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Enrique Iglesias’s convinced Kournikova will leave him

Enrique Iglesias, Anna KournikovaWashington, Nov 3 : Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias seems unaffected by his girlfriend Anna Kournikova''s remarks of never marrying him, as he is convinced she will leave him anyway.

The ‘Hero’ singer says that he is cool with the 27-year-old tennis sensation’s remarks, and insists that he is only being realistic about their romance.

"Life goes by so fast. My 20s were a blur. I want to enjoy the good moments. They could involve marriage and kids, but not yet. My grandfather had a baby when he was 92. Now there was a man who knew how to live!” Contactmusic quoted him, as saying.

Republicans scrambling to save seats in Congress

Washington, Nov. 3: Congressional Republicans have spent this past weekend scrambling to save their seats in both the House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate ahead of the final vote on Tuesday, reports the New York Post.

With the election imminent, Senate Republicans threw their remaining resources into protecting endangered lawmakers in Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Oregon, while House Republicans were forced to put money into what should be secure Republican territory in Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and Wyoming.

India, Iran ink bilateral agreements on extradition, legal matters

Tehran, Nov 3: India and Iran inked bilateral treaties on the extradition of criminals and mutual assistance on legal matters on Sunday.

External affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Iranian Minster of Justice Ghulam Hussein Elham signed the treaty during the concluding session of the 15th Indo-Iran Joint Commission that was held almost after three years of the last one held in New Delhi in
2005.

"We have signed an extradition treaty and mutual legal assistance treaty in criminal matters. We have also finalized an initial text of the bilateral investment programme and protection agreement which we hope to sign very shortly," said Mukherjee during his second visit to Tehran this year.

Scherzinger ‘nearly collapsed with excitement’ after Hamilton’s victory

Lewis Hamilton, Nicole ScherzingerWashington, Nov 3 : British racing driver Lewis Hamilton’s girlfriend singer Nicole Scherzinger ‘nearly collapsed with excitement’ when she saw him win the Formula 1 World Championship.

Hamilton triumphed at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, snatching fifth place in a nerve-wracking finish, which handed him the 2008 World Title.

And the Pussycat Dolls star was trackside in Sao Paulo, Brazil to witness the momentous occasion.

UK security services intercept Pak students trying to gain access to weapon labs

London, Nov 3 : British security services MI5 and MI6 are learnt to have intercepted up to 100 potential terrorists posing as postgraduate students, who they (security services) believe tried to gain access to top laboratories and collect the materials and expertise needed to create chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.

It has also been found that most of these students belong to countries such as Pakistan and Iran.

“Dozens of suspected terrorists have attempted to infiltrate Britain’s top laboratories in order to develop weapons of mass destruction during the past year,” reported The Observer.

Jacko’s fatherhood skills get thumbs up from his brother

Michael JacksonMelbourne, Nov 3 : King of pop Michael Jackson is a strict parent, according to his brother Jermaine.

Jermaine believes that the 50-year-old singer is like their controversial father, Joseph, when it comes to parenting.

"Michael is not one of those fathers that lets them do what they want and give(s) them everything they want," Herald Sun quoted Jermaine, as saying.

"He is raising them the way he was raised. I think it''s great because he wants them to be good people," he added.

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