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London, June 17 : Sir John Sawers, who is the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, has been appointed as the head MI6, the first outsider in more than 40 years.

Sawers will replace Sir John Scarlett in November 2009 to become the Chief or "C" of the Secret Intelligence Service, colloquially known as M16.

London, June 17 : Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo is selling the Porsche Carrera 2 Tiptronic S, which he bought in 2007 for 69,995 pounds on Auto Trader.

The 24-year-old placed an advertisement for the car as he prepares to relocate from England to Spain.

The black supercar has a 3.8 litre engine with 355 bhp allowing acceleration of 0-62mph in just 5.4 seconds.

Srinagar, June 17 : A group of women activists under the banner of a separatist group took out a protest march in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, over the alleged rape and murder of two young women at Shopian and also in opposition to the presence of armed forces in the Kashmir valley.

Led by Farida Behanjee, Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement (JKMM), the group marched down the streets of Srinagar shouting slogans and demanding immediate arrest of the guilty.

London, Jun 17 : A woman, who sleepwalks, has put on nine stone as she has unknowingly been snacking nightly.

Anna Ryan, 42, who was consuming over 2,000 calories of food without realising, suffers from a condition, which makes her gorge herself while asleep with catastrophic effects on her size and health.

Ryan had been following a low-fat diet and exercising regularly, but her weight has been fluctuating wildly since her early 20s, and she has had to keep clothes in four different sizes.

Her weight problem mystified her until two years ago when she was diagnosed with Sleep Related Eating Disorder (SRED), which causes her to walk to the kitchen and eat while sound asleep.

Berlin - Faced with a dramatic slump in sales, the world's leading luxury carmaker BMW has called on its staff to buy the prestigious brand autos, the company said Wednesday.

Over the last few weeks about 7,000 cards were placed on cars produced by rival auto manufacturers, which were parked at BMW workplaces across Germany.

"What's going on here?" says the card. "You like to work with us. You know how value your work and your income, but you drive a rival's car."

Lalgarh (West Bengal) : The Maoist have blocked access to Lalgarh in West Bengal putting up a three tier human shield, including women and children to prevent entry of central paramilitary forces, who are planning free the area from them.

According to police sources, the Maoists have formed a three-tier human shield with women and children in the vanguard, men behind them and armed naxals at the rearguard.

The well-armed Maoists are patrolling the Lalgarh-Belpahri road under the direct supervision of their leader Bikash.