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Cairo - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Sunday for talks with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and Egypt's top defence and intelligence officials.

The talks follow "a major development" in negotiations to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas near the Israel-Gaza border nearly three years ago, the regional daily al-Sharq al-Awsat reported Saturday, citing an unnamed Israeli source.

New Delhi, June 21 : Over the recent years, the incidence of HIV/AIDS cases involving men who have sex with men has increased fivefold in Shanghai, report medical experts.

Following the comments, which were made at a science forum in Beijing, Shanghai is gearing up to launch an intervention and education campaign to fight HIV transmission through unsafe sex, the Friday''s Shanghai Daily reported.

London, June 21 : Prince William is reportedly taking girlfriend Kate Middleton to meet Queen Elizabeth II, fuelling reports they might tie the knot soon.

Kate has apparently been invited to the Queen''s traditional break in Balmoral and will allegedly spend the weekend with her royal beau there.

The 27-year-old was said to have first met the Monarch at her grandson Peter Philip''s wedding last May and her invitation to the Highland retreat would be seen as significant.

London, June 21 : Madonna's new adopted daughter Mercy was reportedly flown 6,000 miles from Malawi to meet her new family in London and taken straight to a Kabbalah meeting.

The three-year-old was allegedly whisked to the Kabbalah centre for her first lesson in the controversial Jewish mysticism within hours of arriving.

Little Mercy along with her new mum and siblings Lourdes, 12, Rocco, eight and David, three, was said to have spent an hour at the meeting before heading for the Queen of Pop's 15-million pound home in Mayfair.

New Delhi, June 21 : Forensic experts have said hate speech CD of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MP from Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi, is not doctored.

According to sources, the Forensic Science Laboratory in Hyderabad has submitted its report to the District Magistrate of Pilibhit.

Varun had alleged that the CDs were doctored. He had also refused to give his voice samples for examination.

Washington, June 21: Jennifer Hudson's fiance David Otunga has successfully launched his new career as a professional wrestler.

Otunga fought against Troy Jackman in his debut bout in the Florida Championship Wrestling organisation, a developmental league for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Contactmusic reported.

Otunga, who fights with the name Dawson Alexander, stopped Jackson with his trademark move, The Verdict - a reference to his time at Harvard Law School, say reports

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