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Michael Douglas’s wife angered by slow cancer diagnosisMichael Douglas’s wife angered by slow cancer diagnosis
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been angered by a medical diagnosis of her husband, Michael Douglas, in which he was told he has stage four cancer of the...


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Hurricane watch over North CarolinaHurricane watch over North Carolina
An evacuation has started in the US as residents of eastern beaches wait for Hurricane...
Man survives New York apartment dropMan survives New York apartment drop
A New York man has survived after plunging from the rooftop of a 40 storey...
America wants blacklisted terrorist America wants blacklisted terrorist
The United States has charged Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, with the US government still offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about...
Indian cos. biggest gainers among Asia's 200 best 'under a billion'
With 39 Indian companies making it to the Forbes 'Asia's Best Under a Billion' list, up from only 20 last year, India was the biggest gainer as the region grew at 'blistering rates' after the global economic...
US hostage taker said he was strapped with bombs
An armed man who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters and was killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff told a TV channel that he had bombs strapped on 'ready to go...
Facebook 'engagement announcement' adds two more to its murder tally
A North Carolina woman was found shot dead by her ex-boyfriend after she recently announced her engagement to another man on...
Ladies 'pay-less nights' are not sexist, rules Manhattan court
A Manhattan court has brushed aside claims by a lawyer that letting women past the velvet rope for free or half price on "Ladies Nights" violates the...
Lady Gaga transforms into risque Lady Liberty for V Magazine cover
Popstar Lady Gaga has morphed into a risque Lady Liberty for the cover shoot of the new issue of V Magazine in a lacy black bra and...
Lady Gaga set to become an ordained minister to marry gay fans
American artist Lady Gaga has revealed that she wants to get ordained so she can marry gay fans on...
Wesley Snipes' seeking Ponzi schemer's stripper wife to beat tax rap
Ponzi schemer Ken Starr's stripper wife, Diane Passage, has claimed that Wesley Snipes' private eyes have been stalking her in a bid to find evidence to clear the actor of tax...
US Open: Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance, Bopanna-Yan bow out
India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus advanced to the men's doubles second round at the US Open tennis...
Joe Manganiello once checked his car for tracking device left by stalker
Joe Manganiello has revealed that he had once checked his car for tracking devices that was possibly left by...
Tiger Woods has not moved to NYC apartment?
Tiger Woods has reportedly not moved into the downtown Manhattan apartment on Hudson...
'I'm not size zero like Sarah and Kristin', says Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall of 'Sex and the City' fame has revealed that she is not size zero like her other co-stars in the...
Paris Hilton not paying heed to 'ridiculous, cruel' cocaine rumours
American heiress Paris Hilton rubbished the cocaine rumours going around by calling them ridiculous, untrue and...
Ashton Kutcher hits back at cheating reports
Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher rubbished reports that he is cheating on his wife Demi...
Zac Efron to play conman
Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has been roped in to star as a conman in the new heist movie 'Art Of The...
India will pay 3.8 percent on all FMS deals with US
India would be paying 3.8 percent as an administrative fee for all military hardware and systems acquired from the United States under its Foreign Military Sales (FMS)...
China has major presence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: Gilgit activist
China has massive presence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said a US-based activist from Gilgit who added that massive investments were made by Beijing in that frontier region to expand the Karakoram Corridor as a strategic...
Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend used her to boost career
American actress and pop singer Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend actor Liam Hemsworth was reportedly using the singer-actress to boost his career, according to a new...
US-brokered Mideast peace summit begins
As a US-brokered Middle East peace summit got underway here, US President Barack Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to seize the 'moment of opportunity' as such a chance may not come again...
Netherlands releases American Yemeni terror suspects
Prosecuting authorities in The Netherlands have released the two American Yemenis, who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in a terrorist plot, as an investigation failed to find any evidence against...
US hostage taker said he had bombs strapped to body
An armed man shot and killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters told a TV channel he had several bombs strapped to his body 'ready to go...
Netanyahu seeks historic compromise in Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Wednesday to seek a 'historic compromise' between Israelis and Palestinians that would lead to a peaceful resolution of the long-simmering Middle East...
Over 2,000 killed in Mexican border city in 2010
Over 2,000 people were killed in gang...
US warns citizens of terror strike during CWG
The US has warned its citizens travelling to or residing in India during the upcoming Commonwealth Games of a threat of 'terrorist action and violence' and asked them to 'take care when travelling within...
Pakistani Taliban added to US terror list
The United States has designated the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Pakistani Taliban, linked to the botched Times Square bombing attempt by a Pakistani American, as a Foreign Terrorist...
Oldest American city turns 445
St. Augustine in Florida, the oldest city in the US, will celebrate its 445th birth anniversary this...
World Bank increases Pakistan flood support to $1 bn
The World Bank said Wednesday it was raising its support for flood relief in Pakistan to $1 billion, from $900...
Gunshots ring out from Discovery Channel buildingGunshots ring out from Discovery Channel building
In the US, a hostage drama played out at the US Discovery Channel has ended in the shooting of the...
Chilean miners' rescue shaft hits problem
The rescue of 33 workers trapped in a mine in northern Chile for nearly a month might take longer than expected after work on the rescue shaft hit problems...
US Open results Wednesday
Results Wednesday at the 23-million-dollar US Open (x indicates new...
US hostage crisis ends as gunman shot dead
An armed man, who held three hostages in the Discovery Communications building in the US state of Maryland, was shot dead Wednesday afternoon, police...
240 victims of mass rape in Congo: UN
The UN Wednesday said the number of civilians who had been brutally gang raped recently in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds...
Parties making progress on Middle East peace process: Obama
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday after meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas here that parties were making progress on the Middle East peace...
US hostage drama ends as gunman taken into custody
An armed man, who held some hostages in a commercial building in the US state of Maryland, was shot by police and taken into custody Wednesday, police...
Gunman takes several hostages in US
Police were negotiating with a gunman who took an unconfirmed number of people hostage Wednesday inside the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Springs, Maryland, just outside...
Gunman takes one hostage in US
A gunman has taken one person hostage inside the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Maryland and fired several shots Wednesday, US media...
I'm not a Hollywood kid: Daniel Radcliffe
Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he is puzzled by his reputation as a Hollywood actor as he had never been to Los Angeles before the 2007 premiere of the fifth installment of the 'Harry Potter'...
California doctor dies in ex-boyfriend's chimney
A California doctor has been found dead in a chimney where she apparently got stuck while trying to enter the house of her ex-boyfriend, according to media reports...
US Muslims call for more protection amid mosque controversy
US Muslim leaders called Wednesday for more protection from law enforcement amid what they described as a wave of 'Islamiphobia' over plans to build an Islamic centre and mosque near the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist...
US Open: Sania Mirza's run ends in women's singles
India's Sania Mirza failed to get the measure of Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, losing 2-6, 4-6 in the second round of the US Open here...
Germany charges Austrian with spying for Russia
German federal prosecutors Wednesday charged a 54-year-old Austrian man with espionage, alleging he fed Russian security services with details of helicopter designs, officials...
Obama convenes Mideast peace talks
US President Barack Obama met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first of a series of meetings Wednesday with leaders from the Middle East as he relaunches the peace...
Obama allows one year for Israeli and Palestinian peaceObama allows one year for Israeli and Palestinian peace
US President Barack Obama has met with Israeli-Palestinian leaders in Washington to launch a series of meetings aimed at restarting direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian...
Middle East leaders gather at White HouseMiddle East leaders gather at White House
US President Barack Obama is hosting Israeli-Palestinian leaders in Washington in an effort to promote a peace...
American Muslims Gather to Break Fast
Each family has brought a dish to share. "We pray, we thank God every night and it reminds me of Thanksgiving, and I am grateful to God because he is giving us thirty Thanksgivings, not only one,"...
Obama's Misguided Approach: America Has Become Too European
The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve want to fix the United States economy by spending more money. But while that approach might work for Europe, it is risky for the US. The nation would...