‘Hurl Berl’game targets Italy PM
Anti-poverty campaigners Bono and Bob Geldof have unveiled an online game targeting Silvio Berlusconi — a hammer thrower in the game hurls the Italian Premier’s cartoon character into the air.
Is China world’s 2nd biggest arms spender?
China has emerged as the world’s second biggest arms spender for the second consecutive year after the US, splurging a staggering $100 billion despite the global financial crisis, according to a Swedi
Elizabeth releases love letters from Burton
They divorced twice and went on to marry different people but screen icon Elizabeth Taylor has revealed that Richard Burton longed for another reunion on the day he died.
Monroe’s photo with JFK on sale
The only photograph showing Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe and the US President John F. Kennedy together, taken moments later she sang “Happy Birthday” for him on May 19 1962, is up for auction.
ASI plans drive for return of Raj art loot
Britain expects India to shortly ask yet again for the return of its artefacts allegedly looted during the colonial period and now showcased in various British museums.
The Independent newspaper said the Archaeological Survey of India is now compiling a list of the stolen riches before launching a “diplomatic and legal campaign” for t
Walcott out of English squad
Theo Walcott was omitted from England’s final 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday, one of seven players dropped by coach Fabio Capello following a training camp.
Capello preferred the more experienced Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips to the Arsenal winger, who was at the 2006 World Cup at age 17 but never played.
Capello also left Darren Bent, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson and Leighton Baines out.
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UK offices fear fake sick leaves
Britons are crazy about football and the upcoming month-long World Cup has made employers in the UK very nervous about its impact.
BA mag shows Osama as ‘frequent flyer’
In an embarrassing turn of events, a staff magazine of British Airways carried a front-page photo of Osama bin Laden, labelling him as a frequent flyer with the airlines.
Govt reveals public sector rich list
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s salary is lower than of 172 senior bureaucrats working in Whitehall.
Churchill feared suffragettes
A letter written by Winston Churchill reveals that he was afraid of women who were campaigning for voting rights in early twentieth century.