Indonesian villagers protest new Julia Roberts film
Dozens of angry Indonesian villagers demanded thousands of dollars from the crew filming Julia Roberts’ new movie, ‘Eat, Pray, Love’, officials said yesterday. Embarrassed officials said that when the crew arrived in Bali island’s Bentuyung village a month ahead of schedule, locals blocked roads and... 
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Oops!: Britney does it again as single debuts at No. 1
Oops, Britney Spears has done it again, with the US pop singer cementing her comeback with a new single ‘3’ rocketing to No 1 in its debut week. Proving her popularity has not waned despite a personal and career meltdown in 2007 and 2008, ‘3’ entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the top, making her...
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Shahrukh Khan poses in a martial arts uniform
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan poses in a martial arts uniform after receiving a certificate for his honourary black belt title in taekwondo from Kim Sik during an event held by the Korean National Tourism Organisation. afp
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Man charged with punching singer Leona Lewis
A man has been charged with assault and detained for psychiatric assessment after an attack on British singer Leona Lewis in a London bookshop, police said. Lewis, who won the British television talent show ‘The X-Factor’ and has topped charts around the world, was signing copies of her autobiography...
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‘Mamma Mia’ gets standing ovation on Red Carpet Night!
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The internationally acclaimed musical ‘Mamma Mia’ received a standing ovation at the Red Carpet Night attended by the who’s who of Karachi including showbiz celebrities, media and socialites.
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus’ popular and famous musical ‘Mamma Mia’...
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Maldives cabinet rehearses underwater meeting
Ministers in the Maldives dived in their final rehearsals Friday ahead of an underwater cabinet meeting this weekend aimed at drawing attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation. Ministers in full scuba gear undertook a practice dive to 20 feet near the Girifushi island, 25 minutes...
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Evening dress with spangle embroidery
Tokyo: A model displays an evening dress with spangle embroidery during Jun Ashida’s 2010 spring and summer collection. afp
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Taiwan bans civil servants’ web games
Taiwan on Thursday issued a blanket ban on Internet games in government offices, following reports of civil servants immersing themselves in a Facebook game in office hours. “Civil servants are not allowed to use the Internet for non-work related matters during office hours,” the Central Personnel Administration...
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Mexico City puts police on diet
Authorities in Mexico City are putting the police on a diet, in a health campaign in the world’s second-most obese country, after the United States. Some of the 1,300 police officers taking part in the new scheme, run by the capital’s Public Security and Health ministries, were weighed, measured and...
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Almost half of US woman are primary breadwinners
Women now make up nearly half of the US workforce, compared to the third they constituted 40 years ago, and the vast majority of Americans think this is a good thing, according to a Time magazine poll. Some 40 percent of US women are the primary breadwinner for their family, according to the survey...
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Baby survives after being run over by train
A six-month-old baby boy whose pram rolled onto railway tracks in front of an oncoming train has survived with only a bump to the head, officials said. The child, who was strapped into his stroller when the accident occurred, was dragged about 35 metres by the train as it pulled into Ashburton station...
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Jackson, ‘Barakula’ masks are US Halloween favourites
Here’s a way to frighten the neighbours on Halloween: wear a mask looking like convicted multi-billion-dollar swindler Bernard Madoff, a vampire-president ‘Barakula,’ or the late Michael Jackson. Rubber masks of the trio are among the most popular purchases by Americans eager to shake off the economic...
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