I never planned to become an actor: Channing Tatum
byLos Angeles, June 28 (IANS) Actor Channing Tatum, who admits he was never a good student, says he never even planned to become an…
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Chinese crackdown on ‘illegal’ news websites
byBeijing, June 28 (IANS) Chinese authorities have shut down 31 news websites for operating without permits, conducting interviews in the name of news organisations…
Robbie Williams buys Caribbean holiday home
byLondon, June 28 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has reportedly bought a holiday home worth nine million pounds (over $130,00,000) in Mustique in the Caribbean….
Don’t look in airplane mirrors: Lauren Conrad
byLos Angeles, June 28 (IANS) TV personality-author-designer Lauren Conrad says airplane passengers should avoid looking in the mirror in the flight because they “show…
Chinese courts to have 200,000 jurors in two years
byBeijing, June 28 (IANS) Chinese courts will have about 200,000 people’s jurors at all levels in next two years, the country’s Supreme People’s Court…
US begins sending arms for Syrian rebels
byWashington, June 28 (IANS) The central intelligence agency (CIA) has started sending weapons to Jordan with a view to arming small groups of vetted…
US Senate approves landmark immigration bill
byWashington, June 28 (IANS) The US Senate passed a landmark comprehensive immigration bill Thursday, which tops President Barack Obama’s second-term agenda and advances to…
Four killed in Syrian suicide bombing
byDamascus, June 28 (IANS) At least four people were killed and many others wounded when a suicide bomber struck near Damascus Thursday, the state…
Snowden could request asylum in Russia: official
byMoscow, June 28 (IANS) The former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has a chance to receive political asylum from Moscow if he requests it,…
China to send peacekeeping troops to Mali
byBeijing, June 28 (IANS) In a first, Chinese armed forces will be sent on a peacekeeping mission in the west African country of Mali,…