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Kidnapped at 11, raped for 18 yrs: US victim tells all
A California woman kidnapped as a schoolgirl and repeatedly raped over 18 years in captivity described graphic details of her ordeal, in a first ever TV interview aired on Sunday on ABC. Jaycee Dugard, who was 11 when she was seized and kept in a back yard compound by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in 1991, [...]
Bond of life: 007 ties knot
LONDON: British actors Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have married, a US representative for Craig said on Sunday. “They are married,” said an LA spokesman for the 43-year-old actor, best known for playing superspy James Bond in the film franchise. He provided no more details. People magazine said the couple, who were first cited as [...]
Coming soon: a horror story on American Fritzl’s victim?
London, Sept 20 (ANI): Publishers and Hollywood studios have begun a multi-million dollar bidding war for the rights to sex slave Jaycee Dugard’s horrifying life story. Fresh details of the American Fritzl’s victim have emerged, including that in the early days of her captivity, the terrified schoolgirl was so hungry she ate bugs and worms [...]
Pak inks 220-million-dollar satellite deal with China
Islamabad, Sep. 19 (ANI): Pakistan has signed an agreement with China to provide a 220-million-dollar financial grant to help the Islamic country launch a communication satellite. The operational life of Pakistan’s existing satellite PAKSAT-1 will be over in November 2011. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui and Pakistan’s Economic Affairs Secretary Farrukh Qayyum signed the [...]
Jennifer Aniston not interested in other stars’ lives
London, Sep 19 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston is livid over the public interest in her private life, as she herself doesn’t care what other stars are doing. The ‘Friends’ star has vowed not to discuss her personal life, and is unhappy with the idea of strangers reading about her personal matters. “I don’t know about your [...]
UK commander says dialogue with Taliban insurgents necessary to end Afghan war
Kabul, Sep 18(ANI): In an ambitious aim to help bring an end to the eight-year war in Afghanistan by persuading the Taliban to lay down their arms, British Army Lt. Gen Sir Graeme Lamb said that many Taliban activists have “done nothing wrong”, rather they have taken to arms as “they have anger and grievances, [...]
Brit men having moob jobs on the rise
London, Sep 18 (ANI): It has emerged that more and more Brit men are having cosmetic surgery to get rid of their “moobs”. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), there has been a 44 per cent year-on-year rise in the number of men wanting to get rid of their ‘man boobs’. [...]
Jumbos enjoy a day off at a wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal
Jalpaiguri, Sep 18 (ANI): Captive elephants, used by the forest officials to supervise the area, enjoyed a royal treat at the Jaldapara Sanctuary in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The forest officials use elephants to supervise the area since most of the sanctuary is inaccessible by vehicle or on foot. Every year on the occasion [...]
Lap dancing, a routine part of British workplaces
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Lap dancing has become a part of British working life, a campaign group has said. According to The Fawcett Society, which campaigns for women’s rights, companies in the UK are turning a blind eye to the use of sex clubs by workers. The group found that some firms knowingly authorise the [...]
Stem cell transplantation may correct rare genetic disorder in kids
Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): Scripps Research Institute scientists have offered new hope for parents whose children suffer from the rare genetic disorder ‘cystinosis’ by showing through an experiment on mice that stem cell transplantation can successfully correct the defect. “After meeting the children who suffer from this disease, like an 18-year-old who has already had [...]
Gardening helped Michelle Williams cope with Heath Ledger’s death
London, September 17 (ANI): Michelle Williams has revealed that gardening helped her cope with the death of her former fiance Heath Ledger. The actress gave birth to the late star’s daughter Matilda, who was just 2 years old when Ledger died last year of an accidental drug overdose. The Brokeback Mountain star, who had parted [...]
Jharkhand man begs for alms to run orphanage
Dampara (Jharkhand), Sept 17 (ANI): Kantha Singh, a former motor mechanic, plays good samaritan for 42 orphans from tribal communities and runs an orphanage by begging for alms at Dampara village in Jharkhand. Started in 2007, the orphanage had just 15 children. These children have been rendered homeless due to reckless alcoholism and polygamy prevalent [...]
Katona’s ‘hubby wants to leak couple’s sex tape on net to ease cash crisis’
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Already troubled Kerry Katona fears getting into more mess as hubby Mark Croft wants to sell off a steamy sex tape of the couple to alleviate their cash crunch, it has emerged. Pals say Katona’s former taxi driver hubby tried to sell the idea to her, which has made the ex-Atomic [...]
Bees protecting tree sting Chinese man
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): A Chinese man was hospitalised after he was stung by more than a hundred bees while chopping a tree last week. The incident took place in Changjiang, Hainan province, reports the China Daily. Chen, a farmer, had to be rushed to the hospital by his colleague, and others who feared [...]
Coming soon: Harry Potter theme park
London, Sep 16 (ANI): Harry Potter fans can soon experience the thrills of the adventures of the hugely popular boy wizard, for a new theme park based on the hit franchise is set to open next year. The theme park, called ‘The Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter’, is set to open in spring 2010 at [...]