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Richard Branson turning Oz island getaway into hotel - 10 May 2013
before Christmas."We'd like couples to be able to book the island rather than just... hideaway to more guests, as he plans to turn the heart-shaped island into a boutique hotel.At the moment guests can only stay on Makepeace Island if they book

80s brainteaser the Rubik's Cube set for Christmas comeback - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 2 (ANI): Eighties brainteaser the Rubik's Cube is set to make a comeback as one of the most popular toys this Christmas, according to Woolworths... whip will top the best-seller list this Christmas, after the success

Beatrix Potter's 'Rabbits' Christmas Party' fetches £289,250 at auction - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 19 (ANI): An unique watercolour illustration, depicting a group of rabbits enjoying Christmas party has sold for a record 289,250 pounds at an auction in London. The Rabbits' Christmas Party raked in nearly five times its

Residents of Majuli Island get a speed boat - 10 May 2013
Majuli island, May 10 (ANI): For the residents of Majuli Island, ferries are the only means of transportation. Now, the people of the island have got a speed... rapidly, tourism to the island is certain to get a boost. (ANI

Pacific island may be the birthplace of the ancient Aztecs - 01 Jan 2008
Pacific coastal island called Mexcaltitan may be the place of origin of the ancient... to a report by the Cox News Service. According to legend, the Aztecs left an island... City.  There, they founded the legendary city of Tenochtitlan, an island city

India nominates Majuli Island for UNESCO World Heritage Site - 05 Feb 2008
The Indian government has lately nominated the Majuli Island in Jorhat district... to take note of the status related to the risk associated with the island...), an advisory body to UNESCO. Majuli Island Located on the middle of the mighty

Madge, Ritchie hunting for hideaway home in Italy's "island of dreams" - 01 Jan 2008
out for potential holiday hideaway on a remote island of Italy. According to the sources, the couple is hunting for a home on Linosa, called the "island... the island in June and took a tour of the island checking out potential holiday

Japan protests over Chinese article challenging Okinawa island ownership - 10 May 2013
, including key airbases.The island chain used to be an independent kingdom

Caribbean island of St. Lucia observes Indian Arrival Day - 14 May 2013
St. Lucia, a tiny island nation of 176,000 people in the eastern Caribbean, held its first Indian Arrival Day programme to commemorate the arrival of the first... to notify May 6 as Indian Arrival Day. Other island governments in the Caribbean

NRI multimillionaire sentenced to three years in prison in Long Island slavery case - 01 Jan 2008
New York, June 28 (ANI): A Non-Resident Indian based in Long Island, New York has been sentenced to three years in prison for torturing two of his Indonesian... their Long Island mansion was postponed until July 11. (ANI) 

Russia to return Yinlong, Heixiazi Island to China - 01 Jan 2008
to the agreement to be signed, Russia will return Yinlong Island (Tarabarov Island) and half of Heixiazi Island (Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island). The islands

Syrian crew sets sail on historical circumnavigation of Africa - 01 Jan 2008
London, August 11 (ANI): A group of 20 sailors on Arwad Island off the coast of Syria have set sail on a journey that would involve the circumnavigation... the southern tip of Africa around Christmas time.  According to Philip Beale

Safety overlooked lives of trees in Andaman - 26 Dec 2007
and Nicobar starting from Wednesday has cost the island a few hundreds of trees... Island and Vandur. Besides other activities, the President will distribute 200...; Havelock Island has a helipad, but the trees were chopped down because the security

Reese, Jake deny being engaged - 01 Jan 2008
Christmas as lies.  "They are not engaged, getting married or any of the reports... that the couple were planning to marry around Christmas.  The newspaper report... they are getting married at Christmas," the New York Daily News quoted a source

Reese, Jake deny being engaged - 01 Jan 2008
Christmas as lies.  "They are not engaged, getting married or any of the reports... that the couple were planning to marry around Christmas.  The newspaper report... they are getting married at Christmas," the New York Daily News quoted a source

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi 'working on new CD of love songs' - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 26 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant prime minister, is working on a new CD of love songs that he hopes to complete by this Christmas. Berlusconi is collaborating with Neopolitan singer Mariano Apicella

Curfew continues following communal clashes in Orissa - 26 Dec 2007
arch for Christmas on Monday in Brahmanigaon. After the incident VHP leader... by few Hindu hardliners in a propitious occasion of Christmas

Agni-1 achieves full operational capabilities - 24 Mar 2008
Agni-1(A1), the nuclear capable surface to surface missile was successfully test fired from the Wheeler Island off Dhamra village on the coast of Orissa... Range at Island, the missile attained its desired distance of 700 km range

Taylor Swift's fan arrested for trespassing - 18 May 2013
Washington, May 18 (ANI): A 22-year-old fan of Taylor Swift was arrested while he was attempting to trespass at the country singer's Rhode Island home.When questioned by the police, he allegedly said that he was there to visit Swift, Fox

Rihanna dedicates summer collection to crew, loyal fans - 15 May 2013
London, May 15 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna says her second collection for designer store River Island is dedicated to her crew and loyal followers.The "Stay...." "Hopefully, my friends and people who shop at River Island will have the same taste," she

Passenger ferry sinks in Philippines early morning - 12 Jul 2007
Untitled Document July 12: 12 people got killed and other 100 went missing when today an inter island passenger ferry sank in Sibuyan Sea off South-East Philippines coast while sailing to island of Masbate. Almost 256 people were

'Alien' creature near New York sends speculators into frenzy - 01 Jan 2008
New York, July 31 (ANI): Photographs of a dead mysterious "creature" spotted at a Long Island beach near New York has set online speculations working full time... around the world.  Dubbed the Montauk Monster after the Long Island town

Scientists to drill into a crack in the edge of the world - 01 Jan 2008
Wellington, July 18 (ANI): An international consortium of scientists is preparing to drill into a crack in the edge of the world - the South Island's Alpine... large areas of the South Island in a magnitude 8 quake. By drilling a hole

Ruins may be Viking hunting outpost in Greenland - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Ruins recently discovered on Greenland may be the Vikings' most northerly year-round hunting outpost on the icy island. According to Knut Espen Solberg, leader of 'The Melting Arctic' project mapping changes

Ten JI terrorists planning Bali nightclub type bombings arrested in Indonesia - 01 Jan 2008
a terrorist plot to bomb a cafe on Indonesia's Sumatra Island.  Nine... the suspects arrested on the Indonesian Island this week. According to the police... island of Bali in 2005. The 'teacher' was arrested in South Sumatra on Saturday

Antarctic Ice Shelf hanging by its last thread - 01 Jan 2008
of the ice bridge connecting the shelf to Charcot Island. Since the connection to the island helps to stabilise the ice shelf, it is likely the break-up... of 500 to 700 km sq. in addition being lost if the bridge to Charcot Island

India successfully tested interceptor missile system - 06 Dec 2007
Wheeler island near the coast of Orissa. This missile has a capacity... from Chandipur in Orissa Coast while AAD was fired from Inner Wheeler island which

One of the largest objects in a distant solar body named 'Makemake' - 01 Jan 2008
in the culture of Easter Island. According to a report in New Scientist... in the culture of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island.  The name was suggested

Italian cyclist Bronzini wins second stage of Tour of Chongming - 10 May 2013
Shanghai, May 10 (IANS) Italian female cyclist Giorgia Bronzini won the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island with a time of 2 hours, 44 minutes and 26 seconds.The 30-year-old Wiggle-Honda rider outsprinted Australian Chloe Hosking

Pierce Brosnan thinking of retiring in Hawaii - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Having done with chasing enemies round the world, former James Bond Pierce Brosnan is reportedly planning to hang up his acting shoes and settle down on the island of Hawaii. Living in the tropical paradise

Russian boy stabbed 21 times at Greek resort - 17 May 2013
Athens, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An 11-year-old Russian boy is in critical condition in a hospital in the Greek capital after he was stabbed 21 times while vacationing with his family on the island of Crete.Nikita Onishchenko from Moscow

Greg Norman, Evert shift their wedding venue to a more secluded spot - 01 Jan 2008
secluded area on exclusive Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The Australian... have already had run-ins with Paradise Island security, who threatened to detain

Archaeologists save 3,500 yr old 'sauna' from destruction - 01 Jan 2008
Edinburgh, August 25 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has saved a 3,500-year-old structure in an island off the coast of Scotland, thought to have been used... on the Shetland island of Bressay eight years ago. It was found in the heart

UK soldiers were exposed to radiation risks in 50s - 01 Jan 2008
including Maralinga in South Australia and Christmas Island.  Film badges worn

UK soldiers were exposed to radiation risks in 50s - 01 Jan 2008
including Maralinga in South Australia and Christmas Island.  Film badges worn

Typhoon causes massive destruction in Japanese coast - 14 Jul 2007
Untitled Document July 14: Japan meteorological department has sent warned signal to the Japanese administration in the wake of a powerful typhoon that develops on Friday with strong winds and heavy rains in the southern island

Sri Lankan court orders probe on mass grave - 10 May 2013
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) A Sri Lankan court Friday ordered a full investigation into a mass grave found last year in the island nation's Central Province, a lawyer said.The magistrate in Matale instructed the Criminal Investigations

90 confirmed dead in Thai plane crash on Sunday - 17 Sep 2007
Sep 17: In a worst airline crash in Thailand killed at least 90 people and injured others while landing at the island Phuket on Sunday. According to the official report the airline belong to Orient Thai Airways carrying 123

China would be unable to fully fix its air quality problem in time for Olympics - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A research by a University of Rhode Island (URI) atmospheric chemist has revealed that China would be unable to fully fix its air quality problem in time for Olympics. The researcher in question is Kenneth

Indo-Fijian woman turns 101 - 14 May 2013
Sydney, May 14 (IANS) On the day Fiji observed the 134th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers Tuesday, an Indian-origin woman in that south Pacific island turned 101.Deogi Nair was born to Indian indentured labourer

'Hobbits' were actually modern, normal-sized hunters and gatherers - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, August 27 (ANI): A new research has determined that the so-called 'dwarfs' or 'hobbits' of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, were actually modern, normal-sized hunters and gatherers. Misinterpreted fragments

If men were insects they'd have to walk 7kms for sex - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, September 6 (ANI): Male giant wetas walk a considerable distance each night for sex, and their lightweight and longer legs help them satiate their wanderlust, according to a field study on Maud Island, New Zealand.  

64th Venice Film Festival opens with Knightley starrer â??Atonementâ?? - 30 Aug 2007
Untitled Document Aug 30: The 11-day long Venice Film Festival among one of the oldest film contest opens on Wednesday evening on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. It is the 64 th instance being added to its history starting

Puerto Rico governor's mansion has unpaid water bill - 17 May 2013
San Juan, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The $265 million Puerto Rico's heavily indebted state-owned water and sewer authority is trying to collect from customers includes $30,000 due from La Fortaleza, the official residence of the island's

India should boycott CHOGM: Karunanidhi - 10 May 2013
countries to prevent the summit from being held in the island nation."India should... so that the conference is not held in the island nation.He said the DMK

Hindus in Pak struggle to take back temple - 01 Jan 2008
the complete control of a historical temple located on Manora Island dedicated... is an island spread over 2.5 sq km on the southern side of the Karachi port... on island has dropped by half. "In 1973, the Pakistan Navy took the control

Cyprus Bank buys 80 per cent of Russia's Uniastrum - 01 Jan 2008
Nicosia, June 28 (ANI): The Bank of Cyprus (BOC) - Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus biggest bank - has said it has clinched a deal to buy 80 per cent in Russia's Uniastrum Bank for 576 million dollars as part of its strategy

Now, an ABBA museum in Stockholm - 10 May 2013
Stockholm, May 10 (IANS) ABBA, the enduring and still growing Swedish contribution to global music, has been further institutionalised with a museum on Stockholm's idyllic island of Djurgaarden, which is also home to such other iconic

Plateau may be ancient gateway in Cyprus - 01 Jan 2008
in the eastern part of the island. According to a report in Cyprus Weekly, earlier

NY teens copy Grand Theft Auto videogame for real-life robbery spree - 01 Jan 2008
Island. Police have blamed Grand Theft Auto IV for a two-hour crime

'Virtual archaeologist' to shed new light on 3,500 yr old civilization - 01 Jan 2008
' to shed new light on Thera, an island civilization near Greece that was buried... to the archaeological site of Akrotiri on the island of Thera, which in present-day Greece... their system.  During a three-day visit to the island in September 2007

Norman's ex-wife gets 103 mn dollars in divorce settlement - 01 Jan 2008
including four paintings of dogs and Christmas decorations.  The divorce deal... pocket 17.5 million dollars from the sale of the couple's beloved Jupiter Island

Stirling teacher's 'first-edition books' fetch 226K pounds at auction - 17 May 2013
such as Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol -1843.The lot also contained Kenneth... Rape Of The Lock by Alexander Pope (1714) - 1,800 poundsA Christmas Carol

New 'Dirty Dancing' edition packed for pyjama parties, sleepovers - 01 Jan 2008
is set to be released during Christmas, will comprise of outtakes, interviews

I won't retire unless my voice goes, says Cliff Richards - 11 May 2013
New York, May 11 (ANI): Cliff Richards has said that he will fully retire when his vocal cords give up or if audiences don't show up at his concerts.

Banderas' new scent for ladies to boost charity coffers in NY - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Antonio Banderas is the latest star to come out with his own line of fragrance- but he will be using it for a good cause. One dollar from the sale of every 'Blue Seduction for Women' bottle this Christmas

Classic board game Cluedo gets 21st century makeover - 01 Jan 2008
;Makers Hasbro will release the new version by Christmas.  "It's bang up to date

Jessica Ennis ties the knot with fiance - 19 May 2013
, Sheffield.Hill had popped the question on Christmas Eve 2010. (ANI

Bloomsbury hopes JK Rowling will conjure up her magic again - 01 Jan 2008
of Beedle the Bard', which they hope will be a big hit for Christmas when

Selfridges to launch £43,000 teddy bear! - 01 Jan 2008
in Christmas presents.  The bear's fur is entwined with Gold Leaf and it comes... shopping for Christmas 2008.  "We've never had a toy department and we feel now

Kate Middleton wishing for a summer wedding - 01 Jan 2008
holiday.  Kate has even told friends that this may be the last Christmas she... recently told her family this Christmas would be the last one she spends with them

Latest 'Harry Potter' flick release pushed back to next summer - 01 Jan 2008
' strike, which brought filming on all major projects to a standstill over Christmas... months because they fear the movie won't be ready to compete at the Christmas (08

Penguins blamed for accumulation of arsenic in Antarctica soil - 01 Jan 2008
species, and two seal species that live on Ardley Island, off the Antarctic... the local seals. They also said that sediments from another Antarctic island... of arsenic compared with sediment sampled on Ardley Island. To find out

The man who lost 6 stone eating on McDonald's fast food! - 01 Jan 2008
McDonald's - and even ordered from the fast-food diner for his Christmas lunch

Nintendo unveils a Wii music game - 01 Jan 2008
Satoru Iwata, as saying. Wii Music, is set to hit the shops this Christmas

Fergie credits 'biscuits' as reason behind Man U, personal success - 15 May 2013
sister's death, she felt more isolated, adding that he was aware since Christmas

Paul Potts takes German topspot after ad success - 01 Jan 2008
a source, as saying. Paul's next album is set to be released at Christmas. (ANI

Girls Aloud end 'split talk' with new single release - 01 Jan 2008
, and which will be released the following month, and just in time for Christmas

Winehouse to enter rehab near her hubby's jail - 01 Jan 2008
months for ABH and perverting justice, but could be released by Christmas. (ANI) 

Suspected Maoists kill five VHP functionaries in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
in the district which witnessed violence during the Christmas in December last year. (ANI

George Michael has no plans to retire any time soon - 01 Jan 2008
written a Christmas song, which will be released as a festive single.  He

Kylie Minogue confirms homecoming concert tour - 01 Jan 2008
Christmas with family in Melbourne.  "As far as my health goes, I do two shows

Prince William to join elite UK's elite SAS guards - 01 Jan 2008
, glassware, Christmas cards, books and clothes. The Special Air Service

Orissa CM regrets riots after VHP leader's killing - 01 Jan 2008
in the communal violence after an attack on Saraswati on the eve of Christmas last year

Christians organise peace march after religious unrest in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
in the communal violence after an attack on Saraswati on the eve of Christmas last year

New ports to come up in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh - 09 May 2013
to set up a major port at Sagar Island in West Bengal through the Public.... The deep draught port at Sagar Island would obviate the need for heavy

PM to begin two-day Assam visit today - 01 Jan 2008
presentation programme on Majuli, the world's largest river island. ... of Majuli, who will brief him about the problems faced by the river island. 

PM to visit Goa, likely to appease the Anti SEZ protest - 27 Dec 2007
industry in Goa, GMAS has asked all tourists for Christmas celebration and New Year... visit Goa during Christmas and New Year celebration. Opposition party of Goa

Beach that inspired Agatha Christie fetches 70k pounds in auction - 10 May 2013
' while staying at Burgh Island, which is connected to the beach at low tide. The two

Invasive plant species predate humans' arrival on Galapagos Islands - 01 Jan 2008
;"Whenever you're dealing with island studies, one of the most important factors... Cruz island, Emily Coffey, a graduate student at the University of Oxford, UK, has... a species of hibiscus, existed on the island 1,000 years ago. To collect

Indian navy inducts two new indigenous warships - 01 Jan 2008
Cinque - named after a pristine Island sanctuary in the Andamans and INS Chariyam...;According to Vice Admiral B S Randhawa, India's vast coastline an island... are extremely useful for patrolling especially in coastal waters in the island

Government to consider alternative alignment on Sethu project - 01 Jan 2008
between Dhanushkodi and Rameshwaram Island. The letter said... the portion between Dhanushkodi and Land End on Rameshwaram Island has been given... island keeping in view the technical aspects, cost benefit analysis, social

Massive pieces of Canada's northern ice shelf floating free in the Arctic Ocean - 01 Jan 2008
of Ellesmere Island, is now floating free in the Arctic ocean along with a larger... Island has also been significantly reduced. Where once Arctic waters were frozen right up to the edge of the island, there is now a substantial expanse of open

Flood fury in Assam continues - 01 Jan 2008
river island, which submerged under the flood waters. Gogoi directed... scarcity looming large in the island as supply of essentials was hit by the rising... with a population of 1.5 lakh and was threatening fresh areas in the island, which houses

Flood situation in Assam critical - 01 Jan 2008
, Asia's largest river island, which submerged under the flood waters, official... in the island as supply of essentials was hit by the rising water level. The waist... and was threatening fresh areas in the island, which houses several 'satras' (Vaishnavite

Princess Diana's exhibition at family home to close next year - 13 May 2013
of Cornwall's remains rest on an island in an ornamental lake within the grounds

Jayalalithaa announces plan for Rs.100 crore statue - 14 May 2013
statue of poet Thiruvalluvar was installed on an island near Kanyakumari

Lindsay Lohan set for 'Ugly Betty' cameo - 01 Jan 2008
Burgers' in Long Island. According to the grapevine, Lohan will be seen in 5

Connie Francis's high BP lands her in hospital - 01 Jan 2008
it off. She was admitted to Long Island Jewish Medical Centre's coronary care

Prince William's girlfriend prefers to be an 'ordinary person' - 01 Jan 2008
island of Mustique. (ANI) 

Uma Thurman feeling broody - 01 Jan 2008
in a bikini while vacationing on the island of Corsica sparked reports she

Wish Diwali this time by video greetings - 05 Nov 2007
greetings for Christmas and New Year too. This means that a lot new feast

Suspected al-Qa'eda leader in UK to be freed on bail - 01 Jan 2008
and, in Germany, of a plot to bomb the Strasbourg Christmas market.  Appeal Court

Madonna, Guy Ritchie turn to rabbi for marriage counselling - 01 Jan 2008
have been spending time with Rabbi Berg since Christmas, and 49-year-old singer

Man U boss Fergie retired to support grieving wife - 13 May 2013
Christmas that he would leave the club soon.Ferguson claimed that he owed his wife his

Reality TV voted 'Worst Creation Since 1928'. - 01 Jan 2008
ladders to set up Christmas decorations. The top five was rounded off by Soy

Britney's clothes up for grabs - 01 Jan 2008
the hammer is a blue and white sexy Santa dress, which Britney wore in a Christmas advert

Britain's silliest law bans person from dying in Parliament! - 01 Jan 2008
pies on Christmas Day and the old London bye-law allowing pregnant woman

Ex-Miss Universe Denise Quiñones restarts singing career - 16 May 2013
the tune "Fugitivo" for a Christmas special of the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico

Tearful Sheryl pleads for Gazza to come home - 01 Jan 2008
a hip replacement op at Christmas left him unable to kick a ball, was reunited