Dog rescues newborn baby in Ghana
June 10th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) A newborn girl who was abandoned under a bridge in Ghana has been saved by a farm dog who spent a night guarding the helpless child, ... Read more...
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Polanski receives lifetime award in Zurich
September 28th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 28 (IANS) Director Roman Polanski collected his lifetime achievement award at the Zurich film festival and said that it is "better late than never".In 2009, when Polanski was ... Read more...
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Ex-Playmate gets 9 years for shooting at her husband
September 8th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 66-year-old former Playboy Playmate of the Year has been handed 9 years behind bars for shooting and wounding her husband. Victoria Rathgeb reportedly shot ... Read more...
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David Beckham to launch new fragrance
July 23rd, 2011 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Ace footballer David Beckham will launch a new men's fragrance "David Beckham Homme" in September.The soccer star, who has already released a range of scents ... Read more...
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Lesbian couple in Oz beat 60 million-to-one odds to have quintuplets
March 8th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8 (ANI): A lesbian couple in Australia has entered the record books after they became the proud parents of quintuplets.Melissa Keevers, 27, had conceived the five babies through the help ... Read more...
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Miss England ‘has not had a date in 5 months!’
February 7th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Miss England, Jessica Linley says she has not had a date for five months since she won the crown.And the 21-year-old law student is expecting just one Valentine's ... Read more...
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Donald and Rosemary Dix: Couple married for 55 years die minutes apart
February 3rd, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Such was the commitment of a couple that had been married for 55 years - inseparable both in life and death.
Donald and Rosemary Dix died within minutes of ... Read more...
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Oz man gets suspended sentence for raping, impregnating sister
January 31st, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 31 (ANI): A man in Australia has been given a suspended sentence and released on a bond for raping and getting his sister pregnant more than 20 years ago.The man, ... Read more...
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Mia Farrow to be honoured for human rights work
January 17th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Actress Mia Farrow will be honoured for her dedication towards human rights causes.The "Rosemary's Baby" star is a campaigner for refugee causes, particularly those affecting children in war-torn ... Read more...
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Former Playboy Playmate ‘used gun from Polanski in attempted murder’
December 14th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): A former Playboy Playmate of the Year who allegedly attempted to kill her husband apparently used a gun given to her decades ago by the filmmaker Roman Polanski.66 ... Read more...
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Emma Watson’s ‘pixie’ cut inspired by Mia Farrow’s short hairdo
November 19th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson says she swapped her long locks for a "pixie" cut because she was inspired by fellow actress Mia Farrow."My mother has this ... Read more...
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Fingers stuck in bowling ball among worst excuses for not coming to work
October 28th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28 (ANI): A survey on the worst ever sick-day excuses workers give to their employers includes one man saying that he cannot come to work as his fingers are stuck ... Read more...
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Former Playboy Playmate Angela Dorian Charged With Attempt To Murder
October 21st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Playboy playmate Angela Dorian has been charged with attempted murder of her boyfriend Bruce Rathgeb. The Police arrested her last Saturday when the mishap ... Read more...
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YouTube sued for ‘derogatory’ video by Toronto cop
October 18th, 2010 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 18 (IANS) Posting online comments or YouTube videos anonymously may soon be over if some recent cases are anything to go by.A Toronto cop, who was mocked after videos of ... Read more...
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Australian lesbian couple blessed with five babies
October 5th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) A lesbian couple in Australia has been blessed with quintuplets without using IVF, a media report said Tuesday.Melissa Keevers, 27, and Rosemary Nolan, 21, used an American sperm ... Read more...
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Oz lesbian couple beat odds of 1 in 60m by conceiving quintuplets
October 5th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): Two Australian women, who are living together, have expressed their joy at finding that they are expecting quintuplets beating the odds of one in sixty million.Melissa Keevers, 27, ... Read more...
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Polanski’s ‘Ghost Writer’ named best film
September 20th, 2010 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" has been named best picture at International Federation of Film Critics, in Spain.
The "Rosemary's Baby" filmmaker, who endured a ... Read more...
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India is just like Pakistan, say reality show contestants
September 19th, 2010 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Be it the food, the streets, the people or the music, Pakistani children who are contestants on Indian reality shows hardly feel any difference ... Read more...
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Rosemary Port’s Case Revisited In Carla Franklin’s Complaint
August 19th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Aug 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the Carla Franklin controversy heats up, people all over the world are reminded of the Rosemary port controversy that saw Google face the heat year. ... Read more...
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Parole Board Denies Parole To Leslie Van Houten Again
July 7th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Leslie Van Houten has been denied parole for the 19th time. The decision came on Tuesday as Leslie Van Houten appeared in front of the parole ... Read more...
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Polanski evidence to remain undisclosed
May 11th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): Secret evidence given by the original prosecutor in Roman Polanski's three-decade old illegal sex case will not be disclosed.Los Angeles Superior Court judge Peter Espinoza turned down a ... Read more...
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Daniel Radcliffe in training for musical debut
May 1st, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Actor Daniel Radcliffe is busy taking dance classes and daily vocal lessons to prepare for his musical debut on Broadway.
The Broadway musical production is named as 'How to ... Read more...
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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe to make his Broadway debut
April 18th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Apr 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is going to make his Broadway debut next year. His debut would actually be the revival of the musical - ... Read more...
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Polanski’s sex victim cannot call for case’s dismissal
April 17th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): Roman Polanski's illegal sex victim Samantha Geimer has no right to call for the three-decade-old case against the Oscar-winning filmmaker to be dismissed, US prosecutors told a court. ... Read more...
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Daniel Radcliffe to make Broadway musical debut
April 16th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 16 (ANI): Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is set to make his Broadway musical debut in a revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" early next year.Radcliffe, ... Read more...
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Rosemary’s Baby to be reborn
April 2nd, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 2 (ANI): Horror classic Rosemary's Baby is set to be revived for the big screen once again - a top American film critic says Michael Bay is remaking the 1968 ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski’s new film premiers at the Berlin Film Festival
February 14th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Feb 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jailed director Roman Polanski’s new movie ‘The Ghost Writer’ is all set to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, but the director is under house-arrest in ... Read more...
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Mia Farrow calls for support for Haitian orphanages
February 6th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 6 (ANI): Actress Mia Farrow has called for support to help children in Haiti as they struggle for survival in the quake-ravaged region.The 64-year-old activist, who looks after 11 adopted ... Read more...
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California court to hear Roman Polanski’s case today
January 6th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Proceedings on the three-decade-old illegal sex case against filmmaker Roman Polanski will start in California today.The court will hear evidence against the Rosemary's Baby director, reports the Daily ... Read more...
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Polanski drags French mags to court
December 24th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Roman Polanski has made up his mind to drag two French magazines and a newspaper to court for allegedly publishing pictures of him serving house arrest in Switzerland.The ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski working on film under house arrest
December 21st, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): Troubled filmmaker Roman Polanski is not letting his courtroom woes interrupt the editing of his latest flick The Ghost Writer.He is undertaking the post-production work on the movie ... Read more...
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Twilight studio to distribute Roman Polanski’s ‘The Ghost Writer’
December 14th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): Despite the furore surrounding Roman Polanski's arrest, the director's latest film, 'The Ghost Writer', will not suffer.His latest project will be distributed by the studio behind the hit ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski illegal sex case hearing ends without ruling
December 11th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): A California appeals court ended the hearing of Roman Polanski's long-drawn illegal sex case without taking a decision.The appeals court in LA has to make a decision if ... Read more...
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Polanski’s Swiss chalet being prepared in house arrest anticipation
December 1st, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Workers were spotted clearing the snow away on the road that leads to Roman Polanski's luxury resort of Gstaad on Monday, even as Swiss authorities still work out ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski to stay at Swiss luxury resort
November 27th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Roman Polanski will spend his house arrest at the luxury Swiss ski resort of Gstaad after he was granted bail on Nov 25.Although, the filmmaker will be let ... Read more...
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