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Drew Barrymore enjoys being single

Drew Barrymore, 32, has a completely new outlook to life after separating from boyfriend Justin Long, 30.

British officials 'defeatist' about Taliban: Robert Gates

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has criticised a "defeatist" assessment of the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, but favoured negotiations with moderate elements among the militants.6:02 PM on October 07

Two Japanese, US scientist win physics Nobel Prize

Two Japanese and a US scientist shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics, according to the prize committee Tuesday.6:02 PM on October 07

Russia to propose new European security treaty

Moscow, Oct 7 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will address an international forum on global politics and security in France to propose the creation of a new European security system, the Kremlin website said Tuesday.6:02 PM on October 07

David Duchovny finishes sex addiction rehab

Actor David Duchovny left a US clinic after undergoing several weeks of sex de-addiction therapy. 'He is out and will very soon begin work on his new movie,' Duchovny's lawyer Stanton Stein told People magazine.6:01 PM on October 07

Yet another inquiry into racism in British police

The British home minister Tuesday ordered an appraisal of police recruitment and promotion practices in two provinces of Britain after an association of black and Asian policemen urged ethnic minorities not to join the police, alleging racism.6:01 PM on October 07

Four Indians among 64 detained at Sharjah airport

Four Indians are among 64 people detained at the Sharjah International Airport for trying to illegally enter the United Arab Emirates (UAE).6:01 PM on October 07

Pakistan faces bankruptcy with $3bn forex reserves: report

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves are on the brink at a mere $3 billion - enough to buy only a month's supply of oil and food, a newspaper reported Tuesday.6:01 PM on October 07

Air India Express planning to boost Qatar operations

India's national low-cost carrier Air India Express is planning to expand its operations to Qatar, its regional head said.6:00 PM on October 07

Ijaz Butt named new Pakistsn Cricket Board chief

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Ijaz Butt has been appointed new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), sources in the sports ministry said Tuesday.6:00 PM on October 07

Tokyo stocks close sharply lower

Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Tuesday with the key Nikkei index briefly dipping below the 10,000 mark for the first time since December 2003.4:02 PM on October 07

London stock market rallies after slump, recovery in Germany

Trading on the London Stock Exchange recovered after Monday's slump as the Financial Times Index was up by more than 2.5 percent in early trading, reports said.4:02 PM on October 07

EU gears up for fight over executive pay, bail-outs

The European Union (EU) finance ministers were braced for confrontation with the financial sector Tuesday as they met in Luxembourg to discuss the financial crisis in general and executive pay in particular.4:02 PM on October 07

Learning judo with Vladimir Putin

St. Petersburg, Oct 7 (RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has presented his judo tutorial video, 'Learning Judo with Vladimir Putin,' here.4:01 PM on October 07

AIDS vaccine within four years: Nobel laureate

A vaccine that would prevent the HIV virus from progressing in the body could be ready by 2012, says Luc Montagnier, the medical researcher who has won this year's Nobel Prize for medicine.4:01 PM on October 07