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Ex-Bond Roger Moore to thrill fans with memoir

New York, Oct 31: Hollywood actor Roger Moore, who has delighted fans with seven delightful Bond flicks, is set to thrill them again – but this time with his memoir "My Word Is My Bond".

After playing 007 agent James Bond, Roger is going to let the cat out of the bag about the action which took place behind the much-acclaimed scenes.

For instance, the 81-year-old actor tells in the book that how on "A View to a Kill" co-star Grace Jones so often ignored his pleas to turn down the dreadful music in her trailer that "I marched into her room, pulled the plug out and then went back to my room, picked up a chair and flung it at the wall,” reports the New York Daily News.

Kyndiah condemns Assam blasts

AssamNew Delhi, Oct 31: Condemning the serial blasts in Assam, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs P. R. Kyndiah has said that people of North East should unitedly stand against acts of terrorism.

"The people of Assam in particular and of the North East in general, should stand united against any terrorists or terrorism acts, whose only motive is to spread fear and terror," Kyndiah said.

The Minister further said that the terrorists behind such inhuman and brutal deeds should be traced and caught immediately and given due punishment according to the law.

Britney Spears’ tell-all confessional documentary set to hit airwaves

Britney Spears’ tell-all confessional documentary set to hit airwavesLondon, Oct 31: Britney Spears’ explosive tell-all documentary, where she has confessed all about her breakdown, lesbian romps and pop comeback, is all set for a release in the UK.

Britain’s Sky 1 has grabbed the rights to screen ‘Britney: For The Record’ in the country within hours of its broadcast in the US.

The sensational TV biography features the pop princess lifting the lid on her sex, drugs and divorce battle.

‘Somalia homicide bombings facilitated by al Qaeda’

SomaliaWashington, Oct 31: A US intelligence official has said that the series of homicide bombings in Somalia on Wednesday “were probably the work of a local group that was likely facilitated by al Qaeda.”

The official described the attacks as a fairly sophisticated and complex event, which has all the attributes of an al Qaeda attack. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet.

The wave of homicide bombings killed more than 20 people in northern Somalia, striking just as international leaders held talks on ending decades of deadly turmoil in this chaotic African nation.

Death toll in serial blasts in India's Assam rises to 74

Death toll in serial blasts in India's Assam rises to 74New Delhi - The death toll in serial bomb explosions that struck India's north-eastern state of Assam rose to 74 Friday with several of the injured succumbing to their injuries overnight, police said.

More than 400 people were injured Thursday in 12 blasts that took place in quick succession - six in Assam's main city of Guwahati and six in the three western districts of Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Bongaigaon.

The bombs were placed in cars, autorickshaws and drains in busy market areas. They were synchronized to explode within minutes of each other.

New gamma-ray detector to uncover structure of the atomic nucleus

London, Oct 31: UK physicists are constructing a new gamma-ray detector that will help to uncover the structure of the atomic nucleus, as well as in the advancement of medical gamma-ray technology, used in hospital scans.

Named as the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array (AGATA), it will be a thousand times more sensitive than previous detectors.

Atomic nuclei make up most of the visible matter in the Universe, including ourselves. So, unlocking their structures is of great significance in not only understanding how the forces of nature work but also how the elements were created. 

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