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70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

'I want to live': UK teen girl gets wish to be frozen after death

A 14-year-old British girl who wanted her body to be frozen as a means of preservation, in case she could be cured in the future, won a historic legal fight shortly before her death. The girl --......

Indian cabbie assaulted by Australian footballer

In yet another attack on an Indian in Melbourne, a taxi driver from the community was injured when a drunk Australian star footballer allegedly assaulted him after an altercation. Essendon football......

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

'The RSS is deeply uncomfortable about Gandhi'

'Actually, the RSS is deeply ambivalent and uncomfortable with Gandhi as well as also Ambedkar, but it is not politically wise to oppose these two.''So Nehru is the main and only target.' ......

Dolby-SPI cinemas ink a huge deal

Dolby Laboratories and SPI Cinemas, one of the leading motion picture exhibitors in India has announced one of the biggest deals in the history of Dolby itself. Now, SPI Cinemas will install......

Loan deal for Spielberg is near

For months, Hollywood has been buzzing about whether superstar director Steven Spielberg could get a loan. Since October, when he broke away from Paramount Pictures to launch a studio with his......

Dream jobs from around the world

Love what you do for a living?Turns out you aren't alone. Although it sometimes seems that folks do nothing but whine about their jobs, in an informal worldwide poll a shockingly high percentage of......

Peter Jackson receives knighthood

Filmmaker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) has officially become Sir Peter after being knighted in Wellington. He accepted his knighthood on behalf of "thousands of people". Jackson, along with 13......

PIX: Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson at The Hobbit premiere

Check out the star arrivals.A day after he received his own star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, director Peter Jackson and his star cast arrived at the premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the......

PIX: LOTR director Peter Jackson receives Hollywood star

The Hobbit director was joined by friends and colleagues on his memorable day.New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson, known best for his Lord Of The Rings trilogy, was awarded his own star on the......

The day I saw Peter Jackson

I consider myself a Lord Of The Rings fan. Some might even call me an LOTR junkie. One of the first things I did when I came to London recently was to hunt for the collector's edition DVDs of the......

11 things you must know about Peter Jackson

When New Line Cinema honchos visited Peter Jackson's office in New Zealand soon after they had given the director the go ahead to make J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings epic, they were startled to......

EPL Roundup: Chelsea, Manchester City register massive wins

IMAGE: Chelsea's Noni Madueke scores their fourth goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers during Sunday's English Premier League match. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Noni Madueke silenced......

EPL PIX: Brighton stun Spurs; Chelsea, United held

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Saturday. Welbeck completes Brighton comeback win over Tottenham IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur's Brennan Johnson shoots at......

PIX: Khelif wins women's welterweight gold amid gender dispute

IMAGE: Algeria's Imane Khelif kisses her gold medal after the Olympics women's boxing 66kg victory ceremony at Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, on Friday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Algeria's......

EPL PIX: Liverpool beat Wolves to go top; City held

IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores their second goal from the penalty spot against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Ibrahima Konate......

EPL PIX: City open season with win at Chelsea

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England on Sunday. Manchester City begin their title defence with win over Chelsea IMAGE: Manchester City's Ruben Dias celebrates with Kevin De......

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