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Pope signs letter on child abuse cases in Ireland
Pope Benedict XVI Friday signed a highly anticipated pastoral letter to Catholics in Ireland dealing with a child sex abuse scandal involving priests, the Vatican...


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Headley convicted over Mumbai conspiracy Headley convicted over Mumbai conspiracy
US citizen David Headley has pleaded guilty to finding the targets for the 2008 attacks on the Indian city of...
UN envoy says Pakistan should not have arrested Taliban leadersUN envoy says Pakistan should not have arrested Taliban leaders
The BBC has reported that the UN's former envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has made strong criticisms of Pakistan's recent arrest of high-ranking Taliban...
Polanski lawyers cite prosecutorial misconduct for appealPolanski lawyers cite prosecutorial misconduct for appeal
Lawyers for film director Roman Polanski have filed an appeal to ask for a special investigation into alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex...
Spiteful lover shoots little girl through the faceSpiteful lover shoots little girl through the face
A man who was convicted of shooting a five-year-old girl in the face has been given a long jail sentence in a court in the US state of...
Obama to stay home for health care voteObama to stay home for health care vote
US President Barack Obama has cancelled forthcoming trips to Indonesia and Australia so he can stay home to oversee controversial healthcare...
Now, a gel to end misery of cleft palates
In a novel study, Oxford scientists have developed a gel that may soon heal the misery of cleft palates in...
Hemsworth's parents 'loved' Cyrus
'Hanna Montana' star Miley Cyrus was welcomed by boyfriend Liam Hemsworth's family. He revealed his parents 'loved' his...
Stripper in Sandra Bullock split posed for Nazi pics
The stripper and tattoo model linked to this week's split between Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and her husband posed for pictures in Nazi regalia and had racist symbols inked on her legs, the celebrity website TMZ.com reported...
Genetically modified mosquitos may help fight malaria
Japanese scientists have developed a genetically modified mosquito that vaccinates as it bites and could help prevent the spread of...
Nicole Richie still undecided about wedding dress
Socialite Nicole Richie has revealed she is still undecided on her wedding...
Allen has doubts over Carla Bruni's role in film
French First Lady Carla Bruni's starring role in a Woody Allen movie is under threat, as the legendary director is having second thoughts about casting...
50 Cent will never retire from music
Rapper 50 Cent insists he has no intention of quitting the music industry but admits he will have to change if he wants to continue to be one of the world's biggest...
Pete Doherty praises British penal system
Troubled English singer Pete Doherty has branded the British prison system a success, insisting jailing criminals stops them...
New terrifying dino species discovered in China
A British Phd student has discovered a terrifying new species of dinosaur in China, an eight-foot long creature with scythe-like...
Janet Jackson's weight issues started since she was 10
Pop star Janet Jackson's struggle with her much-talked about weight problems began at the age of 10 when TV producers asked her to lose weight for a role, she...
Houston not heading back to rehab
Whitney Houston's lawyer has dismissed 'ridiculous' media reports that the singer-actress was heading back to a rehabilitation...
Pattinson worried about 'Remember Me'
Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson is worried about the fate of his upcoming film 'Remember Me' as it isn't the 'happy romantic drama' audiences may be...
Mentor sues Lady Gaga for $35 million
Producer Rob Fusari has filed a $35 million lawsuit against singer Lady Gaga alleging that she dumped him as soon as she became a...
Peter Andre to get rid of Katie Price tattoo
Singer Peter Andre is in the process of completely switching off ex-wife Katie Price with the removal of her name tattooed on his wedding-ring...
McQueen to receive posthumous fashion honour
Designer Alexander McQueen will be posthumously honoured by the fashion world at an industry event in...
Myanmar opposition party to sue junta over election laws
Myanmar's main opposition party decided Friday to sue the military-run government for issuing unfair election laws, opposition sources...
Bangladesh shuts three phone operators for illegal telephony
Bangladesh has suspended operations of three private phone operators in less than a week for allegedly running unlicenced phone services, a spokesman of the telecom regulatory body said...
Katherine Heigl suffers wardrobe malfunction
Actress Katherine Heigl faced an embarrassing situation when one of the straps broke on her red dress in the middle of her acceptance speech at an award function in Las...
Liverpool face Benfica, Atletico face Spanish rivals Valencia
Liverpool will face Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Europa League following Friday's draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon while Atletico Madrid take on Primera Liga rivals Valencia in an all-Spanish...
UAE to host Islamic embroidery exhibition
The rich tradition of Islamic embroidery, from Pakistan to Morocco, will be showcased at an exhibition starting April 6 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, WAM news agency said...
Indian American store clerk gunned down in Kansas
Gurpreet Singh, an Indian American working his final shift as a night clerk at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Kansas City, Missour, was gunned down during a...
No PCB contracts for Younis, Yousuf, Malik
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday left out former captains Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik from the central...
Gerard Butler to play perverse leprechaun
Scottish actor Gerard Butler is to play a foul-mouthed and perverse leprechaun in an upcoming...
Russia to resume space tourist programme in 2-3 years
Space tourists will be again able to fly on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station in two to three years, Russia's top space official said...
'Addams Family' in 3-D?
Director Tim Burton is reportedly planning a 3-D version of popular TV horror-comedy 'The Addams...
'France offers joint nuclear deterrence, Britain reluctant'
French and British officials have discussed a nuclear deterrence-sharing scheme but Britain has opposed the idea 'so far' on grounds of political unacceptability, a media report said...
Adam Dell fathered Padma Lakshmi's daughter
Adam Dell, younger brother of computer tycoon Michael Dell, is the father of supermodel Padma Lakshmi's daughter Krishna, according to...
Penelope Cruz avoids necklaces
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz prefers earrings and bracelets to...
Indian charged with murder of tourist in Singapore
Singapore authorities Friday charged an Indian man with the murder this week of a 30-year-old Philippine tourist, a media report...
Nearly 150 students arrested in Nepal vice crackdown
In a massive crackdown on vice, police in Nepal Friday said they had arrested nearly 150 students from a discotheque here that has been raided in the past too for alleged illegal...
Middle East Quartet meets in Moscow
Leaders of the so-called Middle East Quartet of the UN, US, European Union and Russia are meeting in Moscow Friday for talks on the way forward in the impasse on the Israeli/Palestinian...
Tiger Woods sex texts to mistress exposed
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Joslyn James has put 122 explicit text messages sent by him on her...
Who is greater friend? India or China? Dhaka debates
As Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tours China, a debate is brewing in Bangladesh. Who is a greater friend? India or China? The answers...
Smoking may impair women's cognition
Men and women with a history of alcohol abuse may not see long-term negative effects on their memory and thinking but female smokers do, a new study...
Cardiac rehabilitation can help heart patients
Researchers have found that cardiac rehabilitation is associated with significantly reduced mortality rates for patients who have had stents placed to treat blockages in coronary...
Damian is the only man in my life: Pamela
'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson says Damian Whitewood is the only man in her life and that he gets her 'undivided...
Fight over India bid drives Nepal to passport disaster
April 1 bodes to be no laughing matter for Nepal with the fledgling republic heading for a passport disaster as the ruling parties continue to bicker over a bid by an Indian company to print new...
India gets $1 bn World Bank loan to improve education
The World Bank has approved two education projects worth $1.05 billion for India, designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to improve the quality of engineering education across the...
Winslet to return to native town
After her split with filmmaker husband Sam Mendes, Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet is planning to move to Britain from the...
Baldwin's war of words with journo
Actor Alec Baldwin had a feud with a tabloid journalist who alleged he had fallen out with '30 Rock' co-star Tina...
'Way paved for excellent commercial outcome of Obama visit'
The groundwork has been laid for an 'excellent trade and commercial outcome' of President Barack Obama's expected visit to India later this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said...
Myanmar frees jailed US citizen
The US welcomed the release of a naturalised US citizen and democracy activist who had been jailed since September in the Asian...
India wants US help to become a world-class manufacturing hub
India has invited US companies to take advantage of its rapid growth and help shape the country into a world-class manufacturing hub with greater investment in its...
Headley may still be available to Indian investigators
Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley's guilty plea on the condition that he be spared the death penalty as well as extradition to India is not as big a setback as it might appear from New Delhi. There is enough sting in his plea agreement to ensure that Headley is available to Indian investigators looking into the larger conspiracy related to the overall planning of the Mumbai...