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Santo Domingo, Feb 14 - Eleven people were killed and 15 injured when a bus in which they were travelling plunged into the Caribbean Sea off the Dominican Republic.The accident occurred Friday evening when the bus carrying 29 people was moving on the Las Americas expressway, which connects Santo Dom ...

London, Feb 14 - Hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas is planning to screen one of its concerts live in cinema halls in the US.The group is currently in the middle of its The E.N.D. world tour and is set to play more than 30 shows in America before heading to Canada in April. Contactmusic.com reports that ...

London, Feb 14 - Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has vowed never to strip off on screen. She says she can handle being sexy with clothes on but not without them.The 28-year-old admits she's happy to take on raunchy roles and don revealing outfits in movies, but fans shouldn't ever expect her to bare ...

Vancouver, Feb 14 - Seven people were arrested in central Vancouver in clashes between police and anti-Olympic protesters, local news reports said quoting local police.Television pictures showed protesters scuffling with police in riot gear and demonstrators smashing store windows during the confron ...

Madrid, Feb 14 - Real Madrid increased the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona with a 3-0 romp away to bottom team Xerez, with all the goals coming in a seven-minute burst midway through the second half.Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his return to action after a two-match suspension with two handsom ...

Berlin, Feb 14 - 'My Name is Khan' producer and director Karan Johar, whose film is being lauded by audiences and critics, says he was fed up with the typical Bollywood stuff.'I was fed up with Bollywood, its item numbers, big sets - it was all too easy and getting repetitive for me. I wanted a chal ...

Berlin, Feb 14 - Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who left a trail of fans swooning at the red carpet premiere of 'My Name is Khan' at the Berlin International Film Festival, says self-mockingly he keeps getting better looking and he would soon 'look like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise'.Mimicking his ch ...

London, Feb 14 - Actress Holly Robinson Peete has been left 'disgusted and offended' after reading John Mayer's 'racially charged' comments in an interview with Playboy magazine.The rocker has been mired in controversy following publication of the interview, in which he used the 'N' word when talkin ...

London, Feb 14 - Pop star Madonna is teaming up with British funnyman Ricky Gervais in the upcoming small screen series 'The Marriage Ref' about domestic disputes.The show is being produced by Jerry Seinfeld and will see a panel of celebrities judge the winner of domestic disputes between feuding co ...

San Sebastian -, Feb 14 - Spanish police have arrested a member of the ETA terrorist group in connection with a television station bombing in 2008.Ibai Beobide Arza was detained at a security checkpost in the Basque region Saturday, sources close to the investigation told EFE. Officials said Beobid ...

Madrid, Feb 14 - Real Madrid increased the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona Saturday with a 3-0 romp away to bottom team Xerez, with all the goals coming in a seven-minute burst midway through the second half.Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his return to action after a two-match suspension with tw ...

London, Feb 14 - Pop diva Beyonce's Brazilian show ended in terror when gunmen opened fire on fans outside the venue.The 'Crazy In Love' hitmaker took her 'I Am...' world tour to South America last week, kicking off the dates with a string of shows in Brazil. But Beyonce's final Brazilian concert in ...

London, Feb 14 - Rihanna's rumoured lover Matt Kemp has spoken up about the pair's relationship insisting they are 'just good friends'.Femalefirst.co.uk reported that the 'Umbrella' hitmaker has been linked to the baseball player as they were seen together at many occasions. Rihanna recently quashe ...

London, Feb 13 - Actress-singer Miranda Cosgrove has signed up as skincare firm Neutrogena's latest brand ambassador.She joins beauty icons Gabrielle Union, Hayden Panettiere, Vanessa Hudgens, Jennifer Garner, Diane Lane and Emma Roberts as the latest member of the Neutrogena family, reported female ...

London, Feb 13 - British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay wants to open a restaurant with David and Victoria Beckham.The charismatic chef, who enjoyed Christmas dinner with the couple, enjoyed the festive season so much that he wants to go into business with the soccer star and his fashion designer wife ...

London, Feb 13 - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is eyeing a role opposite Johnny Depp in the next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film.Cruz is in discussions to star in the movie, which is to be helmed by her 'Nine' director Rob Marshall, reported femalefirst.co.uk Several of the franchise's original cast ...

London, Feb 13 - Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid is in India to learn the nuances of the country's popular game kabaddi.Reid, who married model Katie Price in Las Vegas last month, flew out to India Monday, reported mirror.co.uk. Reid's Indian trip is being filmed for a reality TV show. He is ...

London, Feb 13 - Singer Katy Perry is happy with her weight and claims she doesn't need to work out because her hectic schedule keeps her in shape.'I don't feel pressure, as I know I'm kind of voluptuous and I've always been that way. Saying that, I'm young and metabolism is on my side and my schedu ...

London, Feb 13 - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen's mother was laid to rest, a day after the designer allegedly committed suicide in his London apartment.The 40-year-old style icon struggled to come to terms with the loss of his mother Joyce, who had passed away earlier this month, reporte ...

London, Feb 13 - Low levels of natural antibodies are likely to trigger a stroke, says a new study from Karolinska Institute -, Sweden.Researchers hope to be able to develop a vaccine that can mobilise the body's own defence against arteriosclerosis and stroke. Arteriosclerosis is formed by the accu ...

London, Feb 13 - Hollywood actress Kim Cattrall says she would have been fine without the television series 'Sex and the City'.The 53-year-old actress, who won her role in the series about a group of four friends in New York at the age of 42, claims that although the show turned her from a jobbing a ...

London, Feb 13 - Animal rights activists will gather to protest against Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones' love for fur coats when she performs in her Broadway play 'A Little Night Music' Saturday.Zeta-Jones' controversial wardrobe choices and animal skin accessories have landed her at the top- ...

Jerez -, Feb 13 - With wet weather playing havoc with the Formula One testing programme, Adrian Sutil of Force India squeezed in a third quickest time of 1 minute, 21.428 seconds during a brief period when rains let up here.Sutil took over from Vitantonio Liuzzie the VJM03 for the third day of the p ...

London, Feb 13 - Pop diva Madonna's planned school in Malawi has forced 200 villagers to move house.The singer has paid more than $115,000 to compensate the residents of Blantyre, Malawi, after they were ordered by government officials to make way for her $15 million Raising Malawi Girls Academy, re ...

London, Feb 13 - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen's iconic skull-print scarf has been flying off the shelves since news of his death broke.Fans of the designer, who was found dead in his London home after committing suicide, are desperate to get hold of his designs especially the 200 pound ...

London, Feb 13 - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie won't be adopting a child from Haiti, but admits she and partner Brad Pitt have discussed expanding their family further.The actress, who is currently visiting earthquake-hit Haiti in her role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador, laughed off reports that she ...

Berlin, Feb 13 - 'King Khan' left a trail of swooning fans at the red carpet premiere of his 'My Name is Khan' here Friday night as he praised the organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival and autograph hunters alike.'In the UK or Middle East, their cinema and audiences are quite close to ...

Vancouver, Feb 13 - The 21st Winter Olympics opened here Friday night amid pomp and pageantry at the famous BC Place.Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Vancouver Olympic Committee - president John Furlong and IOC president Jacques Rogge were among the 60,000 peo ...

Washington, Feb 13 - Dogged by controversy back home, Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name Is Khan' opened in 119 theatres across North America with an enthusiastic response from the South Asian community and a mixed reception from the press.'At its best 'My Name Is Khan,' set mainly in America, is an a ...

Rotterdam -, Feb 13 - Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling both claimed easy victories as they set up a semi-final between hot rivals at the ABN-AMRO World Tennis.With number one Novak Djokovic through to the last four a day earlier thanks to the withdrawal of injured Florian Mayer, second seed Dav ...