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China considers combat troops for UN peacekeeping, official says Nov 20, 2009, 8:21 GMT
Beijing - China is considering the deployment of its first
combat troops as part of a growing role in United Nations
peacekeeping operations, a UN official said on Friday. ....more |
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Gasol shines in season-debut, Lakers run past Bulls (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 8:03 GMT
Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Lakers' championship defence
can move forward in full force now that Spanish star Pau Gasol is
back. ....more |
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Survey: Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president Nov 20, 2009, 7:59 GMT
Taipei - A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in
US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese
President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed on Friday. ....more |
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Five killed in shooting on Pacific island of Saipan Nov 20, 2009, 7:53 GMT
Seoul - A man on the Pacific island of Saipan on Friday shot
dead four people before killing himself, the Saipan Tribune newspaper
reported. ....more |
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ANALYSIS: Indonesians fret as president waffles over graft scandal Nov 20, 2009, 7:35 GMT
Jakarta - Public disillusionment is growing with Indonesian
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over his perceived indecisiveness
in handling an alleged graft scandal that has implicated senior
officials. ....more |
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Germany welcomes new EU pair as "competent personalities" Nov 20, 2009, 7:21 GMT
Moscow - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle welcomed
the appointment of the EU's two new top officials on Friday, saying
new EU President Herman Van Rompuy and foreign policy High
Representative Catherine Ashton were two 'competent personalities.' ....more |
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Heavy rainfalls mean flooding in northern Britain - officer missing Nov 20, 2009, 7:13 GMT
London - Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their
homes in Scotland and northern Britain and one police officer is
missing following severe flooding after torrential rain, the
Environment Agency said Friday. ....more |
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Suspected US drone attack in Pakistan kills eight (1st Lead) Nov 20, 2009, 7:03 GMT
Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's
North Waziristan tribal district on Friday killed at least eight
people, officials said. ....more |
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Police hunt down British suspect in killing of Arroyo aide's son Nov 20, 2009, 6:51 GMT
Manila - Philippine police Friday launched a manhunt for a
British man suspected of killing the son of a senior aide of
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a traffic altercation. ....more |
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Japan falls back into deflation (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 6:43 GMT
Tokyo - Japan is back in a period of falling prices for the
first time in three and a half years, the government said on Friday,
while its central bank left a key interest rate unchanged and
upgraded its economic outlook. ....more |
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Thai exports fall 3 per cent in October, lowest this year Nov 20, 2009, 6:33 GMT
Bangkok - Thailand's exports hit 14.8 billion dollars in
October, a decline of 3 per cent year-on-year, marking the lowest
fall in 2009, the commerce ministry said Friday. ....more |
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Second twin stirs after successful separation in Australia Nov 20, 2009, 6:03 GMT
Sydney - The second of the Bangladeshi conjoined twins that
Australian surgeons separated this week is being brought out of an
induced coma. ....more |
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23 per cent of Taiwan city kids have considered suicide Nov 20, 2009, 5:57 GMT
Taipei - Twenty-three per cent of Taiwan's city children
have considered suicide due to school pressure and family problems, a
survey showed. ....more |
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Nikkei down on Wall Street losses (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 5:43 GMT
Tokyo - Japan's key Nikkei index lost ground Friday
following losses on Wall Street, logging its first four-week losing
streak in more than one year. ....more |
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Miguel Ferrer interview, 'Wrong Turn at Tahoe' on DVD Nov 20, 2009, 5:42 GMT
For me, there’s a short list of actors who can do no wrong, I am there watching whatever they put out. ....more |
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Maoist attack derails train in eastern India, one dead Nov 20, 2009, 5:35 GMT
New Delhi - Maoist rebels blew up a railway track which led
to the derailment of a passenger train, claiming one life and leaving
over 40 people injured in India's eastern state of Jharkhand,
officials said Friday. ....more |
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Kung Fu grandmaster jailed for kicking mistress Nov 20, 2009, 5:25 GMT
Hong Kong - A Kung Fu grandmaster, who trained under the
same teacher as martial arts star Bruce Lee, has been jailed in Hong
Kong for assaulting his mistress, a court report said Friday. ....more |
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Roadside bomb kills three policemen in Pakistan Nov 20, 2009, 5:09 GMT
Islamabad - A roadside bomb early on Friday killed three
police officers and wounded six more in Pakistan's troubled
north-western city of Peshawar, police said. ....more |
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Eva Longoria's Desperate sex life Nov 20, 2009, 5:02 GMT
'Desperate Housewives' is affecting Eva Longoria Parker's sex life. ....more |
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Rachel Hunter's racy new man Nov 20, 2009, 5:02 GMT
Rachel Hunter is reportedly dating Eddie Irvine. ....more |
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'Good diva' Leona Lewis Nov 20, 2009, 5:02 GMT
Leona Lewis says she is a "good diva". ....more |
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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz in theater production of Chicago Nov 20, 2009, 5:01 GMT
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is to star in the Broadway production of 'Chicago'. ....more |
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Rachel McAdams Sherlock Holmes' squeeze Nov 20, 2009, 5:01 GMT
Rachel McAdams needed to do lots of yoga to fit into her 'Sherlock Holmes' outfit. ....more |
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Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate steady at 0.1 per cent Nov 20, 2009, 4:52 GMT
Tokyo - Japan's central bank on Friday decided, as was
widely expected, to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 per
cent. ....more |
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Dogs find endangered rhino's dung in Vietnam Nov 20, 2009, 4:04 GMT
Hanoi - Biologists working with trained dogs have confirmed
that critically endangered Javan rhinos remain alive in the
Vietnamese jungle, a conservation organization said Friday. ....more |
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Thai factory worker kills Cambodian colleague with an axe Nov 20, 2009, 3:42 GMT
Bangkok - A Thai labourer allegedly killed a Cambodian
co-worker with an axe early Friday after a heated and inebriated
argument over the two countries' deteriorating diplomatic relations,
police said. ....more |
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Defense Secretary Gates: US withdrawal still on schedule Nov 20, 2009, 3:40 GMT
Washington - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday
in Washington that US plans to reduce and eventually withdraw troops
from Iraq have not been changed amid uncertainty whether planned
January 18 elections will be held as scheduled. ....more |
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Malaysian police detain six Vietnamese women in vice raid Nov 20, 2009, 3:36 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police have detained six Vietnamese
women believed to have been working as prostitutes since entering the
country on tourist visas, reports said Friday. ....more |
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Philippine troops kill wanted Muslim militant Nov 20, 2009, 3:36 GMT
Manila - Government troops killed a Muslim militant wanted
for kidnappings and bombings in the southern Philippines, a military
commander said Friday. ....more |
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Japan falls back into deflation Nov 20, 2009, 3:18 GMT
Tokyo - Japan is back in a period of falling prices for the
first time in three and a half years, the government said on Friday. ....more |
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Hong Kong teacher accused of sex with 13-year-old pupil Nov 20, 2009, 3:06 GMT
Hong Kong- A Hong Kong teacher has been charged with having
sex with a primary school pupil and keeping pictures of the
encounters on his computer, a court report said Friday. ....more |
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Malaysian loses nipples in botched sex change Nov 20, 2009, 3:00 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man
by removing her breasts, lost both her nipples after botched
sex-change surgery, reports said Friday. ....more |
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Angry football fans riot in Cairo (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 2:28 GMT
Cairo - Roughly a thousand people rioted in the streets
around the Algerian Embassy in Cairo in the early hours of Friday to
vent their anger at attacks against Egyptian fans in Sudan the
previous night. ....more |
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Angry football fans riot in Cairo (Roundup) Nov 20, 2009, 2:22 GMT
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De facto president Micheletti to step aside during Honduran vote Nov 20, 2009, 2:00 GMT
Tegucigalpa - De facto president Roberto Micheletti said
Thursday that he will step aside as head of the interim government
during Honduras' upcoming elections. ....more |
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Lee Daniels to go to ‘Selma’ Nov 20, 2009, 1:59 GMT
Director Lee Daniels is in talks to direct "Selma," which will focus on the historic 1965 march in the Alabama town that marked the peak of the civil rights movement. ....more |
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Justin Theroux goes to 'Space' Nov 20, 2009, 1:57 GMT
Actor-turned-writer Justin Theroux will write a draft of "Space Invader," a romantic comedy for Fox. ....more |
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DiBonaventura has a 'Secret' Nov 20, 2009, 1:53 GMT
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and his Di Bonaventura Pictures will produce Michael Scott’s six-part fantasy series “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.” ....more |
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John Travolta and Robin Williams in new 'Old Dogs' clip Nov 20, 2009, 1:51 GMT
We have added a new clip from Walt Disney Picture's upcoming comedy, 'Old Dogs'. The film stars John Travolta, Robin Williams, Bernie Mac, Matt Dillon and Kelly Preston. ....more |
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Eddie Murphy feeling 'Fluffy' Nov 20, 2009, 1:50 GMT
Eddie Murphy is attached to produce and could star in “The Misadventures of Fluffy,” a new buddy comedy that Paramount is pushing through with. ....more |
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Japanese stocks down on Wall Street losses Nov 20, 2009, 1:32 GMT
Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo lost ground in early Friday trading
following losses on Wall Street. ....more |
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Discreetly, Saudis speculate about the throne succession (Feature) Nov 20, 2009, 1:08 GMT
Jeddah - The palaces of Saudi Arabia's royal family lie
concealed behind high walls. ....more |
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Man who killed wife for waking dog imprisoned for 14 years Nov 20, 2009, 0:42 GMT
Sydney - An Australian who strangled his wife for waking up
his dog and then went out for a drink at his local pub was sentenced
to prison Friday by a Melbourne court. ....more |
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Angry football fans clash with police in Cairo (2nd Lead) Nov 20, 2009, 0:24 GMT
Cairo - Thousands of people gathered in the streets around
the Algerian embassy in Cairo just after midnight Friday, as football
fans clashed with police and destroyed property. ....more |
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Truck crash kills 500 sheep in Australia Nov 20, 2009, 0:08 GMT
Sydney - More than 500 sheep were killed when a truck
carrying them to an abattoir overturned on a bend in Australia's
south-east. ....more |
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Obama says election of EU president will strengthen partnership Nov 19, 2009, 23:56 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama believes the pick on
Thursday of Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as the European
Union's first full-time president could strengthen trans-Atlantic
relations. ....more |
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"Thousands" besiege Algerian embassy in Cairo (1st Lead) Nov 19, 2009, 23:52 GMT
Cairo - Thousands of people gathered in the streets around
the Algerian embassy just after midnight Friday in Cairo, witnesses
told the German Press Agency dpa. ....more |
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"Thousands" besiege Algerian Embassy in Cairo Nov 19, 2009, 23:24 GMT
Cairo - Thousands of people gathered in the streets around
the Algerian embassy just after midnight Friday in Cairo, witnesses
told the German Press Agency dpa. ....more |
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Geithner forced to defend his own job before US lawmakers Nov 19, 2009, 22:36 GMT
Washington - US Secretary Timothy Geithner fired back at his
opponents during a testy congressional hearing Thursday, rejecting
calls for his resignation and defending the administration's economic
policies. ....more |
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Report: Big rise in fraud by New Zealand managers Nov 19, 2009, 22:08 GMT
Wellington - Nearly two years of recession in New Zealand
appear to have caused a big rise in theft and fraud by middle and
senior managers employed by companies, according to a report released
on Friday. ....more |
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US stock sell-off on fears of weak recovery Nov 19, 2009, 21:56 GMT
New York - US stocks followed global markets in a broad
decline amid investor fears over the world's uneasy recovery from
recession. ....more |
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Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants (2nd Roundup) Nov 19, 2009, 21:52 GMT
Wiesbaden, Germany/Washington - Police in 24 nations raided
illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail
depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US
officials said Thursday. ....more |
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Six names that will make or break Van Rompuy (News Feature) Nov 19, 2009, 21:34 GMT
Brussels - Herman Van Rompuy has won the race to become the
first-ever president of the European Union. Now he has to succeed in
the job. ....more |
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EU leaders pick political novices for top jobs (Roundup) Nov 19, 2009, 21:28 GMT
Brussels - European Union leaders Thursday picked two skilled mediators from Belgium and Britain with low profiles and relatively little experience to head the bloc's top posts. ....more |
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Spacewalkers work on International Space Station (Roundup) Nov 19, 2009, 20:36 GMT
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two US astronauts left the safety
of the International Space Station Thursday to install spare parts
that will help it continue running smoothly in the future. ....more |
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Get ready for Public Enemies with a copy of the DVD and bottle opener Nov 19, 2009, 20:20 GMT
Award-winning director Michael Mann transports audiences back to the era of the 1930s American gangster in the critically acclaimed crime saga Public Enemies – hitting DVD on Dec. 8th from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. M&C’s giving away five copies of the DVD and five Public Enemies bottle openers! ....more |
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Pelosi: No quick end to US travel ban to Cuba Nov 19, 2009, 20:08 GMT
Washington - Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US House
of Representatives, said Thursday she expected no quick action on
ending the United States' decades-long travel ban with Cuba. ....more |
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Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants (Roundup) Nov 19, 2009, 20:02 GMT
Wiesbaden, Germany/Washington - Police in 24 nations raided
illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail
depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US
officials said Thursday. ....more |
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Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants in Interpol raids Nov 19, 2009, 19:54 GMT
Wiesbaden, Germany - Police in 24 nations raided
illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail
depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police said
Thursday. ....more |
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Airbus transport customers fail to agree on troubled order Nov 19, 2009, 19:18 GMT
Berlin - The seven nations that ordered A400M military
transport aircraft failed to reach any joint decision Thursday at
talks in Berlin on the future of the Airbus plane, which has become a
design nightmare. ....more |
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EU urges Afghan president to work for "rapid and tangible results" Nov 19, 2009, 19:14 GMT
Stockholm - The European Union Thursday welcomed remarks by
Afghan President Hamid Karzai in his inauguration speech to tackle
corruption and combat drug trafficking and other problems. ....more |
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EU leaders pick Belgian premier as their president (5th Lead) Nov 19, 2009, 18:32 GMT
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed Thursday to appoint
Herman Van Rompuy, a relatively inexperienced prime minister from
Belgium, as their first-ever full-time president. ....more |
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Catherine Ashton chosen as EU foreign policy chief (Urgent) Nov 19, 2009, 18:24 GMT
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint
Catherine Ashton, the bloc's trade commissioner, as its first-ever
foreign policy director on Thursday, officials in Brussels said. ....more |
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Barcelona's Ibrahimovic out of action for at least a week Nov 19, 2009, 18:24 GMT
Madrid - Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be out of
action for around a week, the European football champions announced
on Thursday. ....more |
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Herman Van Rompuy chosen as EU president (Urgent) Nov 19, 2009, 18:10 GMT
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Herman
Van Rompuy, prime minister of Belgium, as the bloc's first-ever
full-time president on Thursday, diplomatic sources said. ....more |
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Israeli High Court rules that private prisons harm inmates' rights Nov 19, 2009, 18:06 GMT
Jerusalem - In a ground-breaking decision, Israel's High
Court ruled Thursday against the privatization of prisons,
overturning a 2004 amendment to the law that allowed prisons to be
privately-run and operated. ....more |
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German defence minister: Afghan government must do more Nov 19, 2009, 18:02 GMT
Washington - Germany's new Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu
Guttenberg Thursday said the Afghanistan government must act, not
just talk, about bringing order to the country. ....more |
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Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange Nov 19, 2009, 18:00 GMT
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward.
Also given are the previous trading day's quotations. ....more |
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EU close to consensus on top jobs (4th Lead) Nov 19, 2009, 17:48 GMT
Brussels - European Union leaders were close to a deal on
the appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the
bloc's first full-time president and Britain's Catherine Ashton as
its new foreign policy chief, diplomats in Brussels said Thursday. ....more |
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PROFILE: "Haiku Herman" - Belgium's Zen prime minister Nov 19, 2009, 17:46 GMT
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Simon Cowell and Sting? Not so much Nov 19, 2009, 17:45 GMT
"X-Factor" judge Simon Cowell has snapped back in typical Simon-esque style over criticism on Cowell's British talent show, "The X Factor" after Sting said he wouldn't let his dog appear on that stage (kidding). ....more |
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London Stock Exchange quotations Nov 19, 2009, 17:42 GMT
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock
Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the
previous quotation. ....more |
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PROFILE: Baroness Catherine Ashton: the EU's British face Nov 19, 2009, 17:40 GMT
London - Catherine Margaret Ashton, the 53-year-old British
Labour politician sent to Brussels as trade commissioner a year ago,
has long been a close ally of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. ....more |
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Consensus on EU top jobs near: diplomats (Urgent) Nov 19, 2009, 17:28 GMT
Brussels - European Union leaders were close to a deal on
appointing Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's
first full-time president and Britain's Catherine Ashton as its new
foreign policy chief, diplomats in Brussels said Thursday. ....more |
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UN congratulates Afghan leader's inauguration Nov 19, 2009, 17:20 GMT
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent Thursday
congratulations to re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who
pledged to fight corruption and improve governance and security at
his inauguration for a second four-year term. ....more |
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UN: Trade sanctions bite North Korea, but arms embargo stings less Nov 19, 2009, 17:12 GMT
New York - The UN Security Council's trade sanctions against
North Korea inflicted a sharp drop in business, but the country
appeared to have eluded the arms embargo because of its sophisticated
international network, a sanctions panel said Thursday. ....more |
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Aaron Neville on “Wake Up With Al” Friday, Nov. 20 Nov 19, 2009, 17:05 GMT
The Weather Channel's "Wake Up With Al" sees Al back in New York from his DC trip this week, on Friday, November 20. ....more |
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