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Ricky Martin adopts three Kolkata street orphans

     Washington: Latino pop star Ricky Martin has adpoted three orphans from Kolkata, in an attempt to end child proverty. Ricky, who recently won acclaim by the US government for fighting dedicatedly to end child slavery, rescued the three street girls, by legally adopting them from a local orphanage at Kolkata. "I loved Calcutta, it was really beautiful. I started working with an orphanage and I had the opportunity to rescue three girls from the streets," Rate the Music quoted the'She Bangs' singer as saying.

Being married to Britney was sh*t, says ex-hubby (Go To Top)

     London: Britney Spears' first husband Jason Alexander, has confessed that being married to her was "sh*t". The latter claims his shock Las Vegas wedding to the pop princess, which lasted just 55 hours, has ruined his life. He insists he was serious about marrying the sexy singer, and says he didn't receive any money from her - but everyone slates him for cashing in on the marriage, reports Femalefirst. Kevin revealed in the TV documentary 'Britney's Redneck Roots', which will air on Britain's Channel 4: "People think I was paid off. But I got zero. Nothing. Every time I pull up in my car people say, 'Britney bought you that, huh?' I want to break their face. I never thought the wedding was a joke. I was serious about everything I said. But being married to Britney Spears was sh*t," he added. Meanwhile, Britney - who is expecting her first child with new husband Kevin Federline - has reportedly donated 18,000GBP to a Kabbalah kids club. Sources claim the mother-to-be was persuaded to make the generous cash offer by her close friend Madonna, who introduced Britney to the mystic Jewish faith.

Tom Hanks faces nuns ire over Da Vinci Code (Go To Top)

     Washington: Tom Hanks had to face protestors including nuns during the filming of the upcoming film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code in England. According to contact music, the demonstration took place outside Lincoln Cathedral, where religious leaders only agreed to allow filming after the movie's producers donated 180,000 dollars. The cathedral's Dean, The Very Reverand Alec Knight dismissed Brown's 20 million-selling book as "a load of old tosh". Demonstrators outside the cathedral were led in a 12 hour prayer vigil by Catholic nun Sister Mary Michael. "I just don't think it is right that they are filming this story here. I know the Bishop and Dean argue that it is fiction - and it might even be brilliant fiction - but it is against the very essence of what we believe," Michael was quoted as saying.

Rolling Stones legend may have been murdered (Go To Top)

     London: The police are reportedly reopening the investigation into the death of Rolling Stones legend Brian Jones after fresh evidence suggests he was murdered. The guitarist's former girlfriend, Pat Andrews, has handed over a dossier of events surrounding Jones' mysterious death 36 years ago, when he allegedly drowned in his swimming pool at his British countryside home. The 150-page report - compiled by a team of private investigators - suggests the musician was murdered over a 14,000 dollars debt. "Disturbing new evidence has emerged which merits a full new police investigation," she was quoted by Britain's Daily Express, as saying.

Demi Moore's idea of a date is 'snuggling up naked' (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood beauty Demi Moore has confessed that an ideal date with her boyfriend Ashton Kutcher, would be getting naked and watching TV. Demi also admits that a typical night out would be her and Ashton sharing a bath or skinny-dipping in the pool. "A good night in would be sharing a bath with one another and watching Court TV. Snuggling up naked," she was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying "I like going out dancing ... and going to the movies and having no-butter popcorn, holding hands... and then maybe the bathtub, or swimming naked in the pool," she added. Meanwhile, the sexy actress, who has denied all previous rumours she is pregnant, has confessed she wants to have a child with Ashton.

Harry Potter can make zoos interesting for kids (Go To Top)

     Washington: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of the West of England, suggests that films such as 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', could help zoos educate visitors about the world of wild animals and spark interest in creatures which would otherwise not get a second glance. The study led by Dr. Nils Lindahl-Elliot investigated displays and visitors' responses to them at Bristol Zoo Garden and Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, where 'naturalistic' ways of presenting the animals have been introduced in recent years. According to the report, seeing certain films led children to show much greater interest in displays and even how the animals were classified by the zoos. Several had watched 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', in which the Bassilisk was a monstrous snake. "When the children saw the plumed basilisks at the zoos and were told by their parents what the animal was, they asked 'Basilisk? Is that lizard a basilisk?' 'Isn't a basilisk a snake? ' Or 'Why wasn't the basilisk in Harry Potter a basilisk?'," Eliott added. "Visitors tended to attribute human characteristics to the wild animals, identifying the 'Mummy lion' and the 'Daddy lion', or comparing sleeping habits with those of the tabby at home. Both parents and children used certain species to describe themselves, and each other - for example, several children likening their dads to gorillas. So the zoos were rich spaces not just for learning about the animals, but about the relation between humans and animals, and us and our own family," Eliott added.

Croton plants can combat cancer (Go To Top)

     Washington: A new study conducted by researchers at The State University of New Jersey has found that the Croton plant has a compound that helps combats pancreatic cancer. The cancer-fighting compound, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13- acetate and generally known as TPA, is found in an oil drawn from seeds of the skin-irritating shrub, the croton plant (Croton tiglium L.). The team led by Allan H. Conney initiated studies with the pancreas using three human pancreatic cancer cell lines with different molecular properties. In laboratory cultures, the scientists applied TPA to cells from these lines and found that growth of the pancreatic cancer cells was inhibited by TPA when used in concentrations that are achievable in humans - levels that should not be toxic to people. The researchers injected cells from the human cancer cell lines into immunodeficient mice - mice specifically bred so that their immune systems would not reject foreign biological material - to grow pancreatic tumors against which the compounds could be tested. Once the tumors were well established, Conney and his team began treating the mice with TPA alone and in combination with ATRA. They observed inhibition of tumor growth and reduction in tumor size. The researchers saw a substantial increase in apoptosis (programmed cell death) and a substantial decrease in mitosis (cells reproducing) in the tumors.

Kidman flooded with fathers-to-be for her baby (Go To Top)

     London: Aussie beauty Nicole Kidman has been flooded with many letters from fans wanting to father her babies. The 'Bewitched' star, who has two adopted children, has often spoken out wanting to find a new man and recently admitted she would like to have a baby. "She gets letters all the time from men who want to have children with her," a source was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying. "Because she has talked openly about her desire for another child, she is constantly getting nutters writing to her and volunteering to be the father of her baby," he added.

An Austrian town named ... (Go To Top)

     London: An Austrian mayor has asked British tourists to stop stealing road signs from a town called ... Siegfried Hauppl believes that the small town has always attracted attention of tourists from Salzburg to pose for pictures in front of the signs, but said that, while the money they spent in the area was welcome, locals were fed up with having to replace the signs that the tourists were stealing for souvenirs. Siegfried said that the residents of F**king used to be very "conservative" people and did not know the meaning of the town's name until the arrival of British and American soldiers in 1945. He also said that they had once thought of renaming it but later changed their mind. "We had a vote last year on whether to rename the town, but decided to keep it as it is. After all, F**king has existed for 800 years, probably when a Mr F**k or the F**k family moved into the area. The 'ing' was added as a word for settlement," Fox News quoted him as saying.

Vivien Leigh's voracious sex appetite wrecked marriage (Go To Top)

     London: According to unpublished handwritten letters, the high sex demands of late screen siren Viven Leigh, ended up wrecking her marriage with former huaband Sir Laurewnce Oliver. The letters are reportedly to be published by author Terry Coleman, in an authorised biography on Oliver. They reveal Oliver's hesitation to make love to his wife three times a day, a demand that eventually broke their marriage in 1948. "With Vivien it's every day, two or three times. She's wearing me out,." Olivier was quoted by Femalefirst, as writing in a letter.

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