Ankara (Turkey), Feb.23 (ANI): Forty-nine senior military officers of the Turkey have been detained for questioning over accusations of plotting to topple the country’’s Islamist-rooted government through a violent coup. The Guardian reports that a former deputy chief of the army, a retired air force chief, the chief of the navy and several generals and admirals are among those detained by police in a sweep carried out in eight Turkish cities. …

London, Feb.23 (ANI): A Brit Sikh shopkeeper, who was murdered for cigarettes and chocolates by four hoodies, had been planning to quit his corner store. According to The Sun, Gurmail Singh, a dad to three kids, had confided to his family that the job was “getting a bit dangerous” the day before he died, his 63rd birthday. Darshan Singh, 67, a relative, was quoted, as saying: “Gurmail was a gentle man. He was definitely going to pack it in. In …

British jazz legend Sir John Dankworth died from age-related illness at the King Edward VII Hospital here on Saturday. He was 82. Sir John, a saxophonist and prolific composer, worked with world famous jazz exponents Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald to name a few, over a career spanning more than half a century. His death was announced by his jazz singer wife, Dame Cleo Laine, during a star-studded concert marking the 40th anniversary …

Britain is to tighten the rules on immigrants entering Britain on a student visa, the government said on Sunday in a clampdown on a system which some security experts say has been exploited by Islamist militants. Home Secretary (interior minister) Alan Johnson said the crackdown was part of a wider campaign against immigrants who apply for student visas even though they intend to work. The tighter controls could also help to tackle security concerns …

Anne Hathaway and Academy president Tom Sherak have the honor of announcing the nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards at a ceremony on Tuesday (February 2) in Beverly Hills, Calif. Leading the way with nominations are Avatar and The Hurt Locker, with nine nods each. A change this year - Best Picture has ten nominees! Included on the list are Up in the Air, The Blind Side, Precious and District 9. The 2010 Academy Awards will air March 7 at 8/7c …

Washington, January 28 (ANI): Former U.S senator John Edwards and wife Elizabeth may soon get a divorce. Elizabeth’s friend Andrea Purse has revealed that the attorney wants to move on in life after Edwards admitted that he had fathered a child with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. “Elizabeth is moving on with her life and wants to put this difficult chapter behind her,” the Washington Post quoted Purse as telling People magazine. Also, Elizabeth’’s …

London, Jan 6 (ANI): Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has laughed off rumours of a rift with the club’s boss Sir Alex Ferguson. Vidic has again been linked with a big-money switch to Spain in recent days, with Real Madrid said to be plotting a move. The speculation increased following his withdrawal moments before Sunday’s shock FA Cup loss to Leeds, The Sun reports. It has now been established that Vidic tweaked a nerve in …

London, Jan. 2 (ANI): Islamic extremists plan to march through a town that has become a symbol of British war heroes. Hate preacher Anjem Choudary said the marchers would be carrying coffins through Wootton Bassett, the place through which the bodies of most of the British troops killed in Afghanistan passed during repatriation ceremonies after being flown home. Choudary''''s Islam4UK will march to represent the "well over 100,000 innocent …

London, Jan. 2 (ANI): A female British soldier has been accused of sexually humiliating and abusing prisoners in Iraq in a series of claims about British troops in Basra, The Times has learnt. Five former detainees have made specific allegations against a female interrogator they knew as “Katy”. The claims are among 14 new cases brought against a secretive British Army interrogation unit. These bring to 40 the total of pending British court …

It has now been shockingly admitted that the suicide bombing that killed seven CIA employees in eastern Afghanistan this week was masterminded by warlord and one-time key CIA ally Jalaluddin Haqqani. In the 1980s, Texas politician Charlie Wilson described Haqqani as “goodness personified”, and now, he is believed to have ordered the attack from his hideout in Pakistan. His suspected role in the deadliest incident for CIA forces in 25 years highlights …