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Katy Perry often pays for John Mayer's massages. The American singers have been dating for several months, keeping things on the lowdown before going public with their love in December. They have been spotted out and about enjoying dates, with Katy apparently happy to treat her beau when they are together....

Adele reportedly couldn't wait to leave a star-studded after-party so she could go back to her hotel and "watch herself on telly". The British singer was stunned when she picked up the Best Original Song Golden Globe Award for her track Skyfall earlier this...

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Lahore: Pakistan has launched a judicial inquiry into the death of Indian national Chambel Singh, who was serving a five-year jail term for spying, following allegations that he died after being beaten by prison staff. Refuting reports that Singh was beaten up, Ishtiaq Ahmed, the Additional Superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail said the Indian prisoner had developed pains in his chest while having breakfast on January 15 and was taken to a state-run hospital. "We shifted him to Jinnah Hospital, where doctors...

Colombo: The US, which has been vociferously criticising Sri Lanka's human rights records during the civil war, will assess the island's progress on the recommendations of a post-war committee that suggested several ways to end the ethnic conflict. A team of three senior US officials, including an...

Kathmandu: India Saturday gifted 18 ambulances to Nepal as part of the Republic Day celebrations being held here by the Indian Embassy. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Jayanta Prasad hosted a reception in the...

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar has rejected the latest U.S. criticism of its conflict with ethnic Kachin rebels, and deplores that Washington still calls the country by its old name, Burma, according to a statement published Saturday. A Myanmar Foreign Ministry statement published in the state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper "rejected" a news release issued Thursday by the U.S. Embassy that had expressed "deep concern" over the ongoing violence in Kachin state in northern Myanmar. The U.S. statement also noted that according to media and NGO reports, Myanmar's army...

New Delhi: Two hugely popular video games, including "Call Of Duty: Black Ops II", have been ordered off store shelves in Pakistan for portraying Pakistanis as terrorists. According to gameinformer, the world's largest video game magazine, the All Pakistan CD, DVD, Audio Cassette Traders and Manufacturers Association has directed that "Call of Duty: Black Ops II' and "Medal of Honour: Warfighter" be taken off the shelves as they "show Pakistan in very poor light". "Call of Duty: Black Ops II", a first-person shooter game by Activision Blizzard, has an episode where the player is in Lahore and brutally kills Pakistanis while "Medal of Honour: Warfighter", another first-person shooter by...

Taking a brisk stroll daily can help lower your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease, say scientists. A team at the University of Nottingham has found that a stress hormone produced during a brisk stroll can protect the brain from memory loss, the Mirror...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have identified a protein, known as IRHOM2, as the potential new target for drugs to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The finding could provide an effective and potentially less toxic alternative therapy to tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers (TNF-blockers), the mainstay of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, and could help patients who do not respond to this treatment. Efforts to develop drugs that hone in on this new target are underway. “This study is an elegant example of the capacity of basic science cell biologists to work with translational rheumatologists to...

According to report from TMZ.com on Friday, Jan. 25, actress Liberty Ross has filed for divorce from her husband Rupert Sanders. The news comes in the wake of Sanders being caught cheating with actress Kristen Stewart this past summer. Sanders, who directed "Snow White and the Huntsman" starring both Ross and Stewart, reportedly tried to rekindle his love with Ross but the 34-year old wasn't swayed.View slideshow: PHOTOS - Liberty Ross flashback photos with Rupert Sanders, Kristen Stewart, and her mystery man The headlines have come in droves. Read below for a slice of what the public is saying about Liberty Ross' motion. . "I would have filed a long time ago!!!!" – Kayan Phoenix, TMZ.com...

Adele reportedly couldn't wait to leave a star-studded after-party so she could go back to her hotel and "watch herself on telly". The British singer was stunned when she picked up the Best Original Song Golden Globe Award for her track Skyfall earlier this...

Tweet Sydney, Jan 26 (ANI): Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes national selectors should call up veteran Brad Hodge for their Test tour in India to replace retired Michael Hussey in the middle-order, as he doesn't think any other batsman in country's domestic cricket is good enough to do the job during a daunting tour to the subcontinent. "The retirement of Hussey, following Ricky Ponting, has made...

Electric Brixton, Brixton Sun 10th February 2013 Ryan Leslie, one of the greatest acts of our age, LIVE. Full Live band & Concert. Date: Sunday 10th February 2013 Venue: Electric Brixton » Location: London » Doors: 7:00pm til 11:00pm (last entry 9:00pm) Short url:...

(Source: Shire of Manjimup) Alcohol Management Project 15 January 2013 Test Your Knowledge and You Could Win a Prize. Do you live in the Shire of Manjimup? If so, you are invited to complete the following brief survey that tests your knowledge...

Mollywood is on a song with A-listers from Bollywood giving Malayali singers a run for their money . Shreya Ghoshal is, perhaps, the most prolific and leads the exodus pack. Well, get ready to see not one but four Bollywood singers lending their voices for one single...

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CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The show will go on for a circus that became the target of animal rights activists, but without a star...

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Her big Bollywood comeback may have gone unnoticed at most of the recent award functions, but looks like Sridevi is finally getting her...

Dear Chris-Vincent, Kindly grant me the needed audience by publishing this piece for me since I believe a spade must be called a spade. First of all, when did Deborah Vanessa become a celebrity and what does she do? What is she good at to the extent that the media in Ghana, including your famous blog are given her attention and audience? There is a problem with us...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan keeps himself quite updated with new gadgets and gizmos, and his grand-daughter Aaradhya seems to be following suit. Daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya...

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Kim Kardashian with Kris Humphries Getty Images Socialite Kim Kardashian reportedly offered $10 million to estranged husband Kris Humphries to settle their divorce. Kim, who is currently dating rapper...

The ban on Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" could very likely pull away other creators from going forward freely, says veteran Tamil filmmaker P Bharathiraja. "The problem Kamal is facing today is not just his own, but may very likely become a problem for all other creators of this country. This only proves that there is no unity between us," Bharathiraja said in a statement Saturday. The Tamil and Telugu versions...

Chennai, January 26: The ban on Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" could very likely pull away other creators from going forward freely, says veteran Tamil filmmaker P. Bharathiraja. "The problem Kamal is facing today is not just his own, but may very likely become a problem for all other creators of this country. This only proves that there is no unity between us," Bharathiraja said in a statement Saturday. The Tamil and Telugu versions of "Vishwaroopam", which deals with the adversities of war, was scheduled to release Friday, but the Tamil Nadu government Wednesday imposed curbs on it following protests from Muslim...

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(Source: Shire of Manjimup) January Breakaway Holiday Bus 3 December 2012 The Shire of Manjimup 2013 January Breakaway Holiday Bus service is ready and bookings are open for a range of excursions and activities. The bus destinations will include popular locations including; two excursions to Adventure World Water Park and two trips to the movies in Bunbury. The bus service will also travel to...

(Source: Shire of Manjimup) Southern Forests Photography Competition 16 October 2012 The Best of the Southern Forests 2012 Digital Photography Competition The Southern Forests Visitor Centre's of Manjimup, Northcliffe, Pemberton and Walpole in partnership with the Shire of Manjimup are about to produce the new Southern Forests Visitor Guide Book. "The Best of the Southern Forests 2012 Digital Photography Competition" seeks fresh new images from the region to be used in the Visitor Guide Book and other promotional material....

Tweet Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) New and innovative formats are paving their way into Indian showbiz. Taking the trend forward is a new show "Nautanki: The Comedy Theatre", which is set to bring Broadway style theatre to the small screen. With the presence of Bollywood actors Tusshar Kapoor and Neha Dhupia, the show to be aired on Colors promises to be different. "The format is such that we are not like typical judges. It is not really a competition. We are trying...

Tweet Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Social scientist Ashis Nandy stirred up a row at Jaipur Literature Festival Saturday, saying most of the corrupt in the country were people from the other backwards classes (OBC), the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs)....