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Obama''s brother looks forward to his UK visit

Barack ObamaLondon, July 26 : Should Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, he can look forward that having some members of his family from Britain visiting him at the White House.

One of them could be 37-year-old Bernard Obama, his stepbrother, who lives in a Bracknell council house.

"I''m very proud of my big brother. It''s quite a funny feeling that he might be the next President of the USA," The Sun quoted Bernard, as saying.

An avid Manchester United fan and Sun reader, Bernard stays with his bingo-loving mum Kezia, 67, who has lived in the Berkshire new town for six years.

Bomb may have caused hole in Qantas aircraft: Aviation experts

Bomb may have caused hole in Qantas aircraft: Aviation expertsLondon, July 26 : Aviation experts are of the view that a bomb may have caused the hole in the side of the Boeing 747 Qantas flight that was on its way to Melbourne from London.

Qantas flight QF30, with 300 passengers and crew on board, plunged 20,000ft after the missing panel caused an "explosive" depressurisation.

No Nazi element in Mosley’s five-hour sex orgy, says prostitute

Max MosleyLondon, July 26 : There was no Nazi element to the five-hour sexual orgy organised by world motor sport boss Max Mosley, a prostitute who secretly filmed the event, said.

Identified as “Woman E”, she told Sky News that she would apologise to Mosley, the head of the FIA, the world motor sport governing body, for selling her story.

The dominatrix said that the women were acting out a German prison scene because Mosley "liked the German language".

Neglecting safety may nip civil space tourism plans in the bud

Neglecting safety may nip civil space tourism plans in the budLondon, July 26 : Space tourism has yet not started for civilians, but the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has already issued a warning that it might not begin at all if safety was neglected.

The caution came during the Space Frontier Foundation''s annual meeting in Washington DC last week.

George Nield, head of the FAA unit that regulates commercial human space flight safety, said that it was time that space tourism operators got real about the extraordinary risks they faced.

The world’s largest mosaic is made entirely of sweets!

London, July 26 : Hundreds of office workers at a west London office park have broken a world record by creating the largest-ever mosaic – made entirely of sweets.

The mosaic, in London''s Chiswick Park, is made up of 250,000 Smarties and depicts a sweet-scape of the capital''s landmarks including Big Ben and the Royal Albert Hall.

The artists - more than 4,000 employees at the west London office park plus members of the local community - broke the Guinness World Record with their edible depiction of attractions.

The new official holder of the record for largest candy mosaic measures 40 square metres (48 square yards).

Barack Obama meets Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on last stage of his trip

London - Barack Obama meets Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on last stage of his trip US presidential contender Barack Obama was holding talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Middle East Quartet representative Tony Blair in London Saturday on the final stage of a trip aimed at enhancing his foreign affairs image.

The Democratic Party Illinois Senator Friday had talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris. The tour had earlier included visits to Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and Berlin.

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