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Sohail Khan has invested in an apartment in the emirate
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Packed with some stellar performances, the thrilling drama falters and fumbles and falls short of turning into a classic
Teen caught doing 270 kmph on Dubai roads

Boy defied police patrols after concealing car plats
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Cannes scare: Man points handgun, threatens to blow up studio with grenade

Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were evacuated from the set of a French TV show after shots were heard
Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya at Cannes, Amitabh happy with reunion

Aishwarya will walk the red carpet on May 19
Disaster at Cannes: Starring Amitabh, Vidya and Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor's radical saree at Cannes scores over Aishwarya Rai's jacket saree

Not a big fan of Sonam's huge nose ring or Vidya Balan's covering act
Salman Khan rings up Sanjay Dutt’s daughter

Dutt finally goes to jail in the 1993 blast case
Amitabh impatient for Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to walk the red carpet on May 19 and May 20
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Intimate secrets spilled as Ranbir, Kalki, Aditya go wild in Dubai

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Australia to investigate Warner's Twitter rant
IPL6: Hyderabad stay alive with crushing win over Rajasthan
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Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King's Cup

Mourinho and Ronaldo both see red
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Bollywood disaster @ Cannes: Billions await Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s magic

Will Aishwarya overcome her history of fashion faux pas at Cannes this time
Owner hires men to smash his Maserati

Some expressed scepticism about car owner's motives
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Indian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Vidya Balan greets the audience on May 15, 2013 as she arrives on
Sonam Kapoor's radical saree at Cannes scores over Aishwarya Rai's jacket saree

Not a big fan of Sonam's huge nose ring or Vidya Balan's covering act
Salman Khan rings up Sanjay Dutt’s daughter

Dutt finally goes to jail in the 1993 blast case

Emergency at high-rise tower in Dubai: Paramedics climb 28 floors

Paramedics at the Dubai Ambulance Services Foundation climbs 28th floors with at least 10kg equipment and rushes patient to hospital
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Sri Lankan man to serve prison term for who defaulting maintenance payment to ex-wife
Crazy World: Artist 'sells' neighbours' privacy

The photos are on sale for up to $7,500 at Manhattan gallery
2 including child killed…cops ‘fired’

Level crossing tragedy: 14 cops get lightning transfers
Your chance to own the largest 'red' diamond

Rio Tinto puts Argyle Phoenix, a 1.56 carat gem on market

Emergency at high-rise tower in Dubai: Paramedics climb 28 floors

Paramedics at the Dubai Ambulance Services Foundation climbs 28th floors with at least 10kg equipment and rushes patient to hospital
IPL 6 spot-fixing: Sreesanth confesses, says police

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