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Bullock ‘trusted’ hubby despite knowing that women pursued him

Sandra Bullock trusted husband Jesse James despite being aware that women used to chase him, sources say.

James’ affair with tattoo model Michelle McGee recently got exposed.

“She trusted him,” the New York Daily News quoted Bullock’s pal as telling People magazine.

The friend added [...]

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‘Dr. Death’ jury asked whether prejudiced by prior knowledge of doctor’s publicity

Brisbane Supreme Court Justice John Byrne today asked on the first day of the trial the 12 jury members to consider whether they may have been prejudiced by any exposure to pre-trial publicity about former Indian-origin surgeon Dr. [...]

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Michelle Obama dodges health debate by taking daughters to Broadway show

Michelle Obama took her daughters for a Broadway show in New York while her husband continued to battle the health care debate in Washington.

The US First Lady, along with Sasha, 8, and Malia, 11, watched the matinee performance of “Memphis” at the The Shubert Theater.

“They didn’t make [...]

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Rajnath Singh meets Nepalese PM

Former Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh, who had come to Nepal to attend the funeral of ex- Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal here this morning.

According to Nepalnews, Singh said after Koirala’s death not only had Nepal lost a veteran politician, but [...]

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Naomi Campbell takes temper-taming lessons from Nelson Mandela

Naomi Campbell has Nelson Mandela to thank for helping her tame her infamous temper.

The catwalk queen, who was recently accused of assaulting her driver in New York, revealed she has been taking pointers from the Nobel Peace Prize winner.

“I don’t know why he reached [...]

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I was living a life of a lie, says Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has admitted that he “was living a life of a lie” in his first TV interview after the exposure of his sexcapades.

The golfer said, in dueling interviews on ESPN and the Golf Channel, that confessing his misbehaviour to [...]

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Britain likely to witness hung parliament after elections: Polls

Two opinion polls have predicted a hung British Parliament, as the Conservatives are not likely to get an absolute majority in the General Election.

According to an ICM survey for the News of the World, Conservative leader David Cameron would gain a six-point advantage, while a YouGov poll for the Sunday Times suggested that Cameron [...]

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Two arrested in connection with Brit toddler’s kidnapping in Pak

Pakistani security agencies have nabbed two suspects over their alleged links in the kidnapping of the five-year-old British child Sahil Saeed.

According to reports, the arrests were made from Bilal town in Pakistan Punjab province’s Jhelum region following an input from a vehicle tracking company, which had installed a tracking system in the car used [...]

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Sahil Saeed’s kidnapping in Pak masterminded in Britain: Police

A week after the release of five-year-old British toddler Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped at gunpoint from his grandmother’s house in Pakistan’s Punjab province’s Jhelum earlier this month, Pakistani police officials have revealed that the sensational abduction was masterminded in Britain.

According to a Pakistani police official, the call made by Sahil’s kidnappers after [...]

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Vieira buys 2.5-million-pound mansion with a wine cellar

Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira has bought a 2.5 million-pound mansion with its own wine cellar at swanky Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

“Many of today’s footballers don’t drink. But the wine cellar is really impressive with exposed brickwork and a great, atmospheric feel,” The Daily Star quoted a source, as saying.

“Many footballers are happy to rent [...]

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Book uncovers secret surrender of 33 Nazi U-Boats in sea loch

The secret behind the Nazi U-Boats or Grey Wolves which nearly drove Britain to defeat in the Second World War is finally out, with a new book revealing the facts about their surrender to Scotland in 1945.

Written by David Hird, the book, The Grey Wolves of Eriboll, revealed the untold secret surrender of 33 [...]

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Gilani hopes March 24 talks with US will successfully achieve ‘concrete results’

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed the hope that the upcoming strategic talks with the US on March 24 in Washington would ’successfully achieve concrete results and tangible goals’.

During a meeting with US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson here, Gilani identified some of the key issues to be discussed during the talks, [...]

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School principal slaps ban on kids receiving sweets for good behaviour!

A primary school head mistress in Scotland has come under fire for stopping teachers from rewarding children with sweets for good behavior.

The head of Arduthie Primary School in Stonehaven, Gail Macfarlane, recently announced that no student would be invited to have fruit juice and a biscuit at “Pupil of the Week” meetings with staff.

Also, [...]

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Two police personnel among three killed in Quetta blast

At least three persons, including two police personnel were killed and over 14 others injured in a bomb blast in Quetta, the capital town of Balochistan, on Sunday.

According to eyewitnesses, the bomb, planted in a bicycle, exploded just when a police vehicle was passing by.

The blast occurred in a residential area near the residence [...]

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Pope’s letter of apology disappoints Irish sex abuse victims

The Pope’s historic apology has failed to comfort the victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland.

Pope Benedict XVI, in an unprecedented papal decree, apologised following a string of shocking revelations claiming senior bishops in Ireland had been involved in covering up the crimes relating to the mistreatment of children.

He acknowledged there had [...]

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Iran training hundreds of Taliban militants to kill NATO forces

Hundreds of Taliban insurgents have been trained in Iran to launch attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan, two Taliban commanders have revealed.

The Times quoted the commanders as saying that Iranian officials paid them to learnt to mount complex ambushes and lay improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to kill western forces.

The commanders attended three-months’ training after [...]

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British Govt. tables law to protect Prince Charles from public scrutiny

In order to protect Prince Charles from public scrutiny, the British Government is trying to amend a law that would lead to a blanket ban on anyone disclosing information about the royal family.

British Justice Secretary Jack Straw tabled an amendment to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill to prevent anyone from seeking information [...]

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Taliban denies secret channels of talks with UN

The Afghan Taliban has rejected former UN Envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide’s claims that talks with its leaders were on before the arrest of Mullah Ghani Barader, the Taliban’s second in-command.

A self-proclaimed spokesman of the Afghan Taliban Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi told the Afghan Islamic Press that none of the Taliban leaders had ever met [...]

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Duchess of York writes children’s book on bullying

The Duchess of York will soon come up with a children’s book on bullying, with the experience of facing it at the hands of her former father-in-law Prince Philip.

The royalty has confessed in the past that while she was married to Prince Andrew, her former father-in-law tagged her “odd and pointless”.

She had said: “It [...]

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British military intelligence ran secret ‘torture unit’ in Iraq

The British military intelligence ran a secret “torture unit” in Iraq that employed banned and illegal torture techniques on prisoners, new documents have revealed.

The latest documents, which emerged during the inquiry into Baha Mousa an Iraqi hotel worker, beaten to death while in the custody of British troops in September 2003, revealed that [...]

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UK under resourced to fight a war with Iran: Expert

Britain does not have sufficient military resources to engage in an immediate war with Iran, as most of its resources are directed towards the Afghanistan campaign, a leading defence expert has warned.

“When it comes to the RAF, it is not a question of trimming the fat. The RAF has been cut to the bone [...]

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US, Pakistan undecided over discussing Indo-Pak ties during March 24 talks

While both US and Pakistan are preparing themselves up for the upcoming strategic dialogue, which is scheduled to be held on March 24 in Washington, none of the sides have made any mention that whether the issue regarding restarting the composite talks between New Delhi and Islamabad would be discussed or not.

According to a [...]

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Drug suspect avoids going to loo for a month to save cocaine parcels hidden in stomach!

A suspected drug smuggler is believed to have swallowed cocaine parcels and has not gone to the toilet for more than a month to hang on to the packages.

Cops think that the parcels are hidden in the 49-year-old’s stomach after he allegedly swallowed them before getting on a flight home from Columbia.

Police say [...]

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The woman who can only have sex in open air!

Danielle Vincely has a bizarre sexual phobia that prevents her from having sex indoors.

The 24-year-old says her sexual claustrophobia ruins her love life as partners soon get tired of her adventurous sex demands on beaches and parks.

“Guys love it at first. They think it’s kinky making love under the stars in the woods, [...]

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Best Job in the World winner settles in West End

Best Job in the World winner Ben Southall has settled in Brisbane with Canadian girlfriend Breanna Watkins.

The Brit, who is now employed by Tourism Queensland as a Global Tourism Ambassador, moved to a two-bedroom townhouse at West End on March 12.

“I spent three weeks on my pushbike cycling around, scoping out areas [...]

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Oz girl’s ‘how to fake six pack’ video becomes YouTube sensation!

A university student has become one of the most viewed people in the world on YouTube after her “How to fake a six-pack” video gathered over 20 million hits.

Natalie Tran entered the list of the 20 most-watched videos of all time on YouTube with the parody of an ad that showed how women could [...]

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‘Tweenage’ girls find sexy images ‘gross’

Contrary to the popular belief that girls are passively soaking up sexualised messages in the media in a way that distorts their views on sexuality, a new study has shown that ‘tweenage’ girls (those aged 11 to 13) are making informed decisions about sexualised popular culture.

Using Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus’ decision to appear [...]

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Kiwis almost never look for pornography on web

If a new survey is to be believed, then New Zealanders almost never look for pornography on the web.

The survey partly conducted by AUT University showed that fewer than 5 per cent of Kiwis admit using the Internet for pornography daily.

In the study of 1250 people in 30 countries, more than 80 per [...]

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Auckland’s Playboy concept store goes bust

Auckland’s much-hyped Playboy concept store has been shut down after less than three years.

The boutique was launched by Australian designer Christopher Chronis, under licence from Playboy Enterprises.

The store at the Sylvia Park was just the eighth Playboy Concept Boutique in the world.

It opened amid much fanfare in April 2007 selling Playboy-labelled lingerie, evening wear [...]

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Team would miss banned senior players : Waqar Younis

Newly appointed Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis has said that the team would be missing the services of some of the senior players, who have been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), during the forthcoming tournaments.

Waqar, who arrived here on Saturday to assume the charge, said the team’s performance may be [...]

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