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Sri Lankan bishops call for Christmas truce - 18 Dec 2008
urged the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to declare a truce during Christmas and the New Year to ensure a peaceful atmosphere in the island. Describing Christmas as 'the world festival of peace', the bishops from Colombo

Bollywood's Christmas plans and their wishlist for Santa - 24 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) It will be a quiet Christmas with the family for most... 'Ghajini' on Christmas, Malaika Arora is looking forward to a quiet Christmas... Christmas'. Asin: Christmas back home in Kerala used to be big. We had cakes

Kochi markets wait for Christmas - 11 Dec 2008
Kochi, Dec.11 (ANI): The countdown to Christmas has started. Traders in gift... used to witness a heavy demand by this time ahead of Christmas till last year...;For Keralaites, the Christmas and New Year celebrations are like Deepawali, the biggest

Palm Island bans bureaucrats on its sand - 01 Dec 2008
banned public servants from entering its island (Palm Island) till the time... to Palm Island mayor Alf Lacey, his council had voted that it'd only allow essential workers such as nurses and police onto the island, off Townsville.He said

Boats continue to be lifeline of Assam's Majuli island - 19 Jan 2009
of the world's largest river island Majuli in Assam.  "Everything to the island including vehicles, people, cows and gas cylinders go to the island through...;Residents of the Majuli island who get 80 per cent of their daily use items from

Kachchathivu island is ours, there is no dispute: Sri Lanka - 07 Jan 2009
island', Sri Lanka Wednesday said that the island located in the Palk Strait off Rameshwaram belonged to the island nation according to the 1974-76 bilateral... to retrieve the 285-acre island in the Palk Strait off Rameshwaram from Sri Lanka

Winehouse on path of recovery on Caribbean island - 30 Dec 2008
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, who is reportedly suffering from bulimia, is showing signs of recovery and looking healthier as she spends time on a Caribbean island. According to thesun.co.uk, Winehouse

Global INK will benefit Reunion island - 08 Jan 2009
in helping an organisation from the tiny island state of Reunion near Mauritius... in 2003, there had been great interest in not only investing in the island's... and History of Reunion Island, prompting this exhibition of largely undated photos. 

Sri Lanka to declare Kachchativu island as sacred area - 19 Mar 2009
Colombo, March 19 (IANS) The Kachchativu island, lying midway between India... Gunawardena made this announcement about the island in the Palk Strait off Rameshwaram...) with regard to the current status of the 285-acre island and its safety.  

Staten Island woman gives birth to quintuplets - 29 Dec 2008
New York, Dec 29 (ANI): A Staten Island woman has given birth to quintuplets... girls and one boy at Staten Island University Hospital.  "I'm still in shock... there at Staten Island Hospital was unbelievable," he added.  The healthy

Assam gears up for Christmas - 24 Dec 2008
Guwahati, Dec 24 (ANI): Residents in Guwahati are preparing for Christmas... to revel in the happiness that Christmas brings with it. Christmas trees... for the Christmas plays and carols to be sung during the festival are contiuning. "I'm also

PM greets nation on Christmas - 24 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Christmas, which will be celebrated tomorrow.  In his message, Dr. Singh said that Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus

George Michael gifts fans new Christmas song - 25 Dec 2008
of his latest Christmas single, December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas). ...;However, it has now been made available without charge throughout Christmas Day via the www.georgemichael.com website. The new release is his first Christmas

Amy Winehouse collapses on St Lucia Island - 14 Feb 2009
London, Feb 14 (ANI): Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was rushed the hospital after she collapsed on the island of St Lucia.  The 25-year-old singer was in "a shaking mess" as she was rushed in.  She had been staying

Russia returns Chinese island after 79 years - 14 Oct 2008
of an island that was seized in 1929 by troops of the former Soviet Union during a border... a ceremony to unveil new boundary markers on Heixiazi (Bolshoi Ussuriysky) Island...) island which, like Heixiazi island, is at the confluence of the Heilong

Quake of slight intensity rocks Andaman Island - 01 Jan 2008
Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Oct 4 (ANI): A moderate intensity quake measuring 5.5 on Richter Scale rocked Andaman Island early this morning.  According to the met department, the epicentre of the quake was located at a latitude

Quake of slight intensity rocks Andaman Island - 06 Oct 2008
Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Oct 4 (ANI): A moderate intensity quake measuring 5.5 on Richter Scale rocked Andaman Island early this morning.  According to the met department, the epicentre of the quake was located at a latitude

The 10 worst Christmas songs ever - 19 Dec 2008
London, Dec 19 (ANI): 'Santa Baby' by Madonna and 'Wonderful Christmas Time' by Sir Paul McCartney have made the list of 'The 10 worst Christmas Songs Ever...;Macca may be a living legend, but 'Wonderful Christmas Time' was not one of his

Asking price for Kylie Minogue's island Beauciel reduced - 15 Dec 2008
Melbourne, Dec 15 (ANI): The asking price for an island owned by Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue and her family has been reduced after the original price did not attract buyers. The island, Beauciel, on Victoria's French Island, has

Pacific island may be the birthplace of the ancient Aztecs - 01 Jan 2008
Pacific coastal island called Mexcaltitan may be the place of origin of the ancient... to a report by the Cox News Service. According to legend, the Aztecs left an island... City.  There, they founded the legendary city of Tenochtitlan, an island city

Christmas lights are harmful for the planet, claim scientists! - 24 Dec 2008
Melbourne, Dec 24 (ANI): Christmas lights are bad for the planet, claim... bulb turned on in the name of Christmas would increase emissions of greenhouse... demand, said: "Energy efficient bulbs, such as LEDs, and putting your Christmas

For Britney, Christmas comes in March! - 27 Mar 2009
London, Mar 27 (ANI): Looks like Christmas is not yet over for Britney Spears -the singer recently wished a "Merry X-Mas" to the crowd at her Washington D.C.... private parts at one of her gigs, reports The Sun. However, her "Christmas

Britney wants to live in a desert island to escape paparazzi - 01 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Pop star Britney Spears has revealed that constant media attention makes her wish she could take her family to a desert island. ...: For The Record', the singer says, "'That would be heaven - to have my kids on an island

Government gets notice on plea to retrieve Kachchatheevu island - 05 Jan 2009
a 285-acre island in the Palk Strait off Rameshwaram from Sri Lanka. A bench... Indira Gandhi had ceded the Kachchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974 without... to the government to restore the rights of the fishermen to visit the island

Wham's 'Last Christmas' named 'Most Played Christmas Song' - 29 Nov 2008
London, November 29 (ANI): Wham's 'Last Christmas' has been named as the 'Most... Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' at the number two spot. The original 1984... Marian Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' came in fourth, reports the BBC

India nominates Majuli Island for UNESCO World Heritage Site - 05 Feb 2008
The Indian government has lately nominated the Majuli Island in Jorhat district... to take note of the status related to the risk associated with the island...), an advisory body to UNESCO. Majuli Island Located on the middle of the mighty

India celebrates Christmas with traditional fervour - 25 Dec 2008
New Delhi Panji/ Mumbai, Dec 25 (ANI): Christmas is being celebrated today... terror attacks, people came out in large numbers in Mumbai to usher in Christmas... the customs associated with Christmas. Though subdued, the festive fervour

Christmas celebrated with fervour in Karnataka - 25 Dec 2008
Bangalore, Dec 25 (IANS) Christians across Karnataka, where around 15 churches were vandalised in September over alleged conversion and insult to Hindu gods, celebrated Christmas with fervour. Hundreds thronged brightly-lit churches

Madge, Ritchie hunting for hideaway home in Italy's "island of dreams" - 01 Jan 2008
out for potential holiday hideaway on a remote island of Italy. According to the sources, the couple is hunting for a home on Linosa, called the "island... the island in June and took a tour of the island checking out potential holiday

Christmas spirit lives on in Goa - 27 Dec 2008
Panaji, Dec 27 (ANI): Christmas might have been over, but the festival spirit still lives on in Goa in form of cribs put out by locals recreating the birth... of the Christmas. These cribs are made by the people themselves, from different

Orissa observes Christmas in harmony - 26 Dec 2008
Christmas passed off peacefully amid tight security in the tribal belt of Kandhamal district in Orissa. The district that witnessed a worst communal violence... recurrence of such incident on Christmas. Home Minister P Chidambaram too had

With prayers and cheer, Delhi ushers in Christmas - 25 Dec 2008
at churches in the capital Wednesday night to usher in Christmas with cheer and wishes for a 'Merry Christmas'. At the ornately decorated Sacred Heart..., Christmas is a time of family reunion.  'For us, Christmas is a very

Winehouse dating mystery man in Caribbean island - 31 Dec 2008
London, Dec 31 (IANS) British singer Amy Winehouse, who is recovering from bulimia on a Caribbean island, is getting cosy with a resort worker and spending maximum time with him. Thesun.co.uk reports that guests observed

What celebs have planned for Christmas - 21 Dec 2008
Melbourne, Dec. 21 (ANI): With Christmas on its way, everyone is busy planning... Jackman has revealed that he and his family will be spending Christmas in the US... with the family. "Christmas at home is always magical; our family home is decorated

Nearly £2 B wasted on unwanted Christmas gifts - 26 Dec 2008
London, Dec 26 (ANI): While most people are yet to get over Christmas fever some have already started to sell off their unwanted Christmas presents online... on Christmas presents this year. Owing to the economic slowdown, the website says

Global meltdown dampens Christmas celebrations - 15 Dec 2008
Kochi, Dec 15 (ANI): The Christmas approaching, the Christians here are worried... the Christmas celebrations are the cakes and the gift articles. The shops of Kochi are all... year, the customers during Christmas used to come and do a lot of cash business

Witherspoon loves playing chef at Christmas - 25 Dec 2008
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Reese Witherspoon says she loves Christmas because she gets to play chef for her kids. The 'Legally Blonde' star loves cooking for her two children - Ava, nine, and Deacon, five, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe

Gallagher brothers star in Christmas cards - 18 Dec 2008
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Oasis band members Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam have come out with Christmas cards depicting their own selves. Added to their cards was former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown's very own, showing him

George Michael offers free download of latest single on Christmas Day - 30 Nov 2008
Christmas song as a free download on Christmas Day. The song, 'December Song' (I Dreamed of Christmas), will be aired for the first time on December 1, and it is a first for Michael since the 1984 classic Wham! hit 'Last Christmas

Lankan refugees appeal to India to save Tamils in island nation - 16 Feb 2009
Dharmapuri, (TN), Feb 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan refugees on Monday appealed to the Indian Government to save Tamils in the island nation.  "We demand from India to save our people in Sri Lanka. We also demand an immediate

White Christmas eludes Shimla again - 24 Dec 2008
a White Christmas. For the past 17 years, snowfall on Christmas eve... when the city last witnessed 49 cm of snowfall on Christmas Eve.   ... on the Christmas and New Year celebrations.   'The recent terror attacks has once

Brangelina prefer a low profile Christmas - 17 Dec 2008
London, December 17 (ANI): Brad Pitt has revealed that when it comes to Christmas, he and partner Angelina Jolie try not to spend excessively. The 'Burn After Reading' actor said that the couple preferred to teach their six kids

Viagra does wonders for 'flagging' Christmas trees too! - 24 Dec 2008
London, Dec 24 (ANI): The perfect way to perk up flagging Christmas trees is to feed it Viagra, claim scientists. According to researchers, the blue pill...." To reach the conclusion, the scientists fed different Christmas trees

'Winter Wonderland' is 'Most Played Christmas Song in America' - 25 Dec 2008
of the 'Most Played Christmas Songs in America' for the second year running. ...) Christmas hits list, reports Contactmusic. Mel Torme's 'The Christmas Song' came second and 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' stood third. 

Centre appeals for communal harmony in Orissa on Christmas - 24 Dec 2008
On the eve of Christmas, the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has appealed... on Christmas as well as the following days. The Home Minister’s statement... in the state to prevent any untoward incident during Christmas celebrations

President, Vice President greet people on Christmas - 24 Dec 2008
Ansari today greeted the people on the joyous occasion of 'Christmas'.  In her message, the President said, "On the joyous occasion of Christmas, let us recall... in this celebration, which is indeed the spirit of Christmas."  In his message, the Vice

iPod named 'Best Christmas Present Ever' - 13 Dec 2008
London, Dec 13 (ANI): Apple's iPod is the best Christmas present ever... since first launched in 2001, the iPod has been named as the 'Best Christmas...;The third greatest Christmas gift this year was the Nintendo Wii.  The gaming

Puppet monkey to deliver speech on Christmas! - 13 Dec 2008
Christmas speech this year. Donning a white frock with other regal accessories... The Stripper. The new advert will screen on ITV1 on Christmas Day between

Bush changes mind, pulls back pardon order for Brooklyn 'scam-tainted' developer - 25 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): President George W Bush changed his mind on Christmas... developer at the center of a Long Island real estate fraud case. White House Press... in 2001 to making false statements in a Long Island mortgage fraud scheme. 

Christmas celebrated in Kerala in traditional style - 25 Dec 2008
Christmas celebrations with traditional fervour and style. 'We are really tired...-based banker who came home to celebrate Christmas.   'We got Rs.7,500 and this would be given to a poor home for the inmates to celebrate Christmas

Posh wants to have 'Hollywood ­version' of Christmas! - 19 Dec 2008
London, Dec 19 (ANI): It seems that David and Victoria Beckham are finding it difficult to decide where to spend their Christmas this year.  While Becks...- style and arranged Christmas drinks with her famous friends.  "But David would

Jennifer Aniston cooks chilli every Christmas - 22 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she cooks chilli every Christmas.  The former 'Friends' star and her family eat the spicy dish...! And there's eggnog, Christmas carols, usually chilli, cupcakes. I've cooked

Di's disgraced butler to return to UK for Christmas - 12 Nov 2008
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell is returning to the UK for Christmas, it has emerged. According to locals... to Britain to see Maria in September. "Christmas is a busy time for the business

Kate Hudson to spend Christmas skiing with son - 22 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Kate Hudson will spend Christmas skiing with four-year-old Ryder in the mountains of Colorado. "Every year we go to Colorado... with ex-husband, Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson, learnt to ski last Christmas

Taliban bomb claims Christmas turkeys in Afghanistan - 20 Dec 2008
London, Dec 20 (DPA) A lorry load of Christmas turkeys for British troops in Afghanistan fell victim to roadside bomb planted by Taliban insurgents... and ensure that the traditional Christmas dinner for troops could go ahead.  

Canada's first white Christmas in four decades - 26 Dec 2008
Thursday, Canada had its first white Christmas in almost four decades. Since... receive much snowfall, the country has not witnessed a white Christmas since... Vancouver, in fact, recorded the whitest Christmas in Canada.   

Kate Hudson names Lizard Island Resort most romantic place - 05 Jan 2009
Melbourne, Jan 5 (ANI): American actress Kate Hudson has named Lizard Island Resort on the Great Barrier Reef as "the most romantic place in the world". Hudson, who is promoting her first film Bride Wars, finds the place idyllic

Reese Witherspoon to be strict with kids this Christmas - 02 Dec 2008
London, Dec 2 (ANI): American actress Reese Witherspoon has revealed her plans to be strict with her kids this Christmas, and not to spend too much on gifts for them. Witherspoon is very determined to teach her kids to keep their feet

Bali bombers executed in Indonesian island - 09 Nov 2008
on the Nusakambangan island off southern Java at midnight on Saturday. They all

Trapped water cause of regular tremors under Vancouver Island in Canada - 01 Jan 2009
) in Canada have attributed regular tremors under Vancouver Island to trapped... America's western coast from northern Vancouver Island to northern California... on the fault line - approximately 35 kilometers under Vancouver Island - has also seen

Even Christmas cards in UK are vulnerable to 'F-word'! - 21 Dec 2008
", for Christmas cards containing expletives are being sold in high street shops across...: "These cards are profane. Christmas is a Christian festival and should... children can see them on open display. "Christmas is a time when everything should

Ritchie, Madonna to spend Christmas together for kids - 14 Dec 2008
film director Guy Ritchie are to call a Christmas truce for the sake... to be together on Christmas at Ashcombe House,' a source close to the pair said... this year Guy wants to treat them to a really special Christmas with stockings

Madonna, Guy to spend Christmas together for kids - 15 Dec 2008
" divorce last month, are to spend Christmas together as a family for the sake... back to England for Christmas with the kids."  The Daily Telegraph quoted... wants to treat them to a special Christmas." The 'RocknRolla' filmmaker

Queen to pay tribute to the selfless in Christmas message - 24 Dec 2008
endeavours of volunteers who have led their lives in public service in her Christmas... and with a large Christmas tree in the background, also draws attention to the support she..., will be transmitted on both television and radio on Christmas Day and will also

Kerala yet to warm up to Christmas - 10 Dec 2008
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 (IANS) A merry Christmas? People in Kerala... the arrival of the Christmas season is the winter that begins in the first week... households in Kerala can do without a bottle of liquor and cakes at Christmas time

Beyonce plans 'relaxing Christmas holidays' - 25 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Popstar Beyonce Knowles is making sure her first holidays as a married woman are as stress-free as possible, for the stunner has planned relaxed Christmas cruising around the Mediterranean. "I'm taking

Madonna wants to spend Christmas with boyfriend - 16 Dec 2008
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Madonna has agreed to spend Christmas with ex-hubby Guy Ritchie, but she also wants boyfriend, American baseball star Alex Rodriguez, to join her here. Madonna, who is right now in Brazil for her Sticky & Sweet

'In The Bleak Midwinter' tops 'Best Christmas Carol' poll - 28 Nov 2008
London, Nov 28 (ANI): In The Bleak Midwinter has topped a new poll of the 'Best Christmas Carol'. The song came out top in the BBC Music magazine's poll... fourth and Lully, Lulla rounded off the top five. The top ten 'Best Christmas

Bond role was Olga Kurylenko's last Christmas present - 25 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Olga Kurylenko has revealed that her last Christmas present was the role of the Bond girl in the latest 007 flick 'Quantum of Solace... was in the middle of a Christmas dinner," Contactmusic quoted Kurylenko, as saying

Cruise celebrated low-key Christmas with family - 10 Jan 2009
London, Jan 10 (IANS) Superstar Tom Cruise celebrated a low-key Christmas with his three children in the wake of the global economic crisis. According.... 'This was a Christmas about giving. They (Isabella and Conor) got iPods and Suri

How removing cats devastated a World Heritage island in Australia - 13 Jan 2009
were considered an invasive species in the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island... from Macquarie in 2000, the island's rabbit population increased so much... substantial island-wide rabbit-induced vegetation change. By 2007, impacts on some

Britney to 'do the tree thing' this Christmas with family - 08 Dec 2008
Washington, December 8 (ANI): Britney Spears is planning to "do the tree thing" and sing Christmas carols with her family this year. The 'Womanizer' singer, who recently released her sixth studio album 'Circus' on December 2

Brangelina planning to 'do the stockings' with kids on Christmas - 23 Nov 2008
are planning a big family Christmas for their six kids and are looking forward... film 'Changeling', Jolie revealed about big her Christmas plans were and how the occasion was a family thing for them.  "We're usually exhausted by Christmas

Mariah Carey to cook for hubby on first Christmas as couple - 25 Dec 2008
skills to wow her husband Nick Cannon on Christmas, and show him the she is the perfect wife.  This will be the couple's first Christmas after... a special feast for him.  "I am going to cook at Christmas time

Mega-tsunami deposited giant coral boulders on Tonga's island - 01 Jan 2008
devastation on a remote tropical island of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean... boulders made of coral on the island of Tongatapu last year, which may represent..., the main island in the country of Tonga.  A survey of the sides of the volcano

Christmas an opportunity to celebrate spirit of sharing: PM - 24 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Christmas and said the festival was an opportunity...;The prime minister said in his message: 'Christmas, which celebrates the birth

Danielle Bux planning Christmas wedding with Gary Lineker? - 01 Jan 2008
London, September 18 (ANI): Danielle Bux, who has recently been spotted flashing her sparkling engagement ring, is reportedly planning to have a Christmas... on a blind date. "They've talked about a Christmas wedding and Dani thinks

Galactic 'tug of war' may create giant 'island universe' in deep space - 04 Mar 2009
, and merger into a giant 'island universe'. About 100 million light-years away... into a giant 'island universe', tens to hundreds of times as massive as our own Milky

Christmas greetings from president, vice president, PM - 24 Dec 2008
and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday greeted the nation on Christmas... greeting to the people on Christmas Eve: 'Let us recall the teachings of Jesus Christ... is indeed the spirit of Christmas,' she added.  The vice president said

Himachal Pradesh gears up for Christmas celebrations - 23 Dec 2008
Shimla, Dec.23 (ANI): Christmas festivities have brought a refreshing... that received a heavy snowfall this year, are awaiting the advent of Christmas... the Christmas celebrations and the not so far away New Year celebrations to make up

Britons spent £1M per minute on Christmas gifts on 'Mega Monday' - 09 Dec 2008
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Two weeks before Christmas, Britons were seen spending over a million pounds per minute on Christmas gifts on Monday. With the great High Street revival continuing, shoppers couldn't stop themselves from dishing

White Christmas' roots traced back to Dickens' childhood nostalgia - 24 Dec 2008
the Christmas spirit that is celebrated today with idealised pictures depicting... in redefining the importance of Christmas and the major sentiments associated with the holiday. Though the writer had penned 'A Christmas Carol', first

NRI multimillionaire sentenced to three years in prison in Long Island slavery case - 01 Jan 2008
New York, June 28 (ANI): A Non-Resident Indian based in Long Island, New York has been sentenced to three years in prison for torturing two of his Indonesian... their Long Island mansion was postponed until July 11. (ANI) 

Christmas cakes, candles, carols amid security in Kolkata - 25 Dec 2008
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) The city donned a Christmas robe Thursday to celebrate... and cathedrals, decorated with colourful festoons, paper stars, Christmas trees...-Indians in central Kolkata.  'Our Christmas is incomplete without home

Jersey delegation returns to India to showcase Island's International Finance Centre - 16 Mar 2009
Mumbai, Mar 16 (ANI/Business Wire India): A delegation from the Channel Island....  Jersey is an Island close to the coast of northern France but still a part the British Crown.  The Island, which is a self-governing democracy, with one

400yr-old Christmas ritual banned in English county - 28 Nov 2008
London, Nov 28 (ANI): Deputy mayor of Wimborne, Dorset, has banned the 400-year-old Christmas ritual of firing muskets as the noise may scare children. The ritual involves volunteers dressed in full 17th-century militia garb and fire

Paris Hilton buys pink Bentley for Christmas - 20 Dec 2008
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Socialite heiress Paris Hilton has bought herself a pink Bentley car for Christmas worth an estimated $200,000. The singer-actress got the customised car as it fulfils her childhood fantasy of being just like her

Rihanna celebrated Christmas with Chris Brown's family - 06 Jan 2009
London, Jan 06 (ANI): Pop star Rihanna reportedly celebrated Christmas at her rumoured boyfriend Chris Brown's family home. According to reports, the 'Umbrella' hitmaker even took some of her own family to Virginia to be with her

Madge, Guy Ritchie 'celebrated Christmas as a family' - 29 Dec 2008
Christmas as a family. The Queen of Pop had flown down to her ex-hubby's... Christmas, the passer-bys spotted the family heading for a walk, reports Contactmusic... of togetherness aren't just for Christmas but will continue well beyond." (ANI) 

Ronaldo turning his house into 'grotto' for Christmas! - 14 Dec 2008
this year's Christmas in a lavish way, for he is turning his house... - and provide a Father Christmas suit.  His Cheshire mansion now has a 6ft tree... in from Madeira and Lisbon.  "Cristiano has a big family Christmas planned. He's

Jaiswal to visit Goa to review Christmas security - 22 Dec 2008
will in Goa on the eve of Christmas for an internal security review meeting with top... on the security arrangements for the Christmas.   The internal security... will spend Christmas Eve in Goa, before departing for Delhi Dec 25.   

TomKat spend $6k on 'Christmas wrapping paper'! - 25 Dec 2008
unturned to make their Christmas a classy affair, for the couple is apparently... their Christmas gifts for friends and family in the expensive paper. "Tom and Katie....  Last year, Holmes had designed her family's Christmas card, sent out on behalf

Berlusconi as Superman is his Christmas gift to grandchildren - 19 Dec 2008
grandchildren an early Christmas present: a Superman-like doll with facial features... and grandfather of four, made the revelation during a Christmas party held for employees... unwrapped on Christmas Day, Dec 25, but in Italy this is sometimes delayed

'Christmas tree' protein protects from gastric cancer - 14 Oct 2008
Sydney, Oct 14 (IANS) Scientists in Australia have unearthed evidence that a protein likened to a Christmas tree protects against gastric cancer and ulcers... resembles a Christmas tree.   'It is a very long molecule coated

Hindus join Christmas celebrations in troubled Kandhamal - 26 Dec 2008
Bhubaneswar, Dec 26 (IANS) Christmas was celebrated with joy and gaiety in the Kandhamal district of Orissa, which witnessed communal violence recently... the communities celebrated Christmas. They embraced one another after cutting cakes. 

Kerala bakery makes a 32-feet high cake for Christmas - 23 Dec 2008
Kochi, Dec 23 (ANI): With Christmas just round the corner, a bakery in Kerala made a 32-feet high cake in an attempt to create a world record. Made... this Christmas season something different. Therefore, we planned to make an amazing

80s brainteaser the Rubik's Cube set for Christmas comeback - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 2 (ANI): Eighties brainteaser the Rubik's Cube is set to make a comeback as one of the most popular toys this Christmas, according to Woolworths... whip will top the best-seller list this Christmas, after the success

Scarlett Johansson's Christmas wish - ticket to Obama's inauguration - 07 Dec 2008
London, Dec 7 (ANI): Want to know what Scarlett Johansson wants this Christmas? Well, it has nothing to do with a diamond-encrusted dress, in fact... that this Christmas she wants her hubby Ryan Reynolds to give her a ticket

Bowls used in 400 B.C. to snort hallucinogens discovered on Caribbean Sea Island - 26 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered three ancient bowls on the island of Carriacou in the Caribbean Sea, near Grenada in the Antilles... manufactured on Carriacou. So, the bowls must have come from another island

Wallace and Gromit 'most watched TV show' in UK on Christmas - 27 Dec 2008
with their latest adventures this Christmas. BBC's hit pair's latest adventure...;The Christmas special of 'Dr Who' set in Dickensian London attracted the second... dominated the Christmas schedules by showing nine of the day's most popular shows