Los Angeles, Sep 17 (IANS) Actress Hilary Duff can’t really remember life without her two-year-old son Luca and says he has changed her completely. The “Chasing the sun” singer credits Luca, her son with estranged husband Mike Comrie, for changing her priorities and outlook on life. “I feel like I don’t even remember who I was […]
Edinburg, Sep 17 (IANS) Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond Tuesday insisted that an independent Scotland could not be prevented from using the pound. In an interview with Sky TV news, Salmond reiterated his desire to hold on to sterling, saying that the words about “being able to be vetoed from using the pound” actually is not […]
Los Angeles, Sep 17 (IANS) Actress Natalie Portman says it is an “honour” to front campaigns for Dior and is constantly excited about working on new projects with the Parisian label. The “Black Swan” star, who has worked with the Parisian fashion house since 2010, gushed over her collaboration with the luxury label and admitted she […]
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that US ground troops could be called into battle against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria if circumstances require. So far, US President Barack Obama has deployed about 1,600 military advisors to Iraq, but has stressed that “boots […]
United Nations, Sep 17 (IANS) The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) started its 69th session at the UN Headquarters in New York Tuesday. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, Uganda’s foreign minister who was elected president of the 69th UNGA session June 11, said in his opening remarks that the coming year will be a momentous time for the […]
Madrid, Sep 17 (IANS) Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo warned that if Catalonia region continues with plans to hold an independence referendum Nov 9, the regions status as an autonomous community could be at risk. The Catalan Parliament is pressing on with plans to hold the referendum, despite warnings from Madrid that the […]
London, Sep 17 (IANS) Actress-model Kelly Brook targets at her ex-boyfriends Billy Zane and Jason Statham again by branding them as “pigs”. The “Piranha 3D” star released her tell-all memoir “Close Up” earlier this month in which she detailed her romances with Zane, Statham and British rugby star Danny Cipriani. She made personal revelations about all […]
The Hague, Sep 17 (IANS) Dutch Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the 19 years jail sentence of a man, who abused 67 young children in a child care centre. In April last year Robert M. was sentenced to 19 years in prison and compulsory treatment for committing 80 sexual offenses, abusing 67 children while working at a […]
Los Angeles, Sep 17 (IANS) Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari admires Supermodel Kate Moss’ “effortless” dressing and describes her as the “ultimate” style icon. The former “The Hills” star, who gave birth to her second son, Jaxon, with Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, in May this year, admires the Croydon-born supermodel. When asked to name her […]
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) US space agency NASA said Tuesday it will make a “major announcement” regarding the awarding of contracts to build commercial spaceships that will send the country’s astronauts to space soil by 2017. “NASA is poised to announce the final phase of development and certification to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation to […]