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Pak issues Rs.10 coin to honour Benazir on her death anniversary

Former premier Benazir BhuttoIslamabad, Dec 19 : Pakistan will issue a new 10-rupee coin in honour of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to coincide with the first anniversary of her death in a suicide attack.

The State Bank of Pakistan will issue about 300,000 of the commemorative coins bearing Benazir's portrait and inscribed with the phrase "Daughter of the East - Honourable Benazir Bhutto" in Urdu, The News reported.

Hungarian rail strike continues

MAV LogoBudapest - There was more disruption to rail services in Hungary on Friday as a strike by the country's largest railworkers union entered its sixth day.

The Rail Workers' Free Trade Union (VDSZSZ) is demanding a one-off payment of 250,000 forints (1,356 dollars) to all MAV employees from the proceeds of the privatisation of MAV Cargo, the recently spun off freight wing of the loss-making state-owned rail firm.

It also wants a backdated, ten per cent pay rise for subcontracted workers.

‘Disaster’ looms for Madonna after worst-ever career single flop

MadonnaLondon, December 19 : Madonna, who is presently locked in a bitter divorce settlement with ex-hubby Guy Ritchie, may now have more to worry about after her latest single crashed at the charts.

The Queen of Pop's `The Christmas turkey', from her album `Hard Candy', had limped to the 39th spot in the charts - her worst-ever single during her 24-year career.

The `Material Girl's new track had faded away discreetly, making her single to be the first one not to make it to Top 20.

Emma Watson: I have no need for money in my life

Emma Watson in horn of actress-student dilemmaNew Delhi, December 19 : `Harry Potter' star Emma Watson has revealed that she has "no need for money in her life" and financial gains would not determine her choice of films.

The 18-year-old, estimated to have a 13 million pound fortune, told USA Today newspaper that she has not been affected by her wealth and will continue to make choices in their own rights, reports China Daily.

She said: "The wealth side of it hasn''t hit me yet because I have no need for money in my life. My life will not be motivated by money.

Germany releases former terrorist Christian Klar

Christian KlarKarlsruhe, Germany - Christian Klar, 56, a former leader of the Red Army F

Here’s how much Hollywood A-listers paid for Obama’s inauguration

Barack ObamaWashington, December 19 : Top Hollywood stars, including Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, and Jamie Lee Curtis, have shelled out big bucks to watch US create a new chapter in history at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration ceremony.

The ceremony, that will see the presence of Obama, Joe Biden, Aretha Franklin and pastor Rick Warren and John Williams, would see famous names taking the seats, costing as much as 300,000 dollars.

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