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Washington, Aug 31 : `I Kissed A Girl' hitmaker Katy Perry has dressed up like her idol Freddie Mercury in order to raise money for the late star's charity.

Perry, 26, is seen wearing a moustache, cropped wig and bright yellow jacket to promote the Freddie For A Day campaign, which is raising money for the Aids charity the Mercury Phoenix Trust, Contactmusic reported.

To mark what would have been Mercury's 65th birthday, fans are expected to don replicas of his flamboyant stage outfits alongside his bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor at a London hotel on September 5.

Perry, who has long cited the rocker as the biggest influence on her musical career, will be joining the party.

London, Aug 31: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney reckons that his five-week summer break has helped him to come out all guns blazing in the Premier League.

Rooney had struggled with an ankle injury last season, and was so disaffected at Old Trafford that he wanted to quit the club.

The 25-year-old has come back hard in the ongoing season, and hit a hat-trick in Sunday's 8-2 win over Arsenal.

Kolkata, Aug 31 - New Argentine soccer coach Alejandro Sabella Wednesday said the country's campaign for the 2014 World Cup will start with the Sep 2 FIFA official international friendly match here with Venezuela.

"Yes, this is my first game in command of the Argentinean national side. Yes, it is the beginning of our journey," Sabella said, when asked if the much-anticipated match can be called the starting point of Argentina's World cup campaign.

London, August 31 : Are you worried that your friend will reshare all your Facebook private details to the world? Well, then dump the least discreet members of your social network and feel secure.

Pritam Gundecha at Arizona State University in Tempe had a technique for working out which friends are most likely to leak private information so you can remove them, if you choose.

New Delhi, Aug 31 - The recent reforms initiatives taken by the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), will strengthen investors' confidence in the Indian economy, industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry said Wednesday.

"Exhibiting sensitivity towards the users' need for simplification and meaningful disclosures, the initiatives will generate confidence in the domestic markets and also send the right message to the international investing community," said CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee.

New Delhi, Aug 31 : With Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seemingly equating Afzal Guru with Rajiv Gandhi''s assassins in his tweet, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused him of indulging in ''vote bank politics''.

Accusing Omar Abdullah of indulging in vote bank politics, BJP spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said: "Omar Abdullah has gone to Kashmir after taking over as Chief Minister, but after that there should be no communilisation of politics."