London, May 19 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is set to fulfill his longtime dream of bringing the life of legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King to the big screen as he has been granted permission to make a biopic on him.
King, who was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39, was a leading campaigner for equality for African-American citizens.
London, May 19 (IANS) Socialite heiress Paris Hilton is so fascinated by David and Victoria Beckham that she wants to name her children after the superstar couple.
Contactmusic.com reports that the controversial queen has become friends with the pair after dining with the former Spice Girl and her soccer star partner in California and she was so impressed by the British celebrities that she is planning to give her future babies the Beckham’s first names.
Johannesburg, May 19 (IANS) Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Tuesday.
Brief scores: Delhi Daredevils 134/7 in 20 overs (Dinesh Karthik 31, AB de Villiers 28; Praveen Kumar 3-30). Royal Challengers 135/3 in 19 overs (Jacques Kallis 58 not out, Rahul Dravid 38).
London, May 19 (IANS) “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria is planning to celebrate her Latina roots on the big screen, eyeing a biopic about the life of legendary Mexican film star Maria Felix.
Longoria admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88 and cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role for herself, reports contactmusic.com.
London, May 19 (DPA) Sri Lanka has an “historic opportunity” to build a lasting peace after defeating the rebel Tamil Tigers but first it must tackle a grave humanitarian crisis, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday.
He called for aid agencies to be allowed full access to camps for civilians displaced by the conflict and said Sri Lanka’s government had to be “magnanimous in victory”.
London, May 19 (IANS) “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria is planning to celebrate her Latina roots on the big screen, as she is eyeing a movie about the life of legendary Mexican film star Maria Felix.
Longoria Parker admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88 and cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role herself, reports contactmusic.com.
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Scoring a brace in each half, Syria’s Al Karamah drubbed Mohun Bagan 4-0 in the AFC Cup tie at Howrah near here Tuesday.
The superior Syrians went into the lead as early as the 18th minute through Haani Al Taiar, who scored the last goal for his side in the second session of the one-sided game at the Howrah Municipal Stadium.
Geneva, May 19 (DPA) The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in Sri Lanka next week, after finally gathering enough signatures of member states.
“The Human Rights Council cannot be silent when innocent civilians are caught up in armed conflicts,” the council’s President Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi said in a statement.
London, May 19 (IANS) Hollywood funnyman Ben Stiller is hanging his head in shame after touring the White House with English comedian Ricky Gervais, who showed up in extremely casual threads.
The actors, who co-star in upcoming film “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”, paid a recent visit to Washington to premiere the new movie, reports contactmusic.com.
London, May 19 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt and his brother Doug have donated $600,000 to a university in Missouri to boost its sporting arena’s green credentials.
Contactmusic.com reports that the “Troy” star and his younger brother handed over the money to Drury University in their childhood city of Springfield to help the institution’s O’Reilly Family Event Center earn a Gold Leadership in Environmental Energy and Design (LEED) certification, making it the first arena in the US to land the eco-friendly title.