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) 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.
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.
New York, Nov 20 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect “the youngest and most vulnerable members of society”.
The convention was signed into international law in 1989 by the UN General Assembly and it took effect one year later following ratifications by governments.
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) The Chandigarh police Friday conducted surprise raids at various cyber cafes in this union territory and found over a dozen cafes were not keeping proper records of the customers.
“Surprise raids, under the supervision of the sub-divisional magistrate (south), were conducted today at cyber cafes in Sector 44 and at Burail village here.
Berlin/Brussels, Nov 20 (DPA) Top diplomats from the so-called “5+1″ group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran’s rejection of a compromise deal on the country’s controversial nuclear programme and urged its leaders to reconsider.
“We urge Iran to reconsider the opportunity offered by this agreement to meet the humanitarian needs of its people and to engage seriously with us in dialogue and negotiations,” said the officials from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia and the US – plus Germany after talks in Brussels.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two tribals were killed Friday when police opened fire at a mob that attacked a police station in Orissa’s Koraput district, an official said.
More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at Narayanpatna, some 500 km from here, to protest frequent police patrolling in their area, considered a hotbed of Maoist activities.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed when police opened fire Friday on a mob attacking a police station in Orissa’s Koraput district, an official said
More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at the headquarters of the district’s Narayanpatna block to protest against frequent police patrolling in their area, considered a hotbed of Maoist activities.
Manali, Nov 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed Friday as they were caught in high velocity winds near the snow-capped Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, an official said. Seven of the victims were from Jharkhand.
Over 75 people, mostly labourers, were caught in strong winds in the snow-bound area at around 1.30 p.m. near the Rohtang Pass (13,050 feet), Deputy Commissioner (Kullu) B.M. Nanta told IANS. They were crossing the pass on foot.