London, Oct 27: Much before she starred with Daniel Craig in the new 007 flick, new Bond hottie Olga Kurylenko was showing off her moves in a 2005 sex film.
A rather sensational clip of the sex film ‘The Ring Finger’ has been leaked ahead of its DVD release, scheduled for November 3.
In the film, Olga plays a lab worker who enters into an X-rated relationship with her shady boss.
Meanwhile, in an interview, the 28-year-old Ukranian claimed that she spent six months getting in shape for her latest role as Craig''s sexy sidekick in ‘Quantum of Solace’.
Paris - French shares were down sharply in early trading on Monday following panic sell-offs on several Asian markets overnight.
At mid-morning, the CAC 40 index had lost 5.45 per cent, to 3,019.87, with 39 of its 40 listed stocks on the down side.
The bank Societe Generale was the biggest loser, off by 10.73 per cent, to 40.17 euros, while car maker Renault, which is drastically cutting back production, lost 7.88 per cent, to 20.45 euros.
New York, Oct 27: US vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, along with guest campaigner Elisabeth Hasselbeck from "The View”, condemned criticism of the Alaska Governor’s 150,000 dollars fancy wardrobe as sexist.
The duo claimed that GOP vice presidential nominee’s spending on her wardrobe was too trivial an issue in front of the problems that had been haunting the country.
Palin argued that she was more at home in the bargain bins. She went to the extent of even itemising her accessories.
Speaking on the ABC daytime talk show on October 26, Hasselbeck introduced Palin and responded to the garment gab-fest by calling the clothes carping "deliberately sexist."
Wellington, October 27: Clinical trials with a non-invasive and painless system, which can assess people’s average blood-sugar levels, is all set to begin in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Scientists at Canterbury University have joined forces with medical researchers at Christchurch Hospital for the purpose.
The researchers believe that the breakthrough system may revolutionise the way diabetics'' long-term glucose levels are monitored, and provide an easier way to identify people with the disease.
Kabul- A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers serving with the US-led coalition and wounding eight people, including police officers, officials said Monday.
"Two coalition soldiers were killed and three wounded in an attack in northern Afghanistan," a spokesman for the US forces in Afghanistan said.
Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain launched an international licensing round Monday designed to pave the way for extraction companies to dig deeper in their search for natural gas.
Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) chairman, Abdulhussain Mirza said that his country was pursuing various options to secure its growing demand for gas.
"Among these options is enhancing gas recovery from the Bahrain Field, active exploration programs in all Bahrain's offshore areas, taking gas conservation measures and deep gas exploration," he said.
Paris - French shares were down sharply in early trading on Monday following panic sell-offs on several Asian markets overnight.
Wellington, October 27: Clinical trials with a non-invasive and painless system, which can assess people’s average blood-sugar levels, is all set to begin in Christchurch, New Zealand. 
Kabul- A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers serving with the US-led coalition and wounding eight people, including police officers, officials said Monday.
Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain launched an international licensing round Monday designed to pave the way for extraction companies to dig deeper in their search for natural gas.
