London, Dec 14 (IANS) English actress Keira Knightley has reportedly stripped off to pose naked for an acclaimed artist.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:20:02 -0500

London, Dec 14 (DPA) The Lotus Formula One team confirmed Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen as its driver line-up Monday for the 2010 season.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:20:03 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) Around 1.3 billion people in India, the rest of South Asia and China are at imminent risk of water shortage due to climate change, according to the UN.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:50:03 -0500

Rome, Dec 14 (DPA) Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho jostled and insulted a reporter after the Serie A game in which his side drew 1-1 at Atalanta, the ANSA news agency reported.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:30:03 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) India and China came under a concerted attack from rich nations Monday for a three-hour suspension of the Dec 7-18 climate summit, though an Indian government delegate denied that the country had anything to do with it.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:30:02 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) With 45,215 participants registered and 22,387 of them inside the Bella Centre most of the day, the sprawling venue of the Dec 7-18 climate summit is stretched to the limit.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:50:02 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (DPA) Formal climate change negotiations in Copenhagen were suspended Monday amid African concerns that the chair was not pushing for a legally binding agreement.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:10:03 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) Grassroots action, especially by the youth, will have to solve the climate change problem as the 'nation state does not seem capable' of doing it, Rajendra Pachauri said here Monday, as the Dec 7-18 climate summit got bogged down in yet another round of bickering between governments.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.14 : With the reprocessing agreement with United States still in the works and practical implementation of Indo-US nuclear trade looking far fetched, Russia is looking forward to securing an early bird advantage.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:18 -0500

Vienna, Dec 14 (DPA) The oil price of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) slid to $70.85 at the end of last week, the group reported Monday.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:02 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) British medical trials in Africa have shown a promising anti-HIV gel to be ineffective, dashing hopes for a cheap way to prevent the AIDS pandemic, a newspaper reported Monday.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:02 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (DPA) Snow and ice are melting at an 'accelerating pace' in regions ranging from Greenland to the Himalayas, a report presented Monday at the UN climate change conference said.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:40:02 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Confidence levels among senior business executives in Mumbai and Shanghai are so high that they are leaving their counterparts in New York and London far behind, with significant implications for the post-recession global economy.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:04 -0500

Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) Of the 245 natural disasters in the first 11 months of 2009, 224 or 91.4 percent were due to weather, a UN study has found, underscoring the need for a strong deal at the ongoing climate summit to reduce and handle these disasters.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:03 -0500

Milan, Dec 14 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was savagely attacked Sunday at the end of a political rally in the centre of the city. He suffered two damaged teeth, a broken nose, cuts to his lips and other facial injuries.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:10:01 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) A sportsman in the heat of moment plays on through pain even when it would floor anyone else. Similarly, some people seem to suffer from long-lasting pains when others are better able to cope. How can that be?...
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:04 -0500

London, Dec 14 : The European Commission has called for the maximum volume on MP3 players to be set at 85 decibels in order to protect the hearing of users.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:03 -0500

London, Dec 14 : Scientists from Lund University in Sweden have made a novel discovery that may help deal with bedbug infestation.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:08 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Scientists have identified five genetic variants that can keep human lungs fit.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Adults, under 35 years, may be exposing themselves to greater risk of pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases during the festive period, says a new research.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:50:02 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Britain-based global confectionery and processed foods major Cadbury Monday rejected the $16.7-billion hostile takeover bid by Kraft of the US, saying it 'substantially' undervalues the company.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:20:01 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz says she feels sexier after becoming a mother.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:10:02 -0500

London, December 14 : Scandal-hit Tiger Woods' wife has been spotted without her wedding ring, strengthening rumors that the golfer's marriage has come to an end.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:31 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) English actress Sienna Miller has reunited with ex-fiance Jude Law and they now plan to live together as a couple.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:20:03 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Comic actor Russell Brand has sparked speculation that he is planning to propose to his singer girlfriend Katy Perry after he went shopping for a diamond ring recently.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:10:03 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) British director Guy Ritchie is planning to open a pub in New York on the advice of his American actor friends who are regular at his London bar, the Punch Bowl.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:10:02 -0500

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Online adult magazine Playgirl has decided not to publish nude pictures of troubled celebrity golfer Tiger Woods because it was 'impossible to 100 percent verify' if they were genuine.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:40:02 -0500

Eleven Muslim terrorists were condemned in a Spanish court on December 14 to between 8 to 14 years in prison for having planned to unleash a bomb attack on the Barcelona subway. Ten of those convicted...
Spero News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:37:50 -0500

NEW DELHI: Russia on Monday said it would prioritise the manufacturing of the nuclear reactors ordered by India despite a full order book position, and said the granting of reprocessing rights was not...
The Hindu Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:29:01 -0500

Air France–KLM reported that traffic for the month of November dropped by 3.2%, but a similar level of capacity cuts has seen the Franco-Dutch carrier maintain its load factors. Passenger load ...
Travel Blackboard Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:26:18 -0500

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's high court has jailed 11 men to up to 14-and-a-half years for attempted suicide bombings on Barcelona's metro in 2008, the court said on Monday. The group, including 10 Paki...
The Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:19:35 -0500

By MICHAEL CASEYAP ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER COPENHAGEN -- The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 per...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:06 -0500

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a raft of spending cuts Monday. It was a move to soothe international financial markets worried about the country's $442 billion US debt.
CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:36 -0500

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a raft of spending cuts Monday. It was a move to soothe international financial markets worried about the country's $442 billion US debt.
CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:32 -0500

French rock star Johnny Hallyday has emerged from a medically induced coma after undergoing surgery in a Los Angeles hospital.Hallyday, 66, was admitted to Cedars Sinai hospital to be treated for an i...
BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:12:07 -0500

A Spanish court has sentenced 11 men to prison sentences for belonging to a terror cell plotting to stage suicide bomb attacks in Barcelona.The group of men - 10 from Pakistan and one from India - wer...
BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:12:05 -0500

Reporting from Rome - The weekend assault on Silvio Berlusconi has highlighted how deeply polarizing a figure the Italian prime minister is, as friends and foes dug in even more firmly Monday to thei...
Los Angeles Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:05:01 -0500

By Philip Pullella Rome - Italians asked on Monday if an ugly assault on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was prompted by a "climate of hatred" splitting their nation and commentators said a wave o...
IOL Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:04:34 -0500

This Dec. 1, 2007 file photo shows Egyptian and French archaeologists visiting the Karnak temple site in Luxor. France will hand back to Egypt the five relics chipped off the wall painting of the anci...
Canada.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:01:05 -0500

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Russia will not sell significant amounts of surplus carbon permits if doing so would undermine carbon markets, but will resist moves to cap such sales, a Russian government offi...
Swiss Info Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:53:37 -0500

Published Date: December 15, 2009 They may be paralyzed from the waist down, but Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili are bringing crowds to their feet all over Europe with their unique blend of sounds ...
Kuwait Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:48:18 -0500

PNG's Chief Ombudsman Chronox Manek was left for dead after gunmen fired through the windscreen of his Nissan Patrol on Friday night.From hospital, Manek has told PNG's National newspaper that a bulle...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:35:03 -0500

Africa's frustration at the UN climate summit boiled over as delegates walked out of key talks and continental giant Nigeria warned the negotiations were now on red alert.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:57 -0500

One-year doping bans for Yanina Wickmayer (pictured) and her Belgian compatriot Xavier Malisse were provisionally lifted AAP. One-year doping bans for two international tennis stars from Belgium had...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:44 -0500

Former world No.39 Casey Dellacqua will continue her comeback to tennis on Monday with a tough first round clash at the Australian Open play off at Melbourne Park.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:40 -0500

The former world No.8 on Friday declared her "long service leave" officially over and said she felt fresh and fit.Molik retired in 2008 after a run of serious illness and injury but after announcing a...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:35 -0500

Africa's frustration at the UN climate summit boiled over as delegates walked out of key talks and continental giant Nigeria warned the negotiations were now on red alert.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:25 -0500

Climate change demonstrators hug a police officer outside the Danish Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen. (AAP) COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - While negotiators with furrowed brows and dark suits work painfully ...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:19 -0500

Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte returned to Earth on Sunday, wearing his trademark red clown nose, when a Soyuz capsule carrying him and two astronauts landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan....
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:13 -0500

, Amcor said in a statement. The transaction remains subject to U.S. regulatory approval and consultation with the European Works Council, the company said. -By...
Morning Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:55 -0500

PARIS, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Monday for an ambitious agreement from the ongoing Copenhagen Climate Conf...
SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:31:58 -0500

(RTTNews) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warned Monday that his country has lost its international credibility as an attractive destination for investors, and is currently at risk of "sinki...
Quote.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:31:50 -0500

Abu Dhabi's move to provide $10 billion in aid to Dubai World lifted financial shares and pushed European stocks to a third straight session of gains.
World Bulletin Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:54:08 -0500

Sarkozy hopes the spending plan will help struggling French universities to become world-class institutions such as the Sorbonne. Photograph: Horacio Villalobos/EPA Nicolas Sarkozy today unveiled a ...
The Guardian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:38:41 -0500

Speed is everything. In its path to faster 4G wireless connectivity, Sweden-based telephone company TeliaSonera has shifted its network rollouts into high gear. In just over six months, it turned...
Beta News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:30:35 -0500

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Monday that debt-laden Greece needed a new social deal and must change or sink. "We need to move immediately to a new social deal," Pa...
The Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:28:15 -0500

Austria nationalized the local unit of a German bank on Monday after heavy losses tied to loans in Southeast and Eastern Europe drove the overextended lender to the brink of collapse. The bank, Hypo ...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:51 -0500

Silvio Berlusconi remained in the hospital on Monday after being bloodied in an attack at a political rally on Sunday, as politicians across the political spectrum denounced the assault.
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:40 -0500

Turkey’s prime minister is calling for national unity after a court banned the only Kurdish party in parliament. The ruling triggered a parliamentary boycott by Kurdish MPs who received a heroe...
Euro News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:10:26 -0500

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey poses with President Obama and his wife Michelle. (PR Image - White House/AP) US President Barack Obama has awarded himself a B-plus for his first 11 months in office, ...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:42:51 -0500

Africa's frustration at the UN climate summit boiled over as delegates walked out of key talks and continental giant Nigeria warned the negotiations were now on red alert.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:42:38 -0500

Africa's frustration at the UN climate summit boiled over as delegates walked out of key talks and continental giant Nigeria warned the negotiations were now on red alert.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:42:29 -0500

The marathon UN climate summit entered its second week, as environment ministers readied closed-door meetings to hammer out disagreements over agreements to combat global warming.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:42:22 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles, the U.S. second largest metropolis, has reached an memorandum of understanding with Germany to work together to enhance clean technology, it was announced...
SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:29 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Governor of the U.S. State of California Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on Monday that his state and Denmark will join efforts to promote green chemistry. An agreeme...
SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:26 -0500

The deficit, which is four times the limit set by the European Union for countries that use the euro currency, has damaged Greece's image in the eyes of investors and made it more difficult and expens...
Al Jazeera Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:03 -0500

The lawmakers of the Turkey's Democratic Society Party (DTP), banned by the Constitutional Court, gathered on Monday in the southestern province of Diyarbakir and decided to resign from the Turkish pa...
World Bulletin Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:11:45 -0500

Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko described the unveiling of the UEFA EURO 2012™ logo in Kyiv's Mykhailivska Square on Monday as "inspiring", explaining that: "People cannot imagine how important th...
UEFA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:10:27 -0500

AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has put an end to speculation about his future by adding another year to his contract with the Rossoneri which will take him through to the end of the 2011/12 campa...
UEFA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:10:26 -0500

NEW DELHI: India and Italy on Monday entered into an agreement to promote bilateral trade and investments. The agreement was signed between Invest India, a joint venture firm between the government ...
The Hindu Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:54:26 -0500

Almost 40% of Nicolas Sarkozy's €6.7m communications budget pays for the salaries for 51 people. Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA He is an image-conscious leader who reigns in a media whirlwind o...
The Guardian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:53:53 -0500

UEFA President French Michel Platini speaks in front of the UEFA EURO-2012 logo after its official launching in Kiev. KIEV (AFP) - UEFA President Michel Platini unveiled the official logo and slogan...
soccerway Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:36:47 -0500

(AP) ? ANKARA, Turkey - A Kurdish party recently disbanded by Turkey's top court on charges of ties to Kurdish rebels said Monday its lawmakers will resign soon from parliament, potentially tr...
New Jersey Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:36:01 -0500

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in pain and will remain in hospital until at least Tuesday with a fractured nose and two broken teeth from an attack by a mentally disturbed man who hit him...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:24:41 -0500

Climate guru Al Gore warned UN climate talks on Monday that record melting of Polar and Himalayan ice could deprive more than a billion people of access to clean water.
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:24:36 -0500

(RTTNews) - The European markets rose for the third day on Monday after Abu Dhabi offered $10 billion to Dubai Financial Support Fund to tide over the financial crisis faced by Dubai World and its su...
Quote.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:23:17 -0500

Madrid - A Spanish court on Monday sentenced 10 Pakistanis and an Indian national to prison for belonging to a terrorist group. The Madrid court sentenced the 11 defendants to between eight and 14 yea...
Earth Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:19:31 -0500

. LDK (NYSE: LDK), based in Xinyu City, China, and with a U.S. head office in Sunnyvale, makes multicrystalline solar wafers. Those silicon wafers are then used by other businesses to manufacture sol...
Business Journal Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:16:29 -0500

Romania's constitutional court has confirmed Traian Basescu's re-election as president, turning down a rival's appeal for the vote to be quashed.It had ordered 138,000 void ballots to be recounted aft...
BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:04:36 -0500

LONDON: European shares advanced for a third straight session to hit a one-week closing high on Monday, with financial shares advancing after Abu Dhabi provided a $10 billion surprise aid to debt-l...
Times of India Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:52:24 -0500

Sun Microsystems , saying the deals in now likely to be approved.The European Commission, in a statement, said its discussions with Oracle had been "constructive."EU...
Yahoo!7 News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:50:47 -0500

By Atul Prakash LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's move to provide $10 billion in aid to Dubai World lifted financial shares and pushed European stocks to a third straight session of gains on Mond...
London South East Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:41:52 -0500

The US Senate has passed a spending bill worth more than a trillion dollars (AAP) The Senate passed a $US1.1 trillion ($A1.2 trillion) spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the fede...
SBS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:27:00 -0500

High standing "This shows the high standing Thomas has with us," sporting director Klaus Allofs said. "He has proved over many years he has the skills to improve a team and its players. This has been ...
UEFA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:03:18 -0500

EU says poor countries agree to resume climate talks at Copenhagen after boycott - The European Union says poor countries have stopped their boycott of climate change negotiations at Copenhagen and ha...
Star Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:58:50 -0500

Chelsea star Michael Ballack has played down Germany's chances of success at next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa. Germany reached the final of the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Kore...
Sky Sports Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:58:05 -0500