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Colombo, May 17 (ANI): A visibly jubilant President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka from Jordan on Sunday where he announced his military’s victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

After arriving in Colombo having cut short his visit, [...]

Berlin – Germany’s president, Horst Koehler, congratulated new US President Barack Obama by telegram Tuesday on his inauguration and invited him to visit Germany soon.
Obama has in effect two counterparts in Germany: Koehler as head of state and Chancellor Angela Merkel as head of government. Merkel had earlier Tuesday welcomed Obama in remarks on German [...]

Stuttgart – Daimler of Germany confirmed Tuesday its desire to sell the one-fifth of US automaker Chrysler which it still owns after their unhappy marriage.
“We continue to be interested in selling the 19.9 per cent,” said a spokeswoman in Stuttgart, the same day as Chrysler and Fiat announced a preliminary agreement to merge.
The German carmaker’s [...]

Rome – Pope Benedict XVI welcomed Sunday Israeli’s unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza and called on the parties to take the opportunity to establish a lasting peace.
The pope in his Angelus prayers, said he stood behind all those on both sides of the conflict “who believe that there is room for everyone in the Holy [...]

Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): “Ugly Betty” star Rebecca Romijn has given birth to twin girls, her rep has confirmed.
Romijn and husband Jerry O”Connell welcomed twin girls, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, on December 28, her rep told Usmagazine.com.
“Mother, father and both girls are all home and doing well,” says her rep.
Howard Stern first [...]

London, January 5 (ANI): Guy Ritchie reportedly spent the New Year alone at his country estate in England – as his eight-year marriage with Madonna came to an end.
The ‘RocknRolla’ director was said to have been on his own in his Wiltshire mansion while the Queen of Pop welcomed 2009 with their three kids in [...]

Washington, Jan 03 (ANI): Pete Wentz, who recently entered fatherhood, has revealed his New Year’’s resolution – it is not to swear around his son Bronx Mowgli.

The ‘Hallelujah’ hitmaker and wife Ashlee Simpson welcomed Bronx in November 2008.

Wentz revealed that he has “a bit of a bad mouth.”

“I’m working on not swearing [...]

By Kamna Mathur
Lucknow, Jan.2 (ANI): As people in north India welcomed the first morning of the New Year with a smile on their face, people in Lucknow had a tough time coping with a chilling breeze and dense fog on Thursday.
The dipping temperature with chilling breeze and fog made life too difficult for everyone [...]