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Scantily clad Ryanair airhostesses land charity calendar in trouble

Ryanair closes base in eastern SpainMelbourne, Nov 12 : Irish airline Ryanair, known for being a low-cost airline, recently landed itself in trouble when its latest charity calendar was branded sexist.

The calendar only had pictures of scantily clad female cabin crew, which made the airhostesses look more like page three pinups than plane staff.

EU rules bridge loan to Alitalia "illegal"

Brussels MapBrussels - The European Commission on Wednesday ruled that a 300-million-euro (38

Pragya Singhs'' religious guru promises cooperation in Malegaon blast probe

Sadhvi Pragya Singh ThakurAmbala (Haryana), Nov 12 : Swami Avdheshanand, religious guru of Pragya Singh, an accused in Malegaon blasts, has offered his cooperation in blast investigations.

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has so far arrested nine suspects including Singh in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast case.

Had he not been addicted to coke, Oz goalie could have been a Chelsea star

Mark BosnichLondon, Nov. 12 : The story of Mark Bosnich is one of triumph and tragedy.

Chelsea goalie Bosnich was one of the first players to have his career ruined by cocaine.

In 1999, the Aussie keeper rejoined Manchester United — his first English club — after seven years with Aston Villa — and instantly became a Premiership champion. On 45,000 dollars a week, Bosnich, according to The Sun, had the whole world in his hands, but within three years his career was over.

He failed a drugs test and that saw him sacked from Chelsea and banned from the game for nine months.

Albania decorates actor James Belushi

James BelushiTirana - The US actor with Albanian roots, James Belushi, was decorated Monday in Tirana by President Bamir Topi for taking care of his family heritage, the ATA news agency reported.

"You are a remarkable case we are proud of you," Topi said after handing the Honour of the Nation medal to Belushi in "gratitude to the man who ... inherited and preserved in the love for Albania and his Albanian descent."

A first-generation Albanian-American, Belushi admitted he was not sure "what I have done to deserve it - except that I have always been proud for who I am and where I come from."

Crowd cheer as Indian cricket team arrives in Rajkot

BCCIRajkot (Gujarat), Nov 12 :Residents in Rajkot city were delighted to see their favorite Indian cricket players as the team arrived in the city on Wednesday for the first match of one-day series against England.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag, pacer Zaheer Khan and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh arrived in the

city ahead of the first match of seven-match series to be played on Friday.

Locals in the city gathered outside the hotel where the players are staying to have a glimpse of their favourite players.

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