• Yuvraj Singh miffed over dope test

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has adapted the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) 'whereabouts rule' and has made it compulsory for every player to undergo the doping test.

    However, cricketer Yuvraj Singh seemed to be wondering as to how many times they would have to undergo the dope test.

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has adapted the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) 'whereabouts rule' and has made it compulsory for every player to undergo the doping test.

    However, cricketer Yuvraj Singh seemed to be wondering as to how many times they would have to undergo the dope test.

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  • Justin Bieber's mom writes of her painful past

    Pattie Mallette was 18, living in a home for pregnant girls after years of unrelenting sex abuse and depression when she gave birth to a boy she thought she'd name Jesse, a boy whose first cry sounded like a song.

     

    Pattie Mallette was 18, living in a home for pregnant girls after years of unrelenting sex abuse and depression when she gave birth to a boy she thought she'd name Jesse, a boy whose first cry sounded like a song.

     

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  • Aishwarya Rai named UNAIDS` goodwill ambassador

    New Delhi: The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as its International Goodwill Ambassador.

     
    She will raise global awareness on protecting children from HIV infection and increasing access to antiretroviral treatment.

    New Delhi: The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as its International Goodwill Ambassador.

     
    She will raise global awareness on protecting children from HIV infection and increasing access to antiretroviral treatment.

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  • Kareena Kapoors 250th honeymoon with husband Saif Ali Khan in December 2012

    New Delhi: While the nation is gearing up to watch one of the most awaited weddings of B-Town, bride-to-be Kareena Kapoor is least bothered by all the hype generated by the October mega event.
     

    New Delhi: While the nation is gearing up to watch one of the most awaited weddings of B-Town, bride-to-be Kareena Kapoor is least bothered by all the hype generated by the October mega event.
     

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  • Pakistani youth clean up violence-hit areas

    "Even in this pall of night, there is light", a Pakistani daily said Tuesday after young men and women in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad armed themselves with brooms, paint and brushes to clean up areas hit by clashes following protests over an anti-Islam film.

    "Even in this pall of night, there is light", a Pakistani daily said Tuesday after young men and women in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad armed themselves with brooms, paint and brushes to clean up areas hit by clashes following protests over an anti-Islam film.

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  • Chilean judge mulls exhuming Pablo Neruda's body

    The judge investigating the death of poet Pablo Neruda Monday directed experts to prepare new reports to help him determine whether to allow the body of the Nobel laureate, who died 39 years ago, to be exhumed.

    Specialists from the University of Chile will have to determine if the exhumation is necessary, Judge Mario Carroza told reporters.

    The judge investigating the death of poet Pablo Neruda Monday directed experts to prepare new reports to help him determine whether to allow the body of the Nobel laureate, who died 39 years ago, to be exhumed.

    Specialists from the University of Chile will have to determine if the exhumation is necessary, Judge Mario Carroza told reporters.

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  • One killed in Assam blast

    One person was killed as a bomb went off at Umrangsho in Assam's Dima Hasao district early Tuesday, hours after an explosion in Sivsagar town, police said.

    One person was killed as a bomb went off at Umrangsho in Assam's Dima Hasao district early Tuesday, hours after an explosion in Sivsagar town, police said.

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  • Kejriwal to form party on Oct 2

     NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will form a political party and some announcement to this effect will be made on October 2.

    "We are not entering politics to acquire power. We are into a movement and we will stay in the movement. Politics is yet another tool for strengthening of this movement. Yes, we will form a political party. Some announcement will be made on October 2," Kejriwal told CNN-IBN.

     NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will form a political party and some announcement to this effect will be made on October 2.

    "We are not entering politics to acquire power. We are into a movement and we will stay in the movement. Politics is yet another tool for strengthening of this movement. Yes, we will form a political party. Some announcement will be made on October 2," Kejriwal told CNN-IBN.

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  • Pakistani minister personally offers reward for anti-Islam filmmaker's death

    Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistan government minister has personally offered a $100,000 reward for anyone who kills the man who made the anti-Islam movie that is drawing ire throughout the Muslim world.

    Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour announced the bounty at a news conference Saturday, but he made clear to CNN he was speaking for himself and not as a government representative.

    Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistan government minister has personally offered a $100,000 reward for anyone who kills the man who made the anti-Islam movie that is drawing ire throughout the Muslim world.

    Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour announced the bounty at a news conference Saturday, but he made clear to CNN he was speaking for himself and not as a government representative.

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  • Japan fires water cannon to turn away Taiwan boats

    Japan protested to Taiwan, a day after it lodged a complaint with China over what it said was a similar intrusion by Chinese boats.

    Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply this month after Japan bought disputed East China Sea islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, from their private owner, sparking anti-Japan protests across China.

    Japan protested to Taiwan, a day after it lodged a complaint with China over what it said was a similar intrusion by Chinese boats.

    Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply this month after Japan bought disputed East China Sea islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, from their private owner, sparking anti-Japan protests across China.

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