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Musharraf leaves for Dubai to ‘seek medical treatment’

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday left…


David Gilmour to return to Pompeii for shows

Los Angeles, Mar 18 (PTI) Guitar great David Gilmour is returning to Pompeii 45 years after filming a Pink Floyd documentary there. The show was announced in grand fashion by Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini….


Michael Rapaport reunites with Woody Allen for TV

Los Angeles, Mar 18 (PTI) Actor Michael Rapaport is reuniting with his Mighty “Aphrodite” director Woody Allen for the filmmaker’s upcoming TV series. The 45-year-old “Friends” star, who last worked with Allen 21 years ago,…


Jaime King launches quirky new online show

Los Angeles, Mar 18 (PTI) Actress Jaime King has turned her random thoughts about style, fashion and culture into a new Internet show. The 36-year-old new mother, who is one of Taylor Swift’s best friend,…


Kate Bosworth plans high-tech fashion project

Los Angeles, Mar 18 (PTI) Actress Kate Bosworth is marrying her love for fashion and technology with a pioneering new venture. The 33-year-old “Blue Crush” beauty has already tasted success with a shoe line and…



Adam Young creates one film score a month

Los Angeles, Mar 18 (PTI) Owl City star Adam Young has set himself an ambitious goal of creating one film score a month for an entire year. The “Fireflies” hitmaker parted ways with his label…



Chinese yuan strengthens

Beijing, March 18 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 333 basis points to 6.4628 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…


Tokyo shares open lower

Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading on Friday lower on a firmer yen that dragged down export-related issues. At 9.15 a.m. (local time), the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 145.25 points, or…



Zayn Malik unveils latest track ‘BeFoUr’

London, March 18 (IANS) Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has unveiled his latest debut solo track “BeFoUr”. Malik delighted his fans by releasing the full audio for his track “BeFoUr” a week ahead of…




Chinese shares open higher

Beijing, March 18 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.37 percent, at 2,915.52 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.5 percent higher at 9,841.04 points, Xinhua news…






British FTSE 100 increases

London, March 18 (IANS) FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge increased by 0.42 percent, or 25.63 points, to 6,201.12 points. The Bank of England (BoE), Britain’s central bank, held the benchmark interest rate…