Unexpected 'stars' of World Cup, Jul 15, 2010

What does a  lingerie model have in common with a psychic octopus? Answer: they are among the unexpected stars of this year's World Cup.
Model Larissa Riquelme rose to international prominence when the pictures of her cheering for her home team Paraguay in skimpy clothes circulated on the internet.

Berlusconi asks envoys to ‘bring pretty girls’

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lived up to his playboy reputation Monday, saying men from Latin countries can "appreciate pretty girls" and asking foreign ambassadors to bring some over.

"Bring some good-looking girls over some time. We would appreciate them because we are Latins," the 73-year-old told a gathering of ambassadors and business leaders from nearly 30 Mediterranean countries in Milan.

"But not playboys, as in my case, I've become a 'play-old,'" he added with a grin.

Last year, Berlusconi's wife filed for divorce over revelations that the media tycoon attended the 18th birthday party of an aspiring model who called him "Daddy."

Berlusconi was also forced to deny paying for sex after a call-girl disclosed publicly she had spent the night with him, recorded conversations with him and filmed his bedroom with her mobile phone. (AFP)

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In Moscow, a sex shop convention, called the X’Show.

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Published: July 14, 2010

Germans still bank with Iran - Washington Times

 

**FILE** Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (right) welcomes diplomats representing the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany (left) prior to presenting Iran's package of proposals for new talks with the West in a gathering in Tehran, Iran. (Associated Press)

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Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri holds his weeping son's hand as he returns to Tehran. Source: AFP

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Asian mass-murderer case in Nepal court

A Frenchman, linked to a series of grisly killings across Asia in the 1970s, is contesting a murder conviction over the death of an American backpacker in 1975.

Charles Sobhraj, 65, could walk free if the court overturns his 20-year sentence over the murder of Connie Joe Bronzich, a tourist who was stabbed repeatedly before her body was burnt and dumped on the outskirts of Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital.

A Kathmandu district court originally sentenced Sobraj, who has been described over the years as a charming conman, to life imprisonment in 2004.

The judgment was later upheld by another district court a year later.

Sobhraj has always maintained his innocence in the case, saying he had never visited Nepal before he was arrested at a Kathmandu casino in 2003.

Film censors run scared from Bin Laden joke

A Bollywood film has been banned in Pakistan due to its depiction of Osama bin Laden.
Pakistan’s film censorship board has banned the Indian comedy which was set for release on Friday
The film, which features an Osama lookalike, is a Hindi film about a Pakistani journalist who pretends to score an interview with the elusive al-Qaeda leader.
In the plot, the journalist tries to improve his chances of emigrating to the US by scoring an interview with the Osama bin Laden "lookalike."
By selling his “breakthrough scoop” to news channels he hopes the US will grant him residency.
The ban had been anticipated on grounds that extremists might trigger new attacks in Pakistan, which has already been targeted by al-Qaeda extremists.The 57-member cdensors board in Pakistan is made up of members from the media, public representatives and religious leaders.
Osama bin Laden is believed to be hiding in Pakistan’s tribal areas.BRUNEI NEWS