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London, Jun 18 : Socialite Paris Hilton has warned her fans against buying tickets to an upcoming Dubai club bash, after the bar's bosses claimed that she would be making a personal appearance there.

Hilton, 28, had touched down in United Arab Emirates earlier this week to begin shooting her new TV show `Paris Hilton's My New BFF: Dubai', and she had planned on doing a couple of publicity stunts at the city's bars.

But the hotel heiress was left furious after she spotted ads stating that she planned on visiting BED club on June 17, as she had not agreed to turn up at the establishment.

Phnom Penh - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Thursday expressed "deep regret" over suggestions by his Thai counterpart that an 11th-century Hindu temple ruin in a disputed border region be jointly administered by the neighboring countries.

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Wednesday that he would ask UNESCO, which administers the Preah Vihear temple under Cambodian supervision, to launch a review into the administration of the World Heritage-listed site.

London, Jun 18 : Pilots of the Royal Air Force have come up with a novel way of making their female passengers pay for their ride in a jet - by asking for their knickers in return as fare.

The panties, which are framed, can be seen adorning a whole wall of the Tornado pilots' bar, with some even hanging from the ceiling.

Fast jet crews started the tradition at Mount Pleasant airfield in the Falklands, but pilots of helicopters and rescue planes charged a bra for a joyride.

"If you went flying with all the different aircraft in the Falklands, you wouldn''t have any underwear left," the Sun quoted a woman RAF officer as saying.

London - Details of expenses claims by British members of parliament (MPs) were officially published online Thursday after their leak to a newspaper caused a political storm that threatened the very survival of the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Claims made between 2004 and 2008 were made accessible to everyone following a High Court ruling demanding transparency under the Freedom of Information Act a year ago.

Islamabad, June 18 : In an effort to minimize damage caused by floods in the country, Pakistan has made arrangements with India to receive minute-to-minute detailed information about river flows in the north-western parts of the country.

In an inter-provincial meeting of the Federal Flood Commission here, Pakistan Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf, was told by the Indus Waters Commissioner that adequate arrangements have been made for receiving up-to-the-minute flood flow data of Indian rivers crossing over into Pakistan.

Tehran - Protests in favour of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi and against alleged electoral fraud were scheduled to continue Thursday in Tehran for the sixth consecutive day.

The pro-Moussavi network coordinating the demonstrations said that protestors would first gather in front of the United Nations office and then move to a square in downtown Tehran.

Moussavi also declared a day of mourning for the victims of the demonstrations. Between five and 12 people have reportedly been killed during the protests.