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BRITISH actor Simon MacCorkindale, who starred in Death on the Nile and in the BBC TV series Casualty, has died at 58 after a battle with cancer. His publicist Max Clifford said he died in […] […]

Scarlett made for a good target. The daughter of an artist, she wore funky clothing to her school, had a mild learning disability and was generally timid and insecure. Lila, the resident “mean girl” in […] […]

TROPICAL Storm Paula tore through Cuba today, bringing heavy rains and strong winds, and testing the island’s rickety infrastructure two years after string of devastating hurricanes. Paula lost its status as a category one hurricane […] […]

A GRAND jury in Alabama will decide next week if Gabe Watson is to be charged with murdering his wife. The 18-member jury will hear evidence next Friday (October 22) in Alabama’s most populous city, […] […]

A BRITISH judge refused to dismiss a plagiarism case against Harry Potter author JK Rowling overnight, saying claims that the best-selling author stole ideas from an obscure fantasy book deserved to be considered at a […] […]

Cocaine use among recreational drug users has risen to its highest level since monitoring began in 2003. Nearly half of recreational drug users reported they had recently used the drug Figures to be released today […] […]

Later this month, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani will invite a few friends over for a housewarming. There’s plenty of parking at Ambani’s new digs, which he’s named Antilia. Six storeys worth. Enough for 168 cars. […] […]

SAN DIEGO – A federal judge ordered the United States military yesterday to immediately stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops, bringing the 17-year “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy closer to being abolished. Justice […] […]

HOLLYWOOD legend Clint Eastwood has lashed out at US politics and the rise of ultra-conservatives. CLINT Eastwood has taken a swipe at rising bigotry and ignorance in the US, as the nation’s politics turns toxic […] […]

Lax security on home wi-fi means that nearly half of all wireless networks can be hacked into in less than five seconds, according to a study cited by Sky News UK today. Of the 40,000 […] […]