Japanese films dominate Asian Film Awards
Japanese stars and moviemakers celebrate the annual Asian Film Awards. The country’s films dominated the glitzy ceremony in Hong Kong, scooping best picture, best director and best actor titles, and halting South Korea’s stranglehold over the event. Tokyo Sonata, a portrait of the breakdown of a Japanese... 
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30 Rock
Florida: Disney princesses Belle (L), Cinderella (C) and Snow White (R) pose with ‘30 Rock’ star executive producer Tina Fey (2nd L) and ‘ER’ star John Stamos inside Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista. reuters
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Harrison Ford proposes to girlfriend
US actor Harrison Ford is engaged to be married to longtime girlfriend Calista Flockhart, People magazine reported. It quoted sources close to the couple as saying Ford, 66, surprised girlfriend Flockhart, 44, with an engagement ring during the Valentine’s Day weekend while they were away on a family...
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Indonesian promoter to sue after NERD ‘no-show’
An Indonesian promoter threatened to sue the management of US hip-hop group NERD for cancelling a show in Jakarta after they ran into trouble with the law in neighbouring Malaysia. NERD were due to play in the Indonesian capital but called off the gig at the last minute over fears of similar trouble...
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The Boat that Rocked
London: Actress Gemma Arterton arrives for the world premiere of ‘The Boat that Rocked’. reuters
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‘Knowing’ tops North American box office
Knowing, the sci-fi action thriller starring Nicolas Cage, made its debut over the weekend at the top of the box office with 24.6 million dollars in ticket sales, final industry figures showed. Directed and written by Alex Proyas, maker of I, Robot, the film tracks astrophysicist John Koestler (Cage)...
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Delhi Fashion Week
New Delhi: A model presents a creation from Indian designer Rohit Bal’s Autumn/Winter collection on the final day of Delhi Fashion Week. reuters
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New watch ‘tells the future’
Swiss watch-makers have teamed up with Indian fortune tellers to design a watch that claims to predict the future. The watch features a bedpan-shaped section which turns brown when “the s*** is about to hit the fan”, claim the makers.
Swiss makers Borgeaud say the bedpan turns brown when dark...
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Kayaker’s daredevil fall
A daredevil kayak enthusiast rode down a 127ft waterfall to claim a new world record in Brazil. Pedro Olivia hit speeds of 70mph in his freefall down the Salto Belo falls into the Rio Sacre, a tributary of the Amazon, reports the Daily Telegraph. The stunt, which took just 2.9 seconds, shattered the...
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‘Unafraid’ of Internet, China appears to block YouTube
China is not afraid of the Internet, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, even as access to the popular video sharing site YouTube appeared to be blocked.
YouTube has unavailable for users in China, which filters the Internet for content critical of Communist Party rule, since late on Monday....
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‘Spider-Man’ rescues autistic Thai boy
A Thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony, police said Tuesday. Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities on Monday when an autistic pupil, scared of attending his first day at school,...
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Willy silly prank
A student made a secret addition to his family’s mansion home - by painting a 60ft penis on the roof. Andy and Clare McInnes were delighted when builders finished the new flat roof on their £1million house, reports The Sun. But it gave their son Rory, 18, who had just watched a documentary about Google...
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Astronaut tests stink-free underwear
Teenage boys, are you tired of embarrassing questions about when you last changed underwear? Japan’s space scientists may have just the answer — a line of odor-free underwear and casual clothing. Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese astronaut to live on the International Space Station, is testing the clothes,...
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Hero surgeon saves patient
An Italian surgeon finished a brain operation on a patient - despite suffering a heart attack. Doctor Claudio Vitale, 59, realised his patient would never recover if he stopped the operation to seek treatment for himself. So he carried on for 30 minutes in the operating theatre at Cardarelli hospital,...
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Mystery diner pays back
A customer who fled a Swansea curry house without paying has finally paid up - 13 years later. The mystery diner left the Indian restaurant in Mumbles, Swansea, without paying for the £10 meal back in 1996. Now he has sent police £60 cash and an anonymous letter asking them to settle the bill, reports...
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