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Hefner’s ex No1 wants to be bridesmaid for his other ex

Washington, Nov 8 : She may have been Hugh Hefner’s No1 girlfriend in the past, but Holly Madison would not mind playing second fiddle on the wedding day of Kendra Wilkinson, the Playboy mogul’s other ex-girlfriend.

"I told her a better be a bridesmaid," People quoted Madison as saying of her former Girls Next Door co-star.

She added: "I haven''t met [Hank] but she''s crazy about him. He''s a really great influence on her and I''m so happy for her.”

As for Holly''s own "friends with benefits" relationship with Criss Angel, the former Bunny says, "I''m in love with him."

Three soldiers killed in clash in Philippines

Three soldiers killed in clash in PhilippinesZamboanga City, Philippines  - Three soldiers were killed and an army officer was missing in a clash with communist rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said Saturday.

Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Decapia said the fighting erupted Friday when army special forces raided an encampment of communist rebels in Monkayo town in Compostela Valley province, 930 kilometres south of Manila.

Four militants killed in Manipur

Four militants killed in ManipurPolice commandos of Manipur killed four militants in separate encounters in two districts on Friday.

Two of the militants were killed in Imphal West district. According to police, they were members of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC).

Two 9mm pistols were recovered from the spot.

Two other militants were gunned down by police commandos in Imphal East district.

Police suspects their hand in the October 21 Imphal bomb blast, which killed 17 people and 30 others injured.

Voting ends in election that could see swing to the right

Voting ends in election that could see swing to the rightWellington  - New Zealanders voted Saturday in a general election that could see the Labour-led coalition, which has governed for the last nine years, defeated by its conservative opponents, according to opinion polls.

The weather was fine in most of the country and officials tipped a record turnout, ahead of the 80 per cent of voters who cast their ballots at the last election in 2005.

Britain revokes visa for former Thai premier

Britain revokes visa for former Thai premierBangkok  - Britain has revoked tourist visas for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, media reports said Saturday.

Sources close to Thaksin in Bangkok could not confirm the development but said it might be linked to his recent decision not to seek political asylum in the United Kingdom.

"He has relinquished the application process for political asylum in the UK," said a close aide to Thaksin who asked to remain anonymous. "A few days ago he decided to terminate the process."

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