Washington, Nov 21 (DPA) The US sees the decision by Honduras’ disputed de-facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down during elections as a “positive step,” a senior US State Department official said.
The official, who spoke to reporters Friday on condition of anonymity, also reaffirmed Washington’s intention to support the Nov 29 elections, even if many of the countries in the hemisphere have declared they will not recognise the results.
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has revealed her six-year-old son Ryder has a crush on Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz.
The actress admits Ryder – her son with ex-husband Chris Robinson, took a liking to Cruz when she and Hudson were filming new movie “Nine” together, reports askmen.com.
London, Nov 20 (IANS) The Roman Catholic Church has expressed concerns over the growing popularity of the “Twilight” series, as Vatican officials have called the vampire franchise a “moral vacuum with a deviant message”.
The worldwide hype of the series has drawn criticism from the Vatican, with officials urging parents to be more vigilant about the type of films their children are watching, reports imdb.com.
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has healed a long-running rift with his mother, who had apparently walked out of their home when he was a child.
The star’s father Chris, was left to look after Jackman and his four siblings after his mother Grace moved out of the family home when he was eight years old, reports contactmusic.com.
London, Nov 20 (IANS) American actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges she was injured by the couple’s dog.
Flight attendant Lisa Wilson has filed papers at New York’s Brooklyn Federal Court claiming she suffered a serious back injury after the couple’s German Shepherd, Floyd, bumped into her legs during a flight and knocked her to the ground, reports contactmusic.com.
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Scottish actor Gerard Butler is keen to launch his own fragrance.
The “300″ actor is convinced he’s the only actor without his own cosmetics line, and he too wants a piece of the action, reports express.co.uk.
New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is slated to travel to China, has said Beijing has a “direct link with Kashmir”.
The Mirwaiz, who is set to visit China on the invitation of an NGO, said China has “a huge influence in the region and has a direct link with Kashmir as certain parts of Kashmir are in China’s control”, he said in reference to the Aksai Chin area.
Ghaziabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge ‘prayer chamber’ along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials like flowers and ash – in a move to clean up the river and reduce pollution.
Called ‘Hawan Kund’, the chamber has been filled with water from the Ganga river, considered sacred to the Hindus. Apart from constructing a separate chamber, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has also introduced special carrier vehicles to pick up the left-over prayer materials from temples and homes across Ghaziabad.
Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday.
“The prototype LCH is getting ready for a maiden test flight in the coming weeks. We are waiting for the final checks to be completed to commence flight trials,” HAL chairman and managing director Ashok Nayak told reporters here.
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) City police Friday said they had solved a spate of snatchings and robberies, in which elderly women out on morning walk were attacked, with the arrest of a man.
The accused, identified as Inderjit Singh, is a resident of Chandigarh. He used to seriously injure the victims while committing the crime, police said.