Monthly Archives: August 2012
50 Cent hits Kanye West by branding Kim Kardashian “trash”
50 Cent hit rival Kanye West below the belt by branding his girlfriend Kim Kardashian “trash”. The rapper has surely kicked off a new feud...
Perseid Meteors Shower 2012: spectacular sky show expected this weekend
The annual Perseid meteors are expected to put on a spectacular sky show this weekend. Glare from a waning crescent moon may interfere with viewing. But...
Mitt Romney to announce Paul Ryan as running mate in Virginia
Mitt Romney, the US Republican presidential candidate, is to reveal his choice for running mate in the November election on Saturday, his campaign says. The...
Hillary Clinton arrives in Turkey for Syria talks
Hillary Clinton has arrived in Turkey for talks on the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria. The US Secretary of State will meet Turkish leaders as...
Director Mel Stuart dies aged 83 at his Beverly Hills home
Mel Stuart, the director of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has died at his Beverly Hills home aged 83. Mel Stuart’s family said he...
Drunk Norwegian tourist naps on moving baggage belt at Rome’s Fiumicino airport
X-ray has identified a Norwegian tourist sleeping on a moving baggage belt at Rome's Fiumicino airport. The unnamed 36 year-old man reportedly climbed over one...
Debbie Rowe may demand custody of Prince and Paris if Michael Jackson’s family war isn’t resolved
Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson’s two older children, Prince and Paris, has warned she will demand custody if the civil war in...
Justin Bieber’s perfume Girlfriend sells one every minute in the opening week
Following an exclusive launch, The Perfume Shop recorded that it sold one bottle of Justin Bieber’s new fragrance Girlfriend every minute in the opening...
Nena von Schlebrugge, Uma Thurman’s mother, as a young model in 1950s London images
Nena von Schlebrugge, Uma Thurman’s mother, posed for Vogue when she worked as model in the 1950s. The shots were taken in a London alleyway...
Gu Kailai admits murdering Neil Heywood due to a mental breakdown
Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced top politician Bo Xilai, has admitted murdering British businessman Neil Heywood and blamed her actions on a mental breakdown,...
Wikipedia locks Mitt Romney page entries
The Wikipedia pages dedicated to US presidential candidate Mitt Romney and other members of the Republican Party who may run alongside him have been...
Crème Fraîche de Beauté by Nuxe aims to give your skin 24-hour hydration
The new generation of Crème Fraîche de Beauté by Nuxe is a range of deliciously light and moisturizing skin savers tipped as the next...
Email pitfalls we all should avoid
Before clicking “send” on your e-mails is better to take a little more care. Spelling or grammatical errors in the message can leave a lasting...
Juventus coach Antonio Conte given 10-month ban over match-fixing
Antonio Conte, Juventus manager and coach, has been banned for 10 months after an investigation into match-fixing. Last year Antonio Conte, 43, led the club...
Texting Championship: Austin Weirschke wins US’s fastest texter title
Austin Weirschke, a teenager from Wisconsin, has out-tapped the competition to hold onto the title of being the US's fastest texter. Austin Weirschke, 17, beat...
Stressed men prefer heavier women
New research has shown that when placed under stressful situations, men rate larger women as more attractive. British researchers found that men exposed to tasks...
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt wedding: plans for huge party at Chateau Miraval spark speculation
Preparations for a huge party at the French home of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have sparked fevered speculation that they are secretly preparing...
Britney Spears poses as Cleopatra for her latest fragrance Fantasy Twist campaign
Britney Spears took time out of her busy schedule to focus on her business empire as she shot her latest fragrance Fantasy Twist campaign...
Blake Fielder-Civil is showing small signs of improvement from coma
Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy Winehouse's former husband, was rushed into hospital two nights ago after suffering from multiple organ failure. And although he's still in a...
Google Voice Search will now offer similar features to Apple’ Siri
Google is unveiling an enhanced version of Voice Search to its iPhone app that could rival Apple's inbuilt Siri software. Google announced on Wednesday that...
Egypt’s Bedouin tribal leaders back Sinai offensive
Egypt's Bedouin tribal leaders in Sinai peninsula have agreed to help restore security in the lawless border area with the Gaza Strip and Israel. In...
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stirs up islands dispute
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is visiting islands also claimed by Japan, in a move set to raise diplomatic tensions. Lee Myung-bak flew to the...
Lakhdar Bahrimi to be appointed as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria
Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, according to diplomats. If confirmed, Lakhdar Brahimi would...
Pentagon supports worm warrior project Meshworm for a potential military use
US engineers have created Meshworm, a robot that mimics a worm's movements - crawling along surfaces by contracting segments of its body. The technique allows...
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