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  • Dipika Ghosal seek breakthrough at British Open

    Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal will lead India's challenge at the British Open Squash Championships beginning here Monday. The prestigious tournament is the world's oldest. World No.15 Pallikal plays her opening match against 22nd ranked Line Hansen of Denmark at the KC Stadium Tuesday. Provided the Indian overcomes the first hurdle, she is expected to meet local favourite and World No.2 ...

  • Woman flees to Britain refusing to join Swaziland kings harem

    A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III. Tintswalo Ngobeni fled to Britain after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, known for his lavish lifestyle, the Daily Mail reported. As part of Swazi custom, 45-year-old King Mswati III is permitted to ...

  • Britains first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015

    Britain's first "official" astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station in 2015, a media report said Sunday. Peake, a former army helicopter pilot, graduated as a European Space Agency astronaut more than two years ago and has been waiting for a space mission since then, the Guardian daily said. However, Peake has ...

  • England to tour West Indies in February

    England and the West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced. The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday, reports CMC. The Twenty20 matches will be ...

  • Mel C daughters second choice Jessie J comes first

    Former Spice girl Singer Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C says her daughter Scarlet really adores singer Jessie J, who is a judge on the Britain's singing reality show "The Voice". Mel C feels she is the second favourite of her four-year-old daughter. "Saturday night telly with 'The Voice' is an absolute must as Jessie J is her favourite singer. Mummy's only her second favourite now," new! magazine ...

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Little Children

Little Children

Todd Fields Little Children tackles the suburban malaise of privileged New Englanders with a bold, if sometimes uneasy, mix of melodrama, black comedy, tragedy, and didacticism. The tired, yet infinitely mineable nature of the topic has already produced scores of Oscar-darl ... ...

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  • Britain funding surveys in Pakistan on US drone attacks

    Britain has been funding surveys in Pakistan's Tribal Areas which reveal that US drone strikes in the region are causing deep resentment among the local population. Foreign Minister, Alistair Burt, confirmed that the Foreign Office had "supported" surveys which showed the proportion of respondents in the tribal areas who believed drone strikes were "never justified" had risen from 59 percent in ...

  • Cannes you believe it Cheryl Cole and her twin sister Eva Longoria

    With her flowing gown, perfectly sculpted brown locks and tiny figure, Cheryl Cole dazzles in France - but as this snap with Eva Longoria shows, two Cannes play that game.The Geordie singer and Hollywood actress had fans seeing double as they posed together at the film festival, with Eva tweeting: "Me and my twin sister @cherylcole at ...

  • Store wars over royal baby clothes

    The palace was reopened to the public in March 2012 after a 12 million transformation.Its shop also sells a large range of Princess Diana memorabilia, as the palace was famously Diana's home until her tragic death in 1997.Now Kate, who is more than seven months pregnant, can often be seen strolling through its gardens walking her cocker spaniel Lupo.She has recently been seen visiting shops ...

  • British skier falls to his death in French Alps

    The man, who has not been named, was out with another skier when they were caught in a storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.He plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.Mountain rescue teams have yet to recover his body.Captain Patrice Ribes, of ...

  • Britain faces years of high inflation

    Britons should be braced for years of high inflation as the cost of living soars stubbornly ahead of wages, a leading economic forecaster warned ...

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