Arundhati Roy to receive Sydney Peace prize next month

        Sydney: She might have won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things, but Arundhati Roy's claim to fame does not end at that for she is all set to receive the Sydney Peace Prize in Sydney Next month. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the award comes to her for her critiques of the coalition of the willing in Iraq and the exploitation and sacking of Indian workers by US corporation Enron. She will also launch her new book, The Chequebook and the Cruise Missiles: Conversation with Arundhati Roy and deliver the City of Sydney Peace Prize lecture on November 3 at the city's Seymour Centre.

Angelina Jolie becomes a 'mother' for the second time (Go To Top)

        London: 'Tomb Raider' star Angelina Jolie has reportedly adopted a second son while on a secret trip to Moscow. Jolie spent almost a week visiting orphanages in the Russian capital before setting her sights on seven-month-old Gleb. The sexy 'Gia' actress, who has already adopted a Cambodian boy named Maddox, had asked officials to find her a blonde boy with blue eyes. "Gleb is just what she saw in her dreams. She took him in her arms and kissed him," Ananova quoted the owner of the Baby House No 13 orphanage as saying. "Gleb is lucky. Angelina seems very kind," added an orphanage nurse.

Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet are 'Finding Neverland' (Go To Top)

        London: Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet walked down the red carpet for the UK premiere of their forthcoming flick, 'Finding Neverland'. The movie tells the tale of Peter Pan author JM Barrie, played by Depp, and the 'Titanic' beauty plays Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, a mother whose young sons inspired Barrie to write the unforgettable classic. The proceeds from the London premiere, held in Leicester Square, would go for the benefit of the 'Great Ormond Street Hospital', which treats sick children. Meanwhile, Depp has confessed that it was difficult for him to get the Scottish accent required for the role. "Musically, rhythmically, I initially couldn't quite get a hold of it. Luckily, I found this dialect coach who helped me out a great deal," the BBC quoted Depp as saying. Kate, who was clad in a shimmering floor-length turquoise Ben de Lisi dress at the premiere, said that motherhood helped her play the part of Sylvia to her best potential. "I don't think I could have played Sylvia if I wasn't a mother. There is something about the physicality of being a parent that you don't know about until you become one," the stunning actress added.

'Shark Tale' continues to bite box office this week (Go To Top)

        Washington: A fast talking little fish took away the top honors at the box office for the third week in a row, after raking in 22.1 million dollars this weekend with a total haul of 118.8 million dollars since it release. While the second place was captured by Billy Bob Thornton's football team in 'Friday Night Lights,' which earned 13.1 million dollars, Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez's highly anticipated movie 'Shall We Dance' opened at fourth place after earning an estimated 11.6 million dollars, reports E Online.

        This week's top ten movies and their estimates as per Exhibitor Relations were: 1. Shark Tale, 22.1 million dollars 2. Friday Night Lights, 13.1 million dollars 3. Team America: World Police, 12.3 million dollars 4. Shall We Dance?, 11.6 million dollars 5. Ladder 49, 8.6 million dollars 6. Taxi, 7.7 million dollars 7. The Forgotten, 6 million dollars 8. Raise Your Voice, 2.9 million dollars 9. The Motorcycle Diaries, 1.6 million dollars 10. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, 1.3 million dollars

Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova are Hugh and Jemima fans (Go To Top)

        London: British heartthrob Hugh Grant has reportedly been very unhappy about being pestered by fans whenever he goes out with his girlfriend Jemima Khan, and recently he was surprised to see that two of the gaping fans were none other than singer Enrique Iglesias and his girlfriend, former tennis star Anna Kournikova. According to The Sun, the couple were lunching at a Beverly Hills restaurant when they were collared by autograph hunters, with Iglesias and Kournikova staring from a distance.

Litter louts to pay a fine now (Go To Top)

        London: A man has been reportedly fined 60 pounds for dropping a used match in the street. According to the BBC, Gary Colbert was among 25 people prosecuted by Liverpool City Council for littering the roads with cigarette butts and used matches. The Council is currently handing out portable ashtrays for smokers to stop them dropping butts in the street. "The message is clear. If you drop litter of any sort then you stand a very good chance of ending up in court, councillor Marilyn Fielding, executive member for neighbourhood services was quoted as saying. "For far too long, litter louts have escaped scot-free, but those days are over," she added.