80-year-old woman seeks divorce coz his hubby spends less!August 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An 80-year-old woman has turned to court after being fed up with her husband's "go Dutch" policy. Li Yimu, in Fujian province, met Jiang Yibo six years ago and decided to tie the knot, reports The China Daily.
Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil granted divorce by a judge in LondonJuly 16th, 2009 Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil granted divorceLONDON — Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil have been granted a divorce by a judge in London. The judge approved the divorce decree for "Fielder-Civil B.
Pak Govt. launches crackdown against text, email propagandaJuly 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government has launched a crackdown against those involved in spreading "propaganda" against senior government officials through emails and text messages. Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday announced that the new government campaign aims at limiting the growing number of emails and text messages questioning the government, the Daily Times reports.
Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting'July 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - SMS text messaging services in Iran have been unblocked for the first time since disputed June 12 presidential elections. The BBC quoted Iranian news agencies as saying that there are still technical problems.
25pct Aussies have caught partners cheating on them via text messagesJune 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - One in four Australians have caught their partners cheating on them through a text message, according to a new survey. The survey commissioned by Telstra's State of the Nation has found that four in 10 Aussies send up to seven text messages a day, while one in three use texts to tell others about major events like births or promotions.
Brave victim trapped rapist-fiancé by text messageJune 21st, 2009 LONDON - A brave victim managed to get her brutal fiancé to admit he raped her by trapping him into a text message confession. Kelly Turner gathered the courage to approach cops after four months but was showed little hope of a conviction since the forensic evidence had long vanished.
Chinese woman fails to notarise SMS sent by hubby's mistressJune 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A notary office in China turned down a woman's plea to notarise text messages sent to her husband by his mistress. Li, from Jingjiang, came to know about her husband's infidelity by checking his messages several days ago.
Gibson's lawyers tell his Russian lover to shut upApril 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Mel Gibson's lawyers have silenced Russian pop star Oksana Pochepa from speaking out about their relationship until divorce settlement. The 24-year-old singer said they feared an affair could cost the actor a fortune in his 640-million pound divorce.
EU lawmakers vote for new price cap on sending text messages from abroadApril 22nd, 2009 EU lawmakers approve new price cap on text messageSTRASBOURG, France — EU lawmakers voted Wednesday for a new price cap that will cut the cost of sending text messages from abroad by nearly two-thirds. Phone users will pay a maximum of 11 euro cents (14 cents) for sending text messages from another European Union nation starting July 1, down from the current average cost of 28 euro cents (36 cents).
Mel Gibson's divorce could be most expensive in HollywoodApril 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Mel Gibson's divorce from Robyn may turn out to be one of the most expensive in the celebrity history. Robyn has filed for divorce after 28 years of marriage.
Saudi man divorces wife through SMS!April 10th, 2009 LONDON - A Saudi man divorced his wife by uttering 'I divorce you' thrice through a text message. According to the Arab News, the man was in Iraq to participate in "what he described as 'jihad' when he sent the SMS telling his wife that he's divorcing her, reports The Telegraph.
Spears still sending text messages to ex-boyfriendMarch 26th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Britney Spears has been sending text messages to her ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, who has been ordered by a judge to stay away from her. Spears has been sending messages to the 36-year-old Ghalib pleading him to get her out of her father's control.
Britney sends desperate texts to ex-beau Adnan GhalibMarch 26th, 2009 LONDON - Britney Spears is apparently craving for a boyfriend in her life, for she is still sending desperate messages to ex-snapper beau Adnan Ghalib. The 'Womaniser' hit-maker is said to have sent a string of text messages to the British paparazzo, begging him to help her get out of living under the control of her father.
Ex-boyfriend still in touch with Britney despite court orderMarch 1st, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears' former boyfriend Adnan Ghalib has been ignoring a restraining order on him and has been exchanging text messages with her, the star's former manager Sam Lutfi said. Britney's father Jamie got a restraining order against Ghalib and Lutfi after he took charge of his daughter's affairs, reported contactmusic.com
Lutfi has been accused of desperately trying to get in touch with Britney in the recent months.
Indian call centre employee punished for harassing British womanJanuary 9th, 2009 LONDON - British Telecom (BT) has taken disciplinary action against an Indian employee at its India-based call centre after a woman complained of receiving amorous text messages from him. The unidentified woman, from Portsmouth, England, told BT the person had identified himself as Hemant when she rang the company to send over an engineer to set up a landline at her new house.