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Archive for October, 2008

Mamma Mia! breaks UK film record

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

The film, which features the songs of Abba, has taken £67.2m in the UK since its release in July – and continues to be shown in British cinemas.

It is now the second highest-grossing film in the UK behind Titanic.

Michael denies Jackson 5 reunion

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

Singer Michael Jackson has denied that he is to take part in a Jackson 5 reunion tour.
In a statement, the 50-year-old said he had “no plans to record or tour” with his siblings.
The statement comes a day after elder brother Jermaine said Michael was on board with the project.
Rumours of a reunion have circulated for [...]

‘US strike’ on Pakistani village

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

At least 15 people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan, security officials said.
They said the attack hit a house in the village of Mir Ali, in North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan.
Reports said the target of the attack was an al-Qaeda operative, but it was unclear if he was among the dead.
Officials [...]

Teacher held for sexual relation with student

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

Friday, October 31, 2008, (Jerusalem)
A female high-school teacher has been arrested in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, for having sexual relations with her 17-year-old student.
Police suspect that the English teacher, in her 30s, took the student to guest rooms and to the beach and also bought him presents, a news portal reported.
She came under suspicion [...]

Bank of Japan cuts key interest rate

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

The Bank of Japan cut its key interest rate on Friday for the first time in more than seven years, finally joining central banks around the world in trimming borrowing costs to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis.
The Bank of Japan policy board voted in a rare 4-4 split decision to reduce the [...]

Brother of Afghan minister kidnapped in Pakistan

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

Friday, October 31, 2008, (Islamabad)
Unidentified men on Friday kidnapped the brother of the Afghan Finance Minister in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Zia-ul-Haq Ahadi, the brother of the Afghan Finance Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, was returning home from a mosque when four unidentified men overpowered and kidnapped him in the posh Hayatabad neighbourhood, another brother of [...]

Gambhir ban evokes mixed reaction

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

The one-Test ban imposed on Gautam Gambhir on Friday evoked a mixed reaction from former cricketers with some of them describing the punishment as “harsh” while others justifying it, saying offences related to physical contact need to be dealt with strictly.
While Mohinder Amarnath felt the ban was harsh, others like Ravi Shastri, Ian Chappell and [...]

Serial Blast Rocks Assam

Posted by Rick On October - 31 - 2008

Serial blasts rocked Assam today killing at least 76 persons including 46 in Guwahati city, while, more than 480 others were injured. The death toll may go up as the condition of some of the injured persons is stated to be critical. The identity of the miscreants involved in the blasts is yet to be [...]

GUWAHATI, Oct 30 – Serial blasts rocked Assam today killing at least 76 persons including 46 in Guwahati city, while, more than 480 others were injured. The death toll may go up as the condition of some of the injured persons is stated to be critical. The identity of the miscreants involved in the blasts [...]

John McCain’s Concession Speech

Posted by Rick On October - 29 - 2008

John McCain’s Concession Speech HQ Barack Obama Wins November 4th

Ganguly to quit after Test series

Posted by Rick On October - 7 - 2008

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is to retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia in India.
Ganguly, 36, has played 109 Tests, 49 as captain, amassing 6,888 runs at an average of 41.74, including 15 hundreds and 34 fifties.
The 21 matches won during his tenure as skipper is an Indian record.
India’s selectors picked Ganguly in [...]


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