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The odds of winning the lottery are small. Very Small. The odds of winning it twice are near impossible. So imagine the surprise of one family when they went to cash in their third win.

The Manchester United squad were in New York ahead of a pre-season match against an all-star US team from the MLS League which includes their former star David Beckham.

Just over 38 years ago, on 17 July 1973, King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup d'état whilst undergoing medical treatment in Italy, by his Prime Minister and cousin, Mohammed Daoud Khan. Anyone can be forgiven for missing the 38th anniversary of the First Republic celebrations in Kabul as there don't appear to have been any.

China has revealed new plans to increase government surveillance of its citizen's internet use.

Actress Leighton Meester has sued her mother, Constance Meester, for misusing the actress's money for personal treatments as oppose to the intended purpose of helping her ill brother.

The woman accusing former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assault, defended her position by saying she's "telling the truth from my heart," in an interview broadcast Monday."I want justice. I want him to go to jail," the New York maid told ABC's Good Morning America. "I want him to know you cannot use your power when you do something like this."

Hoping to make it third time lucky, Sir Paul McCartney, 69, is set to marry Nancy Shevell, 51 in a quite ceremony in London.

One of PlayStation 3 maker Sony's top insurers has taken the tech-Goliath to court claiming that it is not liable for any of the cases that resulted from the company's PlayStation Network hacking disaster.

In the season finale of Real Housewives of New York which aired on Thursday, Ramona Singer, 53, stated she suspects she might be pregnant.

Political donations by News Corp., its employees and their families were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Obama the all-time leading recipient, according to a report from the Sunlight Foundation.

President Obama's motorcade still owes outstanding congestion charges after the president's visit in May, officials said yesterday.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 19 July 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Playboy's August issue does wonders for anyone wanting to know of the greatest bars to visit for a drink and dance after the sun goes down.

American rapper Kanye West is planning to launch his first clothing line, specifically womenswear, at the next New York Fashion week in September, according to Grazia magazine.

Ivanka Trump, 29, and husband Jared Kushner, 30, welcomed a baby girl in New York City yesterday.

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After Sarah Palin's interview with Newsweek last weekend, speculation has intensified that she's ready to throw her hat into the ring for the Republican nomination for the right to challenge President Obama for the White House.

According to a new report by the Daily Mail, young boys have been recruited by the rebels to help fight Gaddafi and his troops as the conflict keeps on dragging on.

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Emma Watson has put on quite a show for us, and no we are not talking about in the films. This last week the young fashion extraordinaire has donned some simple stunning gowns at the premieres of the last in the Harry Potter sequel films. The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Emma Watson ensured to save the best till last, as she opted for a stunning gown by Bottega Veneta for the last of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 premieres in New York.

Multiplatinum singing sensation Rihanna is the new face and body of Armani’s autumn/winter underwear and jeans campaign, replacing current beauty Megan Fox.

France acknowledges that it is growing impatient with the lack of progress on reaching a political solution to the crisis in Libya, but officials denied Paris is in talks with Gaddafi's government or could consider him not quitting power.

OPINION: Michele Bachmann got into a bit of hot water when she appeared to suggest that slavery might have had some benefits for black families.

Sarah Palin has dropped her biggest hint yet that she will run for the Republican nomination and fight President Obama in a national election in November 2012.

Michele Bachmann's signing of "The Marriage Vow" pledge, supported by the Christian values group The Family Leader was met with outrage over the weekend and threatens to derail the tea-party darling's Republican nomination campaign. The nominee from Minnesota had been doing so well. She was almost level with Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination after a strong performance in the first Republican debate last month. She had even managed to generally avoiding the campaign gaffes that derai...

Pakistan's increasingly "close and effective defence ties" with China will allow Islamabad to "fill the gap" arising from the prospect of reduced military aid from the United States, a Pakistani official has said.

Fresh allegations of phone hacking emerge as News of the World is accused of trying to hack victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Investigative journalist Ian Halperin has published a controversial book, accusing multiplatinum selling artist Lady Gaga of starving herself and wearing the regularly commented on, extravagant wigs as a mere cover up to losing her hair rather than as creative flair.