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Aniston would love to do ‘Friends’ special

Jennifer AnistonWashington, February 7 : Jennifer Aniston would not think twice if it came to starring in a `Friends' reunion show.

The actress, who played Rachel Greene in the hit show, joined Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox who have previously hinted about the one-off special.

The `Bruce Almighty' star made the revelation to host Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show while being interviewed at the set of The Central Perk coffee shop from the sitcom.

Bush was punctual because he was a ‘hedgehog’, Obama late because he is a ‘fox’!

Bush was punctual because he was a ‘hedgehog’, Obama late because he is a ‘fox’!Washington, Feb 7 : There are two kinds of US presidents, Foxes and hedgehogs, and `fox' Barack Obama is routinely late to events and news conferences, according to Allan Lichtman, a political history professor at the American University.

Barely two weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama has made a clean break from George W. Bush, by appearing late for official events.

Isla Fisher was once addressed as beau Sacha Baron Cohen’s daughter

Washington, Feb 7 : Hollywood actress Isla Fisher, 33, has revealed that she once had a pretty awkward moment when she was introduced as the daughter of her beau Sacha Baron Cohen, 37, at a Hollywood party.

Fisher, who has been dating Cohen for years, and has a 16 month old daughter Olive with him, is grateful to her youthful looks as she was mistaken for a mere child by the hostess at one of Hollywood''s Oscar parties.

"When we first came to Hollywood we went to one of these Oscar parties held in this prestigious lady''s home and we showed up and she opened the door and said to me, ''Come with me, hello and welcome," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

‘State of the art’ US military goods openly for sale in Peshawar

PakistanPeshawar, Feb. 6 : US military equipment including Night-Vision Gear, high-power binoculars, boots and camouflage are openly being sold in Pakistan's border town, Peshawar, posing a risk of making the Taliban even more dangerous.

CBS News reported that US weapons on sale in Peshawar could improve Taliban capabilities and pose a great risk to NATO forces.

"This is state-of-the-art military equipment. If you''re going to fight a war these days, you''re much better off fighting at night. If you''ve got the equipment, sniper scopes and night-vision equipment, you can put the enemy off balance," said defense analyst Paul Beaver.

US military aid linked to “conditionalities” not in either country’s interest: Haqqani

US military aid linked to “conditionalities” not in either country’s interest: HaqqaniLondon, Feb.7: The United States’ military aid to Pakistan should not be dependant on “conditionalities”, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani has said.

Haqqani said the aid being provided to Pakistan by Washington should not be accompanied by any terms and conditions.

"Assistance that is conditional is never good,” The News quoted Haqqani, as telling a UK newspaper.

Pakistan, Iran, Israel among the most negatively viewed countries, finds global survey

BBC WorldLondon, Feb. 6  Global public perceptions of Pakistan's influence has been rated among the most negative along with Iran and Israel, according to BBC World Service radio's annual poll of 21 countries.

Eighteen countries had mainly negative views of Pakistan''s influence according to the survey, almost all of which was conducted just after the attacks on Mumbai, widely believed to have been carried out by Pakistani-based guerrillas.

The survey, which questioned some 13,500 respondents in 21 countries around the world, found that perceptions of Iran and Israel''s influence also became considerably more negative this year, the Daily Times reported.

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