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Olga Kurylenko felt in 'good hands' with Tom Cruise

Olga Kurylenko felt in 'good hands' while filming stunt scenes with Tom Cruise for their new sci-fi film 'Oblivion'.

Hurts enjoy eightsome on tour

Hurts musician Adam Anderson loves going crazy on tour and revealed his proudest achievement is having an eightsome in Kiev.

Lady Gaga to take Born This Way Foundation on tour

Lady Gaga is taking her Born This Way Foundation on the road alongside her US tour in 2013, offering support to people who are seeking help with anti-bullying, mental health or suicide prevention.

Lady Gaga wants to 'cry' over unreleased songs

Lady Gaga wants to 'lay on the floor and cry' because 'stupid popstar rules' prevent her from releasing more songs.

Katie Holmes refused Cruise's birthday request

Katie Holmes rejected Tom Cruise's plea for her to fly to Iceland to save their marriage leading to a blazing row before she filed for divorce last week.

Connor Cruise publicly backs Tom in divorce battle

Connor Cruise has taken to twitter to voice his support for his father Tom Cruise in his divorce battle.

Katie Holmes wants custody of Suri?

Katie Holmes reportedly wants to have sole legal and residential custody of her daughter Suri following her divorce from Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to divorce

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting divorced after five years of marriage, it has been confirmed.

Shia LaBeouf strips off for Sigur Ros video

Shia LaBeouf appears naked in a new Sigur Ros music video, 'Fjögur Píanó', which sees him engage in erotic positions with a nude blonde woman, dancer Deena Tomsen.

Bear Grylls wants Dappy on show

Bear Grylls wants Dappy to star in his survival show after hearing that the N-Dubz star refers to himself as a 'jungle man'.

Balkans, Turkey and Iceland to receive 1 billion euros in EU aid

Brussels - Iceland, Turkey and countries in the Western Balkans are set to receive almost 1 billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) in pre-EU membership aid, the bloc's executive said Tuesday.

Iceland Foreign Minister: Fisheries 'will make or break' EU bid

Brussels - Negotiations on the sensitive issue of fisheries will 'make or break' Iceland's bid to join the European Union, its foreign minister warned Monday, as his country took a further step forward in accession talks.

Iceland's EU accession negotiations inch forwards

Brussels - Iceland's membership negotiations with the European Union membership inched forward on Wednesday, with the bloc agreeing that the country already met its standards on intellectual property and freedom of movement for workers.

Luksic: Montenegro's work just beginning on EU accession

Podgorica/Belgrade - Prime Minister Igor Luksic voiced on Wednesday his satisfaction with the recommendation of European Union's executive to launch accession talks with Montenegro, but said the work has 'only begun.'

Tadic 'proud' of Serbia's progress in EU report

Belgrade - President Boris Tadic said Wednesday that he took pride in the positive marks for Serbia's reforms in a progress report by the European Union's executive.

Balkans given EU boost, Turkey offered alternative route

Brussels - Serbia and Montenegro received good news, while Turkey was offered an alternative to deadlocked accession negotiations, as the European Union's executive delivered Wednesday its annual report on countries bidding to join the bloc.

Balkans set for EU boost, Turkey to be offered alternative route

Brussels - The European Union's executive annual report on countries bidding to join the bloc was set to deliver good news to Serbia and Montenegro on Wednesday, while offering Turkey an alternative to its deadlocked accession negotiations.

What Icelanders do on dark winter nights - read

Frankfurt - An exhibition on Icelandic literature is cloaked in deep darkness, just like the 24-hour darkness that envelopes Iceland at mid-winter - and there is a symbolism to this.

US mulls sanctions against Iceland over whaling

Washington - The United States said Wednesday it's weighing the possibility of sanctioning Iceland over the North Atlantic country's refusal to adhere to an international ban on commercial whaling.

Merkel urges Italy to adopt budget as storm looms

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly urged Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday to adopt a cost-cutting budget as concern grew on financial markets about Italy's debts.

Iceland takes 'small and easy' EU step, thornier issues untouched

Brussels - European Union and Icelandic officials on Monday hailed the first progress in the Nordic country's talks on accession to the bloc, which did not touch on the thornier aspects of the negotiations.

German airports begin reopening as ash cloud diminishes

Reykjavik/Stockholm - The ash cloud from an erupting Icelandic volcano forced the temporary closure of airports in Germany and Sweden on Wednesday, resulting in flight cancellations.

German airports to reopen as ash cloud diminishes

Reykjavik/Stockholm - The ash cloud from an erupting Icelandic volcano forced the temporary closure of airports in Germany and Sweden on Wednesday, resulting in flight cancellations.

Iceland volcano less active, flights cancelled in Germany

Reykjavik/Stockholm - The ash cloud from an erupting Icelandic volcano forced the cancellation Wednesday of flights in both Germany and Sweden.

Iceland's EU accession negotiations to start in June

Strasbourg, France - The European Commission said Wednesday it expects negotiations on Iceland's European Union membership bid to start in June.

US WikiLeaks subpoena focus on Icelandic legislator causes concern

Reykjavik - The inclusion of an Icelandic legislator's Twitter account in a US subpoena request, part of an investigation into whistleblower website WikiLeaks, has raised concerns on the island nation.

Icelandic sagas to be re-translated for next Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt - Sagas that describe the Norse settlement of Iceland in the 10th century are to be translated anew into German and other languages, officials said Thursday in Germany on the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair.