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  • Joan Collins hits out at rude Rolling Stones

    Joan Collins has blamed 'The Rolling Stones' for wrecking the British society. The 'The Bitch' star told the Sun that the wild behavior of the pop stars in the 1960s and 70s had led to a general loss of good manners from the society. "It was just accepted that you had to be rude and not really care about anybody except yourself," she said. The 80-year-old actress said that she thinks that a ...

  • EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies

    The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the European Union to publicly report profits, taxes paid and subsidies received on a country-by-country basis. Representatives of the 27 member-states agreed to seek ways to prevent multinationals from avoiding their obligations by channeling profits through subsidiaries in ...

  • UK-based cleric inspired Woolwich suspect to behead Islam enemies

    The suspects behind the Woolwich beheading of a British soldier were reportedly inspired by the preachings of cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed. According to a secret film, Bakri states that Islam's enemies are permitted to be decapitated under certain interpretations of the religion. The radical Muslim cleric has been banned form Britain for his extremist activities and his alleged links to the ...

  • Woolwich attacker was known to banned Islamist group

    One of the two suspected terrorists, who hacked a man believed to be a British soldier to death on a busy London street on Wednesday, was known to a banned Islamist organization and security services. The Independent has learned that the terrorist was also known as Mujahid. Anjem Choudary, the former leader of the group, Al Muhajiroun, confirmed that he had known the man who was seen in video ...

  • Flintoff to return to cricket duty with yesteryear stars T20 clash with Oz

    Former England captain Andrew Flintoff is set to make a comeback to cricket with two Twenty20 matches involving yesteryear English and Australian cricket stars, with the back-to-back Ashes series underway. Flintoff, who has been victorious in his one-bout boxing career, which he adopted following his retirement from cricket, will be back on more familiar territory and will join former Test ...

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The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

While Denzel Washington's choice of acting roles has been intriguingly varied over recent years, mixing noble saints with sadistic villains and every shade of conflicted inner turmoil in between, with The Great Debaters he seems intent on demonstrating that, when it comes ... ...

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  • Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

    Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

  • Terror Suspects Were Known to British Police

    LONDON Senior British officials say the two men detained for the gruesome murder of an off-duty British soldier on a London street had been identified earlier by security teams investigating suspected Islamist extremists. The victim, a 25-year-old father named Lee Rigby who had served in Afghanistan, died at the scene. The two suspects were shot and wounded by police. Media ...

  • Pakistani umpire Rauf withdrawn from Champions Trophy

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday withdrew Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales after his name cropped up in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. ICC said it took the decision after media reports indicated that the 57-year-old umpire was under investigation by Mumbai Police. Rauf, who is an ICC Elite Panel umpire, has ...

  • Veteran Vettori set for positive Test comeback against England

    All signs are pointing to veteran left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori playing his first test for New Zealand after a gap of ten months. According to Kiwi fast bowler Neil Wagner, the return of 112-Test veteran Vettori to the first eleven is being seen within the team as massive. Wagner described Vettori as a seasoned and experienced campaigner and a player who brings a lot to the team. He said ...

  • London attack Hunt on for terror clues

    A Londoner of Nigerian descent was identified Thursday as one of the two suspects who decapitated a British soldier. The terror strike prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to go into a huddle with top officials and the military put in place additional security measures. Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old Londoner of Nigerian descent, is one of the two suspects who hacked to death the British ...

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