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Same group may be behind Dagestan bombings: Putin

Russia has not ruled out the same group may be behind the bomb attacks in Dagestan Wednesday and Moscow two days ago, according to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin“I don’t rule out that this is one and the same gang,’’ Putin was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday.“No...

Sandra Bullock not to adopt Jesse James’s kids

People have been speculating about the marrige of Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock… Sandra Bullock holds her Oscar for best actress in “The Blind Side” as she arrives with her husband Jesse James (L) at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California March 7, 2010.The answer is that Sandra Bullock isn’t aiming...

Lindsay Lohan on verge of involuntary psychiatric evaluation

Lindsay Dee Lohan was almost forced into an involuntary psychiatric evaluation recently by officers who have worked with her to avoid paparazzi Lindsay Dee Lohan, born July 2, 1986, is an American actress, model and pop singer-songwriter. It is reported that the cops, members of the LAPD, became so concerned with Lohan’s “erratic behavior,”...

Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin admits being gay

Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin on Monday publicly confirmed he is gay in a blog posting on his Web site. Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin waves to fans before being honored with a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California Oct. 16, 2007. Martin is the 2,351st celebrity to be honored with the star“I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual...

U.S. government to fully exit from Citigroup

The U.S. government will exit fully from the banking giant Citigroup over the course of 2010. The department said it intends “to fully dispose of its approximately 7.7 billion shares of Citigroup, Inc. common stock over the course of 2010 subject to market conditions.” The sale would be one of the largest stock sell-offs in history. The U.S. government...

Medvedev vows to fight terrorism following Moscow metro blasts

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday his country will fight terrorism without hesitation and to the end. Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev lays flowers in memory of the victims of two bomb explosions at Lubyanka metro station in Moscow March 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Medvedev, who has ordered to beef up security on transport all over the...

37 died, 102 injured in Moscow twin blasts: minister

Emergencies Ministry members walk out from Park Kultury metro station in Moscow March 29, 2010. Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said 37 people were killed and another 102 injured in the twin explosions that rocked central Moscow’s subway stations early Monday. The blasts were confirmed as having been set off by two female suicide bombers...

U.S. president pays sudden visit to Afghanistan

The United States President Barack Obama arrived here Sunday night to pay a sudden visit to Afghanistan. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, March 28, 2010. Obama arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Sunday, his first visit to the war zone as the U.S. President....

Junk foods may be addictive: study

High-calorie foods may be addictive as cocaine or nicotine, according to a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience Sunday. Paul J. Kenny, Ph.D., the lead author of the study, said that doing drugs such as cocaine and eating too much junk food both gradually overload the so-called pleasure centers in the brain. Eventually the pleasure centers “crash”,...

China’s Geely buys Volvo unit for 1.8 bln U.S. dollars

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a deal worth 1.8 billion U.S. dollars to acquire the U.S. auto giant’s Volvo car unit. Geely Chairman Li Shufu attends a press conference after the signing ceremony in Goteborg of Sweden, March 28, 2010. China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a deal with Ford Motor Co. here on Sunday on the takeover...