Gaddafi's UN speech 'radical, detailed': Libyan mediaSeptember 24th, 2009 CAIRO - The Libyan media Thursday hailed leader Muammer Gaddafi's epic 95-minute speech at the United Nations as radical, detailed and in-depth. The speech, which has been ridiculed elsewhere as rambling and eccentric - at one point Gaddafi demanded to know who killed president John Kennedy in 1963 - was widely praised by the Libyan domestic media.
Kashmir should be an independent buffer state between India, Pak: GaddafiSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - In a 90-minute candid and at times vitriolic speech directed at delegates attending the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi demanded that Kashmir be declared an independent state between India and Pakistan. During his first appearance before the UNGA, Gaddafi ranted about the United States and other Western powers.
Gaddafi tries to pitch tent in New York suburbSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi tried to set up a tent in a New York suburb but was blocked by city officials, US media reported. Gaddafi, who is famous for staying in his large Bedouin tent during foreign visits, was getting the tent erected in the city of Bedford on an estate owned by US billionaire Donald Trump, ABC News reported Tuesday.
Africa deserves compensation, permanent place in UN: GaddafiSeptember 10th, 2009 TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has said he will demand a permanent place in the UN's Security Council for Africa and compensation worth $777 trillion for years of colonialism in New York later this month. "I will tell the world that Africa deserves a $777-trillion compensation for the years of colonialism, massacres and slavery it was subjected to," Gaddafi told African leaders gathered in Tripoli Wednesday night.
Libyan leader Gaddafi asked to behave during US visitSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - The US urged Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi Wednesday to behave himself when he attends United Nations meetings in New York later this month. "How President Gaddafi comports himself when he attends the UN General Assembly and Security Council has the potential to either aggravate the feelings and emotions (of Americans) or not," US Ambassador Susan Rice said in a warning to the unpredictable Libyan strongman.
Libyan leader Gaddafi meets Lockerbie bomberAugust 22nd, 2009 TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi met Lockerbie attacker Abdel Basset al-Megrahi a day after he was released from a Scottish jail, a news report said. Gaddafi received the terminally ill 57-year-old and his family Friday, the Libyan news agency Jana said.
Burqini banned in Italian townAugust 20th, 2009 LONDON - Muslim women have been banned from wearing the body-concealing swimming costume known as a burqini in the northern Italian town of Varallo Sesia. According to The Telegraph and Italy's official ANSA news agency, the burqini consists of a headscarf, tunic and loose leggings and women wearing the garment, face a fine of 500 Euros (430 pounds).
Brown's deputy doesn't trust men's ability to run the show on their ownAugust 2nd, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's deputy Harriet Harman doesn't trust men's ability to run organisations on their own, and hence, she has demanded that one of Labour's two top posts should always be held by a woman. "I don't agree with all-male leaderships.
Gadaffi's tent may have safest bed during G8-G5 summitJuly 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA - The Italian media seems to be enjoying the "eccentricities" of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. There has been talk in the media that Gaddafi, who is coming for one of the meetings at the G8-G5 summit, will sleep in his luxury tent in Coppito near here.
'Indignant' Italian women academics fire salvo against 'sexist' BerlusconiJune 23rd, 2009 LONDON - In the first sign of a public reaction against Silvio Berlusconi, three social sciences academics have urged wives of the world leaders due to attend next month's G8 summit in Italy to boycott the meeting because of the Italian premier's "sexist" and "offensive" attitude to women. Although the Italian Prime Minister's wife will not be hosting as she is seeking a divorce, a number of wives, including Sarah Brown and Michelle Obama, are to join their husbands at the summit.
More than a third of men still think housework is women's jobJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - More than a third of men still believe that housework is a job for the ladies, a new study has found. The survey by cleaning experts Vileda of 1,853 men found although fathers and married men are the laziest, more than 70 per cent of all men do very little cleaning.
Berlusconi's wife wins the battle against his 'babes'April 30th, 2009 LONDON - Silvio Berlusconi's wife seems to have won the battle against Italian prime minister's eye for attractive young women. His party has decided not to promote the four starlets Berlusconi recommended as candidates for the European Parliament.
Berlusconi's wife 'suffering' from his fascination with young womenApril 29th, 2009 LONDON - Silvio Berlusconi's 'exasperated' wife has launched a scathing attack on the Italian Prime Minister, insisting that she's 'suffering' from his fascination with young women. Veronica Lario described Berlusconi's behaviour as "shameless rubbish" and compared him with Napoleon and a Roman emperor.
Women buy 8 out of 10 wine bottles to drink at homeApril 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Women have invaded men's terrain a little further - a new study has found that ladies buy eight out of 10 bottles of wine to drink at home. The study, which shows women as the major buyers of wine, prompts experts to urge wine brands to cater for feminine tastes, reports The Sun.
Becks besieged by eager Italian women at charity event!March 18th, 2009 LONDON - Soccer ace David Beckham was besieged by eager Italian women at a recent charity event. The midfield player commanded the recent Cancer Research Gala in Milan, during which he was submerged by the ladies looking to get hold of the heartthrob.
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