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Prince going door to door with teachings of Jehovah''s Witnesses

New York, Nov 17 : Pop singer Prince is spreading the teachings of Jehovah''s Witnesses, the Christian denomination, by going door-to-door in LA.

In an interview with this week''s New Yorker, the purple-loving pop star said that he started following the teachings of the religion two years ago.

And since then he''s started leaving his gated community to knock on doors and proselytise.

"Sometimes people act surprised, but mostly they''re totally cool about it," The New York Post quoted Prince as saying.

The "When Doves Cry" singer further said that that he sees his conversion as more of "a realization.

Maradona fever in Scotland while England and Germany clash

Diego MaradonaHamburg - The tie between England and Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin may be the most high-profile international friendly on this week but much attention will also be on Diego Maradona's Argentina, who take on Scotland in his first match in charge.

Maradona arrived in Scotland to a hero's welcome at the weekend with Scottish fans clambering for autographs, many clutching a picture of his "hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.

Obama’s high-class staff prefers economy class travel

Barack ObamaNew York, Nov 17 : While President-elect Barack Obama is all set to take the highest office in the United States, his team still prefers to travel in the economy class.

Obama''s chief-of-staff, Rahm Emanuel was spotted travelling on a US Airways flight from Chicago to DC on Nov 13.

The man, considered Obama’s right hand, had many passengers gaping at him with surprise.

Obama brings hope to Israel-Iran talks: Peres

Iran warns Israel it will retaliate for any military attack New York, Nov. 17 : Israel believes there is a chance for dialogue with Iran if Barack Obama succeeds in uniting the international community behind a common policy.

Israeli President Shimon Peres was quoted by The Times as saying ahead of visit to London, that his country’s most implacable foe could be brought to the negotiating table depending on a new political climate and economic factors, in particular a falling oil price.

Irish likely to approve Lisbon treaty in new referendum

Ireland FlagDublin - There was a strong chance that the Irish public could accept a revised version of the Lisbon Treaty in a second referendum, a poll released Monday showed.

The TNS mrbi poll by the Irish Times daily found 43 per cent of respondents favoured the European Union's reform treaty if Ireland and the European Commission revised its declarations on neutrality, abortion and tax.

Thirty-nine per cent said they would vote against the treaty and 18 per cent were undecided.

Foreign Minister Micheal Martin on Sunday said the government would decide whether it would hold a new referendum before the December 11 EU summit.

Infrastructure key driver to sustain India''s gowth momentum: N.K. Singh

Reserve Bank of IndiaNew Delhi, Nov.

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