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Jennifer Hewitt, Kennedy Split

Jennifer Hewitt, Kennedy Split

New York, March 14 – Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has reportedly parted ways with actor boyfriend Jamie Kennedy.
According to a source, it was a mutual decision by the couple.
‘It wasn’t contentious. It had kind of just run its course … They just sort of looked at each other and said, ‘We like each other [...]

Venezuela Receives Chinese Planes Armed with Missiles

Venezuela Receives Chinese Planes Armed with Missiles

Caracas, March 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has formally taken the delivery of the first four airplanes out of 18 purchased from China for military training purposes, which, however, came armed with machine guns, air-to-ground missiles, bombs and rockets.
Chavez said Saturday during the televised ceremony at a military base in the northwestern state of [...]

Eight Shot Dead At Mexican Birthday Party

Eight Shot Dead At Mexican Birthday Party

Mexico City, March 14 (IANS/EFE) Eight people were killed by a group of gunmen during a birthday party at a ranch in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, media reports said.
Around a dozen men travelling in two SUVs arrived at the ranch outside the town of Bachoco and began firing at the party-goers, the daily [...]

‘Tamils have Not Given Up Demand for Separate Homeland’

‘Tamils have Not Given Up Demand for Separate Homeland’

Toronto, March 14 – Reacting sharply to reports from Colombo that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has given up its demand for a separatist demand, the Canadian Tamil Congress here said Saturday that the Tamils have not given up their demand for a separate homeland.
‘The TNA has been misquoted. They are in constant touch with [...]

Russia, US Close to Signing Arms Reduction Pact: Kremlin

Russia, US Close to Signing Arms Reduction Pact: Kremlin

Moscow, March 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian and US presidents have discussed the negotiations on a new strategic arms reductions treaty and said it was possible to talk about a date for the deal to be signed, the Kremlin said.
‘The heads of state have, by an already established tradition, held a regular exchange of views [...]

Michael Jackson’s Luxury Furniture to be Auctioned

Michael Jackson’s Luxury Furniture to be Auctioned

Los Angeles, March 14 – Gold-studded sofa worth $150,000 and other luxury furniture of Michael Jackson will be auctioned in June along with some clothes and accessories worn by the King of Pop before his death.
The collection of 22 exquisite furniture lots commissioned by Jackson for his house in Kent, England, where he had planned [...]

14 Killed, 27,000 Homeless in Madagascar Storm

14 Killed, 27,000 Homeless in Madagascar Storm

Antananarivo, March 14 – A storm in Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday.
The region around the town of Mananjary was hit the hardest Friday, the report said.
A quarter of the town was flooded and electricity and water supplies were disrupted, [...]

Former US Secretary of State Kissinger Falls ill

Former US Secretary of State Kissinger Falls ill

Seoul, March 13 – Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger suffered a stomach ache when he attended a seminar here Saturday and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, sources said.
His condition is stable, the sources added.
According to the 87-year-old Kissinger’s original schedule, after the Seoul visit, he was scheduled to attend the Woodrow [...]

Calm Returns to Egyptian Town After Riots

Calm Returns to Egyptian Town After Riots

Cairo, March 13 – The northern Egyptian town of Marsa Matruh was quiet Saturday, following violent clashes between Muslims and Christians that left 30 people injured the night before, police said.
The clashes, which started when Muslim residents of the Mediterranean port threw stones at workers they believed were building a church, left 30 people injured [...]

Chile Will Take Years to Recover From Quake Impact: President

Chile Will Take Years to Recover From Quake Impact: President

Santiago, March 13 – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said the Feb 27 earthquake and the following tsunami had cost the nation tens of billions of dollars and left an impact that would be felt for years.
Pinera Friday said at a press conference that the 8.8-magnitude earthquake, the fifth largest ever recorded in the world, [...]

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