Michael Douglas’ son charged with drug dealing
The son of Hollywood star Michael Douglas has been charged with dealing the drug methamphetamine, prosecutors said. Cameron Douglas, 30, is accused in a complaint seen making tens-of-thousands of dollars dealing the drug, often known as crystal meth. Prosecutors presented evidence from undercover witnesses...

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Diamond and jewellery group cultural programme Mumbai: Actress Bipasha Basu poses for a picture during a cultural programme organised by a diamond and jewellery group. reuters

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‘The Pharaoh of Pop’
* Egyptian bust a dead ringer for Michael Jackson An ancient Egyptian bust on display at the Field Museum in Chicago has been the focus of interest since the star’s death as visitors double-take at the eerie similarities between the 3,000-year-old statue and the singer. The limestone statue...

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‘Mercurial Manoeuvres Pas de Deux’ Vail: Tiler Peck and Adrian Danchig-Waring of ‘Morphoses, The Wheeldon Company’ perform ‘Mercurial Manoeuvres Pas de Deux’ at the Gerald R Ford Amphitheatre. AP

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Swiss seek Pope’s blessing to stop glacier melting
After centuries of praying for a local glacier to stop growing, Swiss villagers are now seeking an audience with Pope Benedict to get his blessing for prayers against the global warming that is causing it to recede. In 1678, the inhabitants of the Alpine villages of Fieschertal and Fiesch made a formal...

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Barbie’s 50th birthday party Amman: A Jordanian model, dressed like Barbie, is cheered by children upon her arrival at a toy store during Barbie’s 50th birthday party. reuters

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Georgian blogger blames Russia for massive cyber assault
A Georgian blogger known as ‘Cyxymu’ on Saturday blamed Russia for a massive cyber assault that affected millions of Internet users worldwide by disrupting popular sites like Twitter and Facebook. Speaking to AFP in the Georgian capital, the blogger said he believed Russia was behind the distributed-denial-of-service...

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