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Los Angeles : Nicole Kidman has revealed that 2014 has not been her "favorite year", both as an actress as well as personally.

The Oscar-winning actress lost her father Anthony Kidman from a heart attack in August this year, said the Hollywood Reporter.

"Personally (it's been) really really really hard. My family underwent a massive tragedy. So not my favorite year. But I try not to be ungrateful ? I'm grateful to be alive," she said.

Kidman, 47, said she would be spending more time in Sydney with her mother and sister after losing her father. "We've gone through a really tough time this year as a family. It's so nice to be able to take care of each other," she added.

Prague : French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says Russia hasn't done enough to have two warships ordered in France delivered.

The delivery was suspended by France after coming under intense pressure from its allies to suspend the sale because of tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is accused of supplying pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine with manpower and weapons.

After meeting Czech counterpart Bohuslav Sobotka, Valls said through an interpreter Monday: "We have interrupted the delivery for diplomatic reasons."

Dubai, Dec 08 - The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners Lee has said, at the first Knowledge Conference on Sunday, that the web is "designed without any attitude of what it should be used for".

According to Gulf News, he said that the internet should be used to promote language, culture, knowledge and help break down the boundaries between nations and people around the globe.

A man who has the access to the web is more resourceful than one who does not, said the man behind the internet revolution.

Lee said that he spent the last 25 years inventing the web, promoting it and most recently defending it.

London, Dec 08 - 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has said that he is unconvinced by the new and innovative International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), admitting that the tournament doesn't sit easily with his traditional views on the sport.

The IPTL was launched last month and top male and female players are featuring in teams representing four cities: New Delhi, Manila, Singapore and Dubai.

Federer, who went undefeated on his debut for the Indian Aces in New Delhi as a late replacement for Rafael Nadal, said that his mind was scrambling trying to remember all the rules, adding that it's crazy, but it's good fun, The BBC reported.

Washington, Dec 8 - Scientists have made a breakthrough by converting sunlight into electricity for the very first time with over 40 percent efficiency.

The record efficiency was achieved by UNSW Australia's solar researchers in outdoor tests in Sydney, before being independently confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at their outdoor test facility in the United States.

Los Angeles : Singer-actress Selena Gomez admits she is a huge fan of former 'Friends' actress Jennifer Aniston.

The 22-year-old 'Spring Breakers' star met her at a screening of Aniston's new movie 'Cake'.

"I have not only been following her career as a fan since I was 8 and now get to watch her completely transform in her new movie CAKE, I have gotten to have real conversations with such a real heart, made my entire year. #cake #goseeit (sic)," Gomez wrote on her facebook page.

The pair were seen chatting together during a party hosted by Perrier-Jouet And Cinelou Films to celebrate Anniston's drama film, in which she plays a woman who manages her chronic pain with illegal drugs.