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London, Aug 24 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has broken the silence over his friendship with his ‘The Beatles’ co-member John Lennon, and denied that they shared a sour relationship.

Macca seems considerate about his dead friend’s drug use, and believes that the complaints his pal made in interviews that he sabotaged songs in the studio [...]

Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Lady Gaga, who is known for making headlines with her wacky outfits, landed in trouble during a recent trip to Russia for wearing a skimpy leather outfit.

The singer almost got herself arrested during a visit to Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow when she was stopped by the police for flashing [...]

London, April 29 (ANI): Archaeologists excavating beneath Cathedral Square in Peterborough, UK, have found the remains of ancient medieval buildings.

Up to six archaeologists a day have been working on the site for several weeks in preparation for the main square improvement works, which are being delivered by Opportunity Peterborough and Peterborough City Council.

One of [...]

New York, Apr 23 (ANI): Retired American boxer Mike Tyson has revealed at the premiere of the documentary “Tyson”, that he is no longer the man he once was and is more into his family.

The event, premiering the James Toback’s documentary, took place at Loews near Union Square, and an audience member asked Tyson if [...]

Chennai, Apr 22 (ANI/Business Wire India): TaurusQuest has signed for Space on Lease at Tata’s new TRIL Infopark IT/ITES Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

TaurusQuest’s third delivery Center will be operational at Tata IT SEZ in Chennai by 4th Quarter 2010.

TaurusQuest is [...]

London, April 12 (IANS) Most of the Pakistanis recently arrested in Britain on suspicion of involvement in an Easter terrorist plot had not reported at any college despite coming to this country on student visas, a newspaper reported Sunday.
‘Most of them hadn’t been near a college, yet somehow they got visas,’ the Sun quoted a [...]

Vatican City – Pope Benedict XVI led the traditional Easter vigil late Saturday, entering a darkened St Peter’s Basilica while carrying a tall candle – a gesture symbolizing the Christian belief in the resurrected Jesus’ illuminating presence in the world. Taking their cue from the 81-year-old pontiff, thousands of faithful gathered inside lit their own [...]

London, Apr.11 (ANI): A witness has described how he saw two Asian men filming shoppers at one of the alleged terror plot targets two weeks ago. oe Hester, 44, said he was shopping in Manchester’s Trafford Centre on March 26 when his attention was drawn to two “impeccably dressed” men who he thought were [...]

THE RAIN gods have beaten politicians this year in drought-prone Bundelkhand. A bumper monsoon – the first in 10 years – has led to a bumper crop.
And election time is also harvesting season in the region’s seven impoverished, parched districts. “We’ll think about the elections later,” says Ramakant Patel, (43) overseeing workers on his 70-acre [...]

London, Apr 1 (ANI): On the sidelines of the G-20 summit meeting are the innovative protests and demonstrations that will attract just about as much attention as the photo opportunity of world leaders shaking hands. Protestors have every intention of being innovative and clever and fool the over 20,000 cops who will be on duty [...]

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Brit soul singer Amy Winehouse, 25, pleaded “not guilty” to a charge of assault during a London courtroom hearing.

The singer, who stated her name as Amy Jade Civil, had very little to say during the 15-minute hearing in the City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 17, reports People magazine.

The Rehab [...]

Cairo – An hour after a bomb exploded near the steps of Cairo’s landmark Hussein Mosque in the heart of the city’s Medieval quarter, little remained to testify to the chaos and the panic that had so recently gripped the area.
Footprints led through puddles of blood on the mosque’s marble steps. Plainclothes police rapidly [...]

Baghdad, Feb 23 (Xinhua) Two civilians were killed and 13 injured in two bomb attacks targeting police patrols in the Iraqi capital Monday, an interior ministry source said.
‘An explosion struck a police patrol near the Andulus square in Baghdad’s central district of Karrada, killing two civilians and wounding six people, including two policemen,’ the source [...]

Dresden, Germany – Leftists battled Saturday with riot police escorting a march by far-right protesters in Dresden, Germany.
Much of the German city was destroyed and thousands of Germans burned to death by Allied firebomb raids late February 13 and early February 14, 1945. German neo-Nazis claim the Allies committed a war crime. Left-right clashes [...]

Tehran – State-organized mass demonstrations started on Tuesday throughout Iran, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the revolution that established the Islamic Republic in Iran.
According to state media, millions of people nationwide and hundreds of thousands in the capital Tehran will attend the rallies to show their solidarity with the Islamic administration.
The crowds in the [...]

Colombo – Civilians caught in fighting between government forces and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka were fleeing further into rebel-held areas on Friday, as President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured the UN on the safety of civilians.
Dr T Sathyamoorthy, based in a makeshift hospital in the conflict zone, who was speaking by telephone, said that civilians, [...]

Zagreb – Archaeologists in the Adriatic town of Rijeka have discovered mosaic floors dating from the 5th century, Croatian daily Novi list reported on Tuesday.
The floor mosaic, around 40 square metres large, is a part of an old basilica that was built on top of ancient Roman therms.
The mosaics have motifs including crosses, diamonds and [...]

Copenhagen – Thousands of people gathered Tuesday in downtown Copenhagen to protest the ongoing violence in Gaza.
The protest at the main city hall square was organized by among others opposition parties and trade unions. Organizers estimated 5,000 people attended.
Earlier Tuesday, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Israel and Hamas to cease the violence.
Rasmussen [...]

Cairo – Archaeologists have discovered a massive sarcophagus, along with mummified remains and golden finger coverings, in the burial chamber of a recently discovered pyramid near Cairo.
According to Egyptian officials, archaeologists used an entrance carved out a thousand years ago by grave robbers to access the 16 square metre burial chamber. The original entrance to [...]

Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): The US Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies have released a bulletin reminding local law enforcement that the inauguration could present an enticing target for potential terrorists.
But the bulletin states that there is currently no credible threat information related to President elect Barck Obama’s oath taking ceremony on January [...]