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Thaipusam
Thaipusam 2014
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:00:00 +0800
Channel News Asia

Thousands of devotees take part in procession to mark
Thaipusam
Thousands of devotees gathered at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Serangoon Road to begin their procession to the Thendayuthapani Temple at Tank Road during
Thaipusam
on Friday, one of the most spiritual and important events in the Hindu
Channel News Asia

Thaipusam
today
On Friday morning, he carried a colourful, 45kg wood-and-metal structure attached to him via spikes pierced into his body and walked 4.5km in a
Thaipusam
festival procession to fulfil his vow. It was his seventh time carrying a kavadi. "Once the weight
Straits Times
American Hustle
Oscar nominations 2014
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0800

American Hustle
movie review
Filled with outrageously loud grey characters,
American Hustle
is about a highly charged FBI agent who blackmails a small-time fraudster and his mistress into helping him ferret out corrupt politicians from the system. It is loosely based on the Abscam
American Hustle
review: not worth 10 Oscar nominations, but fun 's got 10 nomination nods from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which makes you think David O Russell 's new film
American Hustle
must be all kinds of awesome. Here 's the good news and the bad news all rolled into one:
American Hustle
Firstpost
Suchitra Sen
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:00:00 +0800
Daily News
Analysis

Suchitra Sen 's
looks in her last days remain a mystery
It will forever remained a secret how reclusive actress
Suchitra Sen , who was hardly seen in public in the last 35 years, looked in her last days. The screen icon remained an enigma even in her death as the hearse carrying her body was covered with
Daily News
Analysis
Suchitra Sen , Bengal 's sweetheart
By the time she had her first big hit in 1953 's Sharey Chuattor opposite Uttam Kumar, the man who was to be one-half of Bengali cinema 's most revered screen couple with her,
Suchitra Sen
had already been married six years and was the mother of
Will Smith
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:00:00 +0800
GossipCenter.com

Will Smith
Flashes His Style at Paris ' Men 's Fashion Week
Showing that he has just as much style as the next guy,
Will Smith
attended the "Maison Martin Margiela " men 's fashion show in Paris on Friday (January 17). The "After Earth " stud dressed up for the ready-to-wear fall winter 2014/2015 show, wearing a
GossipCenter.com
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Daily Mail

Paralyzed cat has
very own guard dog thanks to loyal dachshund
Apart from Ruth the cat being able to move only by pulling herself along on
front paws, the animals appeared to have been well cared for. 'We actually don 't know what 's wrong with
. We think it may have been something she was born with, ' Diane
Daily Mail
Hiroo Onoda
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Daily Mail

Dead at 91,
Hiroo Onoda , Japanese WW2 soldier who refused to surrender
Hiroo Onoda
holds a picture of himself (left), taken when he came out of hiding from the jungle. On the right is a shot of Onoda in 1974, wearing his 30-year-old imperial army uniform, cap and sword, saluting to the Philippine Air Force on arrival at a
Daily Mail
Hiroo Onoda , the last Japanese soldier to give himself in: “When I surrendered
When Japanese soldier
Hiroo Onoda
stumbled out of the Philippine jungle in 1974, the world had been transformed beyond his imagination. The American enemy he fought against had become a military ally of the country he fought for. Japan had been
The Independent
Harry Connick Jr
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0800
Billboard
'American Idol ' Recap: Harsh
Harry Connick Jr
. Schools Auditioning Twins 's only the second night of season 13, and
Harry Connick
. already has three nicknames. He was dubbed "Harsh Harry " during Wednesday night 's season premiere, and was also called "Hatchet Harry " and "Dr. No " by Jennifer Lopez throughout the
Billboard
Harry Connick Jr
. may be 'American Idol 's ' saving grace
Harry Connick Jr
. could save 'American Idol, ' because he has this likability factor,” Rich Davis, SiriusXM Radio Host, told FOX411. He noted that many “Idol” fans may not know the new judge 's musical background, but it doesn 't seem to matter. “… I
Fox News
Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:00:00 +0800
The Globe and Mail

Jack Ryan
Shadow Recruit
keeps its espionage bland
Hollywood geopolitical thrillers set after the Cold War have two options: go Middle Eastern or go retro, evoking the USSR by picking a viable stand-in.
Jack Ryan
Shadow Recruit
—the fourth attempt in 25 years at building a franchise around the titular
A.V. Club Denver/Boulder
Review:
Jack Ryan
Shadow Recruit ' With Chris Pine, Keira Knightley
amp; Kevin "
Jack Ryan
Shadow Recruit " kicks off (and, just to get this out of the way, the ridiculous subtitle is never explained), Ryan is a student at a financial college in London. He sees his classmates gathered around a monitor and, approaching it, we
Indie Wire (blog)
Sunanda Pushkar
Mehr Tarar, Shashi Tharoor
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:00:00 +0800

Sunanda Pushkar
Tharoor - a profile
New Delhi: When
Sunanda Pushkar
wed Shashi Tharoor in a traditional Kerala ceremony in 2010, every detail was painstakingly documented by the media. The Tharoors appeared to be madly in love and were given to much public display of affection.
Sunanda Pushkar : Celebrities shocked at her death
Sunanda Pushkar , wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was reportedly found dead at a hotel in Delhi on Friday evening. Like the rest of the country, Bollywood celebrities too were found mourning and some of them took to micro-blogging website Twitter
Times of India
Dian Fossey
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:00:00 +0800
Metro

Dian Fossey : Today 's Google Doodle in 30 seconds
Today it 's the turn of the late American zoologist
Dian Fossey
to be immortalised on Google 's homepage – Fossey would have celebrated her 82nd birthday today. Here 's everything you need to know… 1.
Dian Fossey
was an American anthropologist and
Metro
Google Doodle honors famed zoologist
Dian Fossey
Fossey later started the Digit Fund in memory of her favorite gorilla, Digit, who was killed and decapitated by poachers. Now known as the
Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund International, the fund is dedicated to rescuing orphaned gorillas in the Congo and
Julian Draxler
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0800
Mirror.co.uk

Arsenal defender Mertesacker keen on
Draxler
signing
On Thursday, Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt reiterated to Bild that currently "there is no offer " for
Draxler , while adding that he has "not heard that
Julian
wants to leave. " Meanwhile, the reported Arsenal target, who missed Schalke 's winter
ESPN.co.uk
Rumour Mill: Tottenham trying to stop Arsenal 's
Julian Draxler
It didn 't work then, but Spurs could be up to the same tricks again in January in a bid to prevent Arsene Wenger landing his prized midfield asset - 20-year-old Schalke midfielder
Julian Draxler
. Schalke 's midfielder
Julian Draxler
is a highly rated
Fox Sports
H1n1 Singapore
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +0800
AsiaOne

2 Citibank employees in Singapore infected with
SINGAPORE - Two employees at Citibank Singapore have been diagnosed with the influenza A (
) virus, Lianhe Wanbao reported on Wednesday night. Another 8 employees are suspected to have contracted the virus as well, the Chinese daily said.
AsiaOne
Two Citibank employees in Singapore infected with
SINGAPORE — Two Citibank employees working on the 22nd floor of its Asia Square office have been diagnosed with Influenza A (
), and another eight are suspected to be infected with the virus, the bank said in an email sent to its staff yesterday.
TODAYonline
measles
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:00:00 +0800

Public warned vs
measles
vaccines sold online
Director General Kenneth Hartigan-Go of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said buying prescription and over-the-counter drugs from a buy and sell website like sulit.com.ph is risky as the agency has not issued any license to operate an online
Philippine Star
Devil's Due
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:00:00 +0800
euronews

Watch: 'Baby ' terrorises New Yorkers in stunt for horror film
Devil 's Due
As film publicity stunts go, it 's undoubtedly one of the scariest: a
devil ' in a remote-controlled pram terrorising unsuspecting New Yorkers. The footage – which has already been watched by millions on YouTube – is designed to promote new horror
euronews
Devil 's Due
viral stunt proves there 's nothing scarier than an evil
The viral stunt for upcoming horror film
Devil 's Due
featured a baby in a buggy sent out on to the streets of New York alone. A video called
Devil
Baby Attack captures the horrified expressions of all the passers-by unlucky enough to take pity on the
Metro
Luis Garcia
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0800
The Guardian

Former Liverpool and Spain forward
Luis García
announces retirement
García
made the announcement on his official website, saying: "Today I 've decided to retire as a professional footballer. Thanks for the interest from the teams that spoke with me in recent weeks, but I think the time has come to end this important
The Guardian
Former Liverpool forward
Luis Garcia
announces his retirement from football at
Ex-Liverpool and Spain player
Luis Garcia
has today announced his retirement from football. The 35-year-old has decided to hang up his boots after a 17-year-career, which also included spells with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Panathinaikos. He had
Mirror.co.uk
Nemanja Matic
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:00:00 +0800
Belfast Telegraph

Is Chelsea signing
Nemanja Matic , who left the club three years ago for £4m
During
Matic 's
first spell at Chelsea – he arrived from MFK Kosice soon after his 21st birthday – he made just three substitute appearances and clearly did not feature highly in Carlo Ancelotti 's plans.
Matic
was loaned out to Vitesse Arnhem in the
Belfast Telegraph
Player profile: Is Chelsea 's latest signing
Nemanja Matic
really worth £21m?
Mourinho, who has not worked with
Matic
before, said he was delighted to have the much-improved player in his squad for the second half of the season. “I am very pleased that
Nemanja
is returning to Chelsea,” he said. “He has grown as a player in
The Independent
Mae Young
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:00:00 +0800

Jim Ross remembers
Mae Young
WWE hall of Famer Jim Ross has posted a blog at JRsBarBQ.com remembering the late
Mae Young
. Ross writes or her passing: "So...the toughest woman in Heaven is once again young and vibrant and likely holding court and telling some of the same
ProWrestling.net
Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Bloomberg

Feathering its
“HOLY cripes, Google just broke into my home”, was a typical reaction on Twitter to news on January 13th that the internet giant had splashed out $3.2 billion of its cash pile on , a startup that makes smart thermostats and smoke-alarm systems for
The Economist (blog)
will be bigger for Google than Android 's neat, but that gadget business alone is not worth $3.2 billion, the price Google just paid for
. There are a bunch of reasons Google was willing to give 's
investors a 20x return on their investment, including its pool of talent. But the
Quartz
Matthew McConaughey
Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +0800
Entertainmentwise

Matthew McConaughey
has won the award for best actor at the Golden Globes
Matthew McConaughey
took home the Best Actor Golden Globe, despite Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor having four nominations between them.
Matthew McConaughey
won the Best Actor - Drama Golden Globe on Sunday for his performance in Dallas
Telegraph.co.uk
Matthew McConaughey
Thanks Wife Camila And Family During Emotional
Matthew McConaughey
accepted the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his role in Dallas Buyers Club at last night 's Golden Globes and the star made sure to thank his family and wife Camila in his emotional acceptance
Entertainmentwise
Golden Globes 2014
Golden Globes, American Hustle, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, 12 Years a Slave, Golden Globe
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +0800
The Independent

Golden Globes 2014 : A night of glitz and glitch
Golden Globes
are an anomaly among major film awards: decided not by an industry body, such as the Academy, but by the Hollywood Foreign Press, a group of some 90 non-American journalists routinely accused of corruption and of pandering to the
The Independent
Golden Globe
Awards : Full list of winners
Poehler herself also won her first
Golden Globe , for her role on the NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation. " Movie actors who took home awards include Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto of "Dallas Buyers Club " and Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams of
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