Military chiefs reject ‘tacky’ Jordan’s offer to visit war-torn Afghanistan

October 23rd, 2009 LONDON - It has emerged that actor George Clooney's new movie 'The Men Who Stare At Goats', which portrays soldiers in Iraq attempting to kill goats only by staring at them, is based on real US military experiments. According to the Daily Mail, Project Jedi was a top-secret military project to create a breed of "super-soldier" who would be fantastically strong and possess superior intelligence, cunning and intuition.

October 20th, 2009 ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT were special guests of the Queen of Jordan this month (Oct09) when they paid a visit to orphans in the Middle East. The actress, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), has been travelling across the war torn and poverty-stricken region since September (09) and she was joined by Pitt as she continued her tour with a stop in Jordan.

October 18th, 2009 Actress MIA FARROW is begging leaders in the Middle East to put past conflicts behind them and make peace for the sake of vulnerable children in war-torn Gaza. Farrow travelled to the occupied territory and Israel as part of a six-day mission in her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - Peter Andre may soon jet off for the conflict-ridden Afghanistan to raise the spirits of the war weary British soldiers in the country. Andre also has plans to meet the injured soldiers who have returned to Britain.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna will reportedly be taken to court by sports stadium chiefs in Sofia, Bulgaria, who claim fans at her concert ruined their national stadium pitch. The Queen of Pop performed at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on August 29 as part of her 'Sticky and Sweet' world tour.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Gordon Brown is faced with another crisis after an aide to Defence Secretary Bob Anisworth, Eric Joyce, resigned over his handling of the war in Afghanistan. The timing of Joyce's resignation has reportedly infuriated Downing Street, as it came on the eve of Brown's speech on Afghanistan.

August 31st, 2009 British rockers KAISER CHIEFS have hit back at rumours their performance at the U.K.'s Leeds music festival was to be their last - insisting they are not splitting up. The band played at the legendary event over the weekend (29-30Aug09) but following their show at the Leeds leg of the festival, they were hit by reports of an imminent split.

August 26th, 2009 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY star ROBERT PATRICK has fired his business manager after discovering he owes thousands in unpaid taxes. The actor was fuming last month (Jul09) after learning he has racked up debts of more than $176,000 (£118,000) with both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax officials in California.

August 9th, 2009 Fashion-forward rapper KANYE WEST has dismissed reports he is designing a limited edition pair of Nike Air Jordans, insisting he has not been approached by the sports brand. The Stronger hitmaker and entrepreneur has already linked up with Louis Vuitton and Nike to create two different sneaker lines and he was rumoured to be expanding on his shoe deals by teaming up with Air Jordan bosses.

August 2nd, 2009 Injured rapper DRAKE has no regrets about defying doctors' orders by performing on Friday (31Jul09) - insisting he will always push himself "beyond the limits" to entertain his fans. The rising star cancelled his 30-minute solo slot on the Young Money Presents America's Most Wanted Music Festival tour stop in New Jersey after medics warned him he needed time to recover from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - Kate Price's "pink palace" in Cyprus is under threat from forest fires since the temperatures in the island have soared to 41 degrees Celsius. It is believed that her estranged husband Peter Andre, whose family live on the 3.5 million pounds holiday isle, is concerned" for his relatives' safety.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has termed Pakistan as the 'biggest collateral damage' of the US-led Afghan war, and said the Pakistan Army is fighting against its own countrymen. Talking to journalists at a Meet-the-Press event here, Khan said governance in Pakistan has collapsed completely and foreign investment has suffered a severe set back due to the 'war on terror'.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has warned that Pakistan is headed on a suicidal course as the offensive against the Taliban and other extremist organizations could prove counterproductive and fuel more extremism. "I have never been so depressed in my life.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - The 23rd edition of the James Bond franchise will see the super spy taking on the Taliban and heroin barons in Afghanistan. Newsoftheworld.co.uk reports that scriptwriters have been quizzing British Embassy staff in Kabul about life in the war-torn country for the next Bond instalment.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - James Bond is set to turn his attention to the fields of Afghanistan, it has emerged. Rumours are abuzz that at least some of the next Bond movie will take place in Helmand province in Afghanistan, reports The Telegraph.