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Paris Hilton minimized in beer ad relaunch

Paris Hilton minimized in beer ad relaunch - 2010-03-04

RIO DE JANEIRO- A provocative beer ad showing American celebrity Paris Hilton in suggestive poses has been recast and relaunched in Brazil after having been banned as sexist. In the new spot,...

Former Danish editor admits spying for Israel: report - 2010-02-28

COPENGAGEN- A former Danish newspaper editor admitted Saturday he capitalised on his journalism credentials to spy for Israel for a decade in the 1960s, saying he felt an obligation as a Jew. "I...
Strange bedfellows: Rupert Murdoch and Saudi Prince Alwaleed

Strange bedfellows: Rupert Murdoch and Saudi Prince Alwaleed - 2010-02-24

RIYADH, Paul Handley - US media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal make an odd match: one is a pro-Israel diehard and the other a member of ultra-Islamic Saudi Arabia's...
Turkey under fire over journalist trial

Turkey under fire over journalist trial - 2010-02-23

VIENNA- An international press freedom group on Monday criticised Turkey over the trial of a Kurdish journalist who is threatened with 525 years in jail. Vedat Kursun, former head of the daily...
Fashion TV accuses Iran of jamming broadcasts

Fashion TV accuses Iran of jamming broadcasts - 2010-02-16

VIENNA - The international fashion broadcaster Fashion TV on Monday accused the Iranian authorities of blocking its programmes. The Vienna-based station's complaint came after Britain's BBC,...
Iran has worst world's record on jailing journalists: press watchdog

Iran has worst world's record on jailing journalists: press watchdog - 2010-02-11

VIENNA - Iran became the world's biggest jailer of reporters in 2009, media watchdog IPI said in its annual report published Thursday. The International Press Institute singled out Iran, as it...
Tunisia confirms jail sentence on dissenting journalist

Tunisia confirms jail sentence on dissenting journalist - 2010-01-31

TUNIS, Hamida Ben Salah - The Tunis appeals court confirmed Saturday a six-month prison sentence on a Tunisian journalist and vocal critic of President Zine El Abidine Ben for allegedly assaulting a...
Amnesty calls for detained Yemen editor not to be tortured

Amnesty calls for detained Yemen editor not to be tortured - 2010-01-20

DUBAI - Rights group Amnesty International called on Tuesday for Yemen to ensure that a newspaper editor and his two sons arrested earlier this month are protected from "torture and other...
BBC rapped over promoting U2, Coldplay

BBC rapped over promoting U2, Coldplay - 2010-01-15

LONDON - A BBC editorial watchdog body criticised the British broadcaster Thursday for breaching its own guidelines by appearing to promote the bands U2 and Coldplay in its coverage of them. The...
Palin hired by Fox News as commentator, host

Palin hired by Fox News as commentator, host - 2010-01-11

NEW YORK - Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Monday struck a "multi-year deal" with Fox News to serve as a political commentator and part-time host, the...
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Tom Jones dubbed workshy by job centre

Tom Jones dubbed workshy by job centre
LONDON- Welsh singer Tom Jones was branded workshy by job centre officials who recommended him for work "which wouldn't dirty his fingernails" before he became a worldwide superstar, documents said Tuesday. Jones, then known as Thomas Woodward,...