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| Monday 9th of June 2008 / Celebrity news |
| Rooney and Coleen's 24-hour non-stop party on œ40m wedding yacht
London, June 9 (ANI): After exchange wedding vows in an intimate ceremony, soccer idol Wayne Rooney and fiancee Coleen McLouglin would be giving a lavish wedding party at a 40 million pound superyacht. |
| Global threat of AIDS pandemic among heterosexuals over: WHO
London, June 9 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the threat posed by HIV/AIDS has finally disappeared among heterosexuals the world over. |
| Did Cristiano Ronaldo gift his girlfriend his ex's ring?
London, June 9 (ANI): Soccer idol Cristiano Ronaldo is known to be generous with gifts to girlfriends, but the winger seems to lack generosity when it comes to buying them a ring. |
| Gerrard favourite to become full-time English skipper
London, June 9 (ANI): Midfielder Steven Gerrard has emerged the favourite to become full-time captain of English football team. |
| Atheist author Terry Pratchett indicates he may have found God
London, June 9 (ANI): After years of being a self-proclaimed atheist, bestselling fantasy book author, Terry Pratchett, has hinted that he has found God. |
| British law firms hopeful of setting shop in India within three years
London, June 9 (ANI): British Justice Minister Bridget Prentice today said here that the lucrative Indian legal market could be opened up in maybe three years if the political conditions are favourable.
"It would be a tragedy if the country's legal industry failed to internationalise like other sectors such as information technology and pharmaceuticals," she said. |
| Kashmir has become just another issue
London, June 9 (ANI): For a long time, Kashmir dispute was the corner stone of Pakistan's foreign policy, and virtually, all policies and strategies related to foreign affairs were enacted with Kashmir dispute in mind. |
| Scottish hookers to get SMS of safety tips
London, June 9 (ANI): A Scottish Government-funded body, which provides health and safety advice for prostitutes is compiling a data base of cell phone numbers so that they can send safety tips through text messages. |
| Jesus did come to Britain, claims book
London, June 9 (ANI): For centuries, stories have circulated about Jesus visiting England. Now, a new book suggests that there is some truth to the tales. |
| English players given two mn pound bonus to fight threat of Twenty20
London, June 9 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board has given a bonus of two million pound to Test cricketers in an attempt to check the cash-driven shift towards Twenty20 as cricket's predominant format. |
| Fabio Capello tops Esquire's 'Best Dressed Men in the World' list
London, June 9 (ANI): England football manager Fabio Capello has topped a list of the Best Dressed Men in the world, compiled by respected men's magazine Esquire. |
| Advertising makes drugs seem attractive, just like washing-powder
London, June 9 (ANI): A new study based on marketing theory has suggested that advertising makes drugs seem attractive, even if they aren't necessarily the best choice for the person concerned - at least in case of antidepressants. |
| Blocking chemical allows immune cells to reduce Alzheimer's plaques
London, June 9 (ANI): A team of researchers from Yale University has discovered that inactivating a chemical enables immune cells to remove the plaques that cause Alzheimer's disease. |
| British MPs warn ID cards can be used to spy on people
London, June 9 (ANI): The UK Government's controversial National Identity Card Scheme could be used to mount surveillance operations on members of the public, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. |
| Having a fling could save your marriage
London, June 9 (ANI): It may not seem likely, but having an affair can be the very thing that saves your failing marriage, says a new controversial self-help book. |
| Scientists develop world's most powerful portable hurricane simulator
London, June 9 (ANI): A team of scientists and students from the University of Florida, US, has developed the world's most powerful portable hurricane simulator, a giant machine capable of reproducing winds in excess of 193 kph (kilometers per hour) and recreating rain. |
| More kids suffer from 'number blindness' than dyslexia
London, June 9 (ANI): There are more kids who suffer from 'number blindness', the disorder that makes it difficult for them to understand maths and numbers, than those who suffer from 'word blindness' or dyslexia as it is known. |
| Sex is a very noisy affair for Giant Pandas
London, June 9 (ANI): They are known to be shy and peaceful, but when it comes to sex, Giant Pandas turn hysterically noisy. |
| Peter Crouch's gal Abbey Clancy caught topless
London, Jun 9 (ANI): English lingerie and catwalk model Abbey Clancy gave photogs quite an eyeful by walking around topless during a trip to the Caribbean with footballer beau Peter Crouch. |
| Ronaldo refuses to placate ManU as Real Madrid rumours continue
London, June 9 (ANI): Ace Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has once again attracted interest in his future plans, by insisting that he still has not decided on where he will be playing his football next season. |
| Common sense to sideline Christianity at expense of Islam: UK minister
London, June 9 (ANI): British Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has defended the Labour Government's policy on religion, and said it is "common sense" for Christianity to be sidelined at the expense of Islam. |
| Sex beast Fritzl to see 'dungeon family' first time after arrest
London, June 9 (ANI): Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl will be seeing his cellar family for the first time since his arrest when his daughter and the children he fathered with her testify against him, narrating their ordeal of sex abuse and imprisonment. |
| Benazir's eldest daughter Bakhtawar appointed as chief of PPP's Women Wing
London, June 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto's eldest daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto (17) has reportedly been appointed as the head of the PPP's Women Wing, a post which her mother once held, before climbing up the political ladder to reach the top political post in Pakistan. |
| "Coup by stealth" military junta behind terror campaign in Zimbabwe: HRW
London, June 9 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has said that the campaign of terror sweeping Zimbabwe is being directly organised by a military junta that took over the running of the country after President Robert Mugabe's shock election defeat in March. |
| Nobel Laureate warns of the complexity of stem cell therapy
London, June 9 (ANI): A Nobel Laureate associated with the University of Utah has found that a single organ may comprise of more than one type of adult stem cell. |
| British death toll in Afghanistan rises to 100
London, June 9 (ANI): Britain lost its 100th soldier in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion after a suicide attack killed three paratroopers. |
