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Jun 21, 2010

FIFA happy with standard of refereeing

YUICHI NISHIMURA Japanese referee and Spain’s Gerard Pique, Jun 21, 2010

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Tuesday 22nd June, 07:00 AM JST
Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura smiles as Spain’s Gerard Pique begs not to be given a yellow or red card during the World Cup Group H match against Honduras at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on Monday.

Men's fashion for the beach

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Menswear, Milan-style

George Osborne facing budget backlash

George Osborne has described announcements due tomorrow as the 'unavoidable budget'. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

World Cup 2010: Spain v Honduras - as it happened!

David Villa shoots, David Villa scores. Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA

Miley Cyrus

Flynet

We've heard it before. This time, it's true.
After three years of dating, genetic lottery winners Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are making it official, as the actor's rep confirms to E! News that the duo is engaged.
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Ashley Tisdale: Sexy on the Set

Continuing work on her new project, Ashley Tisdale was spotted on the set of “High Stakes” in Toronto, Canada today (June 21).
The “High School Musical” babe looked lovely as she filmed scenes with Austin Butler, while wearing several different getups.

Anna Nicole Smith Judge -- It Was 'Foul Play'

Celebrity breakups: Stars in Splitsville

Breaking up is hard to do, even if you're rich and famous. Check out the latest star couples to join the celebrity broken hearts club ...
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Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson have <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/06/18/2010-06-18_rachel_bilson_and_hayden_christensen_are_taking_a_break.html" target="_blank">called it quits</a> - at least for now. Christensen, 29, and Bilson, 28, are 'taking a break,' a source close to the couple told <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/engaged-rachel-bilson-hayden-christensen-taking-a-break-2010176" target="_blank">UsMagazine.com.</a><br><br>

The source says the couple - who announced their engagement in February 2009 - are 'taking about a month off.' They plan to reevaluate their relationship after the break to decide if they should stay together.
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Bilson and her 'Star Wars' beau met on the set of the 2008 action flick 'Jumper.'

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Take a look at what other big names are back on the market ...

Gotcha! The most fabulous photos from Fashion Week!

Red-hot Rihanna and Giuseppe Zanotti at the designer's boutique

Fit and fabulous over 40

Sharon, Cindy and more over-40 women are giving younger starlets a run for their money with their sizzling, swimsuit-ready bodies. Check out the over-40 fit club. <br><br>If there's one thing Madonna hasn't lost, it's her <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/05/05/2010-05-05_madonna_isnt_shy_to_flaunt_her_toned_body_in_lacy_lingerie_for_interview_magazin.html" target="_blank">age-defying physique.</a> The Material Girl continues to change her evolving look by posing for the May issue of <a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/madonna" target="_blank">Interview magazine</a> in a variety of ensembles, ranging from an eye-patch to lacy lingerie.
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Seductively tugging at her underwear, the 51-year-old star flaunts her ridiculously toned body in one photo, while sensually resting a crucifix on her mouth in another.

<br><br>Check out the other celebrity hotties defying Hollywood's over-40 stereotype...

Marisa Tomei is sexy as ever - even as single mom in Jay and Mark Duplass' 'Cyrus'

BY Jacob E. Osterhout

Watts/News

For Brooklynite Marisa Tomei, a good time in New York City can mean a visit to a flea market and hitting up a pizzeria. Now that's sexy.

'Rookie Blue' star Missy Peregrym looking to be more than just a pretty face in the business

By Richard Huff

Wilkie/ABC

Missy Peregrym, who started out as a model, snagged her first lead series role on ABC's new cop drama 'Rookie Blue.'

Stars who take the plunge with their necklines

Showing some skin on the red carpet is nothing new in Hollywood -- in fact, it's almost a right of passage. But taking the plunge when it comes to necklines isn't just for the ladies anymore -- Hollywood's leading men are also letting it all hang out. In Tinseltown, it seems like everyone from starlets to rockstars needs to get something off their chest ... their clothes. <br><br>In case you haven't noticed, Megan Fox's hotness is back ... <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/galleries/transformers_foxy_star/transformers_foxy_star.html" target="_blank">with a vengeance.</a> The sexy 'Jonah Hex' star brought out the, er, big guns, to the premiere of her new flick. <br><br>See who else is making their decolletage center stage ...<br><br>BY JOANNA SLOAME

Megan Fox at 'Jonah Hex' premiere.

Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson and Tommy Hilfiger descend on Broadway's 'Sidewalk Catwalk'

Noonan for News

(From l. to r.) Naeem Khan, Donna Karan, Norma Kamali, Tommy Hilfiger, DVF Diane Von Furstenberg, and Nanette Lepore showcase specially designed mannequins as part of 'Sidewalk Catwalk'.

Underwear is not outerwear!

Sure, every woman's had that unfortunate bra strap slip, but that's no excuse for Hollywood's growing underwear-as-outerwear trend. From trying to pass off panties as pants to wearing bras as blouses, Tinseltown's hottest starlets are taking their unmentionables from the bedroom to the red carpet ... but it's not as hot as it sounds. Check out the celebs who should be sent to the principal's office for these fashion offenses ...<br><br>Miley, you're 17 years old!!!! Stop with the see-through shirts and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/galleries/shes_how_old/shes_how_old.html" target="_blank">prostitot look.</a> It's not as cute as you think it is.<br><br>See who else has been caught, er, topless ...
<br><br>BY JOANNA SLOAME

NEW YORK Lifestyle, Fashion, Restaurants, Nightlife, Daily News, Jun 21, 2010

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TAME her! Miley flirts with racism at MMVAs

Miley Cyrus may not want to be tamed, but her performances could use a little reigning in. The 17-year-old singer presented a borderline racist tribal performance of "Can't Be Tamed" at the 2010 Much Music Video Awards (MMVAs) in Toronto Sunday night.

World Cup 2010 | Fixtures | Scores | Results - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Al Jazeera China Floods- Video

Mexican troops kill drug suspects - Americas - Al Jazeera English

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Calderon wants Mexicans to back the fight against organised crime, saying their 'future is at stake' [AP]

Marine jailed for war crimes freed - 2010 - Al Jazeera English

Hutchins, shown here in the back right, was convicted of murder in 2007 [Reuters]

Deaths in Mexico jail clashes - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Times Square bomb suspect indicted - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Investigators say that if the bomb had gone off it would have caused many casualties [Reuters]

Deadly tornadoes hit Minnesota - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Southern parts of Minnesota were the worst affected
by the series of tornadoes [AP]

Hopes fade for Colombia miners - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Dozens are known to be dead and dozens more are missing and feared dead from the blast [Reuters]

YouTube - Watching World Cup, thanks to solar power

Solar power aids football fans

Rwanda frees US lawyer - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Erlinder, left, is the first foreigner to be tried under Rwanda's anti-genocide legislation [AP]

Deadly blasts hit Nairobi rally - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Deadly blasts hit Nairobi rally

The explosions took place at a prayer rally held to protest against a proposed new constitution

Darfur rebels surrender to ICC - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, ICC prosecutor, said thousands were left without protection due to the attack [AFP]

Whaling deal seeks to end hunt ban - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Voluntary refugee returns 'plunge' - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Voluntary refugee returns 'plunge'

Ongoing conflicts forced many refugees from certain countries to stay put in 2009 [GALLO/GETTY]

World Cup viewers killed in Somalia - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Nigeria gold hunt kills children - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Aussie soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan - World - NZ Herald News

Slavery and pain: the Nazis on the Channel Islands - Telegraph

By Olly Grant
Published: 12:01AM BST 21 Jun 2010

The Channel Islands at War: John Nettles stands next to a German occupation observation tower in Les Landes, Jersey. Photo: UKTV

Buried ancient Egyptian city revealed by radar imaging - Telegraph

Published: 10:44PM BST 20 Jun 2010

The 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt's foreign occupiers has been revealed by archaeologists using radar imaging.

Satellite image with radar imaging offering an overview of the outlines of a city with streets, buildings and temples underneath the green farm fields and modern town of Tel al-Dabaa, Northeast of Cairo, Egypt Photo: EPA

The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in pictures - Telegraph

Toddler 'attacked by fox at school' - Telegraph

Published: 6:45AM BST 21 Jun 2010

Urban Fox Count: The Daily Telegraph launches study to count urban foxes

Reader picture from the Urban Fox Count Photo: Geoffrey Roy

Shop's 'Hitler style' war medal provokes row - Telegraph

By Nick Collins
Published: 7:53AM BST 21 Jun 2010

Iron Cross: Shop's 'Hitler style' war medal provokes row

Iron Cross: The Iron Cross, a military medal awarded to Nazi soldiers in the Second World War. Photo: ANDREW CROWLEY

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Russia cuts off gas supply to Belarus over unpaid bill - Telegraph

Published: 7:40AM BST 21 Jun 2010

Russia reduced natural gas supplies to Belarus after Minsk failed to settle arrears, brandishing again the country's energy clout and raising the spectre of supply disruption to Europe. Photo: AFP

The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in pictures - Telegraph

Revellers gather at the World Heritage site at Stonehenge in Wiltshire to watch the sunrise during the summer solstice, marking the longest day of the year

Picture: PA

Colombian presidential election: Juan Manuel Santos wins by landslide - Telegraph

Published: 7:00AM BST 21 Jun 2010

Juan Manuel Santos wins Colombian presidential election

Juan Manuel Santos helped Colombia overcome a fiscal crisis in the 1990s

China angers US with plan to build nuclear reactors in Pakistan - Telegraph

Published: 7:00AM BST 21 Jun 2010

Chinese President Hu and US President Obama at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington

Kate Shapland: Maintaing a summer tan - Telegraph

By Kate Shapland
Published: 7:00AM BST 17 Jun 2010

Summer tanning

Maria Sharapova: what's in my make-up bag? - Telegraph

Published: 7:00AM BST 20 Jun 2010

Maria Sharapova's Make-up bag - What?s in my make-up bag?

From left: Sensai Silky Bronze Face Sunscreen by Kanebo, Creme de Rose Lip Balm by Christian Dior, Nail Polish in 'Rouge Noir' by Chanel, Quicklin

Milan fashion week: Dolce and Gabbana - Telegraph

By Hilary Alexander, fashion director, in Milan
Published: 8:37PM BST 19 Jun 2010

Models present creations of the Dolce & Gabbana collection on June 19, 2010 during the Milan men's wear fashion show. Dolce & Gabbana fashion brand is celebrating his 20th anniversary during the Milan's fashion week. Photo: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images

Burberry model Tom Nicon commits suicide at start of Milan Fashion Week - Telegraph

By Laura Roberts
Published: 8:30AM BST 21 Jun 2010

Tom Nicon: Burberry model Tom Nicon commits suicide at start of Milan Fashion Week

Tom Nicon: The model's death follows Alexander McQueen who committed suicide in February this year following the death of his mother.

Ask Hilary Live: Wendy Winser's reader make-over - Telegraph

By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director

Published: 6:18PM BST 18 Jun 2010

BP oil spill: Tony Hayward will get £10.8m pension if he steps down as chief executive - Telegraph

By Rowena Mason
Published: 6:15AM BST 21 Jun 2010

BP CEO Tony Hayward arrives to testify about BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Capitol Hill in Washington

Tony Hayward is confronted by protesters at Capitol Hill in Washington last week. The BP boss took home £1m in pay and a £2m bonus last year Photo: Reuters

World Cup 2010 - Telegraph

England in crisis: Jason Burt live webchat

Fabio Capello - World Cup 2010: the Fabio Capello story so far - in pictures

Join Deputy Football Correspondent Jason Burt from 11am to discuss the crisis facing England at the World Cup. Read more > Photo: PA

John Terry silent in Capello meeting

World Cup 2010: Fabio Capello backed by majority of his squad

Discontent of former England captain John Terry thought not to be reflective of the general mood among the rest of the players. Read more > Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Brazil 3 Ivory Coast 1

Brazil's defeat of Ivory Coast at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg overshadowed by Kaka's controversial sending off. Read more > Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Budget 2010: VAT increase 'bigger concern than rise in interest rates' - Telegraph

By Richard Evans
Published: 10:00AM BST 21 Jun 2010

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Red Budget box - Budget 2010: VAT increase 'bigger concern than rise in interest rates'

VAT is expected to rise in the emergency Budget