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Singapore Airlines orders 60 planes worth $17 bn

May 30, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Singapore, May 30 (IANS) Singapore Airlines has ordered 30 Airbus and 30 Boeing aircraft, with the total order worth more than $17 billion, the company said Thursday.

Beyonce 'furious with H 'n' M over touched-up bikini shots'

May 30, 2013 at 3:21 PM

London, May 30 (ANI): Beyonce was outraged to find that she had been retouched in shots for an advertising campaign for H 'n' M, that she ordered bosses to discard photos of her modelling their bikinis.

Keira Knightley paid 30K pounds a year

May 27, 2013 at 2:28 PM

Washington, May 27 (ANI): Keira Knightley, who is one of the world's highest paid actresses, leads a pretty frugal life.

Tunisian feminist faces six months jail for having self-protection device

May 25, 2013 at 1:50 PM

Johannesburg, May 25 (ANI): A Tunisian woman, who gained notoriety in the past for posting her topless pictures online as a form of protest, has been sentenced to serve six months in jail for carrying a dangerous object.

Car sharing with strangers a growing business in US

May 25, 2013 at 11:50 AM

Los Angeles, May 25 (IANS/EFE) The sight of a hitchhiker on the curb trying to hail some charitable driver could be a thing of the past as the practice of car sharing grows.

Hasselhoff spends $1.95 mn on new home

May 25, 2013 at 2:22 AM

Los Angeles, May 25 (IANS) Actor David Hasselhoff, 60, has bought himself a new mansion for as much as $1.95 million.

Nissan recalls 800,000 Micras over glitch in steering wheels

May 24, 2013 at 3:34 PM

London, May 24 (ANI): Nissan is recalling 133,000 Micras in Britain after the company discovered a glitch in the steering wheels of one of its models.

ESPN lays offs some of its employees to control costs(Amended/ESPN Employee/Update)

May 23, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to some of its 7,000 employees as a cost cutting measure.

Richie Sambora hits back at Jon Bon Jovi's alcohol abuse accusations

May 23, 2013 at 5:34 PM

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Richie Sambora has slammed Jon Bon Jovi for hinting that the guitarist left the duo's 'Because We Can' tour because of alcohol abuse.

(After 12) Zoe Saldana prefers male company

May 18, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Los Angees, May 18 (IANS) Actress Zoe Saldana says the number of her male friends exceeds that of her female pals.

Handbags may have more germs than average toilet flush

May 18, 2013 at 1:50 PM

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Not many women may wash their hands after putting them inside their bag, but researchers have suggested that they perhaps should.

Ariel Castro 'not a monster', claims lawyer

May 16, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Sydney, May 16 (ANI): The attorneys for Ariel Castro, the man accused of raping and kidnapping three women for around a decade in his Cleveland home, have claimed that he's not a 'monster' and will plead not guilty to kidnapping and rape charges.

Farrah Abraham is using pregnancy as publicity stunt, says sex tape co-star James Deen

May 15, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Washington, May 15 (ANI): James Deen has been put off by the publicity-seeking tactics of Teen Mom-turned-porn star Farrah Abraham, who publicly purchased a pregnancy test recently, while claiming that the actor has been her only sex partner in the past year.

Orlando Brown issued another bench warrant in DUI case

May 13, 2013 at 5:42 PM

Washington, May 13 (ANI): Another bench warrant has been issued for troubled actor Orlando Brown after he skipped a court hearing relating to his 2011 arrest for driving under the influence (DUI).

More than 78,000 apply to go Red Planet

May 11, 2013 at 9:58 AM

Washington, May 11 (ANI): More than 78,000 people have applied for the one-way trip to Mars.

Demi Moore enjoys attention from young men

May 10, 2013 at 8:54 AM

Los Angeles, May 10 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Demi Moore, who is dating Will Hanigan, 30, reportedly feels better about herself when she is surrounded by younger men.

Farrah Abraham signs six figure endorsement deal

May 7, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Farrah Abraham has inked her first six figure endorsement deal, according to reports.

Charlie Sheen's kids 'taken away from mother Brooke Mueller's home'

May 4, 2013 at 12:36 PM

Washington, May 04(ANI): Charlie Sheen's twin boys have reportedly been removed from their mother Brooke Mueller's home by officials, amid allegations that the kids were not safe.

Lufthansa settles pay dispute with workers

May 2, 2013 at 3:48 PM

Berlin, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): German airline Lufthansa has reached an agreement with 33,000 workers, settling the pay dispute that saw repeated massive walkouts and air traffic disruptions, local media reported on Thursday.

Jessie J forced to pay axed manager 1mn pounds

April 28, 2013 at 11:56 AM

London, April 28 (ANI): Singer Jessie J has been made to pay 1million pounds to her former manager whom she dumped before she got big in the music world.

Hyundai pulls 'suicide car' ad following complaints

April 26, 2013 at 3:56 PM

London, Apr.26 (ANI): Carmaker Hyundai has reportedly withdrawn an online advertisement featuring a depiction of a middle-aged man attempting suicide using exhaust fumes in its new model, following angry complaints.

Russian flagship airline reports 66 percent profit slump

April 25, 2013 at 7:40 AM

Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot has posted a net profit of $166 million in 2012, down 66 percent on the previous year, the company said.

Adele bonds with Barbra Streisand over cooking

April 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM

London, April 23 (IANS) Singers Adele and Barbra Streisand have reportedly become new best friends and are bonding over their culinary skills.

Google boss Schmidt defends search giants tax avoidance policies in UK

April 23, 2013 at 11:16 AM

London, Apr 23 (ANI): Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt, has defended his firm's tax avoidance policies in the UK, saying that the Internet search giant 'fully complies with the law'.

Google bans app developers form serving ads on 'Google Glass'

April 18, 2013 at 2:44 PM

Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Google has clearly told applications developers that they cannot serve ads to its Google Glass users, or even sell user data for advertising purposes.

Leap Motion signs deals to embed 'gesture control' technology in HP PCs

April 17, 2013 at 10:12 AM

London, Apr 17 (ANI): The motion-control software and hardware company, Leap Motion, has announced a deal to embed its technology within HP computers.

'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham sends cease and desist letter over sex tape

April 14, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): After acknowledging the existence of an explicit film starring herself and male porn superstar James Deen earlier this week, Farrah Abraham has sent a cease and desist letter regarding the tape to Steve Hirsch, head of porn company Vivid.

Is Katie Holmes dating Rick Schwartz?

April 1, 2013 at 4:50 PM

New York, April 1 (IANS) Hollywood actress Katie Holmes reportedly enjoyed a date with producer Rick Schwartz.

Ryanair under fire over 'sexist' bikini clad cabin staff calendar

April 1, 2013 at 3:22 PM

London, Apr. 1 (ANI): Irish budget airline Ryanair has been taken to court by a consumer watchdogs in Spain, for publishing a "sexist" calendar, which shows female cabin staff in underwear and bikinis.

YouTube says it will be 'shutting down after 8-yr experiment' in April Fools' Day prank

April 1, 2013 at 10:42 AM

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): In an elaborate April Fool's prank, YouTube has announced that it will be shutting down after eight years and will no longer accept videos.

Tumblr admits to site-wide system crash

March 30, 2013 at 1:14 PM

Sydney, Mar. 30 (ANI): Microblogging platform Tumblr has confirmed its entire service had been taken offline earlier this morning, but all network issues have been resolved.

Google may have dumped Reader RSS feed collator over 'problematic privacy issues'

March 26, 2013 at 12:42 PM

New York, Mar 26 (ANI): Internet search giant Google could be shutting down its RSS app Google Reader in a bid to avoid problematic compliance issues related to privacy, it has been claimed.

Boeing says 787 Dreamliner battery test flight went 'according to plan'

March 26, 2013 at 11:38 AM

London, Mar 26 (ANI): Aerospace giant Boeing has said that a test flight to check the 787 Dreamliner's new battery system 'went according to plan'.

Didn't always make right choices: Jessica Alba

March 22, 2013 at 7:05 AM

Los Angeles, March 22 (IANS) Hollywood actress Jessica Alba admits she didn't always make the right choices in her acting career, but launching her eco-friendly lifestyle company has made her more creative.

Caroline Wozniacki dons sexy undies in steamy new shoot

March 21, 2013 at 10:41 AM

London, March 21 (ANI): Caroline Wozniacki showed off her toned abs in a series of stunning black and white eye-catching images as she posed for a sexy photoshoot in her undies.

Bolshoi Ballet is a giant brothel, says former ballerina

March 20, 2013 at 4:41 PM

Melbourne, Mar 20 (ANI): A former ballerina of the world famous Bolshoi Ballet has claimed that the company is a "giant brothel" that pimped out its female dancers to wealthy benefactors.

Melanie Sykes tweets naked pic of herself dripping in chocolate

March 16, 2013 at 3:34 PM

London, March 16 (ANI): Melanie Sykes, who has never been shy about stripping off and sharing pictures of her enviable figure on Twitter, has once again treated her fans by posting a saucy photo of herself covered head-to-toe in chocolate.

Twitter planning to release music app for iOS devices

March 15, 2013 at 1:34 PM

London, Mar 15 (ANI): Twitter could be releasing its own music app on iOS by the end of the month, according to a report.

Google Reader RSS feed retires on July 1

March 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM

Google has announced that it will be retiring its RSS feed aggregator, Google Reader on July 1.

Tamara Ecclestone flashes 30K pounds gold watch on Miami beach

March 15, 2013 at 11:58 AM

London, March 15 (ANI): Tamara Ecclestone, who is currently enjoying a beach break in Miami with fiance Jay Rutland, has been dazzling holidaymakers with her expensive accessories.

Hotmail, Outlook hit by lengthy fault, Microsoft confirms

March 14, 2013 at 2:14 PM

London, Mar. 14 (ANI): Microsoft has said the users of Outlook and Hotmail webmail services have been hit by a lengthy fault.

ebay study says paid advertising on Google, Yahoo 'have little effect on sales'

March 14, 2013 at 11:02 AM

London, Mar 14 (ANI): A study conducted by online shopping mall eBay has claimed that paying to boost the firm's showing on search engines like Google has little effect on sales.

Christine Bleakley on verge of being 'fired' from ITV

March 12, 2013 at 3:02 PM

London, Mar. 12 (ANI): Christine Bleakley, who was poached from the BBC by ITV a few years ago, could reportedly be on her way out of the TV channel following the end of the latest series of 'Dancing On Ice.'

Stoudemire to miss regular season

March 10, 2013 at 1:47 PM

New York, March 10 (IANS) New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire will miss the rest of the regular season because of his right knee surgery next week.

Yahoo, BT probe spike in email spamming

March 10, 2013 at 10:59 AM

London, Mar 10 (ANI): British multinational telecommunications services company BT and Internet firm Yahoo are probing surge in reports of email accounts being hijacked by criminals for sending spam.

Scherzinger knows how to balance personal life

March 10, 2013 at 7:31 AM

Los Angeles, March 10 (IANS) Pop singer Nicole Scherzinger, who is dating British racing driver Lewis Hamilton, says it is important to maintain balance in a romantic relationship.

Pistorius challenges bail conditions on foreign travel, drug testing, Pretoria home return

March 9, 2013 at 3:15 PM

Melbourne, Mar 9 (ANI): Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is reportedly appealing against his bail conditions to have them changed, so that he can travel overseas, return to his home and avoid drug testing.

Silvio Berlusconi 1-year jail term likely to be commuted to house arrest

March 8, 2013 at 3:40 PM

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has been sentenced to 1-year in prison over an illegal wiretap, will most likely be put under house arrest.

Italian senator, ex-minister to be tried for secret talks with mafia

March 8, 2013 at 8:03 AM

Rome, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Italian senator Marcello Dell'Utri, an ally of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, and former interior minister Nicola Mancino are among 10 people to be tried for secret state-mafia negotiations in the 1990s.

Time Warner to spin off magazine division

March 7, 2013 at 5:07 PM

Washington, Mar. 7 (ANI): Time Warner is spinning off its Time Inc. magazine division, making it an independent, publicly traded company.

Volkswagen's new hybrid car comes with 133 km/litre mileage

March 7, 2013 at 1:07 PM

London, Mar. 7 (ANI): German automobile maker Volkswagen's new XL1 diesel-electric hybrid can cover the distance between London to Leeds in just 4 pounds worth of fuel.

Russian military officer found to be a pimp

March 5, 2013 at 9:47 AM

Moscow, March 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A military court in Russia's westernmost Kaliningrad exclave has ordered a border guard officer to pay a fine of 110,000 rubles (about $4,000) for running a prostitution business.

Now, new service that delivers your 'snail mail' like email

March 3, 2013 at 10:03 AM

Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): An Austin-based startup Outbox has no made it easy to digitize all of your physical mails and deliver them to you electronically.

Amazon warns iOS users to not install Kindle app update due to glitch

February 28, 2013 at 10:43 AM

Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Amazon has warned users of its Kindle app for iOS to refrain from updating to the latest version because of a glitch that wiped an existing customer's entire library from the device.

Tiger Woods and ex wife Elin Nordegren pictured together in public

February 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Tiger Woods and his ex-wife Elin Nordegren have been spotted together in public for the first time since their divorce, adding fuel to reports that the couple could be getting back together.

Boeing to propose package of 787 battery fixes to US aviation authorities

February 21, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Boeing will launch a formal plan to the US aviation authorities to get its grounded Dreamliner back into service.

Miss Spain Pageant files for bankruptcy protection

February 21, 2013 at 10:33 AM

Madrid, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) The Miss Spain Pageant has filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors, authorities said.

'Convicted' Pistorius charged with pre-mediated murder

February 19, 2013 at 5:36 PM

Johannesburg, Feb 19 (ANI): The magistrate in the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing has ruled that Pistorius is facing a schedule six offence, making it a pre-mediated murder charge for the Paralympic champion.

Google sues British telecoms group over patent infringement

February 15, 2013 at 10:25 AM

London, Feb 15 (ANI): Internet search giant Google has sued BT, saying the British telecoms group has infringed a number of its technologies.

Adele's Grammy Awards gatecrasher fan arrested

February 13, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) A gatecrasher, who jumped on stage at the Grammy Awards and told Adele "I love you", has been arrested and put behind bars.

Bahrain Air ceases operation

February 13, 2013 at 6:17 AM

Manama, Feb 13 (IANS) Bahrain's second flagship carrier Bahrain Air has announced the immediate suspension of operations and filed for voluntary liquidation, Xinhua reported.

10 die in Russian coal mine blast

February 11, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Moscow, Feb 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 10 miners died and seven otehrs were feared trapped Monday after a blast at a coal mine in Russia's northern republic of Komi.

Sending 'sexts' on Valentine's Day could be deadly dangerous, warn experts

February 11, 2013 at 1:23 PM

Sydney, Feb 11 (ANI): Experts have warned people against sending sexy or romantic photos to their lover via email, text and social media.

Briton banned from speaking to women for 10 years

February 5, 2013 at 7:23 PM

London, Feb 5 (IANS) A 56-year-old Briton has been banned by court from speaking to women for 10 years after he told a woman he was a rapist who had just been freed from prison.

UK sandwich shop chain withdraws ' Virgin Mary' crisps

February 3, 2013 at 3:50 PM

London, Feb 3 (ANI): A sandwich shop chain by the name of Pret A Manger has withdrawn a new 'Virgin Mary' brand of crisps following religious complaints.

'Dream' job offering all-expenses paid blogging trip around the world up for grabs

February 2, 2013 at 4:22 PM

Melbourne, Feb. 2 (ANI): A global travel company has launched a competition for a "dream job," which offers an all-expenses paid blogging trip around the world.

My vagina smells like roses, says Khloe Kardashian

February 1, 2013 at 1:50 PM

New York, Feb. 1 (ANI): Khloe Kardashian joined HuffPost Live on Thursday to chat about girl stuff including her partnership with tampon company Kotex to help young girls get educated about their bodies.

Lewis Hamilton shouldn't get 'intoxicated' with stardom, warns Jackie Stewart

January 31, 2013 at 5:02 PM

London, Jan. 31 (ANI): Three-time world racing champion Sir Jackie Stewart has warned Lewis Hamilton not to get "intoxicated" with his stardom and passion for music if he is to propel Mercedes to the front.

Kris Humphries 'turned down Kim's $10m offer to settle divorce'

January 26, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Washington, January 26 (ANI): Kim Kardashian offered her estranged husband, Kris Humphries, 10 million dollars in a desperate bid to settle their bitter divorce battle once and for all but he turned her down flat, it has been revealed.

Motorola Solutions Q4 earnings surge

January 24, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Chicago, Jan 24 (IANS) Motorola Solutions Inc. announced Wednesday that its fourth-quarter earnings jumped 83 percent, supported by stronger sales to government customers.

Justin Bieber law suit over woman's ear damage during concert dropped

January 20, 2013 at 11:45 AM

London, Jan 20 (ANI): Stacey Betts, who tried to sue Justin Bieber for the damage caused to her ears during one of his concerts, has dropped the lawsuit, it has been revealed.

Holmes to endorse organic haircare brand

January 20, 2013 at 8:01 AM

Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes is a big fan of an organic haircare brand and has now signed up as its face.

Katie Holmes inks hair care endorsement deal

January 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM

Washington, Jan. 19 (ANI): Katie Holmes, who recently became the first famous face of Bobby Brown cosmetics, has now signed a deal with a hair and care company to be their debut celebrity spokeswoman.

Google blames Facebook for copying its products

January 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Just after launching the new tools by Facebook, Google have criticized former laying it has been doing bad jobs with their products. It has labeled charges for copying of its products.

Google CEO slams Facebook for doing 'really bad job'

January 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM

Sydney, Jan.18 (ANI): Google CEO Larry Page has criticised Facebook, saying it is doing a "really bad job on their products".

Raptors lose to Bulls in overtime

January 17, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Toronto, Jan 17 (IANS) Toronto Raptors continued their bad record in overtime games after going down 105-107 to the Chicago Bulls in NBA action.

Radcliffe earned 17 mn pounds last year

January 13, 2013 at 3:29 PM

London, Jan 13 (IANS) "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe reportedly earned a profit of 17 million pounds from his work last year.

Kylie Minogue quits singing to concentrate on acting career

January 13, 2013 at 11:53 AM

London, January 13 (ANI): Kylie Minogue, who recently ended her relationship with Terry Blamey - who launched her into showbusiness - has called a halt to her music career just days after the end of celebrations of her 25th year as a singer.

Pitt to front car company?

January 13, 2013 at 1:05 AM

Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt is reportedly set to front a range of Chinese advertisements for car company Cadillac.

Dream job of testing water slides up for grabs

January 10, 2013 at 5:21 PM

New York, Jan. 10 (ANI): A holiday company has put up one of the planet's most fun jobs - a water slide tester- on offer.

Gaming firm Valve's boss calls Microsoft's Windows 8 'giant sadness'

January 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM

London, Jan 10 (ANI): Gabe Newell, chief executive of gaming company Valve has said that software giant Microsoft's Windows 8 was like a 'giant sadness'.

Lindsay partied late night despite court date looming

January 7, 2013 at 9:11 AM

London, Jan 7 (IANS) Lindsay Lohan, who has to appear in the court for her run-in with a guy, reportedly let off a little steam at the weekend by partying here with a friend until 5.a.m.

US to probe HP's 'UK software firm fraud' allegations

December 28, 2012 at 12:53 PM

London, Dec 28 (ANI): US authorities have launched an investigation into claims by Hewlett-Packard that a British software firm it bought out had fraudulent accounts.

Boeing uses potatoes as human substitutes to test in-flight Wi-Fi

December 22, 2012 at 5:01 PM

London, Dec. 22 (ANI): US aircraft maker Boeing used an unusual substitute for people to test its in-flight Wi-Fi system - potatoes.

Indonesia to get $400 mn arms credit from Russia

December 21, 2012 at 5:41 AM

Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB) will provide Indonesia a total of $399.5 million in credit to finance purchases of aircraft and related equipment from Russia's state-run arms export company Rosoboronexport.

US probe on 'Google's dominance in search results' delayed till 2013

December 19, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Washington, Dec 19 (ANI): The US authorities have planned to take some more time to study whether Internet search giant Google's proposed remedies are in the interest of consumers, according to a report.

10 things that can make job interviews successful

December 18, 2012 at 12:05 PM

Washington, December 18 (ANI): Interview skills are as important as your experiences and qualifications to get through a job interview.

Greek jailed for 52 years for raping British women

December 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM

London, Dec 11 (IANS) A 39-year-old Greek man has been jailed for 52 years for raping at knifepoint at least three British women holidaymakers during a 46-day spree on the island of Corfu.

RiRi 'wants time off to have baby with beau Chris Brown'

December 8, 2012 at 4:36 PM

London, Dec. 8 (ANI): Rihanna, who recently got back with her former boyfriend Chris Brown, is reportedly planning to have a baby with him.

Rihanna, Brown to start family?

December 7, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Los Angeles, Dec 7 (IANS) Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown are reportedly planning to have a baby together.

Ariel Winter's mum tried to leak nude pics of older daughter

December 6, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Washington, Dec, 6 (ANI): Ariel Winter's mother Crystal Workman who lost the legal guardianship of the 'Modern Family' star, reportedly contacted a Hollywood publicist and asked him to leak nude photos of her older daughter, Shanelle.

Pregnant Jessica Simpson's '$4m weightloss deal in jeopardy'

December 6, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Washington, Dec. 6 (ANI): Jessica Simpson could lose out on a 4 million dollar contract with a weight loss company, by getting pregnant just seven months after welcoming daughter Maxwell, it has been revealed.

Halle Berry and ex Aubry settled custody battle 'to avoid court psych tests'

December 6, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): Halle Berry and ex Gabriel Aubry quietly and amicably reached an agreement after a brutal Thanksgiving fight and long custody battle, because neither side wanted to endure court appointed psych tests, according to an insider.

Moscow medic held for molesting 450 kids

December 6, 2012 at 8:44 AM

Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A male nurse practitioner has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of numerous counts of sexual abuse of more than 450 children, an official said.

Now, water tap that also dries your hands

December 4, 2012 at 3:16 PM

London, December 4 (ANI): Vacuum cleaner and Airblade hand dryer maker Dyson of Malmesbury, UK, has invented a water tap that can also dry your hands.

Singapore to deport 29 Chinese bus drivers

December 2, 2012 at 8:03 AM

Singapore, Dec 2 (IANS) A total of 29 Chinese bus drivers will be deported from Singapore after their work permits were revoked following a rare protest.

Fifty Shades of Grey based adult film spurs legal action

December 1, 2012 at 10:07 AM

London, Dec 1 (ANI): Universal Studios has filed a copyright lawsuit against Los Angeles-based adult film production company Smash Pictures, claiming that material from EL James' best-selling trilogy 'Fifty Shades of Grey' was directly lifted.

Overcrowding a factor in Spain Halloween tragedy

November 29, 2012 at 10:47 AM

Madrid, Nov 29 (IANS/EFE) The crowd at the Madrid Arena was 58 percent larger than the facility's legal capacity during the Halloween party that ended in tragedy with the deaths of four young women who were crushed in a stampede.

Watson to cut ties with fashion industry

November 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM

Los Angeles, Nov 28 (IANS) "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson is cutting her ties with the fashion world so she can focus entirely on her acting career.

Olivier Martinez threatened to kill me, says Halle Berry's ex Gabriel Aubry

November 27, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Washington, Nov. 27 (ANI): Halle Berry's former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry has claimed that it was the actress' fiance Olivier Martinez, who started their Thanksgiving Day fight by unleashing profanities and threats as well as fists.