AR Rahman, Akon dazzle opening ceremony concert in Dhaka

Oscar-winning Indian music composer AR Rahman and Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon on Thursday performed together in the unnamed opening ceremony concert of the 2014 Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh. The event was held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Local bands and solo artistes also performed at the event.

Rahman also met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday to discuss the sub-continent's music with her, according to a Bangladesh website. She expressed satisfaction over the work Rahman was doing to promote the music of the sub-continent before the world. 

soldiers laid to rest In British WWI

THE remains of 20 British soldiers killed in action during the First World War will be laid to rest with full military honours, almost 100 years after they died.

The soldiers who died in the Battle of Loos in 1915 were found in 2010 during clearance work for new buildings near Vendin-le-Vieil, north of Arras, France.

Only one of the 20 troops discovered has been identified - Private William McAleer, of the 7th Battalion the Royal Scottish Fusiliers, part of the 45th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division.

Born in Leven, Fife, 22-year-old Pte McAleer died shortly after the battle began and he was identified due to his identity disc being found with his body.

child marriage is tries to legalise in Iraq

A CONTENTIOUS draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim.

The measure, aimed at creating different laws for Iraq's majority Shi'ite population, could further fray the country's divisions amid some of the worst bloodshed since the sectarian fighting that nearly ripped the country apart after the US-led invasion.

Seth Rogen an "Obnoxious, Ungrateful Piece

 Tell Us how you really feel! Seth Rogen appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday, March 12 when he was asked about his recent diss to pop superstar Justin Bieber.

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Following the "Boyfriend" singer's January arrest in Miami for drag racing and a DUI, Rogen, 31, tweeted on Jan. 23, "All jokes aside, Justin Bieber is a piece of s---." 

The tweet got plenty of backlash from the Grammy nominee's loyal following of Beliebers, and the Neighbors star was asked about it when he appeared on Andy Cohen's talk show in Austin, Texas for the SXSW Festival.

Ashton Kutcher, Makeup-Free Mila Kunis

Two men with their gals! Ashton Kutcher and fiancee Mila Kunis were photographed on a sweet double date with Kutcher's Two and a Half Men costar Jon Cryer and his wife Lisa Joyner on Wednesday, March 12. The foursome were all smiles after dinner as they hugged before going their separate ways in Studio City, Calif.

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It was clearly a casual night out for the newly engaged pair. Kutcher, 36, donned a simple button-up, khaki pants, and his usual baseball cap, while Kunis, 30, wore a a short denim dress. The Jupiter Ascending actress kept her massive engagement ring hidden, but did accessorize with red pumps and went without makeup.

Sunny Leone Porn debutante doing adult films

WASHINGTON: Sunny Leone has company. The Duke University undergraduate who entered the porn industry ostensibly to meet the high cost of her college education and has caused a minor storm in America turns out to be — like the Canadian-Punjabi-Indian Leone — of part Indian-parentage. Her father is an American physician who has just returned from serving as an army doctor in Afghanistan; her mother is from India.

The names of the student porn-debutante, and that of her family members, and their address and hometown, has been out in public domain for weeks; The Times of India will not join in identifying them because of privacy and safety concerns. But media reports speak of the heartbreak and trauma in the family after the father, a devout catholic, returned from Afghanistan recently to find his daughter had made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Tabloid tales from LA LA Land

The gossip from LA LA Land is mostly about hook ups, prenups and wedding dates.

There are some wild reports coming from the Kardashian kamp (of course!) this week with talk of Kanye West's strict money rules and Kim's overspending allegedly revealed.

Meanwhile, one magazine has published a list of hunks allegedly written by Lindsay Lohan - what could it mean? - and some funny gossip from Kristen Stewart and Beyonce.