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Kardashian sex tape ruins her love life

Kardashian sex tape ruins her love life

Tweet London : Baseballer Reggie Bush reportedly ended his relationship with reality show star Kim Kardashian because he was not happy with the sex tape she made with ex-boyfriend Ray J. “Reggie’s mom just could not get over the fact that Kim had a sex tape. Reggie and his family are very conservative, and he [...]

Williams lifts level to keep 14-match win streak alive

Tweet Miami : Three-time Miami Masters winner Venus Williams assured herself of a return to the world number three ranking after defeating Poland’s sixth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-1 in their Tuesday quarter-final. The 29-year-old US player will overtake deposed top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova on Monday’s WTA list. After being forced to a comeback on [...]

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Smoking lowers IQ: research

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Smoking lowers IQ: research

Tweet London : Smoking has long been known to damage lungs and cause heart disease but it could also lower IQ, a research has found. Young people who smoke regularly are likely to have markedly lower intelligence levels than those who do not smoke, and according to the study of 20,000 young adults, the heavier [...]

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US stocks rise on improved consumer confidence

Tweet New York : US stocks posted modest gains Tuesday after a private survey showed improved consumer confidence. The New York-based Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence climbed to 52.5 from 46.4 in February. The index stood at 56.5 in January. A separate index of home prices also climbed more than expected. The blue-chip Dow [...]

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Obama wants Iran sanctions within ‘weeks’

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Obama wants Iran sanctions within ‘weeks’

Tweet Washington : US President Barack Obama declared that he wants to see the UN Security Council adopt sanctions against Iran within “weeks” over the Islamic republic’s refusal to resolve the dispute over its nuclear activities. “I’m not interested in waiting months for a sanctions regime to be in place. I’m interested in seeing that [...]

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Bharti shares open strong after Zain Africa deal

Tweet Mumbai: The shares of India’s top telecom company Bharti Airtel opened strong on bourses here Wednesday, a day after it sealed a $10.7 billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait’s Zain. The bluechip, among the 30 scrips that are part of the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange, opened at [...]

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Joblessness in Spain will rise to 19.4 percent in 2010

Tweet Madrid : The unemployment rate in Spain will rise to 19.4 percent this year and 19.7 percent in 2011, the country’s central bank has said. Job creation will not start until the “final quarters” of 2011, the Banco de Espana said Tuesday in a report on the economic outlook for the country. The central [...]

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Australia to spend $394 mn on diabetic care

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Australia to spend $394 mn on diabetic care

Tweet Canberra: Australia will spend over 430 million Australian dollars ($394 million) for a new diabetic care programme, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here Wednesday. Unveiling the government’s plans to reform the health system, Rudd said hospitals will struggle to treat around two million diabetics over the next decade if there is no alternative plan. [...]

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New Canadian law to kick out bogus refugees

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New Canadian law to kick out bogus refugees

Tweet Toronto : To throw out bogus refugee claimants, Canada Tuesday introduced a new bill that will usher in a new system within a year. Though Canada accepts about 260,000 new immigrants each year legally, thousands of people entering this country on tourist visas or fake papers stay back to apply for refugee status on [...]

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230 protesters arrested in Chile

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230 protesters arrested in Chile

Tweet Santiago : At least 230 people have been arrested during two different protests in Chile but no one was injured in the incidents, a top official has said. Ninety-seven people were arrested in Greater Santiago during the commemoration of “The Day of the Young Combatant,” Deputy Interior Secretary Rodrigo Ubilla said Tuesday. Another 133 [...]

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