London, Dec 19 (IANS) Pop legend Michael Jackson has been slapped with a $1 billion (668 million pound) lawsuit by a woman called Billie Jean Jackson, who claims she is the mother of his son and wants his custody.
Agartala, Dec 19 (IANS) Tripura Friday announced a new economic-cum-rehabilitation package for civilians and security personnel who fall victim to militancy in the state.
Washington, Dec 19 (Xinhua) US President George W. Bush Friday said the government would provide $13.4 billion in short term loan to bail out the country’s crippled auto industry from bankruptcy.
Beijing, Dec 19 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday said the central government in Beijing would continue to fully support Hong Kong and Macao in dealing with the challenges brought by the global financial crisis.
Paris, Dec 19 (DPA) The best strategy to make peace in the Mideast is to encourage the rapid economic development of the Palestinian people, former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Friday in the French daily Le Figaro.
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss’s apparel collection has been so successful that fashion house Topshop has renewed its contract with her for another three years.
Stuttgart, Dec 19 (DPA) Christian Klar, 56, a former leader of the Red Army Faction urban terrorist movement in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from jail Friday, justice officials in Stuttgart said.
Chandigarh, Dec 19 (IANS) Haryana Friday became the first state in the country to start an animal insurance scheme, with officials of the animal husbandry and dairy development department saying over 125,000 cattle head of farmers and dairy owners have been insured.
Karlsruhe (Germany), Dec 19 (DPA) Christian Klar, 56, a former leader of the Red Army Faction urban terrorist movement in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from jail Friday, his lawyer said.
Karlsruhe (Germany), Dec 19 (DPA) Christian Klar, 56, a former leader of the Red Army Faction urban terrorist movement in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from jail Friday, his lawyer said.