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Former top General Sarath Fonseka has become a pawn in the hands of some western nations....

West using Fonseka to bring regime change in Lanka

Colombo: Former top General Sarath Fonseka has become a pawn in the hands of some western nations conspiring to bring regime change in Sri Lanka,a minister has alleged. General secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party SLFP Maithripala Sirisena said: Certain Western nations were trying to bring about a regime change here since the government has never given in to their pressure in its fight against terrorism, Daily Mirror quoted Sirisena as saying.

Pak not a stooge of US or Britain: Gilani

London: Amid a war of words with Britain over the presence of top al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistans tribal areas,Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said his country is not a stooge of America or Britain,but an ally among equals in the battle against terrorism. It is our war that we are fighting,not a proxy war for the US. Pakistan is an ally among equals in the battle against terrorism,not an American or British stooge, Gilani told The Times.

When ready,Iran to inform IAEA of n-sites

TEHRAN: Iran will inform the UN nuclear watchdog on progress in its 10 new uranium enrichment plants only six months ahead of starting production at the sites,the state news agency said on Friday. In a defiant response to last weeks IAEA board of governors vote rebuking Iran for building a second enrichment plant in secret,Tehran said on Sunday it would build 10 more sites like its IAEA-monitored one at Natanz.

China sentences three more to death

BEIJING: A Chinese court sentenced three more people to death on Friday for murder during ethnic rioting in Xinjiang,state media reported. Fridays sentences followed five death sentences handed down on Thursday. China has already executed nine people convicted in connection with the riots.

Lohan denies kissing Jessica Albas husband

London: Lindsay Lohan has denied kissing Jessica Albas husband. The Mean Girls star told US magazine that the account of her kissing Albas husband Cash Warren is absurd.He is married. I wouldnt dare kiss him, Lohan was quoted as saying. The magazine quoted sources saying that Lohan and Warren were seen at the West Hollywood on November 19.

Groom updates Twitter account from altar

NEW YORK: A Maryland groom has created an viral story storm after he interrupted his wedding last month to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts from the altar. Dana Hanna,who works for a pet website,also posted a short video of the ceremony on the Internet. It showed him reaching into his pocket for his phone as the minister was about to pronounce the couple husband and wife. The video has had more than 350,000 views.

Natalie Portman admits she smokes cannabis

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London: Hollywood starlet Natalie Portman has confessed of smoking cannabis joints during her youth as she wanted to experiment in her life. The actress tried the drug in her 20s as she missed out on the usual experimental teenage experiences because she was making movies from the age of 11,Marie Claire magazine reported. OK,so I didnt really go to high school parties and,yeah,I didnt touch pot until I was in my 20s, Portman said.