World's largest yellow diamond

The world's largest pear-shaped yellow diamond was sold for 11.28 million Swiss francs, a world record, at an auction at Sotheby's on Tuesday night.

A model displays a 110.03 carats Sun-Drop Diamond described as fancy vivid yellow, the highest color grading by gemstone experts at a Sotheby's preview show in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011. Sotheby's says that the jewel is being sold by Cora International which discovered the diamond in South Africa last year.

A model poses with the Sun-Drop diamond during a media preview in Geneva, November 9, 2011. The 110.03 carats diamond has been graded Fancy Vivid Yellow, the highest color grading for a yellow diamond. The diamond will be sold in auction at Sotheby's Geneva on November 15 and expected to fetch US$11-15 million.

A model displays the Sun-Drop diamond during a media preview in Geneva, November 9, 2011. The 110.03 carats diamond has been graded Fancy Vivid Yellow, the highest color grading for a yellow diamond. The diamond will be sold in auction at Sotheby's Geneva on November 15 and expected to fetch US$11-15 million.

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Iran's Nuclear Plans Satellite Images By Google

These are the satellite images being used by the UN to claim that facilities at two Iranian cities may be used to develop nuclear weapons.

Satellite images of Arak and Natanz show changes to the facilities in the areas when compared with images taken in October 2010.

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UK unemployment total reaches 17-year high |UK News

UK unemployment rose by 114,000 between June and August to 2.57 million, a 17-year high, according to official figures.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate also increased to 8.1%.

The unemployment total for 16-24 year olds hit a record high of 991,000 in the quarter, a jobless rate of 21.3%.

The number of people out of work and claiming benefits rose 17,500 to 1.6 million in September.

Other figures showed a record cut in the number of part-time workers, down by 175,000, and there was also a record reduction of 74,000 in the number of over-65s in employment.

The Employment Secretary, Chris Grayling, said that what the UK was now seeing was "the impact of the international financial crisis".

He said although the UK was not in the euro, it was "not immune" to the problems currently being experienced in the eurozone and in countries such as Greece.

There have been criticisms of the government's deficit reduction programmes, with some analysts saying it was hampering economic growth.

The shadow work and pensions secretary, Liam Byrne, said the news marked "a day of judgment for the government".

"Today's figures are the clearest proof yet that the government's decision to cut too far and too fast is hurting and just not working. Unemployment is soaring, and more young people are out of work than ever before."

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China Opens World'S Longest Sea Bridge | World'S Longest Sea Bridge Photos,Wallpapers

China unveiled bridge in the world's longest sea, extending a massive 26.4 miles - five miles longer than the distance between Dover and Calais and more than a marathon.

The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, completed earlier this week, linking the major cities of Qingdao city, east China's Shandong Province, with Huangdao district, straddling Jiaozhou Bay waters.

Viaduct, which lasted four years and cost a cool £ 5.5billion to build, will be open to the use of the new year and almost three miles longer than the previous record holder, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana.

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Nina Dobrev looking Hot in black jacket and pink heels | Nina Dobrev Gets Charitable In The Big Apple

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Having just flown into the Big Apple the previous day, Nina Dobrev was spotted making her way around New York City on Sunday afternoon (October 2).

The "Vampire Diaries" cutie sported a sleek black jacket and pink heels as she made her way to Union Square for Shape magazine's "Project Pink Day" charity event benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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Mass nude photo shoot at Dead Sea -Israel

Photographer Spencer Tunick is staging one of his trademark mass studies of nude volunteers, with a thousand Israelis posing on a Dead Sea beach.

The shoot on Saturday is part of a bid to boost Israel's campaign to have the salt-saturated feature recognised as one of the world's seven natural wonders in a global online vote in November.

Experts warn that the Dead Sea could dry out by 2050 unless urgent steps are taken to halt its demise.

'In some places the work is a little bit more controversial, and then in other places the works are accepted as a litmus test for how free a country is, or how open a country is, and how full of rights a country is,' he told a press briefing.

'For me, a country that allows the nude in art, in public space is some place that's very progressive, very open, and very caring, and very dignified.'

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Google to buy Motorola Mobile company for $ 12.5 bn

Google Inc announced its biggest deal ever, a $12.5 billion cash acquisition of mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc .

Google's biggest foray into hardware comes weeks after a failed attempt to buy patents from bankrupt Nortel, and gives it an intellectual property library in wireless telephony to wage war on Apple and Microsoft Corp.

The deal values Motorola Mobility at $40 per share in cash, a 63 percent premium to its Friday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange. The deal features a rich reverse breakup fee of $2.5 billion, according to a source close to the situation.

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Ganesh Hedge pays tribute to For Michael Jackson |My 24News

A pop icon, Ganesh Hegde dedicates his upcoming album to Michael Jackson

The king of pop in the world, Micheal Jackson has inspired many artists. But one fan and follower is performer, video director, singer and Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Hegde.

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Social Networking site Twitter's Co-founder Biz Stone leaving Twitter

Isaac "Biz" Stone is moving on from Twitter, just five years after co-founding the microblogging site Twitter that has become integral to the social media scene around the world.

Stone, 37, said on his blog that he will work with the company for many years to come, but that the most effective use of his time now is to "get out of the way" of Twitter's crew.


he says that his plans to focus on helping schools, nonprofits and company advisory boards.
Research firm eMarketer Inc. estimates Twitter will bring in advertising revenue of about $150 million this year.

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world's Largest Rave Party on Las Vages

The 'Electric Daisy Carnival' is one of the world's largest electronic dance music festival held on the last weekend of June every year.

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Carnival goers dance near the back of the crowd at one of six stages during the third day of the Electric Daisy Carnival, Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Las Vegas.

Dutch music producer and DJ Afrojack performs during the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas June 25, 2011.

French DJ and music producer David Guetta performs during the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas June 25, 2011.

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"James Bond 007" Actors Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz marry |My 24News

British actors Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have married.

"They are married," said an LA spokesman for the 43-year-old actor, best known for playing superspy James Bond in the film franchise. He provided no more details.

People magazine said the couple, who were first cited as a couple last autumn, married in a quiet ceremony in New York on Wednesday.

Weisz, 41, won an Oscar for her role in "The Constant Gardener".

The newlyweds play husband and wife in the upcoming "Dream House", due out in the United States in September.

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Chinese lantern blamed for Somerton fire

Firefighters were called to the Polham Lane site in Somerton after a tonne of paper and printer cartridges caught fire on Saturday night.

A spokesman from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the lantern had fallen on to the paper.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service had issued a warning about the use of lanterns only the day before.

The paper decorations, which can float up to a mile into the air when they are lit, are often constructed with metal wire.They have become a popular feature at parties and weddings.

Following the Somerton fire, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service station commander Jim Morrison said: "Without sounding like a killjoy, we would ask people to consider not buying and setting them off because of the dangers.

"Although they look pretty they will often fail and come down early whilst the fuel for the lantern itself is still burning."

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Kangna new Photos at IIFA Green Carpet | IIFA Green Carpet 2011

Here Kangna photos at IIFA Green Carpet 2011 at Canada.

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Hollywood News Britney Spears | Britney Spears has Debbie Gibson come to her defense

In a recent interview with ‘Spinner’ magazine, Moby commented that Britney Spears isn’t making music but rather “advertising for ringtones.”
Now, Debbie Gibson is defending the current pop princess, states PopEater. “First of all, for any artist to slam any artist, I think is wrong, because art is subjective, you know?” Gibson said about the insult.
She also thinks that Moby just shouldn’t have gone there in the first place: “That’s just somebody taking themselves way too seriously.”

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Sarkozy's ex-wife Attias will be published an autobiography novel in 2012

Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife, Cécilia Attias, announced Monday that she will be publishing an autobiographical novel in 2012, a day after speaking candidly about her former husband for the first time in four years. 

France’s celebrity gossip journalists have been rubbing their hands together in anticipation this week after Nicolas Sarkozy’s former wife opened up about life with the president, quickly followed by the news that she was planning to publish an autobiographical novel next year.

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Royal Family News|Princess Diana dress sold at Toronto auction

The midnight-blue silk velvet dress designed by Victor Edelstein sold for 800,000 Canadian dollars (£510,000). Diana wore the Edwardian-inspired gown with off-the-shoulder straps while taking a memorable spin on the dance floor with Travolta during a 1985 White House state dinner.






Prior to Thursday night's sale, auction house Waddington's had listed the estimated selling price of the dress between 800,000 Canadian dollars and 1 million Canadian dollars.

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7.4 magnitude quake in Pacific ocean, Alaska|Major Pacific earthquake |Major Pacific earthquake warning for Alaska

A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of Anchorage on Thursday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for part of the remote Aleutian Islands chain.
A tsunami warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of Alaska from Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor) to Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles west of Adak)," the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said.


"Those feeling the earth shake, seeing unusual wave action or the water level rising or receding may have only a few minutes before the tsunami arrival and should move immediately," warned the WCATWC.

"Homes and small buildings are not designed to withstand tsunami impacts. Do not stay in these structures."

The quake struck more than 1,000 miles west of the major Alaskan city of Anchorage.

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True story behind this photo | kissing couple during last week's Vancouver riots

Video footage has emerged showing what really happened to the infamous 'kissing couple' during last week's Vancouver riots.
The couple, identified as Australian Scott Jones, 29, and Canadian-born Alexandra Thomas, became an instant Web hit after Getty photographer Rich Lam snapped a photo of them caught up in a moment of passion as tensions flared between hockey fans.
In the video clip, riot police can be seen hitting the couple with their shields. After the incident, Miss Thomas appears distressed and lies on the ground as she is comforted by her concerned boyfriend.

Speaking with NBC’s ‘Today’ show, bartender Mr Jones said: “I was just trying to calm her down. It was pretty scary for her, and it seemed like the best thing to do.”

“I would call myself a tourist. It was Game 7, Stanley Cup finals, so something was going to happen whether we won or lost — something big. I just wanted to bear witness to what was going on. I never felt in danger while we were down there until the riot police came along.”

Environmental engineering graduate Alex added: “It happened so fast. I never expected it to turn into that situation so quickly.”

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Meet Miss New Jersry and California | 2011 Miss USA pagent | Miss USA

The full-time model, who was born and raised in New Jersey which she represented at the Miss Teen USA contest in 2007, was considered among the favorites by pageant experts.
She will represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 12.

Alyssa Campanella, Miss California, competes in the evening gown competition during the 2011 Miss USA pageant.

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Europe and Asia Property market emerges from recession | global property market recover from recession

Global property investors have piled back into the sector in 2011, plunging cash into the emerging markets of Asia, stoking worries of overheating, and have chased core assets in key U.S. and European cities, causing demand to outstrip supply.

Either side of the Atlantic, uncertainty over capital adequacy-minded banks' plans to sell troubled property assets -- such as RBS'  1.6 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) project Isobel -- continue to cast a pall over recovery prospects.


Global Real Estate and Infrastructure Summit industry leaders will discuss the chief stumbling blocks facing the commercial property sectors of Europe, United States and Asia, and how it affects their investment decisions.

Property investors are uneasy about the global funding gap, which consultancy DTZ said totaled about $202 billion, while a slew of insurers, pension funds and private equity houses have entered the debt market, replacing the hitherto dominant banks.

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