Jason Statham: Billion dollar man

In only over the decade, actor Jason Statham has turned into a billion dollars box office icon. But wait, how do this a kind of road investor go from selling illegal hacking community perfume along with necklaces to be able to stand opposite to Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone.

KFC must pay $8.3m to poisoned girl in Australia

Monika Samaan fell ill with salmonella harming after eating and enjoying a "Twister" encapsulate at the KFC cafe near Modern Australia in 2005. The toxic impact left the woman wheelchair-bound as well as communication less. KFC said it was "deeply disappointed" through the court orders and will appeal. The judge from the Supreme Court of the state of Southerly Wales awarded $8m damages after ruling last week that KFC had breached its duty of care to the girl.

Shares of smartphone maker HTC fell on the Taiwan Stock Exchange

Its shares dipped as much as 6.8% to 545 New Taiwan bucks. On Friday, the firm said internet financial gain for your 1st three months of year fell 70% from a 12 months previously to NT$4.46bn ($151m; £95m). The figures occur because the organization faces increasing competitors from rivals for example Samsung and Apple. HTC also noted a 35% drop in profits for your period of time. Analysts mentioned the weak results had elevated issues about the effect of increasing opposition around the firm's potential progress.

Nokia's 808 Pureview: How many megapixels do people need?

Nokia's 808 Pureview has significantly upped the ante on the quantity of megapixels on a cameraphone. Numerous smartphones today, just like the iPhone 4S, have an 8MP digicam. Now Nokia has blown that standard away from the water. But are megapixels the key issue for shoppers to concentrate on? Photography enthusiasts have been warning concerning the "megapixel myth" for many time. Inside the myth, much more megapixels suggest an improved digicam and a better photograph. But that is not actually the case.

Each bank holiday costs the UK economy £2.3bn

The Centre for Economics and Organization Research (CEBR) assume tank desires them to be additional unfold out over the year to stop enterprises "losing momentum". This year's added financial institution getaway for your Diamond Jubilee usually means there are 5 in April, May well and June outdoors Scotland, the place Easter Monday will not be a holiday. Wales and England commonly have eight, Scotland 9 and Northern Eire ten.

Russian plane crash kills 32 in Siberia

According to officials, a Russian passenger airplane carrying forty three people has crashed down soon after take-off in Siberia.  Thirty-two people are killed at the spot and 11 survivors are actually taken to hospital, Russia's emergencies ministry claimed.  The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft experienced just left Tyumen on a flight north-east for the oil town of Surgut when it crashed.

Titanic: Kate Winslet and James Cameron at 3D premiere

Oscar winner Kate Winslet and director James Cameron have been in London for that red carpet premiere of a new, 3D model of Titanic. Winslet shot to throughout the world fame immediately after starring while in the first 1997 movie alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. Director James Cameron claimed he was "plucked off my expedition ship" to the premiere, next his modern deep ocean descent off Pacific island Guam. He advised the BBC he imagined of your epic film as "a timeless classic".

Apple offers refunds for new iPad in Australia over 4G

US technologies business Apple has available to refund Australian buyers who felt misled regarding the 4G capabilities of your new iPad. The country's client watchdog has taken Apple to court for fake advertising since the tablet personal computer won't work on Australia's 4G network. Apple's legal professionals reported they had been willing to publish a clarification.

Lady Gaga wins Glaad outstanding music artist prize

Lady Gaga and Dancing with the Stars ended up among the winners with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) awards in L. a.. Dancing together with the Stars won outstanding reality Tv display for featuring contestant Chaz Bono, the transgender youngster of singers Cher and Sonny Bono. Lady Gaga won exceptional audio artist for her album Born In this way.

Chocolate 'may help keep people slim'

Persons who consume chocolate on a regular basis tend to be thinner, new study suggests. The findings come from a study of close to 1,000 US individuals that looked at eating plan, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) - a measure of obesity. It found individuals that ate chocolate several occasions every week ended up, on regular, slimmer than those who ate it from time to time. Though chocolate is loaded with energy, it contains components that may favour pounds decline alternatively than unwanted fat synthesis, scientists believe.

John Carter flop to cost Walt Disney $200m

Walt Disney has mentioned it expects to lose $200m (£126m) on its movie John Carter, which makes it one of the most significant flops in cinema history. The film, about a military captain transported to Mars, could end in an $80-120m loss for Disney's motion picture enterprise during the recent quarter. Disney shares were being down pretty much 1% in early investing in Ny.

Daily aspirin 'prevents and possibly treats cancer'

Getting a small dose of aspirin each day can reduce and perhaps even treat most cancers, recent proof suggests. The 3 new scientific studies published by Lancet add to mounting proof in the drug's anti-cancer results. A huge number of people now a days acquire daily intake of aspirin as a a heart drug.

Afghan massacre US soldier 'reluctant to serve'

According to a lawyer the US soldier charged of killing 16 Afghans had conventional body and brain damages while serving in Iraq and was despondent about going for one more visit of duty. John Henry

Cameron and Obama hail relations ahead of PM's US visit

David Cameron and Barack Obama have portrayed the "unique and essential" connection linking the US and UK ahead of a visit by the prime minister to Washington. During the three-day trip they will

UK troops missing in Afghanistan

Six British soldiers are missing (believed to be killed) in southern Afghanistan after their vehicle exploded. The soldiers were on routine patrol on Tuesday when their vehicle was targeted by an

Lenny Dykstra Has Been Sentenced for three Years

Ex-New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been sentenced to jail for three years on Monday in a California State Prison for bankruptcy and providing a false financial statement. After getting retirement from baseball, Lenny owned a flourishing chain of car washes which he sold and then put the wages into

Deadly suicide bomb attack at Afghan airport

Deadly suicide car bomb blast at Jalalabad airport in Eastern Afghanistan left nine dead and injured more than 10 people around. The resources said that this blast was a reaction against burning Quran

Iraq attacks killed more than 30 in Baquba and Baghdad

Baghdad bombing and terrorism killed more than 30 people and left dozens of injured. According to officials the main target behind these bombing attacks was to kill police officers and other security officials.

Syria attacks killed two journalists

Opposition activists tell that two foreign journalists have been killed in Homs, Syria. Shells hit the building they were staying in causing them dead. French officials recognized them as Marie Colvin

Facebook overtakes Orkut in Brazil

According to the new facts and analysis, Facebook has passed Google's Orkut as the