Fitting in as much time together as their typically busy schedules permit, Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Jason Statham were spotted making their way around Beverly Hills, California on Tuesday afternoon (December 27). The “Transporter” actor and his lovely model/actress girlfriend popped into Loro Piana on North Rodeo Drive to scoop up a few purchases. The [...]
Sachin Tendulkar was sensationally bowled with three balls left on the second day of the first Test against Australia on Tuesday to be denied a crack at his 100th international century. Test cricket’s greatest run-getter looked poised to go to stumps and make yet another attempt to reach the landmark on Wednesday before he was [...]
Spending more time at school may increase intelligence, according to a study of Norwegian men. The research, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggested that an extra year in the classroom could boost IQ by nearly four points. The authors said that extra schooling had a “sizeable effect” on IQ in early adulthood. [...]
As the FTSE 100 moves into its final days, our business reporters bring you their share tips for the year ahead this morning. But before we get onto those, a quick look back at the tips for 2011. Unsurprisingly, after headwinds at home and a crisis in the surrounding eurozone, London’s bluechip index lost 6.5% [...]
North Korea has begun two days of funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-il with a huge procession in the capital, Pyongyang. Footage showed tens of thousands of soldiers with their heads bowed as a giant portrait of Mr Kim was carried slowly through the streets. His successor and third son, Kim Jong-un, walked beside [...]
After a months-long break, the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Wednesday after an appeals court dismissed a motion to disqualify the presiding judge. The ailing Mubarak entered a Cairo court on a gurney, wearing a white defendant’s jumpsuit. He is charged with ordering the killing of protesters to quash the uprising that [...]
The main opposition BNP will return to parliament if its lawmakers are allowed to hold discussions on national issues, acting secretary general of the party said Wednesday. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said this while talking to reporters after placing a wreath on the grave of party founder Ziaur Rahman in the capital’s Chandrima Udyan in [...]
A first group of Arab League observers are due in Syria to monitor a deal to end nine months of deadly violence as the opposition urged them to head immediately for the besieged city of Homs. The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) called Sunday for the observers to despatch without fail to Homs and other [...]
Australia may have an inexperienced batting top three but they are in form ahead of the opening Boxing Day Test against India, Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin said on Sunday. Australia’s top three in the batting order — David Warner, Ed Cowan and Shaun Marsh — have just five Tests between them in one of Australia’s [...]
The cabinet gave its opinion for awarding death penalty to a person for involvement in terrorist activities as it approved in principle the draft of Anti-Terrorism Act-2011. It also endorsed the Power of Attorney Act-2011, Disaster Management Act-2011 and Jute Policy-2011. The approval came at a weekly cabinet meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister [...]