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Facebook users urge mafia boss to be informant

Palermo (Italy), Dec 9 (IANS/AKI) Users of the popular internet social networking site Facebook have urged Giovanni Nicchi, the Sicilian mafia fugitive boss captured at the weekend, to become an informant.2:02 PM on December 09

Road rage: Indian taxi driver stabbed in Australia

An Indian student working as a taxi driver was viciously stabbed and left bleeding in this Australian city in a possible road rage incident, police said Wednesday.2:02 PM on December 09

Hugh Grant suffers from severe panic attacks

British actor Hugh Grant has to regularly pop in anti-anxiety pills as he suffers from crippling panic attacks during film shoots.2:02 PM on December 09

Chinese filmmaker to get compensation from writer, publisher

China's internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou will get 450,000 yuan ($65,900) in compensation from a writer and a publisher for infringing on his rights, a Beijing court has ruled.2:02 PM on December 09

'Pakistan-Afghanistan border epicentre of Islamic extremism'

America is focused on the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan in its war on terror as it is the epicentre of global Islamic extremism and the origin of the Sep 11 terror attack, according to the US military chief.2:01 PM on December 09

Casual sex is not damaging

Young adults engaging in casual sex don't seem to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to sexually active young adults in more committed relationships, says a new study.2:01 PM on December 09

Baldwin ends seven-year relationship

Film and TV actor Alec Baldwin has ended his seven-year relationship with his New York attorney girlfriend Nicole Seidel.2:01 PM on December 09

White House gatecrashers to stay mum at panel hearing

The aspiring reality-television stars who gatecrashed President Barack Obama's state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won't answer questions if summoned by a congressional committee.2:00 PM on December 09

Four-goal Bayern crush Juve; joy for Real, AC Milan, CSKA

Bayern Munich hit four goals to send Juventus crashing out of the Champions League, while Michael Owen struck a hat-trick for Manchester United to end the hopes of German champions Wolfsburg in final group matches.2:00 PM on December 09

Compassion, key to human survival and progress

Social scientists have unearthed ample evidence to show that compassion is the key to human survival and progress.2:00 PM on December 09

Philippine police identify 161 suspects in massacre of 57

Philippine police said Wednesday they have identified 161 suspects in last month's politically motivated massacre of 57 people in a southern province, a police official said.2:00 PM on December 09

Tiger Woods' mother-in-law released from hospital

A woman identified as the mother-in-law of scandal-ridden golfer Tiger Woods was released from hospital after being rushed there from his home, US media reports said.2:00 PM on December 09

Cuba ready for `respectful' dialogue with US

Tokyo, Dec 9 (EFE) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has said his government was ready for a 'respectful' dialogue with the US and noted that there was 'less tension' and 'less rhetoric against Cuba' since President Barack Obama took power.12:03 PM on December 09

Tiger Woods' mother-in-law released from hospital

A woman identified as the mother-in-law of scandal-ridden golfer Tiger Woods was released from hospital after being rushed there from his home earlier Tuesday, US media reports said.12:03 PM on December 09

Kashmir resolution crucial for South Asia stability: Mullen

Describing the resolution of the Kashmir issue as crucial for the stability of the South Asian region, the US' military chief has welcomed India's reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir.12:02 PM on December 09