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South Korea says trade pact with EU completed

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Seoul, July 13: South Korea and the European Union have reached agreement on a free trade pact after more than two years of negotiations, the government in Seoul said Monday.

President Lee Myung Bak expressed confidence that the conclusion of the trade talks could be announced after his meeting with the Swedish premier later in the day.

Lee made the remarks in his regular radio address to the country while finishing up a visit to Sweden, which took over the rotating EU presidency July 1.

Ponting accuses England of wasting time, Strauss clarifies

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London, July 13: Ricky Ponting accused England of lack of cricketing spirit with their cynical time-wasting tactics to cling on for a first-Test draw in the Ashes, but his England counterpart Andrew Strauss refuted the claim saying his team’s intentions were good and not deliberate.

A furious Ponting flayed England’s move to send physiotherapist Steve McCaig and an acting 12th man onto the field with gloves for tailender Jimmy Anderson as he and No. 11 Monty Panesar batted out a tense draw.

Two cops dismissed from service on charges of raping woman

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Vijayawada, July 13: Krishna District Superintendent of Police D Ramakrishnayya passed orders, dismissing two constables from service on charges of raping a woman in a lodge at Mylavaram in March this year, as the two were earlier suspended by the SP on July three.

Mr Ramakrishnayya told UNI today that apart from dismissing the two constables A Venkat Rao and P Prasad of Mylavaram and Konduru police stations, Mylavaram Special Branch Head Constable M Venkateswara Rao, was also suspended for derlection of his duties.

Hussain all praise for gritty Collingwood

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Cardiff, July 13: Former England captain Nasser Hussain has praised star batsman Paul Collingwood for a gritty innings which enabled the hosts to escape with a draw in the first Ashes Test here.

Collingwood batted for nearly six hours on the final day yesterday for a patient innings of 74 which saw England escape with a face saving draw after the Australia bowlers had them on the ropes.

Kiran Rathod’s love affair with 13-year-old boy

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Mumbai, July 13: Kiran Rathod’s love affair with 13-year-old boy Actress and item-girl Kiran Rathod has found her love in a 13-year-old boy. This is the basic plot of her upcoming untitled Tollywood film, which was launched on July 9 at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.

Starring Karthik in the lead as the boy, this film is directed by Narasimha Nandi of 1940 the village fame and produced by Mallana under the banner of Aishwarya Films.

During the movie launch, Baladitya switched on the camera, Harsa Vardhan tapped the clapboard and G. Ram Prasad directed the first shot.

Udita Goswami cheers up little kids

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Mumbai, July 13: Udita Goswami cheers up little kids Udita Goswami’s film career might be on the back burner.

But somehow, she manages to keep herself in the limelight. Recently, Udita was seen cheering up the little soccer champions of Sporting Tools Indian Tigers Football League.

Basically, Indian Tigers Football League (ITFA) aims at giving the best guidance and coaching with world class curriculum to the school kids from all over Mumbai. Udita was invited to open the under 13 Sporting Tools ITFA.

Nayanthara new found love in Prabhu annoys her mom-dad

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Hyderabad, July 13: Nayanthara new found love in Prabhu annoys her mom-dad After breaking up with Simbhu, the new man in gorgeous Nayanthara’s life is non-other-than dancing king Prabhu Deva. Though married, Prabhu Deva is said to be in a serious relationship with the actress.

“Tum dusron ki pol kholte the, aaj tumhari hi khul gayee”- Shatrughan Sinha

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Mumbai, July 13: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha will now be romancing yesteryear beauty Rekha. They are featured together in a matured love story “Aaj Fir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai’, directed by Ramesh Talwar. Sinha got candid with media at the launch event and spoke about films and politics.

On “Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai’

This film is co-produced by my wife Poonam Sinha. She enticed me by casting Rekha opposite me and I could not refuse. My fans have also been missing me in films, as now I am in opposition this time; I can take out some time to do films.

Vidya Balan goes green for ‘I Love Mumbai’

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Mumbai, July 13: Vidya Balan goes green for ‘I Love Mumbai’ Very few actors get their share of success in B-Town also known as the city of dreams, in a short span of time.

Vidya Balan is counted among those few fortunate ones who have made it on their own in Bollywood. Now this diva is all set to thank Mumbai-the city of dreams, by pledging to make it green.

Bibi rejects top aide’s Iran remarks

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Jerusalem, July 13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected criticism about Israel’s past failure to curb the Iranian nuclear activities, saying Israel never dallied on the issue.

“The prime minister is not willing to discuss directly the way in which Israel governments have dealt with the Iranian threat neither in the past nor at the present,” Netanyahu’s bureau said in a statement, referring to comments made by his senior aide in an interview with Haaretz.

Lieberman: Abbas represents only “half” of Palestinians

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Tel Aviv, July 13: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday questioned the legitimacy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The controversial leader of the ultra-nationalist Israel Beiteinu coalition party told Israel Radio that Abbas represents “at best half the (Palestinian) people.”

Abbas, elected in January 2005 presidential elections, saw his term as president officially end last January.

It was hard to find a heroine for Adhyayan Suman

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Mumbai, July 13: Casting for JASHNN came with it’s own trouble, when the film was being put together a year back. While Adhyayan Suman was a straight choice, it wasn’t easy finding a female lead. As per co-director Raksha Mistry, it was a ‘terrible’ experience to find the right girl for the film.

“We had approached a lot of heroines. Prachi and Sonal were considered, but they couldn’t do the film for various reasons. In fact at one point of time, we really became tired of finding the perfect girl for the role,” remembers Raksha.

Nazmul named as back-up for Mortaza

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Dhaka, July 13: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has named fast bowler Nazmul Hossain as back-up for injured captain Mashrafe Mortaza. Nazmul will leave Dhaka tonight for Grenada, ahead of the second Test match which begins at the National Cricket Stadium in St George’s from Friday.

Mortaza injured his right knee while bowling on the third day of the first Test against West Indies in St Vincent. He is expected to undergo a scan of the injured knee in Grenada on Tuesday.

Gul and Ajmal lead fightback

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St Lucia, July 13: After being completely outplayed with both bat and ball on the first day, Pakistan hit back with an excellent bit of fielding, and incisive spells of reverse-swing and spin bowling, to restrict Sri Lanka to 226 for 8 at lunch on the second day.

The home team still held the whip with a lead of 136, but with session returns of 5 for 62, there was little doubt that the first two hours of the day clearly belonged to Pakistan.

Public opinion in Britain over Afghanistan evenly divided

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London, July 13: A survey published Monday showed that public opinion in Britain for the Afghanistan campaign is evenly divided, while support has increased since troops were deployed in Helmand province in 2006.

The survey, carried out by ICM for The Guardian newspaper at the end of last week, when eight soldiers died within 24 hours, found that support for Britain’s role stood at 46 per cent.

The figure is up by 15 per cent from 2006, when the same question was last asked.

Mexico nabs 2 over attacks on police

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Mexico, July 13: Mexican federal agents have arrested two suspects after a series of bloody attacks that left five officers and two soldiers dead in the state of Michoacan.

Mexico’s federal Public Safety Department said in a statement on Sunday that the men were captured following a shootout with federal police.

One gunman was also killed in the incident, which took place in the Pacific port city of Lazaro Cardenas.

Three assault rifles, a pistol, bullets, a bulletproof vest, four radios and an SUV were also seized.

Mass rally in Turkey to support China’s Uighur

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Ankara, July 13: The violence in Urumqi has sparked almost daily protests in Turkey, mostly outside heavily guarded Chinese diplomatic missions in Istanbul and Ankara.
Thousands of demonstrators in Turkey poured into the streets to show solidarity with the Uighur minority in northwestern China.

Around 10,000 people gathered in Caglayan square in Istanbul on Sunday to denounce what they see as Chinese mistreatment of the Muslim Uighur minority in the Xinjiang region following the deadly violence in Urumqi.

Turkey eyes Iran, Russia in Nabucco

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Ankara, July 13: Turkey’s energy minister says his country doesn’t rule out the possibility of joining Iran and Russia in the Nabucco gas pipeline in the future.

Taner Yildiz told private NTV television that Tehran and Moscow may be involved in the EU- and US-backed project planned to pump gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe via Turkey.

“We should not be surprised if we see Russia as a supplier one day,” Yildiz said. “We can also easily see Iran in this project as a supplier in the future.”

Blast kills nine in eastern Pakistan

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Islamabad, July 13: A huge blast ripped through Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Monday, killing at least nine people, police said.

The explosion took place in a small village on the outskirt of the Mian Channu town, located around 250 kilometers from the provincial capital, Lahore.

“According to information we have received from the hospital, nine people have been killed and many more injured,” senior police officer Kamran Khan said. “However, the exact casualty count is yet to be confirmed.”

Kareena hits back at Pritish Nandy

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Mumbai, July 13: Kareena Kapoor is not a person who will take things lying down so when producer Pritish Nandy criticised her he surely called for a blast from the actress.

The veteran producer had commented on his twitter account that Bebo looked a ‘joke’ in Sajid Nadiadwala’s big budget movie Kambakkht Ishq, and if anyone wanted to see her in a stunningly beautiful avatar, he should watch her in Chameli.

Salman has been my teacher and guide: Katrina

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Salman has been my teacher and guide: Katrina

Mumbai, July 13: People who said that Katrina Kaif had split with Salman Khan have to eat their own words now, as Katrina has finally spilled the beans on her much-speculated relationship and her man. She revealed that Salman has been her teacher and guide all these years.

CIA stops secret plan to nab Qaeda leaders

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Washington, July 13: CIA Director Leon Panetta has stopped the agency’s secret plan for capturing or killing al-Qaeda operatives, US intelligence officials have said.

The precise nature of the highly classified effort remained unclear, unnamed former intelligence officials familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

The Central Intelligence Agency would not comment on the case, the paper said on Sunday.

The report said that the agency spent money on planning and possibly some training of its operatives for the mission.

Morales: Honduras coup, warning from US

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Bolivia, July 13: Bolivian President Evo Morales says Honduras military coup was a warning from Washington to stop the growth of governments opposed to US imperialism.

“This threat doesn’t scare us; on the contrary, with more force, we will be stronger,” Morales said on Sunday.

On June 28, the Honduras military ousted President Manuel Zelaya after his decision to hold a referendum to lift presidential terms limit. Zelaya had come to power after his victory in a democratic presidential election in the country.

From Shruti Haasan to Mithun for Impossible Stunts

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Mumbai, July 13: It took a spirited 20-year old Shruti Haasan to get a 50-plus Mithun Chakraborty on top of a hurling train in Thailand for an intricate stunt sequence in Soham Shah’s Luck.

And what’s more, Soham Shah was also asked to get on top of that train by his cast

“I am planning to kiss Shabana this year!”- Boman Irani

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Mumbai, July 13: “Yes, she sends me Parsi messages asking how I am, where I am. Just yesterday she messaged in Parsi asking where I was early in the morning. She’s a very morning person.”

After stealing kisses with Shabana Azmi in Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd and Sorry Bhai, Boman Irani has stolen away her favorite director Shyam Benegal and that too for a film which takes Benegal back to his roots in Hyderabad where he started his career with Shabana in Ankur.