Celebs Sport Eye Patches in Solidarity with Pirates

More than 200 of the nation's most-famous people -- including actors, entertainers, musicians and politicians -- were spotted wearing eye patches last night at a $25,000-a-plate Hollywood fund-raising gala to...

Bob Geldof Daughter, Peaches, 19, Marries in Las Vegas

Enfant terrible, Peaches Geldof, whose mother Paula Yates died tragically from a heroin overdose seems to have settled down at last, after a series of scandals involving drugs, as she tied the knot in Las...

Bob Geldof says bigger than Condi Rice

"Bob Geldof says bigger than Condi Rice Tokyo (ANTARA News/AFP) - John Lennon once said that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, but rocker-turned-activist Bob Geldof has a somewhat more modest target -- he says he's more powerful than Condoleezza Rice. Geldof, who founded...

Matt Damon criticizes Harper on African aid stance

"aid stance Updated Mon. Sep. 10 2007 10:58 AM ET Canada AM Hollywood actor Matt Damon has lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his stance on humanitarian aid for Africa. Echoing the sentiments...

BBC Must Break Free From Political Correctness

"BBC bosses must break free from a straitjacket of political correctness, a highly critical report of the public broadcaster’s impartiality will conclude. The 80-page inquiry will report today that the BBC’s drama, entertainment and factual output is dominated by a...

BBC accused of institutional 'trendy left-wing bias'

"BBC accused of institutional 'trendy left-wing bias' By PAUL REVOIR - More by this author » Last updated at 08:49am on 18th June 2007 Comments Comments (25) geldof Bob Geldof: The report singles out the way the...

I'm a subsistence farmer get me out of here

After the Year of Africa, Ghanaians are still stuck with degrading levels of toil and poverty. Patience a local headmistress takes us round Tsibu Bethel a subsistence village in Ghana’s Volta region. We meet...

Geldof to query poverty progress

"Bob Geldof is to question whether G8 summit promises to tackle African poverty have been kept."

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