Melbourne, Apr 20: Britain''s Got Talent's unique finding Susan Boyle, who has taken the world''s breath away with her voice, has been offered 1 million dollars to lose her virginity on camera.

The 47-year-old virgin got the offer from an adult entertainment company, which has even gone ahead and set up a website, SusanBoyleXXX. com, where fans can vote for various possible movie titles.

London, April 20 : Marc Ona Essangui, a campaigner who was jailed during his battle to save the rainforest in Gabon, Africa, has received a top international award, known as the `Green Nobel'.

According to a report by BBC News, Ona was honoured for his fight to stop what he describes as a destructive mining project in the Ivindo National Park.

He is one of seven people from six continental regions to be awarded an equal share of the 900,000 dollars (600,000 pounds) 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize.

London, Apr 20 : Looks like Jennifer Aniston is all set to get rid of her ''unlucky-in-love'' tag and has thus started dating RocknRolla star Gerard Butler, according to sources.

Reports suggest that the pair hit it out well at last year''s Toronto film festival, "drinking champagne and talking", but the camaraderie didn't prevail further because Jen was dating John Mayer.

However, after breaking up with Mayer, Aniston is reportedly keen on romancing the RocknRolla heartthrob and even co-star with him in two upcoming movies.

Zurich - UBS announced Monday it had agreed to sell its Brazilian financial services business, UBS Pactual, for approximately 2.5 billion dollars to BTG Investments, in an attempt to raise capital.

In a statement the Swiss bank said the sale, which would result in a "small loss," was part of a strategy to reduce its risk profile and improve its balance sheet.

Also, the sale will strengthen by 1.3 billion dollars its Tier 1 capital, which had been slipping in recent months, UBS said. The tier 1 capital ratio is considered an important indicator of a bank's financial strength

Washington, Apr 20 : Michigan scientists have unravelled the mystery behind the much hyped healing power of the main ingredient in turmeric, a spice revered in India as `holy powder.'

Turmeric has been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat wounds, infections, and other health problems.

While many scientists have conducted research on its main ingredient-curcumin-no details had been revealed as to how it functions in the body, until now.

New York, Apr 20 : C. I. A. officers used the waterboarding, the near-drowning technique, against 9/11 planner Khalid Shaikh Mohammed 183 times, according to a 2005 Justice Department legal memorandum.

A CIA memo quoting Inspector General, says that intelligence officers used the waterboard at least 83 times during August 2002 against Abu Zubaydah.