A mystery channel dedicated to the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has dropped off the airwaves just three days after it first began broadcasting.
The chairman of the channel told The Associated Press that it will return by the weekend, after a technology upgrade to make the broadcast stronger.
Iraqi government officials have said they suspect the channel was run by Baathists whose political party Saddam once led.
A TV channel dedicated to Saddam Hussein has appeared on the Arab satellite networks. It’s not clear who is behind the channel. The channel broadcasts the speeches, images and even poetry of the former Iraqi leader’ backed with patriotic music. It is broadcast from outside Iraq and some analysts suspect his former political supporters of bankrolling it.
Saddam Hussein’s family and some exiled members of the Baath Party he once headed have denied any connection to it.
The channel’s launch c...
The Grand Slam Committee said on Monday that World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed outburst at the U.S. Open.
The committee said a further major offence at a grand slam in the next two years would see her suspended from the U.S. Open in 2010, 2011 or 2012. The fine will be reduced to $82,500 if the 11-times grand slam winner commits no further major offence through 2011.
The only precedent for a player being ban...
Jay-Z and The Strokes will play next year’s Isle Of Wight festival, held at Seaclose Park, Newport.
The three day festival takes place on 11th to 13th June 2010 and will also see performance from Pink, Orbital and Blondie. Tickets for the festival will go on sale from 4th December, 2009.
Last year’s event was headlined by The Prodigy, Stereophonics and Neil Young.
Made famous in the late 1960s, the Isle Of Wight festival is now in its ninth year having revived in 2002.
Goldstriker International, a Liverpool based British company has unveiled a gold iPhone encrusted with nearly 200 diamonds- the world’s most expensive mobile phone. The price is 1.92 million pounds or 14.7 crore. The phone is called iPhone 3G Supreme.
The mobile phone is designed by Stuart Hughes for Goldstriker International and made from 22 carat gold. It has 136 diamonds in the front bezel and an apple logo made out of not more than 53 diamonds. Its front navigation button comprise of a ra...
It looks like Shakira’s fiancé Antonio de la Rua is not comfortable with her sexy image.
The singer revealed that Antonio de la Rua was shocked when he saw her ‘She Wolf’ video. She appears to dance naked inside a cage in the video.
The Daily Express quoted her as saying “He did not expect that at all”. She added “When he saw me in my flesh-toned leotard bodysuit, he was like ‘Could you not have worn a scarf at least?”.
However, the Colombian singer does not plan to lessen the sex quoti...
It has emerged that Naomi Campbell is planning to start a family with boyfriend Vladislav Doronin, a Russian billionaire. She is planning to take the year-long leave in 2010. The supermodel has been with Doronin for the past 18 months. She is also planning to swan around the globe with him during the break.
The Mirror quoted a friend as saying “Naomi knows her biological clock is ticking. She realizes that she’s got to get a move on if she wants to have children-this time now”.
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Lady GaGa has confessed that she loves being in the studio most of the time and prefers to stay out of clubs.
The Daily Star quoted the Pop sensation as saying “I don’t go to nightclubs. If I do, I’ll be one whiskey and a half into it and then I have to get back to work”.
She further added “I love my work so much; I find it really hard to go out and have a good time”.
The 23 year old singer went on to confess: “Sometimes that I have or fear is never being able to enjoy myself”.
With the creation of Tiana, the first African-American princess in The Princess and the Frog, Disney has marked a new page in its history of animation. Anika Nonie Rose lent her voice to the new princess. The princess is gifted with great cooking ability and dreams of owning her own restaurant.
The BBC quoted the acclaimed singer and actress as saying “It’s a really wonderful thing for children to be able to look at this princess and say ‘it looks just like my friend-she’s a princess too’.”
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Eric Muhammad, one of Michael Jackson’s most trusted minders have been caught cashing in on his boss’ death by secretly demanding 150,000 dollars for the piece of memorabilia.
The bodyguard took the silky black mask from the Thriller star’s limo after he drove children Prince, Blanket and Paris to LA hospital where doctors frantically tried to save their dying father.
The bodyguard’s betrayal has been exposed after he tried to clinch a deal with undercover News of the World reporter posing...
