Top Stories: London, Dec 6 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has revealed she had to struggle to record her new album 'Rated R' because some of the songs in the album were about the troubles in her personal life. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:03 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has revealed she feels fortunate enough that her work also allows her to take time off to raise her six children because she feels 'just' like any ordinary mother. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:01 -0500New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Hollywood star Nicolas Cage has been conferred a special award by the United Nations in recognition of his humanitarian work. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:10:01 -0500New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Hollywood star John Travolta has revealed he was reprimanded on the sets of his new movie 'Old Dogs' by his daughter Ella Bleu because he kept forgetting his lines. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:50:02 -0500Melbourne, December 6 : Demand for latest gadgets and fashion-based entertainment by tech savy girls is steadily pushing dolls to their grave, experts have observed. ANI Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:00:05 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Dame Judi Dench, who plays the secret agent's boss in the Bond films, will be seen in music group Black Eyed Peas' next video. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:00:01 -0500London, December 06 : Rihanna will be seen getting down and dirty in her new music video 'Hard'. ANI Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:30:13 -0500London, Dec 6 : Brit singer Pixie Lott, who still lives at her parents' home, has revealed that she still shares a room with her sister. ANI Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:10:01 -0500New Delhi, Dec 6 : The Indian entertainment and media industry is estimated to grow 11 percent annually to touch Rs.93,200 crore (Rs.932 billion/USD 18.6 billion) by 2013, a report released Suday said... New Kerala Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:37:41 -0500A last flight blunder by odds-on favourite Screaming Brave allowed Corredor Sun to pounce in the Bet On toteplacepot At totesport.com Juvenile Hurdle at Warwick today.It looked as though Sheena West's... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:49 -0500Knockara Beau justified prohibitive odds of 1-8 in the John Smith's Paris Pike Novices' Chase at Kelso.George Charlton's stable star has now won three of his four starts over fences having shown smart... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:48 -0500Joncol booked his ticket to the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28 when showing plenty of guts to win the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown this afternoon.The small but select field fo... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:48 -0500Our Vic was back in the winner's enclosure for the first time in 18 months after a thrilling success in the totesport.com Chase at Warwick today.The 11-year-old - winner of seven Graded races during h... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:47 -0500Australian Robert Allenby ended four years without a win in South Africa today - and nobody would have been surprised it came in sudden death.Allenby beat defending champion Henrik Stenson at the thir... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:47 -0500Kerins O'Rahillys (Kerry) 0-6 Kilmurry Ibrickane (Clare) 0-7 There was a dramatic finish to the Munster Club SFC final at the Gaelic Grounds as Clare champions Kilmurry Ibrickane snatched victory with... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:46 -0500Australian international rugby star Quade Cooper has been charged with one count of burglary by Queensland Police, according to reports.The 21-year-old allegedly robbed a Surfers Paradise residence th... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:46 -0500Four people were held in jail tonight pending an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia’s worst blaze in decades, investigators said.About 130 remained in hosp... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:46 -0500Baby Peter could have been saved if managers at a London hospital where he was treated had listened to fears raised by senior doctors more than a year before the toddler’s death, a consultant paedia... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:46 -0500Lady Gaga once had a fear of sex, she has revealed.The 23-year-old singer – who is currently single – said the songs on her new album 'The Fame Monster' were written at a time when she was experie... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:45 -0500Glen, New York (CNN) -- The lead singer of the rock band Weezer was involved in a bus accident Sunday that left him and another passenger in an upstate New York hospital. CNN Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:20:25 -0500A relatively modest post-holiday drop put box-office phenom "The Blind Side" at No. 1 on its third weekend in theaters. Meanwhile, four new movies in wide release opened to less than $10 mi... Associated Press Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:08:36 -0500VIENNA (Reuters) - Alfred Hrdlicka, a prominent leftist Austrian sculptor, whose iconoclastic works condemned war and fascism and at times upset religious sensibilities, died on Saturday aged 81, Aust... Reuters Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:06:54 -0500F riendly Fires and the xx are hip, young, buzzed-about bands from England. Although the bands both appeal to fans with left-of-center taste, their sold-out show at the Paradise on Friday made clear t... Boston Herald Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:05:55 -0500In this June 6, 2004 file photo, pianist, singer and songwriter, Alexa Ray Joel, left, joins her father, Billy Joel, for the arrivals of the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New Yo... CBS News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:04:42 -0500Portlaoise 1-9 Garrycastle 1-5Fourteen-man Portlaoise moved further ahead at the top of Leinster’s roll of honour by winning a record seventh provincial football title at Tullamore today.Despite hav... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:15 -0500Hamilton 2 Hearts 1Republic of Ireland hopeful David Elebert made a late substitute's appearance for Hamilton today as they defeated a Hearts side that had two players sent off in the SPL.The Jambos f... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:14 -0500A man has been injured after shots were fired through a house window in the Northe police said today.He was hit in the leg as unknown assailants opened fire on the property in the Ballymurphy area of ... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:14 -0500The friends and family of Katy French are today marking the second anniversary of the model 's death.The 24-year old died just four days after she collapsed at a friend's house in Co Meath.The tragedy... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:14 -0500Police commandos acting on a tip-off killed one militant and arrested five others today in a raid against a bombing cell accused in recent attacks around the north west Pakistani city of Peshawar, aut... Breaking News.ie Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:13 -0500The Bishop of Limerick has today asked his parishioners to pray for him as he considers his position.A letter from Dr Donal Murray was read out at all masses in the diocese of Limerick today.The Bisho... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:13 -0500Iranian authorities have slowed internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests tomorrow to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.In another... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:12 -0500Jennifer Aniston plans to launch her own range of cookbooks. The former 'Friends' star – who is good friends with the British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver - is apparently keen to team up with him and... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:12 -0500TWO stars of a British celebrity reality TV show filmed in the Australian bush have been charged with animal cruelty by New South Wales police. News.com.au Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:48:55 -0500TWO stars of a British celebrity reality TV show filmed in the Australian bush have been charged with animal cruelty by New South Wales police. The Daily Telegraph Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:48:37 -0500Gino D'Acampo, the winner of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and fellow contestant Stuart Manning are facing criminal charges for animal cruelty after cooking and eating a rat on the TV program... Ananova Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:22:43 -0500I don't know about most people, but when I'm compiling a report, presenting a class or writing an article, I like to do extra research on the topic that I will be covering. Usually I will run across s... News-Review Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:51:13 -0500For renewable energies, forest waste materials can be burned, chemically converted into liquid fuels such as ethanol, or heated without oxygen to produce bio-oil, bio-char and gasses. Last summer, the... News-Review Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:51:09 -0500Spain completed a 5-0 Davis Cup final victory over the Czech Republic today as Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer eased to straight-sets wins.Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez ensured Spain would retai... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:41:24 -0500Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has lost more than 1,000 investment bankers to rivals amid a UK government clampdown on bonuses, it was reported today.The traders and corporate financiers who... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:41:24 -0500Santiago - More than 36 years after he was tortured and gunned down in the days following the coup d'etat in Chile, singer Victor Jara was reburied Saturday in a ceremony attended by thousands. M & C Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:19:37 -0500Be ready to be star-struck! Celebrity spotting enters a new realm as A-list stars from around the world descend on Dubai for the sixth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) from Dece... Dubai Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:19:21 -0500Email This Post The sixth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), this year, is bringing to the city 29 world premieres and 13 international premieres in addition to the first Middl... Dubai Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:19:18 -0500Thousands of people have lined the streets of Santiago for the reburial service of popular Chilean folk singer, Victor Jara. He was among more than 3,000 people who were killed or disappeared during ... Euro News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:19:14 -0500The ESB has today confirmed water levels in Lough Derg have reduced overnight.Reservoir levels remain high at Poulaphouca as do water levels on the River Liffey.The ESB is continuing to discharge wate... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:20:24 -0500The St Vincent de Paul Society has launched its annual appeal for direct financial help in the run-up to Christmas.The society has thanked the public for donating generously to flood victims - more th... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:20:24 -0500This afternoon's meeting at Punchestown, featuring the Grade One John Durkan Memorial Chase, will go ahead as scheduled.Heavy rain in the area forced course officials to call a 7.30am inspection on Sa... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:20:23 -0500Chris Brown is “embarrassed” about his assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, he has revealed.The ‘Run It’ singer has spoken out about his humiliation at losing his temper with the 21-year-old ... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:20:23 -0500There are several clever mantras that Meg Whitman chants while she's campaigning to be the next governor of California: "Don't try to boil the ocean" (taking too broad of an agenda to Sacramento), "Al... Time Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:53:46 -0500Thousands of Chileans accompanied the remains of folk singer Victor Jara to a cemetery for reburial Saturday, 36 years after he was killed by soldiers and became a martyr of the country's military cou... eTaiwan News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:04:56 -0500A man died after parachuting from a mobile-phone tower at night and hitting high-voltage power lines, US authorities said.Arizona's Pinal County sheriff's Lieutenant Tamatha Villar said 23-year-old Da... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:43 -0500Actress Laila Rouass left 'Strictly Come Dancing' last night after stinging criticism of her performances.Rouass was bottom of the judges' scoreboard last night and found herself facing top-placed Ric... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:42 -0500Tiger Woods' late replacement Graeme McDowell made his impact felt at the Chevron World Challenge as he took a share of the lead heading into the final round in California.McDowell was only called int... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:41 -0500National Irish Bank is reported to be preparing job losses and branch closures.Earlier this month, Permanent TSB announced plans for 120 job cuts and 11 branch closures.National Irish Bank, which is o... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:41 -0500The Bishop of Limerick says he is reflecting on the decision he now has to make and has asked mass goers for their continued prayers - especially this week.Expectation has grown that Dr Donal Murray w... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:41 -0500Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is facing a major defensive headache ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Wolfsburg.United ended yesterday’s 4-0 Premier League win over West Ham ... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:40 -0500Daniel Day Lewis and Michael Caine are to be honoured at the British Independent Film Awards in London tonight.The two Oscar-winning actors are among the glittering A-list guest list due to attend the... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:40 -0500US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the United States has not had good intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorist Osama bin Laden in years.Mr Gates made the comment in an interview to be aired Su... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:01:39 -0500The sixth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), this year, is bringing to the city 29 world premieres and 13 international premieres in addition to the first Middle East screenings ... AME Info Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:58:55 -0500December 6, 2009 New York - Alexa Ray Joel, the only daughter of singer-songwriter Billy Joel, was in stable condition at a New York hospital on Saturday, a publicist said. "Her doctors are assessi... Tonight Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:43:34 -0500December 6, 2009 (BANG) - Lady Gaga once had a fear of sex. The 23-year-old singer - who is currently single - said the songs on her new album 'The Fame Monster' were written at a time when she was... Tonight Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:43:32 -0500Adam Scott survived a late scare to claim the Stonehaven Cup by five shots against Stuart Appleby after a tense final round at the Australian Open at NSW Golf Club.Having led by as many as seven shots... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:42:21 -0500Social welfare cuts and public sector pay cuts will be part of Wednesday's Budget.Apart from the old age pension, the axe will fall across the board as the Government cuts €4bn in spending.New tax r... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:42:20 -0500There was no winner of last night's Lotto jackpot of just more than €4m.The numbers drawn were 1, 5, 7, 32, 38, 44 and the bonus number was 36.Wednesday's jackpot is now heading for around €4.5m. Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:42:20 -0500Nerves were jangling today after the 'X-Factor' semi-finalists were put through the ringer as they battled to earn their chance at stardom.Olly Murs, Danyl Johnson, Stacey Solomon and Joe McElderry wa... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:42:20 -0500British Chancellor Alistair Darling is widely expected to announce a raft of tax increases for the better off when he delivers his Pre-Budget Report on Wednesday.With the British government facing an ... Irish Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:42:19 -0500Gino D'Acampo, the winner of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and fellow contestant Stuart Manning are facing criminal charges for animal cruelty after cooking and eating a rat on the TV progr... The Independent Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:28:44 -0500Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 1:07 a.m. With three minutes left in the biggest game of the young college basketball season, the 18-year-old freshman with two points and four turnovers shouted at one of... Sign on San Diego Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:41:04 -0500ANN ARBOR, Mich. ? The iPhone's potential as a musical instrument is on display at the University of Michigan this week. The Ann Arbor school is hosting a concert by the Michigan Mobile Pho... Sign on San Diego Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:41:00 -0500Over on the Wildcats' sideline, it was all sunny skies and Hollywood endings. After a bunch of crazy finishes and brutal losses, long-struggling Arizona is headed to a fine reward for its most impress... San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:36:43 -0500. This low-budget independent film is slated to begin production next summer here in DuPage and stars Steve Lemme, a member of the cult favorite comedy group... 24 / 7 Press Release Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:13:56 -0500WORTHINGTON, OH, December 06, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Today, Oprah.com has saluted Marala Scott as an Ambassador of Hope, recognizing her and her husband's groundbreaking work against domestic viol... 24 / 7 Press Release Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:12:59 -0500. This low-budget independent film is slated to begin production next summer here in DuPage and stars Steve Lemme, a member of the cult favorite comedy group... Earth Times Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:03:41 -0500A 36-year-old unknown from Lancashire is being tipped for an Oscar nomination for playing screen legend Orson Welles. Christian McKay is a classical pianist and actor who was plucked from the theatr... Ananova Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:41:22 -0500December 6, 2009 By Daily Mail Reporter U.S. TV chat show host Whoopi Goldberg walked off The View over the Tiger Woods scandal story. The female panel who host The View every day - Whoopi, Joy ... Tonight Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:49:16 -0500Them Crooked Vultures does a great service by putting Dave Grohl behind the drum kit. That's about it. The thing about super-groups? They still have to write songs. Houston Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:47:00 -0500For a couple of years Nick Gaitan's band has put on delicious performances around town without any recordings that would allow the euphoria to continue after it leaves the stage. Houston Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:58 -0500Dan Auerbach, from left, of the Black Keys, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys and rap producer Damon Dash collaborated on the Blakroc album to produce a stripped-down masterpiece. Houston Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:57 -0500It's been a less-than-dazzling year at the movies, so let's hope Hollywood is saving the best for last. Here are nine holiday films that could be winners. Houston Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:56 -0500“The thing about Facebook is it's about connections, but you're not really connected,” Reitman says. “You have thousands of friends, but you don't really see them. In a way, technolo... Houston Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:55 -0500Sound of Music became their only show for which Hammerstein did not write (or co-write) the libretto, penning lyrics only. That factor, along with the initial concept of a vehicle studded with perform... Houston Chronicle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:53 -0500Australia claimed consecutive Champions Trophy field hockey titles and their 10th overall by beating Germany 5-3 in the final thanks to four unanswered second-half goals in Melbourne. Australia tra... The Standard Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:34:29 -0500Before Adam Sandler utters the words "so your name is going to be Julia Gulia?" people were already sold on the 1998 movie, "The Wedding Singer," which starred Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The show is... Deseret News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:26:31 -0500Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning deserves your attention more than the others. For one thing, it's a timeless book whose acknowledgment of a generation that feels purposeless and a... New York Post Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:19:36 -0500Living Colour . The band's 1988 hit "Cult of Personality" regularly makes "100 Greatest Songs Ever Written" lists and won the group Grammy Awards. But what made Living Colour unique was that all of it... NPR Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:35:53 -0500Depeche Mode followed suit. Kraftwerk also became the unlikely godfather of American hip-hop and black electronic dance music, inspiring pioneers in the South Bronx and Detroit. Today Kraftwerk’... International Herald Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:51:47 -0500Billy Joel's Daughter Hospitalized for Alleged Overdose Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of singer Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley, has been rushed ... E online Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:45:45 -0500One group of young Hollywood stars were in the spotlight Saturday — and it wasn't for getting into a fight outside a night club or being arrested for drunken driving. ABC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:16:59 -0500ROADWAY ROOSTERS: Chickens can be seen on the freeway shoulder in 1981. An overturned poultry truck brought such birds to the area near the 101 and 170 freeways in 1969. Los Angeles Times Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:21:30 -0500LOS ANGELES - One group of young Hollywood stars were in the spotlight Saturday — and it wasn't for getting into a fight outside a night club or being arrested for drunken driving. Five under-... Star Tribune Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:26:28 -0500KANGAR: Former Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin intends to shift his religious lectures to entertainment outlets in other states. This follows a prohibition by the Selangor Islamic Religious D... New Straits Times Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:25:19 -0500Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a Christmas poem, specially commissioned by the Radio Times for its festive edition.In 12 Days of Christmas, Duffy tackles a wide range of subjects from troop... BBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:02:09 -0500Google Dictionary is in the spotlight because Google is now using it for its "definition" link on search results pages for word searches. Previously Google pointed users to Answers.com. M... Web Pro News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:28:15 -0500MySpace is continuing to make big strides on the music front. Or more accurately, the social network has made a huge, across-the-Atlantic leap, as late yesterday, MySpace Music launched in the UK. ... Web Pro News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:28:01 -0500Published Date: December 06, 2009 The Band Perry, a young trio made up of siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry, has grabbed the attention of country radio with its first single, "Hip to My Heart." ... Kuwait Times Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:13:52 -0500Thirty-two units inside The West End luxury condominium were sold Saturday at auction. The units, part of 42 that were on the auction block, were sold at steep discounts, with units selling for an av... Business Journal Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:22:03 -0500Thirty-two units inside The West End luxury condominium were sold Saturday at auction. The units, part of 42 that were on the auction block, were sold at steep discounts, with units selling for an av... Nashville Business Journal Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:20:50 -0500AMMAN // The deaths of two Jordanians as a result of an alleged police beating last month have once again put a spotlight on human rights in the kingdom, with local and international rights groups cal... The National Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:10:36 -0500It was honours even for the GAA Presidents at the Ultimate Handball Showdown at Croke Park this afternoon as the GAA's 125th Anniversary celebrations drew to a close. The final game of the day pitted ... Irish Examiner Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:56:39 -0500 | 
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