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  • Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are ...

  • UK foreign officials including Medvedev spied at 2009 G20 meetings UK foreign officials including Medvedev spied at 2009 G20 meetings

    LONDON - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed secrets of the US intelligence, has disclosed that Britain's electronic intelligence agency spied on foreign politicians and officials who attended the London G20 summit in 2009, a news report said. The disclosures by The Guardian may cause diplomatic tension as they coincide with the latest G8 summit being hosted by London in Northern ...

  • Clarke says disgraced Warner could miss Ashes over bar-room brawl with Root

    Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that disgraced opener David Warner may miss this summer's Ashes after his bar-room brawl with England's Joe Root. The left-hander has been suspended until the first Ashes test by Cricket Australia (CA) and fined 11, 500 dollars after throwing a punch at Root in a Birmingham pub, following Australia's loss to England in their ICC Champions Trophy ...

  • I wasnt going to be bimbo material Tilda Swinton

    British actress Tilda Swinton revealed she was never going to be "bimbo material", and so she managed to stay out of the limelight in her younger days. The 52-year-old, who earned the best supporting actress Oscar for her performance in "Michael Clayton" in 2008, struggled to get meaningful roles when she started her acting career, but she dint lose her calm. "I was never going to be bimbo ...

  • Black Sabbath tops UK chart again after 43 years

    The band Black Sabbath has returned to the top of the UK charts with their new album, after almost half a century. Released on Monday, the album, titled 13, broke the record for the longest gap between chart-topping releases by British artists, Sky News reported. It was in 1970 that the band first topped The UK charts with their second album 'Paranoid'. The 43-year-long wait beats the record ...

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Eye of the Beholder

Look high and low, but you are unlikely to find a more bizarre, disjointed, and utterly aimless film in recent months than Stephan Elliott's horribly misguided psycho-noir "Eye of the Beholder." ...

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  • Ecuador pledges to continue backing Assange in UK spat

    Ecuador's foreign minister has said his government is firmly committed to protecting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's human rights. The comments from Ricardo Patino came as he stood shoulder to shoulder with Assange at the country's London Embassy. According to news.com.au, Patino's visit preceded talks with his British counterpart William Hague on the eve of the one-year anniversary of ...

  • Brits set to blow 243M pounds on Wills and Kates baby celebrations

    British people will be spending a whopping amount of 243 million pounds on celebrating William and Kate's baby. The royals are set to cash in on the birth as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have brought out a baby range ahead of the arrival of their first child, the Daily Star reported. Their Royal Collection Trust website is offering a host of royal-themed babygrows, which include a ...

  • Nigella Lawson leaves marital home after squeezing throat images emerged

    Nigella Lawson has reportedly left her marital home after horrifying images of her being choked by her billionaire husband Charles Saatchi in a restaurant were published in a UK tabloid. The TV chef was seen leaving the house anxiously in a taxi with a suitcase along with her teenager son, News.com.au reported. It is said that Saatchi had left their London mansion about 90 minutes ...

  • UKs eavesdropping agency snooped on foreign officials at G20 in 2009

    UK's eavesdropping agency, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had reportedly snooped on the emails and telephone records of the foreign politicians and officials during the G20 summit in 2009. According to Sky News, the officials' computers and phone calls were intercepted on UK government's orders of then prime minister Gordon Brown and the intelligence obtained was passed to ...

  • Andy Murray feels ready for Wimbledon after winning Aegon Championships

    British tennis ace Andy Murray has said he feels ready for Wimbledon after surviving a groin scare and winning the Aegon Championships. Murray had developed the scare after he slipped and fell on the grass during the rain-delayed final at Queen's Club. But after losing the first set to defending champion Marin Cilic, Murray recovered to win 5-7 7-5 6-3. It was the third time he claimed the ...

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