London - Britain's Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall embarked on an 11-day tour of Canada Monday, taking in 12 cities in a coast-to-coast trip, the prince's office said.

While Charles, 60, has visited Canada 15 times, the trip is a first for his wife, Camilla, who has Canadian ancestors.

The couple was due to land at the remote coastal town of St John's in Newfoundland, where they will begin their trip by "celebrating the region's culture."

Event:   BleedFest Film Festival 2.0 - September 25, 2011 - Arrivals
Venue & Location:   El Cid Restaurant, 4212 Sunset Boulevard / Los Angeles, CA, USA
Event Date:   09/25/2011
Photographer:   Winston Burris / PR Photos

Dublin  - The executive council of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) advised its members Tuesday to vote yes to the European Union's Lisbon Treaty in Ireland's June 12 referendum.

The IFA represents 85,000 farmers. It had been withholding its support for the treaty pending assurances from the government that it would veto a world trade talks deal if it was bad for Irish agriculture.

Tuesday's meeting was delayed for two hours as the association's president Padraig Walshe met with government representatives, Irish national broadcaster RTE reported.

Sakhir, Bahrain - At the start of the season Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes were widely considered as the teams who would decide the constructor's championship between themselves.

But after Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, McLaren, Ferrari and BMW- Sauber are involved in a tight three-way race at the top of the standings with BMW leading the way on 30 points.

On Sunday BMW's Robert Kubica followed up his second place finish in Malaysia with a second consecutive podium place after finishing third behind the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.

Stock market analyst Shardul Kulkarni of Angel Broking is of the view that investors can buy Federal Bank Ltd with target of Rs 350.

According to analyst, the interested investors can buy the stock on dips.

Today, the shares of the company opened at Rs 331.50 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 354.80 and a low of Rs 215.55 on BSE.

Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 27.17 and 12.16 respectively.

Federal Bank, on June 30, fixed its base rate at 7.75% w. e. f July 01, 2010.

London, Mar 24: Late Brit celebrity Jade Goody’s mum Jackiey Budden cried as she read the poem ‘Mothers Never Really Die’ that had been left outside the Big Brother star’s house by a fan.

The poem, which had been shortened, was left by fan Kate Stanley, and Goody’s mum cried as she read it to well wishers outside her daughter''s home.

“Mothers Never Really Die - They Just Keep House Up In The Sky!

They polish the sun by day and light the stars that shine at night,

London - Britain's Conservatives Monday called for an immediate general election to end the "paralysis" of the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Conservative leader David Cameron said a nationwide poll should be held "as soon as possible after the European elections" on June 4.

He urged Conservative Party members campaigning for the European Parliament elections to collect signatures in support of a general election.

Moscow  - Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi will travel to Moscow on Friday for his first visit since 1985, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

Gaddafi is to discuss weapons purchases and energy ties with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had "no doubt" Gaddafi's visit would be a success.

Moscow has made a push to renew Soviet-era relations with the North African state since President Vladimir Putin traveled to Tripoli in April.

Event:   "Nuclear Tipping Point" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals
Venue & Location:   AMC Theater at Universal City Walk / Los Angeles, CA, USA
Event Date:   01/27/2010
Photographer:   Tommaso Boddi / PR Photos

Lima - Demonstrators in southern Peru have taken about 70 police officers and a police general hostage and barricaded themselves in a cathedral in the city of Moquegua in their fight for a greater share of mining royalties.

The officers were dispatched Monday to clear bridges that protesters have blocked since Thursday between the Moquegua and Tacna regions, but they were overpowered by thousands of demonstrators and taken prisoner.

At least 17 people were injured, national media reported.

The protesters in Moquegua, about 1,150 kilometres south of Lima, were protesting a new rate of distribution of the royalties from a nearby copper mine operated by Mexico's Southern mining company.

Beijing - The World Bank on Thursday raised its forecast for China's economic growth this year to 9.8 per cent, marginally higher than its previous forecast, citing slowing inflation and limited economic impact from the devastating Sichuan earthquake.

China's economy had "moderated in line with the global economy's slowdown" but real growth of exports and imports "remains robust," the bank said in a quarterly economic report that raised its previous forecast of 9.4 per cent for gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Washington, Nov 23 : Portuguese/Canadian singer Nelly Furtado has revealed that she is not afraid to grow old and would never follow Madonna’s gruelling exercise regime to stay young.

Furtado, 30, also insisted that she would not make any physical changes either just to boost her career.

“I am not ready to adjust physically, just to be marketable. My sell-by date will run out eventually,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling Germany’s Petra magazine.

Washington, Oct 5 : A former intern on the David Letterman show has laid claims that she had a secret fling with the talk show host and comedian.

According to TMZ. com, Holly Hester said that the relationship started in the early `90s when Letterman, now 62, called and asked her on a date to the movies.

"I was madly in love with him at the time," Us magazine quoted her as saying.

"I would have married him. He was hilarious," she added.

But the relationship between them ended a year later because of their age difference. (ANI)

Event:Tyrese Gibson Departing Guys and Dolls Club in West Hollywood on July 5, 2009
Venue & Location:Guys and Dolls Club / West Hollywood, CA, USA
Event Date:07/05/2009
Photographer:IAKONA / PR Photos

The 30 share index, Sensex gained 409.84 points in the week ended Dec 19, 2008, while the broad based NSE Nifty surged 156.15 points during the same period.

On Monday, the benchmark index Sensex started the week strongly following worldwide signals and saw volatility all through the day. Realty and metal sectors were the major performers.

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 14: Uttar Pradesh BJP president Rajnath Singh was arrested on Thursday by the UP Police, while he tried to enter Greater Noida, where four persons were killed when police opened fire on farmers demanding enhanced compensation for their acquired land.

The administration did not allow the BJP chief as it feared that his visit could create trouble said the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar.

Copenhagen (Denmark), Dec. 18 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived here on Thursday night at 8.36 p. m. (local time). He was received at the Copenhagen International Airport by India’s Ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Yogesh Gupta and officials of the Danish foreign ministry.

The Prime Minister is being accompanied by senior officials, including Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran and officials of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Taipei  - Taiwan's stocks dipped 3.34 per cent Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of weaker-than-expected sales reports due to be released by major companies later this week, dealers said.

The TAIEX index opened slightly higher, but strong sales soon erased earlier gains, driving the benchmark index down to close at 6,628.02, down 228.72 points or 3.34 per cent.

Event:   Rimmel Cosmetics Celebrates a 10 Year Partnership with Kate Moss at Battersea Power Station in London
Venue & Location:   Battersea Power Station / London, UK
Event Date:   09/15/2011
Photographer:   Landmark / PR Photos

Sydney - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was regaled with ideas both wizard and wacky from the 1,000 delegates he picked for a weekend of brainstorming.

Saturday's session at Canberra's imposing Parliament House opened with Rudd, into his fifth month as the nation's leader, being told that 30 states would be better than just six.

Barrister Julian Burnside called for politicians to be legally obliged to tell the truth, and former New South Wales state leader Bob Carr said the country should follow the example of New York and ban restaurants from serving trans-fats.