Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Tokyo: US science fiction television series ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ (Second Season) actress Summer Glau and actor Brian Austin Green pose for a photo session during a press conference. afp
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Brangelina ‘at each other’s throats’ over Jennifer Aniston!
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt quashed rumours that their relationship is in trouble by putting up a united front at the Cannes premiere of ‘Inglourious Basterds’ with Pitt claiming that he has never been happier in his entire life. However, latest reports claim that the show of togetherness was just... 
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‘Slumdog’ child stars to get new homes
Two child actors from the Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are to get permanent homes after their shanty town dwellings were demolished, officials said. They said ‘Slumdog’ director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson, who set up a trust for the slum dwellers, asked officials of the Tata...
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Hilton denies being thrown out of yacht
Socialite Paris Hilton denied reports claiming she got kicked out from a yacht at Cannes for getting too intimate with boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. The socialite slammed the media for spreading wrong news in her MySpace blog, saying that the writers ‘have no credibility’. British daily newspaper Mirror...
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British talent judge defends Boyle after ‘outburst’
British talent show judge Piers Morgan defended Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle after she was left ‘in floods of tears’ following a reported foul-mouthed outburst this week.
Morgan, one of the judges on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, said the pressure on the 48-year-old spinster had showed during...
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Critics worry reality TV kids are exploited
* Media frenzy over reality show 'Jon & Kate Plus 8'
* Billed as family show, ratings rise as marriage crumbles
* Brother and sister-in-law say stop exploiting kids
Hollywood abounds with child stars whose lives went off the rails, but the boom in reality TV raises new ethical...
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Britons see French as sexier, but less witty
British expatriates living in France find French people sexier and better dressed — particularly French women — but not as witty or good company, according to a poll. Britons who have settled in France say they are happier and healthier, seeing French people as having stronger family values, less crime...
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UFO ‘saved Earth’
A Russian scientist has claimed that an alien spaceship sacrificed itself to prevent a gigantic meteor from destroying earth a century ago. According to The Sun, Dr Yuri Labvin, head of the Tunguska Spatial Phenomenon Foundation, has found quartz slabs with strange markings that he thinks were part...
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China to crack down on Internet bars
China will launch a four-month crackdown on unapproved Internet cafes, state media said Thursday, signalling heightened vigilance ahead of two politically sensitive anniversaries. The crackdown, lasting from June 1 to September 30, is aimed at preventing youths from gaining access to obscene and violent...
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Russian girl discovered ‘behaving like dog’
Russian child protection officers have taken into care a five-year-old girl who barks and laps up food like a dog having had more contact with canines than humans, police said on Wednesday. The girl had been found in a filthy apartment living with relatives but also large numbers of cats and dogs, with...
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Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival
Beijing: Performers hold lanterns during a performance celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. ap
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King Abdulah goes undercover to check services
Jordan’s King Abdulah II disguised himself in a black dishdasha or thob and traditional red-and-white keffiyeh to inspect services at a health ministry centre in Amman, an official said. “The king, who was also holding a walking stick, visited the centre this morning and mingled with people to inspect...
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Thieves nab bear bones
Police are looking for the skeleton of a 16,000 year-old bear that was stolen from a cave turned into a museum near Sarajevo. A spokeswoman said that Interpol and the border police have been given photos of the missing skeleton. Mladen Samardzic, in charge of the cave museum Orlovaca said the stolen...
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Groom drinks too much at wedding, dies
A Taiwanese groom died on his wedding day after having too much wine and beer to drink, police and local media said. The man, 35, an insurance company worker surnamed Wu passed out at home after drinking too much at a high-end restaurant in Taipei among more than 100 wedding guests, the Liberty Times...
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‘DTXTR’ translates teen text into English
If you’re wondering — or 1dering — there’s a new online translation tool that helps decipher the code. Mobile phone maker LG Electronics MobileComm USA has launched ‘DTXTR,’ a Web service which translates teen text speech into plain English. Plug in text shortcuts such as OMG! or 2G2BT and get back...
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Old lottery ticket worth millions
An Australian woman who checked a bunch of old lottery tickets because she was worried about her family’s finances found she had won more than 10 million US dollars 10 months ago, officials said Thursday. The university student in her 30s won 13,185,273 Australian dollars after checking the 10-month...
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