Briefly World

Karzai to keep half his cabinet

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to retain some of his key cabinet officials who have been embraced by the international community as he begins his second term and will replace two ministry heads linked to corruption,three officials in the Afghan government said on Friday. He also plans to keep on board a legendary warlord who holds political sway in the west,the officials said.

Google in talks to acquire Yelp

san francisco: In a sign that Google is interested in broadening its reach among local businesses,it is in acquisition talks with Yelp,the review site for local businesses,according to three people with knowledge of the deal. One of them said that the deal was worth more than 500 million,the figure cited by TechCrunch,the industry blog,on Thursday.

Poisonous halwa makes Pak clerics ill

Islamabad: Nine leading Pakistani clerics who declared suicide attacks as un-Islamic,fell seriously ill after consuming halwa served to them,prompting the police to investigate whether it was an attempt to murder them. The clerics,who were were admitted for emergency treatment,remained semi-conscious for almost 10 hours.

Pattinson,Stewart enjoy private date

Los Angeles: Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have added fuel to the persistent romance rumours after they were spotted enjoying a private dinner here. The actors then headed together for the opening of a fashion boutique. Robert and Kristen were eating next door and peaked in the window after their dinner as the party was wrapping up, a source said. They seemed really just into hanging together. They werent holding hands,but were really sweet with each other, an eyewitness said.

Emily Blunt panics before red carpet appearances

London: Devil Wears Prada actress Emily Blunt has admitted that she gets cold feet every time she steps on the red carpet. The actress does not want to make a fashion faux pas,Female First online reported. I always get that panic when I step out of the car that everyone is going to hate it. Ive had zippers that have broken too. Once when I was about to go on The Ellen Degeneres Show,my sister looked at the back of my legs and went Oh my god! I had a huge ladder up the back of my leg, Blunt said.

Parker disgusted by Hugh Grants nails

London: Actor Hugh Grant suffers from bad hygiene habits and his dirty nails so appalled co-star Sarah Jessica Parker that she gave him regular manicures. The Sex and the City star who is paired opposite the British actor in the film Did You Hear About the Morgans said that she gave her co-star weekly manicures,because his dirty nails freaked her out,reported Daily Mail online. For Gods sake I clipped his fingernails,isnt that giving, said Parker during an appearance on The Tonight Show.