LOS ANGELES: He's played an out-of-control rocker in Hollywood movie "Get Him to the Greek" and a drunken playboy in "Arthur," but in his first U.S. television show, Americans will see raucous British comedian Russell Brand as they haven't before - doing stand-up. Brand returns to his roots in new show "Brand X," a late-night, once-a-week program debuting on the FX network on Thursday. It shows off the come ...

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi The Yemeni foreign minister has admitted that Sana’a had asked for US assassination drone attacks in the country. Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi revealed on Wednesday that Sana’a had requested Washington to send assassination drones “in some cases against fleeing al-Qaeda leaders." "The fear lies in the infiltration of extremists and terrorists into Yemen ...

Boko Haram militants Multiple clashes between Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram militants have left 27 people, including 19 militants, dead across Nigeria. Late on Wednesday, two suspected Boko Haram members were killed by security forces in the northeastern city of Damaturu in Yobe state, The Daily Telegraph quoted state police chief Patrick Egbuniwe as saying. He added that two civilians were also k ...

fter playing a super-hot role in The Dirty Picture (TDP; 2011), Vidya Balan is all set to essay the part of a simple housewife in her next film, Ghanchakkar. However, one of the sequences in the Raj Kumar Gupta-directed film is likely to see her in a sultry avatar again. Apparently, Vidya will soon travel abroad to meet some makeup artistes for a special ‘look test’. “They want Vidya to be sultry and comple ...

Pakistani lawyers burn an effigy of US President Barack Obama to condemn US-led deadly airstrikes on two checkpoints on the Afghan border in November 2011. Three-in-four Pakistanis consider the United States an enemy country, a new survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Global Attitudes Project indicates. The Pew survey, which was published on its website on Wednesday, said that last year 69 percent u ...

TAXES: Rs1.952 trillion is the target for 2011-12 ISLAMABAD:Tax authorities are apparently set to play with figures for the second consecutive year in a bid to achieve the revenue target, as they have blocked release of Rs78 billion in refunds and forced banks to pay next fiscal year’s tax liabilities before the end of June. The moves come in the wake of a shortfall faced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FB ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addresses Iranian Judiciary officials on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The main aim of the sanctions imposed by arrogant powers is the Iranian people so that the pressure will cause people to become frustrated and separate from the Islamic establishment. However, by God’s grace, they will fail in this conspiracy as they still do not know our people ...

Sri Lanka are determined to prevent a Pakistan resurgence. COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are determined to prevent a Pakistan resurgence as they seek their first Test series win in three years when the second match starts in Colombo on Saturday. The hosts will start as firm favourites at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) after thumping Pakistan by 209 runs with a day to spare in the first Test in Galle to take the lead ...

Saudi King Abdullah Saudi King Abdullah has reportedly ordered the security forces to be on a state of high alert due to what Riyadh considers the tense situation in the Middle East. Reports say King Abdullah has issued the order over what he claims to be “foreign or terrorist attacks.” The decree also warns Saudi security forces against any negligence in following the order. Saudi Arabia is one of the auth ...

She was nominated for three Academy Awards for 'Harry Met Sally', 'Sleepless in Seattle' and the drama 'Silkwood'. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, known for romantic comedies When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, as well as books and essays, has died in New York after battling leukemia. She was 71. Ephron, who had suffered from acute myeloid leukemia, died on Tuesday evening at New York’s ...