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Wellwishers mark marriage at Diana’s shrine in Paris

As millions around the world watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton in London on Friday, in Paris a small number of wellwishers remembered his...

Paris Hilton ready to show real self in new TV show

LOS ANGELES - You've seen her on the red carpet, famously walking out of jail, and working on a farm in "The Simple Life".
But now Paris Hilton says she is showing a side of herself on television that fans have never seen before -- the down to earth, funny, relatable girl who nevertheless has a multimillion business based on being famous for being famous.
"On 'The Simple Life', I was playing a character. Now people will get to see my real world, my friends, my house, my

Bridal Week 2011 – PFDC collaborates with L’Oreal Paris

LAHORE - L'Oreal Paris and Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) announced their partnership in a press conference on Thursday with regards to the PFDC-L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week 2011 to be held in Lahore in September/October 2011. The bride's outfit, color palette, make up, accessories and overall look is important in Pakistani fashion therefore bridal fashion remains the most influential and primary form of fashion and style within Pakistan.
For this, the PFDC-L'Oreal Paris

Paris police arrest veiled women after France burqa ban

PARIS - Paris police on Monday arrested two veiled women and several other people protesting in front of Notre Dame cathedral against France's new ban on wearing full-face veils in public.
An AFP journalist at the scene said the arrests came after police moved in to break up the protest which had not been authorised.
On Saturday police arrested 59 people, including 19 veiled women, who turned up for a banned protest in Paris against the draconian new law, the first of its

Paris Hilton won’t return borrowed jewels: lawsuit

NEW YORK - Paris Hilton is holding $60,000 of jewelry that does not belong to her and should give it back, a new lawsuit contends.
A German insurer, Allianz SE , has sued the celebrity socialite and heiress to the Hilton Hotels fortune, saying she has ignored several attempts to recover the borrowed jewels.

Powerful Kvitova crushes Clijsters to win Paris Open

PARIS - New world number one Kim Clijsters was defeated 6-4 6-3 by Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova in the Paris Open final on Sunday. Top seed Clijsters, who won the Australian Open last month before helping Belgium into the Fed Cup last four, secured her place as the new number one by reaching the semi-finals at the Stade Coubertin.
However, she was given a stern test in the opening set, losing her serve twice as Kvitova's power and superb returning dominated. Clijsters settled

Kvitova battles into Paris Open semifinals

PARIS: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Paris Open. Kvitova will next face either Andrea Petkovic of Germany or Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States.
Kvitova double-faulted to lose the first set to Wickmayer. But the fourth-seeded lefty broke for a 4-3 lead in the second set when Wickmayer netted a backhand. Kvitova leveled at one set apiece on a double fault from the

Petkovic, Wickmayer post wins in Paris

PARIS - Andrea Petkovic defeated Angelique Kerber 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 at the GDF Suez Open in Paris on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Yanina Wickmayer beat Elena Vesnina 7-6 (7/1), 6-2. Jelena Dokic posted a rare WTA tour victory as she renewed her bid to break back into the top echelon this year.
Dokic overcame Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and fired down 11 aces but lost her serve twice as she advanced to the second round. Dokic, who made the second round of the

Paris Fashion Week – An Old Lapel Is New Again

PARIS - At Dries Van Noten, plenty swirled beneath the opaque surface of the designer's intent, from Bowie glam to aristocratic refinement. But clear understanding could be found in the left lapel of the collection's jackets.
These were doubled: a white, navy or fur second layer buttoned to the inside of the jacket and folded around on top, duplicating the true left lapel. Graphically, the effect was a contrasting sweep across the chest, almost a sash, reminiscent of military

LiLo, Paris offered $500K for boxing match

Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton have been offered 500,000 dollars each by Hollywood Boxing Federation promoter to take part in a boxing match. Federation promoter, Damon Feldman, has singled out Hilton and Lohan as his next two celeb boxing contenders.
Feldman has said he will donate the proceeds to anti-drug and alcohol campaigns and would give them the huge fees for them to give to charity if the reformed party girls - who both have convictions for driving under the influence -

Paris airport terminal evacuated because of snow on roof

PARIS: Around 2,000 people were evacuated from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday because of snow on the roof of a terminal that partly collapsed shortly after opening in 2004, an airport source said.
People remained calm during the evacuation of Terminal 2E, described as a precautionary measure taken because of around 60 centimetres (two feet) of accumulated snow on the roof.
Emergency workers were deployed to clear the roof, a task expected to last until around

Gaga reschedules Paris gig

Lady Gaga has overcome severe snowstorm issues which caused her to scrap her Paris show on Sunday - she's rescheduled the gig for Tuesday and promised French fans the night of their lives.
The Poker Face hitmaker was due to perform at Paris Bercy but her concert was axed after crewmembers were delayed due to a heavy blizzard. The singer also claimed two employees were "arrested" after an encounter with authorities as they attempted to find a way around the obstacle to make it to

Federer’s finesse overcomes Paris woes

PARIS: Roger Federer broke his ATP Paris Masters hoodoo by beating Austrian 11th seed Jurgen Melzer 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) here on Friday to reach the semi-finals at the Bercy arena for the first time in his career. The 16-time Grand Slam champion will contest a place in the final with French 12th seed Gael Monfils, last year's beaten finalist, who upset British third seed Andy Murray 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Federer served and returned with breath-taking efficiency in the first set against

‘Pakistan-trained’ terrorists arrested in Paris

PARIS: French police have arrested five alleged terrorists in Paris and at Charles de Gaulle airport suspected of having trained in the Tribal Areas, a source close to the enquiry told AFP.
Those arrested are "interesting people in the context of the recently mentioned global threat" against France, the source said, adding they were suspected of having trained as militants in western Pakistan, near Afghanistan. Two were arrested on Monday as they arrived from the Pakistani-Afghan

Tanishaa to play Paris Hilton!

Tanishaa Mukerji will soon be seen essaying a character that is said to have been inspired by the life of hotel heiress and celebrity socialite Paris Hilton.
Tanishaa, who has been cast for the film titled 'Chemistry' will be playing the lead role along with Shreyas Talpade and Soha Ali Khan. Sources close to the movie say that her character has been totally modelled over Paris Hilton's extravagant lifestyle.
We hear Tanishaa has already started preparing and working on