London, Dec 1 : Inspired by a family tragedy, French first lady Carla Bruni is all set to spearhead a global campaign against AIDS.

Bruni, who married French President Nicolas Sarkozy after a whirlwind romance in Feb, will take up the reins as a figurehead in the global fight against the killer disease.

It was expected that the lady in question would be appointed an “ambassador” for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a Geneva-based organisation backed by the United Nations.

London, Dec 1 : The sole terrorist captured alive in the Mumbai carnage has reportedly told police that he was trained in Pakistan and ordered to “kill until the last breath”.

According to a report in the Times, a leaked account of the interrogation of Azam Amir Kasab, 21, a Pakistani national, has revealed that the terror strikes, which left nearly
200 dead, were intended to kill as many as 5,000 people.

London, Dec 1 : Sir Roger Moore''s memoirs are set to be turned into a Hollywood biopic with Johnny Depp slated to play the James Bond actor.

Two top US production companies are rumoured to be battling for the screen rights of Moore''s autobiography “My Word Is My Bond”.

The book details Moore''s exploits with his co-stars including Elizabeth Taylor and Lana Turner in the 1950s and 1960s.

“The two production companies’ interest in Sir Roger was heightened after they read the tales of his Hollywood exploits,” the Daily Express quoted a source, as saying.

London, Dec 1 : Michael Jackson is planning to throw a lavish birthday bash for brother Jermaine – in the Big Brother house.

According to the singer, the reality show setting will be perfect for the huge weekend-long bash.

And he wants to invite many of the former housemates from Celebrity Big Brother 2007 when Jermaine, who is turning 54 next week, was a contestant.

Jermaine’s old housemates, like A-Team ace Dirk Benedict, 63, Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, 33, and Scouse beauty Danielle Lloyd, 24, would be given invitation for the pyjama party.

London, Dec 1 : Dramatic new mobile footage has revealed that a frenzied lynch mob tried to kill sole surviving Mumbai terrorist Azam Kasav after they found that he was playing dead.

According to a report in The Sun, Azam Amir Kasav, 21, a Pakistani national, was caught with another gunman after a Skoda they had hijacked was halted at a road block on the night of November 26.

Armed cops opened up on the car, killing Kasav’s comrade instantly. A passer-by captured the unfolding scene on video using his mobile.

London, Dec 1: British author William Dalrymple has said that the Mumbai terror attacks highlight the need for resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to prevent jihadi groups from exploiting grievances of Muslims.

Writing in The Observer, Dalrymple noted the abject failure of the Bush Administration to woo the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan away from extremists and, instead, managing to convince many of them of the hostility of the West towards Muslims.

He added that the failure had led to a gathering catastrophe in Afghanistan where the once-hated Taliban were again at the gates of Kabul, the Daily Times reported.