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  • No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

    LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

  • Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid

    ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

  • Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp over phone hacking

    A British stunt double for actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp. for hacking her phone. Eunice Huthart, who worked with Jolie on films including 'Beyond Borders', 'Tomb Raider II' and 'Mr. 'n' Mrs. Smith', filed the lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that the media company hired private investigators to access her mobile phone voice-mail messages to seek information for news ...

  • England to be favourites in CT semi with Proteas says De Villiers

    South African captain AB de Villiers has said that England will be the favourites during their ICC Champions Trophy semi final clash with South Africa at The Oval on Wednesday because they are playing at home and know the conditions well. Both South Africa and England, aiming to end a frustrating wait for a major one-day title, will hope that lady luck does not desert them, although they are ...

  • 4500 British soldiers made redundant

    In what is being termed as the biggest single cut to the size of the British army, 4,480 soldiers have been handed redundancy notices after they applied for it, a media report said Tuesday. The number of personnel will be reduced to 82,000 by 2018 from more than 100,000 three years ago, the Guardian daily reported. The defence ministry said Tuesday that 84 percent of those affected had applied ...

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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) [DVD]

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) [DVD]

Fritz Lang was a great storyteller, both on film and about his personal life. Although the veracity of much of the lore he generated about himself is highly debatable if not outright fabrication, it makes for great contextual fodder. Take, of instance, his 1933 crime thri ... ...

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  • Champions Trophy Srinath match referee for first semifinal

    Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker are the on-field umpires while Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis have been appointed as third and fourth umpires, International Cricket COuncil (ICC) said. Englishman Chris Broad has ...

  • Brit school principal recommends sex education class be taught by porn star

    Principle of a private British boarding school in the UK has suggested that kids at the school would benefit if X-rated actresses came in to tell their stories for sex education class. Principal Mark Slater said that blue movie queen's tales of the industry would "empower" kids at The Leys in Cambridge to understand the dangers of pornography, the New York Daily News reported. The ...

  • Merkel says US helped foil terror plot but questions NSA surveillance programme

    German chancellor Angela Merkel has said US intelligence was key to foiling a large-scale terror plot. The comments from Merkel came as she acknowledged Germany is dependent on co-operating with American spy services. According to news24, but Merkel also said she was surprised to learn of the scope of recently leaked US spying programmes. She said the US must clarify what information on ...

  • Cameron announces plans for biggest trade deal in history between EU and US

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for 'biggest trade deal' in history between EU and US ahead of the G8 summit. The deal is expected to be worth 100 billion pounds to the EU economy, 80 billion pounds to the US and 85 billion pounds to the rest of the world creating two million job opportunities worldwide, increase choices and lower prices in shops, BBC reports. According to ...

  • Vasco da Gama’s journal included in list of worlds greatest documents

    Africa to India, arriving in Calicut and starting a maritime route from Portugal to India, changing the course of history of humankind has been included in the most prestigious list of the world's greatest documents. Unesco's world heritage body that met on Tuesday has decided to include this journal - the only copy of the voyage of Vasco da Gama in the Memory of the World Register ...

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