Julia Roberts was asked to remove freckles
London – Actress Julia Roberts, 46, says once a fussy director had asked her to remove her freckles for a movie role. “One director wanted me to have two freckles taken off because he said it made my face look dirty,” dailymail.co.uk quoted the “August: Osage County”... read more »
Bieber names puppy Karma
Los Angeles – Pop star Justin Bieber has named his new bulldog puppy Karma. Justin managed to zero in on the name after his father Jeremy Bieber, asked his fans to come up with a name on social networking site Twitter. “So we have got a name selected for the newest Bieber. Big thanks to... read more »
China to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam
Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that the country is willing to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam, Xinhua reported. The development of China-Vietnam relations maintains momentum and China attaches great importance to its ties with Vietnam, Wang told Vietnamese Deputy... read more »
South Africa win by 10 wickets, clinch series
South Africa won the second and final cricket Test in Durban on Monday by ten wickets. A 59-run quickfire opening partnership between Graeme Smith (27) and Alviro Petersen (31) ensured that the Proteas won the Test, and the series, in just 11.4 overs after the start of the post-tea... read more »
Concussions may lead to Alzheimer’s disease
Washington – A new study has suggested that a history of concussion involving at least a momentary loss of consciousness could be related to the onset of Alzheimer’s-associated... read more »
NASA and Japan’s space agency announce launch date for global precipitation satellite
Washington – NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch a new satellite at 1:07 pm to 3:07 pm EST, Feb. 27, from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space... read more »
Tottenham draws 1-1 with West Brom in Premier League
Johannesburg – New Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood has suffered a frustrating start to his reign after the club drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane on... read more »
Snoopgate inquiry a genuine need: Congress
Rejecting BJP’s charge of political vendetta in the Centre’s move to set up an inquiry commission to probe Gujarat snoopgate case, Congress on Friday said it was a “genuine need”... read more »
Google files lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft backed Rockstar pat...
Washington – Google has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple and Microsoft backed consortium Rockstar, claiming that its patent campaign is unfairly targeting Google’s Android... read more »
