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Cast:Sunil Shetty,Sameera Reddy,
Ayesha Dharker,Gulshan Grover,
Seema Biswas,Bhagyashree,
Ashish Vidhyarthi,Murli Sharma,
Naseeruddin Shah,Vinod Khanna,
Makrand Deshpande,
Director: Anant Mahadevan
Producers:T P Aggarwal,Rahul Agarwal
Music Director: Lalit Pandit
Lyricst: Javed Akhtar
Release Date: 09 Jul 2010
Genre: Action
Language: Hindi

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Red Alert - The War Within is based on the true story of Narsimha, a farm laborer, who desperately needed money to fund the education of his children. He finds himself in the midst of Naxalites where his mission becomes a mere subset of a greater cause that the militant's pursue.
From being a mere cook to actually training in weapons to being involved in shootouts and kidnapping, Narsimha himself in the thick of life he had never bargained for. A confrontation with the group leaders turns his life upside down; he is now on the run from both law and the militants.

Red Alert - The War Within Review:
In most Hindi films, the first thing you notice at the very start is a disclaimer which states that the film is a work of fiction and bears no resemblance to any person living or dead. But Red Alert - The War Within admits that it's based on a real story. Even otherwise, the issue it dares to portray - the Naxalite movement - is topical, piping hot and an issue that has been dominating the front pages of newspapers for quite some time now.
Come to think of it, who'd be interested in knowing what happened in the life of a poor villager, living a hand to mouth existence in a hamlet in Andhra Pradesh? Aren't these stories covered on news channels and forgotten the next day itself?
But the written material (screenplay: Aruna Raje) of Red Alert - The War Within is so powerful and the execution of the subject so rivetting that you can't help but keep your eyes wide open as the story unfolds. You gradually realize that you aren't merely watching a film on the Naxal movement, but also the heart-wrenching story of a simpleton who gets embroiled in a mess only because he wants to feed his family and send his kids to school.



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British woman had been called the world's oldest Twitter user Ivy Bean, 104,died early Wednesday.

Ivy Bean, 'World's Oldest Twitter user,' Dead at 104

By Melissa Gray, CNN July 28, 2010 -- Updated 1542 GMT (2342 HKT) | Filed under: Social Media

Ivy Bean, 104, lived in Northern England and was Believed to be the oldest regular user of Twitter.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* Ivy Bean, 104, died early Wednesday
* British woman had been called the world's oldest Twitter user
* She had 25,000 pending friend requests on Facebook
London, England (CNN) -- From the two-story care home where she lived in the northern English city of Bradford, 104-year-old Ivy Bean would tell her nearly 57,000 Twitter followers around the world what she did each day -- from eating fish and chips to sitting in the garden.
Bean's warm and friendly nature came across in every message, and she regularly corresponded with her followers. Even when she had a bad day, she never dwelled on it for long.
Her mischievous side would sometimes come through, like when she tweeted that some of those at the care home were sipping lager instead of water as they sat outside in the sun.
Bean once tweeted her love of young pop star Peter Andre, and it got so much attention that Andre heard about it and got in touch. He managed a visit to see Bean, and a picture of him kissing Bean's forehead as she swooned became her profile picture on Twitter.

Two weeks ago, Bean entered the hospital with jaundice, and care home manager Pat Wright took over the tweeting on Bean's account. Wright revealed that Andre called his biggest fan daily and even sent her flowers the first day she got sick.
In the past few days, Bean returned to Hillside Manor care home, but she never fully recovered from her illness. Wright informed Bean's Twitter followers Wednesday that she died "peacefully" at 12:08 a.m.
"I'm sorry it took me so long to tell you, but it was a very difficult thing to do," she wrote.
Wright didn't reveal the cause of death.
Bean's online activity drew headlines in recent years because of her age, and she had been called the world's oldest Twitter user, though that is difficult to verify. She became a member of Facebook at age 102, but she quickly migrated to Twitter because it was easier, she said, and because she could have more followers.
She had maxed out her friend limit on Facebook. Earlier this year, Bean tweeted that she had 25,000 pending friend requests.
Bean told CNN in an interview last year that she knew people must think it's amazing that she was so active online, but she considered it a good way of keeping in touch with people.
For those who find it hard to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, Bean simply offered this advice: "Keep on at it."

"Old" was not the first -- or second or even 10th -- word that came to mind with Bean, an engaging, lively and friendly lady with a warm and infectious smile.
She won a gold medal last year at the home's Over-75 Olympics in the frisbee-throwing category. And she enjoyed bowling on the home's Nintendo Wii.
No surprise, perhaps, for a lady who was a gymnast when she was younger.

What did her friends think of her online popularity?

"I think they might be jealous," she said with a joking laugh.

News outlets from around the world requested interviews with the centenarian Twitterer. Bean's daughter, Sandra Logan, said she arrived for a visit one day only to find her mom busy with a call.
"I'm on the phone with Israel," Bean called out to her daughter.
Part of the reason Bean was so active online is because the care home makes activities for its residents a priority. One resident wanted to learn more about photography, so he now takes a course once a week at a local college. The home also helped another resident get a passport so he could visit his son in Spain.
Hillside Manor also hosted a quiz with students from the local college. The subject was history. The Hillside Manor residents won.
"We're trying to do something different than knitting or crochet," Wright, the manager, said last year.

Bean came from a large family with four brothers and three sisters, none of whom are still alive.
Bean, who was in the middle of her siblings, was approaching 40 when she got married during the "great war" to Harold Gibson Bean. He was a cook in the army and she worked in a mill.
After the war, the couple got a job "in service" to a wealthy family. Ivy Bean was a housekeeper and her husband was the cook and butler to Lord and Lady Guinness in Northamptonshire, England. Daughter Sandra, their only child, was born two years later, in 1947.
The couple retired together but Harold Bean died a few years after that, when he was in his 70s, Logan said.
Bean had five great-grandchildren, who called their famous great-grandmother "Little Nan."
Wright said Bean was always "very open" to new suggestions and new ideas and was always willing to have a go at something.
"She must have been like that all her life," Wright says. "It's not a new thing. I think if you're one of those people that'll try anything through your life, it doesn't stop when you get old."

French police have arrested a couple after finding the bodies of eight newborn babies in a village, officials said.

French police find Eight dead Newborn babies.
28 July 2010 Last updated

Police at property in Villers-au-Tertre 28.7.10 Forensic teams are still searching in the village of Villers-au-Tertre

French police have arrested a couple after finding the bodies of eight newborn babies in a village, officials said.

Police were continuing to search with sniffer dogs in Villers-au-Tertre, near Lille in northern France, the officials said.

The two in custody are said to be the parents of the children.

They are being held on suspicion of concealment of a corpse and the non-reporting of a crime.

Residents quoted by AFP said the new owners of a house in the village had called in the police after finding the remains of infants in the garden of their home.
Inquiries led to another house in the village where the bodies of more babies were found, the residents added.
However, other reports said the remains were found in the house and garden of the same home.
The bodies are reported to have been wrapped in plastic bags.
Prosecutors are due to hold a news conference about the discovery on Thursday.
The BBC's Christian Fraser, in Paris, says France has had a string of cases in recent years in which parents have killed their newborn babies.

In March, a mother confessed to killing six of her newborn children and hiding them in the cellar of her house in north-west France.

The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.

Plan to axe fixed retirement age

29 July 2010 Last updated at 00:48
By Martin Shankleman Employment correspondent, BBC News

The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.
Under the proposal, employers would not be allowed to dismiss staff because they had reached the age of 65.
Activists, who have long campaigned against the rule, welcomed the proposal as a "victory" against ageism.
Currently, an employer can force an employee to retire at the age of 65 without paying any financial compensation.

The only obligation on an employer is to hold a meeting with the member of staff to discuss plans at least six months before their 65th birthday.
At the end of that meeting it is entirely at the discretion of the employer whether or not to terminate employment.

Unresolved problems'The government will announce on Thursday the start of a consultation process about scrapping the rule.
Given that an employer must give six months notice before forcing someone to retire on the grounds of age, it means the changes could be felt from 6 April next year.

It is a massive win for hundreds of thousand of employees who are at risk of being forced out of their jobs”

After that date, no new forced retirement notices could be issued.
Business group, the CBI, criticised the speed of the proposed changes saying it left firms "with many unresolved problems".
The government's timetable to scrap the default retirement age would give companies little time to prepare, it added.
However Rachel Krys of the Employers Forum on Age was delighted, saying it was "really unfair" that people had been forced out of jobs because of their age.
"We have to stop these blunt discriminators," she added.
The charity Age UK, which has led the campaign to end the default retirement age, welcomed the government's plan.
Last year it challenged the rule in the High Court but was unsuccessful.
"We've fought really hard to get government to do this," a spokesman said.
"It is a massive win for hundreds of thousand of employees who are at risk of being forced out of their jobs."

Economic benefit
Proposals to change the retirement law formed part of the government's Coalition Agreement, and was included in both parties' manifestos, but previously no deadline had been set.

The government hopes the change will encourage people to work for longer, against a background of an ageing population.
That could ease the strain on public finances as more people continue to pay tax, while at the same time claiming the state pension.
Activists have argued it could inject billions of pounds extra into the economy.
But some employers are worried it will complicate the job of managing a workforce and add to overall costs.

Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning following the country's worst-ever air disaster.

Pakistan mourns victims of its worst-ever air crash

28 July 2010 Last updated at 21:31 GMT The BBC's Aleem Maqbool on the rescue efforts

Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning following the country's worst-ever air disaster.

An Airbus A321 crashed as it was about to land in the capital Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.
The domestic flight from the southern city of Karachi was operated by the private Pakistani airline Airblue, which has a good safety record.
There is no word on the cause of the crash. It happened in heavy monsoon rain and poor visibility.
The plane - with 146 passengers and six crew on board - was flying at an extremely low level before crashing into the Margalla hills north of the capital, eyewitnesses said.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani declared Thursday a day of national mourning and ordered flags to fly at half-mast across the country.

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said 115 bodies had been recovered, but bad weather and difficult terrain had hampered recovery efforts.
Airline response Passengers' remains were badly damaged in the crash and DNA tests would be used to identify the victims, he told reporters.
Aamir Ali Ahmed, a senior city government official, told Reuters news agency: "It's a very difficult operation because of the rain. Most of the bodies are charred."
Rescue worker Dawar Adnan told Associated Press from the crash site: "I'm seeing only body parts. This is a very horrible scene."

Two Americans were among the victims, a US embassy spokesman said, but gave no further details.
Officials say investigators are still looking for the flight data recorder, denying earlier reports that the "black box" had been found.

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says that many flights on the popular route from Karachi to Islamabad have been cancelled in recent days because of the bad weather.
There are already serious questions being asked about why this plane was allowed to fly, and about whether this tragedy could have been averted, our correspondent adds.



There were also complaints about the response of Airblue.
"We didn't get information," says Zulfiqar Qadri, who lost a family member. "They just put a list of dead passengers in our hands."

Airblue spokesman Raheel Ahmed told reporters that the crash had been "an extremely tragic incident" and the plane had no history of technical problems.
It was leased by Airblue in January 2006 and had accumulated about 34,000 flight hours.

Analysis
image of Syed Shoaib Hasan Syed Shoaib Hasan BBC News, Karachi
Airblue is the largest of the private airlines which have sprung up in Pakistan in recent years.
The company and civil aviation officials say there was nothing in conversations between the pilot and the Islamabad control tower that suggests anything was wrong.
Although the country's air industry has been booming, critics say standards have not always kept pace with the increase in services.
Pilots complain they are being forced to fly extra hours which they say leads to fatigue, a claim denied by the airlines.

IPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough,

People sue Apple over 'overheating' iPads
By Chris Foresman, ArsTechnica July 28, 2010 -- Updated 2047

(ArsTechnica) -- Three iPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough, it fails to meet the promises Apple made about using the device as an e-book reader.

The group has filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the Northern California district to "redress and end this pattern of unlawful conduct."

When the iPad's operating temperature reaches a critical level, it will force itself to shut down and display a message warning the user to let the device cool down before trying use it again. This warning is the same that iPhones and iPod Touches give before shutting down when they overheat, often after being left in direct sunlight.

The lawsuit alleges that the iPad "does not live up to reasonable consumer's expectations created by Apple insofar as the iPad overheats so quickly under common weather conditions." Apple lists the iPad's operating temperature as 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C), so it's not hard to see that using it out in the hot sun can quickly heat up the device over the maximum temperature.

The plaintiffs seem to take particular issue with Apple claiming that "reading on the iPad is just like reading a book." This claim is patently false, according to the lawsuit, because a real book can be used in "the sunlight or other normal environmental conditions" without shutting off.

Most consumer electronic devices can be damaged from overheating if used in direct sunlight for long periods of time; not all of them have the automatic shutoff capability that the iPad does. (Sadly, my boom box from 1986 didn't have an automatic shutoff, and my Quiet Riot tape melted all over the inside when I left it playing by the pool on a hot summer day.)

However, during my hours-long marathon "Plants vs Zombies" sessions -- both indoors and in the shade of an apartment deck on a sunny, 82° day -- my iPad never became even warm to the touch.

The iPad may not work "just like a book" at the beach or out in the hot sun. Does that fact truly make Apple guilty of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, deceptive advertising, unfair business practices, breach of express or implied warranty, intentional misrepresentation or unjust enrichment?

The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status and asking for an injunction against Apple's "false" promises as well as "real" and punitive damages.

Spanish police have arrested three men responsible for one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers.

Spanish police Arrest masterminds of 'massive' botnet

Sign saying what's in your network

Few owners of hijacked machines know they have been compromised
Spanish police have revealed that they have arrested three men responsible for one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers.
All are Spanish citizens with no criminal records and limited hacking skills.
It is estimated that the so-called Mariposa botnet was made up of nearly 13 million computers in 190 countries.
It included PCs inside more than half of Fortune 1000 companies and more than 40 major banks, investigators said.
The criminals have so far only been identified by their internet names, netkairo, aged 31, johnyloleante, aged 30 and ostiator, 25.
Other arrests may follow, the investigators believe.
The first member of the gang was arrested in early February, when he inadvertently logged into the network without disguising the address of his computer.
His computer linked investigators to two more suspects who were arrested later in the month.
The botnet was being monitored and was rendered inactive in December, following a major investigation conducted by the FBI, the Spanish Guardia Civil and security experts around the world.
The network of computers was designed to steal sensitive information, including usernames, passwords, banking credentials and credit card data, from social media sites and other online e-mail services.
One of the arrested men had 800,000 pieces of personal data on his machine.
Some very high profile businesses were targeted.
"It would be easier for me to provide a list of the Fortune 1000 companies that weren't compromised," said Christopher Davis, chief executive of security firm Defence Intelligence, one of the firms that was invited to join the Mariposa Working Group, which was set up to deal with the botnet in May 2009.

Panda Security was also in the group.
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – A cyber mastermind from Slovenia who is suspected of creating a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide and orchestrating other huge cyberscams has been arrested and questioned, police said Wednesday.

Leon Keder, a spokesman for the Slovenian police, did not identify the suspect. Keder told The Associated Press the man was released after police made sure that he could not tamper with evidence or leave Slovenia, but offered no details pending an investigation.

The FBI told The AP in Washington that a 23-year old Slovene known as Iserdo was picked up in Maribor in northwestern Slovenia 10 days ago, after lengthy investigation by Slovenian police, FBI and Spanish authorities.

His arrest comes about five months after Spanish police broke up the massive cyberscam, arresting three of the alleged ringleaders who operated the Mariposa botnet, which stole credit cards and online banking credentials. The botnet — a network of infected computers — appeared in December 2008 and infected hundreds of companies and at least 40 major banks.

Botnets are networks of PCs that have been infected by a virus, remotely hijacked from their owners, often without their owners' knowledge, and put into the control of criminals.

"In the last two years, the software used to create the Mariposa botnet was sold to hundreds of other criminals, making it one of the most notorious in the world," said FBI Director Robert Mueller in a statement. "These cyber intrusions, thefts, and frauds undermine the integrity of the Internet and the businesses that rely on it; they also threaten the privacy and pocketbooks of all who use the Internet."
The Mariposa botnet, which has been dismantled, was easily one of the world's biggest. It spread to more than 190 countries, according to the researchers who helped take it down after examining it in the spring of 2009.
Jeffrey Troy, the FBI's deputy assistant director for the cyber division, said Iserdo's arrest was a major break in the investigation.
On Wednesday, the FBI also identified, for the first time, the three individuals arrested in connection with the case in Spain: Florencio Carro Ruiz, known as "Netkairo;" Jonathan Pazos Rivera, known as "Jonyloleante;" and Juan Jose Bellido Rios, known as "Ostiator.
They are being prosecuted for computer crimes. Officials said the Mariposa botnet from Spain was the largest and most notorious.
In Ljubljana, Keder said "other suspects" were detained and interrogated along with the chief suspect, but offered no further details until a news conference planned for Friday.
Slovenian media have linked three former students of the Maribor Faculty of Computing and IT to the case, reporting that they were recently detained and interrogated by police and FBI officials, who confiscated their computer equipment.
The FBI's Troy said more arrests are expected and are likely to extend beyond Spain and Slovenia, targeting additional operators who allegedly bought the malware from Iserdo.

Mariposa is the Spanish word for "butterfly." Iserdo, read backwards, means "salvation" in Slovenian.
Senior research advisor Pedro Bustamante said the criminals behind the botnet did not have "advanced hacking skills".
"This is very alarming because it proves how sophisticated and effective malware distribution software has become, empowering relatively unskilled cyber criminals to inflict major damage and financial loss," he said.
The gang made money by renting out parts of the botnet to other cyber-criminals as well as selling stolen credentials and using banking and credit card information to make transactions via so-called money mules.
Working with law enforcement agencies is not without its risks for security firms.
After the botnet was closed down, Defence Intelligence was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack as an apparent act of retaliation.
A DDoS attack occurs when a website is bombarded by requests for pages, often by a botnet, effectively taking it offline.
The attack was powerful enough to knock customers of an unnamed ISP offline for several hours.
The firm remains determined to pursue such cases.
"We will continue to fight the threat of botnets and the criminals behind them. We'll start by dismantling their infrastructure and won't stop until they're standing in front of a judge," said Mr Davis.

Watch Online Fresh News: A 23 years Old Computer hacker known as Iserdo has been arrested in Slovenia.

Botnet hacker caught in Slovenia

A computer hacker known as Iserdo has been arrested in Slovenia.

The 23-year-old is believed to have written the program behind the mariposa virus, also known as butterfly.
The botnet, one of the world's largest, was dismantled earlier this year after infecting 12.7 million computers.
It was designed to steal personal financial details and was also found in the PCs of banks and major companies.
Officials from around the world have been working together to capture the criminals behind the massive malware operation.
In December 2009, three people believed to have been running it were arrested in Spain.
"To use an analogy here, as opposed to arresting the guy who broke into your home, we've arrested the guy that gave him the crowbar, the map and the best houses in the neighbourhood," Jeffrey Troy, deputy assistant director for the FBI cyber division told Associated Press.

Botnet background
Botnets are malicious computer programs that are downloaded from the internet and install themselves onto a computer without the owner realising.
They can be set to send spam e-mail from the host's machine or to search for information such as credit card details and send them back to their creator. They also send replica programmes to other computers, sometimes via the e-mail of the host.
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As is the case with most botnets, the more widespread they are the more likely they are to be discovered”
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Security expert Rik Ferguson told the BBC that the mariposa botnet had got out of control.
"They guys behind it said it was more successful than they had intended to be," he said.
"As is the case with most botnets, the more widespread they are the more likely they are to be discovered. They were a victim of their own success."
Mr Ferguson, senior security adviser at Trend Micro, added that while it was not unusual for a botnet to infect hundreds of thousands of computers, one infecting several million was rare.
Nobody has yet been arrested in connection with the Conficker worm, a similar virus which is currently running on 6 million Windows PCs and is believed to peaked at up to 12 million, he said.
While the core group behind a particular botnet is generally quite small, there is a whole industry of people offering "cyber crime services" such as tool kit building and program writing, he added.
"The thing with the underground economy is that it's full of niche vendors and players, it mirrors legitimate business. There's a lot of competition - it's not unusual to see malware designed to remove other malware, just so that it can take over."

A Canadian Forces pilot has survived after ejecting himself from a fighter jet moments before it Crashed during practice.Video

Canadian fighter pilot ejects moments before crashing

Capt Brian Bews ejecting from his plane Capt Bews was practising low-flying manoeuvres for an upcoming air show
A Canadian Forces pilot has survived after ejecting himself from a fighter jet moments before it crashed during practice for an airshow.
The pilot has been admitted to a hospital in Alberta, Canada, with undetermined injuries.
Witnesses say Capt Brian Bews was performing low-flying manoeuvres in the CF-18 fighter jet when he ejected and parachuted to the ground.
He was practising a run for an airshow at Lethbridge County Airport.
The federal government has begun an investigation at the crash site.
"He is alive and we believe right now that his injuries are non-life-threatening," Canadian Forces Captain Nicole Meszaros told CBC
Capt Brian Bews ejecting from his plane The fighter jet burst into flames on impact
Photographer Ian Martens told local media that Capt Bews had looked as if he were unconscious when parachuting from the jet.
"I noticed it start to bank a little bit off to one side, which I kind of thought was unusual and I saw a couple of pops and all of a sudden this plane just banked and slowly dropped into the ground into this huge orange ball of fire," Mr Martens said.
Capt Bews joined the Canadian Forces over a decade ago and has been piloting the CF-18 jet since 2004.
The Canadian government announced plans last week to spend $9bn (£5.6bn) on a new fleet of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets, which will replace the ageing CF-18s.

Watch Online Fresh News: Spain striker Raul has joined German side Schalke after ending his 18-year career with Real Madrid.

Raul signs for Schalke after leaving Real Madrid

Raul made 741 appearances for Madrid in 17 seasons, scoring 323 goals

Former Spain striker Raul has joined German side Schalke after ending his 18-year career with Real Madrid.

The 33-year-old, who announced his departure from the Spanish giants on Monday, had hinted he could make a move to a Premier League side in England.

But on Wednesday he signed a two-year deal with Schalke, who finished second in the Bundesliga last season.

"We have signed an exceptional footballer and world-class goalscorer," said Schalke coach Felix Magath.

"His signing is a decisive step in our efforts to strengthen and restructure the squad."

Schalke had a gap to fill in its attack after Kevin Kuranyi left for Dynamo Moscow at the end of last season.

Raul scored 323 goals in 741 games for Real, and 44 goals in 102 Spain games.

That scoring ratio helped him become a legend at the Bernabeu club, which he joined in 1992 - making his first-team debut against Real Zaragoza in October 1994 at the age of 17.

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And his record meant the likes of Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester United were mentioned as possible destinations for the veteran forward.

Raul helped Real seal three Champions League triumphs and six Spanish league titles in his time at the club.

When announcing his exit on Monday, he said: "This is a very tough and difficult day.

"Football has been my life and Real Madrid my home. Together we have lived unique moments.

"I feel like a footballer still and I will keep on playing but I will always be loyal to Real Madrid. I have tried to give everything in my time here.

"A new period starts today. I have been happy at Real Madrid and I will always be willing to help the club in whatever it needs."

Real president Florentino Perez also paid tribute to the departing idol and stated: "We will never forget Raul.

"There are many men who form part of the legend of Real Madrid but few that are chosen to embody the club - Raul is one of those."

Midfielder Guti, 33, who spent a total of 25 years with Real having come through their youth system, announced he was joining Turkish club Beskitas on Sunday.

Former Spain striker Raul has joined German side Schalke after ending his 18-year career with Real Madrid.

Raul signs for Schalke after leaving Real Madrid

Raul made 741 appearances for Madrid in 17 seasons, scoring 323 goals

Former Spain striker Raul has joined German side Schalke after ending his 18-year career with Real Madrid.

The 33-year-old, who announced his departure from the Spanish giants on Monday, had hinted he could make a move to a Premier League side in England.

But on Wednesday he signed a two-year deal with Schalke, who finished second in the Bundesliga last season.

"We have signed an exceptional footballer and world-class goalscorer," said Schalke coach Felix Magath.

"His signing is a decisive step in our efforts to strengthen and restructure the squad."

Schalke had a gap to fill in its attack after Kevin Kuranyi left for Dynamo Moscow at the end of last season.

Raul scored 323 goals in 741 games for Real, and 44 goals in 102 Spain games.

That scoring ratio helped him become a legend at the Bernabeu club, which he joined in 1992 - making his first-team debut against Real Zaragoza in October 1994 at the age of 17.

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Your reaction to this story

And his record meant the likes of Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester United were mentioned as possible destinations for the veteran forward.

Raul helped Real seal three Champions League triumphs and six Spanish league titles in his time at the club.

When announcing his exit on Monday, he said: "This is a very tough and difficult day.

"Football has been my life and Real Madrid my home. Together we have lived unique moments.

"I feel like a footballer still and I will keep on playing but I will always be loyal to Real Madrid. I have tried to give everything in my time here.

"A new period starts today. I have been happy at Real Madrid and I will always be willing to help the club in whatever it needs."

Real president Florentino Perez also paid tribute to the departing idol and stated: "We will never forget Raul.

"There are many men who form part of the legend of Real Madrid but few that are chosen to embody the club - Raul is one of those."

Midfielder Guti, 33, who spent a total of 25 years with Real having come through their youth system, announced he was joining Turkish club Beskitas on Sunday.

Watch Online Fresh News:Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted On 28/7/2010 Wednesday

Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting

Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.

The vote was 68 in favor and 55 against, with nine abstentions.

Those who see the ancient tradition as animal cruelty were ecstatic about the vote, celebrating in the street outside parliament. Fans of bullfighting said the decision, however, does not mean it will disappear from other regions in Spain.

Some analysts have said Catalan nationalism -- including the desire by some in the region for independence from Spain -- played a part in the vote. The upcoming regional elections for parliament later this year may have also had a role.

Bullfighting is an ancient tradition in Spain, and fans say it combines culture, ceremony and artistry. Opponents, however, consider it animal cruelty.

Activist Aida Gascon, of the Anti-Bullfighting Party, known as PACMA, said she has attended just one bullfight in her life, and that was only to get a sense of the bull's suffering.

"Bullfighting is part of Spanish culture," Gascon said. "But that should change. Many traditions disappear as the society advances."

Enrique Guillen, 24, lamented that he might be the last Barcelona-born bullfighter to take the "alternativa," or ceremonial fight in the ring against the biggest bulls to become a full-fledged matador, which he did last year at Barcelona's sole remaining bullring, the Monumental.

Guillen's father worked at the bullring, opening the doors for bulls to charge in to face matadors and their death.

"My father brought me to see the bullfights when I still had a pacifier," Guillen said. "It would be frustrating not to be able to give to my children what my parents gave to me."

The number of bullfights across Spain has dropped by a third in recent years, mostly because of the budget constraints of local governments, which often fund the spectacles.

In Catalonia, there are now just more than a dozen fights a year and the Monumental bullring in Barcelona is one of the few places in the region that still holds fights.

A pro-bullfighting group called PPDF released a study predicting big economic losses for Catalonia if bullfighting were banned, mainly because the Catalan government would have to pay damages to the bullfighting industry, which holds long-term operating licenses.

"When the Catalan government and the opposition are working hard to trim the budget, how could they justify making big indemnity payments to the bullfighting industry, when it's not necessary," PPDF President Luis Corrales said.

Critics have disagreed, saying the economic impact would be minimal given the small number of fights still held in Catalonia.

The proposal to ban bullfighting started as a popular initiative in Catalonia and was accepted for consideration by parliament last year by a slim margin of votes. Since then, there has been an ever-intensifying debate, with bullfighting proponents and opponents gathering support from across Spain, even from abroad.

The ban is due to take effect in January 2012. It will not end bullfighting in the rest of Spain, where it still has a strong following in Madrid and in the south around Seville.

Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean does not allow bullfighting, but the ban in Catalonia is considered a bigger blow to the tradition.

Watch Online Fresh News:Besides killing his father, the man also stabbed his mother and his brother when they tried to intervene,

A man allegedly stabbed his 50-plus father to death over the suspicion that his father was trying to seduce his wife.
Lucknow, Jul 28/7/2010

Besides killing his father, the man also stabbed his mother and his brother when they tried to intervene, reported Times of India.
The incident reportedly took place on Monday, Jul 26 in Jyotibaphule Nagar in Uttar Pradesh under Amroha police station limits.
Quoting police, the newspaper reported on Wednesday, Jul 28 that Rishipal had reservation over the manner in which his father behaved with his wife.
The situation went out of control when the father, Mukhram, offered mangoes to Rishipal's wife. Enraged by this act, which added to his suspicion that his father was trying to establish sexual relationship with his wife, heavily drunk Rishipal stabbed his father.
He later stabbed his 48-year-old mother Gyanwati and his younger brother.
After killing them, Rishipal yet again stabbed their bodies leaving them in a pool of blood.
The only witness to his gruesome crime is Deepak, Rishipal's 12-year-old son. The boy has narrated the whole incident to the police and has informed them that his father left the house with his mother after the incident.
The police have launched a hunt for Rishipal.

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Mallika Sherawat goes topless

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No doubt Mallika Sherawat is one of the sexiest and boldest heroines Bollywood has ever produced. She knows how to make guys go weak in the knees. But this time, she has posted her topless photo, leaving very little to the imagination.



It looks like Mallika is desperately trying to make it big in Hollywood, as her career in Bollywood has hit a new low. After her sexy act in Jackie Chan's The Myth, she is leaving no stone unturned to make her film Hissss a hit. She received lots of attention at the Cannes film festival by spiralling a snake around her neck. Now, she has posted her topless picture on Twitter.

The photo has Mallika sans her shirt but with her long hair sprawling over her assets. Her tweet reads, “Is it too much?” Here is her topless photo.

Mallika Sherawat is gearing up to be shot to shot by ace photographer Richard Avedon, who immortalized the '80s German actress Nastassja Kinski by clicking her with just an enormous boa constrictor wrapped around her.
The actress, who is playing a snake-woman in her home production titled Hissss, wants to take her association with a snake to a whole different level!

Mallika Sherawat to do photo shoot with a snake

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A source close to Mallika confirms, "She is currently in Los Angeles and she plans to do a photo shoot conceptualised and (to be) shot by ace photographer Richard Avedon this week. The concepts of both the shoots are similar, as in they involved a snake and an actress." The photo session will take place at Studio 838, owned by fashion photographer Ash Gupta.

While Nastassja was naked in her photograph, it remains to be seen how far Mallika will go in terms of skin show. However an insider reveals, "Mallika will also go bare for the pictures. The sexy reptilian images captured will be used as key-art for the Hisss poster and marketing materials upon the film's release."
Footage from the feature film and photo stills from the reptilian shoot will be unveiled next month at the Cannes Film Festival. Sherawat had last appeared at Cannes in 2004 with Jackie Chan.

The Nastassja shoot
During a PBS interview, Richard Avedon had said this about his photo shoot with Nastassja: "Nastassja spent two hours on a cement floor naked. They anchored the snake around her ankles then waited to see what the snake would do. Shot after shot did not work.

Then finally, after many takes, the boa undulated across Kinski's hip and slowly made its way toward her head. Seconds later the snake came to within inches of the actress' ear, then almost languorously extended its fangs, as if in a kiss."

Diego Maradona's contract as coach of the Argentine national soccer team will not be renewed,

Maradona out as Argentina coach

By the CNN Wire Staff July 28, 2010 -- Updated 0932 GMT (1732 HKT)

(CNN) -- Diego Maradona's contract as coach of the Argentine national soccer team will not be renewed, the spokesman for the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said Tuesday.
The decision was made unanimously by the association's executive committee Tuesday afternoon, after a meeting Monday night between Maradona and the association's president, Julio Grondona, said the spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo.
Sergio Batista, currently coach of the Argentine national youth program and coach of the 2008 gold-medal winning Olympic team, will take over temporarily, Cherquis said.
Batista will coach the team for an August 11 friendly match against Ireland in Dublin.

Germany destroy Argentina in quarterfinal
Under Maradona, the country's greatest ever player, Argentina reached the quarterfinals of this year's World Cup in South Africa before being ousted after a 4-0 drubbing by Germany.
The 49-year-old took charge of the national side in November 2008 and oversaw a turbulent qualification campaign, which included a 6-1 thrashing in Bolivia.
The Albiceleste eventually rallied and qualified for South Africa via a late goal against Uruguay in their last game in October.
Following the victory, Maradona unleashed an obscene tirade at journalists and was banned for two months.
The episode marked the latest controversy in a career interspersed with moments of glory and controversy.
In 1986 he scored an infamous "Hand of God" goal against England on the way to inspiring Argentina to World Cup victory.
He was suspended from football for 15 months in 1991 after failing a doping test for cocaine while playing for Napoli in Italy, and was sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. for using ephedrine.
Since retiring from playing aged 37, he has battled several health problems related to his weight, drugs and alcohol.

The toll to the region has been crushing as millions of barrels of oil spewed from a mile below the surface.Video

100 days later, devastation and hope as oil spill efforts take hold

By the CNN Wire Staff

July 28, 2010 -- Updated 0911 GMT (1711 HKT)

(CNN) -- An oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico 100 days ago, setting into motion the worst environment disaster in U.S. history.

The toll to the region has been crushing as millions of barrels of oil spewed from a mile below the surface.
On Wednesday, 100 days on, thousands of workers have lost their jobs, sensitive wetlands have been damaged and tourism is at a near standstill.
But efforts to contain the underwater gusher appear to be taking hold.
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, the federal on-scene commander for cleanup, said a fleet of 800 skimmers collected only one barrel of oil Monday. A containment cap put in place nearly two weeks ago appears to be up to the task.
At the height of the spill, they were collecting 25,000 barrels of oil a day.
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"The task that's laid out before us is very clear right now," said retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the man in charge of the federal Gulf of Mexico oil crisis response said Tuesday.
"We have absolute priorities on killing the well, maintaining the recovery, making sure the oil is all removed and making sure the beaches are cleaned up and that the commitment by BP to the people is met," he said.
Crews are back on track to permanently shut down BP's once-gushing wellhead in the next few weeks, if setbacks are avoided and weather permits.

Allen, speaking in a teleconference, reiterated that he expects the first step to begin Monday. The process, called a "static kill," involves pouring mud and cement into the well from above.
As soon as five days afterward, once the cement dries around a casing, said Allen, the "static kill" would be followed by a "bottom kill," sealing the sunken well permanently from the bottom through an intersecting relief well.

But Allen noted that despite the progress, the situation is still serious in the region.

"When you put somewhere between 3 million and 5.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, I don't think anybody can understate the impact and the gravity of that situation," he said.
Still, Zukunft said, the spilled oil is "in its final life cycle."

At the well site, crews working on the ruptured, but capped, oil well have once again connected through the relief well to existing underwater equipment, BP said Tuesday.

The workers had been forced to disconnect their equipment and retreat from the well site late last week, when Tropical Storm Bonnie loomed as a potential threat. But when Bonnie lost power, workers returned to the site over the weekend.
BP said it planned to test the blowout preventer on the well later Tuesday, and then run casing pipe later this week as a prelude to the final shutdown.

Allen outlined the timetable as rigs drilling the relief wells and other ships returned to the scene amid calmer waters. Evacuations ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie delayed efforts to seal the well for about a week.
All indications are that the well is structurally sound 13 days after valves on the new containment cap were closed, stopping oil from spewing into the Gulf after three months of relentless flow.

BP crews managed to temporarily cap the undersea well at the heart of the disaster on July 15.

Oil had gushed from the ruptured well for nearly three months after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, leaving 11 workers dead. Officials have said the relief well is the only permanent solution to the disaster.

The latest readings showed the cap is holding, and there don't appear to be any leaks from the well -- conditions that are essential before it can be sealed from the top and bottom through the two methods.
The American set to take over BP said Tuesday that in the aftermath of the oil spill, he's "sure there will be changes" in the oil industry.

"There's no question we're going to learn a lot from this accident in the Gulf Coast. It's going to be about equipment, people, different companies, and as a result of that, we're going to learn a lot, both BP and the industry," Robert Dudley told reporters outside BP headquarters in London, England, as he emerged alongside BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and outgoing Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward.

The oil giant said Tuesday that Dudley will replace Hayward as chief executive officer on October 1.

Dudley is a long-time BP employee with more than 30 years in the oil business. A chemical engineer by training, he was put in charge of the day-to-day leadership of the Gulf spill cleanup operation in June.

"I've spent the last three months, every day, on the Gulf Coast," he said. "And I'm going to focus for the next month and a half on what we're doing in the Gulf Coast, our relationships in the Gulf Coast and in Washington."

Some relationships in Washington are quite strained. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, who represents the Tampa area, told a House subcommittee assessing the impact of the oil spill on Gulf coast tourism that "the efforts of BP to date have been inadequate, to say the least."

"What is particularly maddening is, we watch these incessant ads -- full-page ads -- by BP that are polishing their corporate image at a time where they should be devoting a good portion of these monies to helping small business owners, our hotels, get back on their feet," she said Tuesday.

CNN's Ed Payne, Aaron Cooper, Lesa Jansen, Allan Chernoff, Vivian Kuo, David Mattingly, Rich Phillips and Matt Smith contributed to this report.

Watch Online Fresh News: John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, is up for parole for the sixth time,

Man who murdered John Lennon up for parole again

Mark David Chapman, convicted of killing former Beatle John Lennon, is up for parol for a sixth time.

By Chris Kokenes, CNN
July 27, 2010 -- Updated 1723 GMT (0123 HKT)

(CNN) -- John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, is up for parole for the sixth time, just months short of the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle's death.
Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed by two members of the parole board during the week of August 9.
Four letters were submitted against Chapman's release this year, according to a representative of the New York State Division of Parole, and there were two letters in support.
The last time Chapman was up for parole, in 2008, the New York State Division of Parole issued a release saying Chapman's request was denied "due to concern for the public safety and welfare." He also was denied parole in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Chapman, 55, is serving a sentence of 20 years to life in prison for the shooting death of Lennon outside Lennon's New York City apartment on December 8, 1980. He has served 29 years of his sentence at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility, where he is held in a building with other prisoners who are not considered to pose a threat to him, according to officials with the state Department of Correctional Services.
He has his own prison cell but spends most of his day outside the cell working on housekeeping and in the library, the officials said.
For the past 20 years he has been allowed conjugal visits with his wife, Gloria. The visits are part of a state program called "family reunion" that allows inmates to spend up to 44 hours at a time with family members in a special setting. Inmates must meet certain criteria to receive the privilege.
Chapman has not had an infraction since 1994, said Erik Kriss, spokesman for the Department of Corrections.
"He goes about his business, doing his prison job and without any fanfare," Kriss said.
Yoko Ono, Lennon's widow, in previous years has submitted a letter requesting that parole be denied. Attempts to reach Ono's legal representative and publicist for comment have been unsuccessful.

Watch Online Fresh News:A Pakistani passenger plane, with 152 people on board, crashed on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, Live TV Streaming.

Plane with 152 on board crashes in Pakistan

By Reza Sayah and Nasir Habib, CNN
July 28, 2010 -- Updated 0942 GMT (1742 HKT)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* NEW: 45 bodies have been recovered
* 8 people have been found alive
* Plane was flying in from Karachi to Islamabad
* Kassim was supposed to be on the flight but changed his mind at the last minute

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani passenger plane, with 152 people on board, crashed on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad Wednesday morning.

Six hours later, rescue crews recovered 45 bodies from the wreckage, said Ramzan Sajid, a spokesman for the Capital Development Authority.

Also, eight people were pulled out alive, said Qamar Zaman Kaira, Pakistan's information minister.

The Airblue plane was headed to Islamabad from the sea port city of Karachi when it crashed in a hillside while trying to land, said Pervez George, a spokesman for the country's civil aviation authority.

The Airbus was carrying 146 passengers and six crew members, George said.

"It came from the city toward the Margalla Hills. It was raining heavily," said area resident Ahsan Mukhtar who saw the plane go down. "It shattered into pieces as soon as it crashed. A burst of flames came off, but the rain put out the fire."

The Margalla Hills are a series of small hills north of Islamabad.
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Officials do not know if weather played a factor in the crash. Pakistan is in the midst of the annual monsoon season, when rain sweeps across the subcontinent from June till September.

Airblue, a private airline company, offers flights within Pakistan, as well as to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the United Kingdom. It makes a fuel stop in Turkey when it is flying from Manchester, England.

"The aircraft was absolutely airworthy. There was nothing technically wrong," said Taheel Ahmed, a spokesman for the airline. "Right now our efforts are more concentrated toward the rescue."

Irshad Kassim, the director of a local bank, flies to Islamabad every week on Airblue and was supposed to have been on the flight -- but changed his mind at the last minute Wednesday morning.

"I know Islamabad has a lot of mountains near the landing area, and there is a lot of lightning in the area," Kassim told CNN. "There was a prediction of heavy rain this morning.

"I was on the flight, booked and confirmed -- and I was going to take the flight. I decided at 6 o' clock to not take the flight because of the weather."

He said he received a call shortly after the plane went down from airline representatives asking if he knew whether a Mr. Kassim was on the flight.

"I told them 'I am so sorry, I did not cancel.' I said, 'Due to the rain, I decided not take this flight,'" Kassim said. "Then I asked 'Why are you asking? Is everything OK?'"

It was then that he found out that the plane had gone down.

"I am still numb. I am very numb. I just feel that it's fate, I guess," he said.

"After I looked at the television, I looked at the picture of my three daughters. That's a natural reaction for a father."

Watch Online Fresh News: Painter 'finds' lost Ansel Adams negatives which were believed to have been destroyed in a 1937 fire at Adams' studio.

Painter 'finds' lost Ansel Adams negatives

BBC News: 28 July 2010 Last updated

Glass negatives bought for just $45 (£34) have been proven to be the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams and are now worth $200m, it is claimed.

Painter and collector Rick Norsigian says he bought 65 negatives in 2000.
After years of trying to prove their origin, his lawyer now says experts have concluded "beyond reasonable doubt" that they were Adams' work.
The family of the landscape photographer, who died in 1984, have called the matter "unfortunate fraud".
Mr Norsigian said he spent years trying to verify the photos, which were believed to have been destroyed in a 1937 fire at Adams' studio in Yosemite National Park.
In the years after 1937 Ansel Adams became one of the world's best-known photographers, with original prints of his images of the American West, including Yosemite, selling for huge sums.
His images were produced with darkroom techniques that emphasised shadows and contrasts in his black-and-white images.
Lucrative find
Defending his client's intentions, Mr Norsigian's lawyer, Arnold Peter, said the authentication involved experts in photography, handwriting and even meteorology - deployed in an effort to verify the weather conditions in Adams' famous landscape pictures.
Mr Norsigian released the finding on his website and at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday. But some are still not convinced.
"It's very distressing," said Bill Turnage, managing director of Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.
Mr Turnage says he is currently consulting lawyers about the possibility of suing Mr Norsigian for using Ansel Adams' name for commercial use, which is copyrighted under law.
Matthew Adams, the grandson of Ansel Adams, also admits he is "sceptical".
"There is no real hard evidence," he said.
Mr Norsigian purchased the negatives from a man who said he bought them from a salvage warehouse in Los Angeles, California in the 1940s.
Mr Norsigian has already created a website, from where he hopes to sell prints made from 17 of the negatives at prices ranging from $45 for a poster to $7,500 for a darkroom print.
A documentary on Mr Norsigian's attempts to have the negatives authenticated is also in the works along with a touring exhibition, which will debut at Fresno State University in California later this year.

Watch Online fresh News: Japan has hanged two death row inmates, in the first executions since the new government took power last year.

Japan hangs two death row inmates

28 July 2010 Last updated at 06:29 GMT

Keiko Chiba speaks at the Justice Ministry on 28 July 2010 Justice Minister Keiko Chiba called for debate on the death penalty

Japan has hanged two death row inmates, in the first executions since the new government took power last year.

The two prisoners, both convicted killers, were hanged at the Tokyo Detention Centre.

Justice Minister Keiko Chiba - who opposes the death penalty - witnessed the executions and announced the formation of a group to review the death penalty.

Opinion polls show broad support for capital punishment in Japan.

The two men executed were Kazuo Shinozawa, 59, convicted of killing six women in a jewellery shop fire, and Hidenori Ogata, 33, who killed a man and a woman in 2003.

Ms Chiba said that as justice minister she believed it was her duty to witness the executions in person.

"It made me again think deeply about the death penalty, and I once again strongly felt that there is a need for a fundamental discussion about the death penalty," she said.

Ms Chiba's appointment in September - when the new Democratic Party-led government came to power - was seen as a sign that debate could be opened on the issue.

A total of 107 inmates remain on death row in Japan. Prisoners are usually executed two or three at a time.

Last year, a report from rights group Amnesty International called for an immediate moratorium on executions in Japan, saying that harsh conditions on death row were driving inmates insane.

Prisoners are not told when they will be executed and their relatives are told only after the sentence has been carried out.

Watch Online Fresh News:Drinking alcohol can not only ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis it appears to reduce disease severity too,

Drinking alcohol can 'reduce severity' of arthritis

28 July 2010 Last updated at 00:12

Drinking alcohol can not only ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis it appears to reduce disease severity too, research suggests.

Drinking alcohol can not only ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis it appears to reduce disease severity too, research suggests.

Scientists at the University of Sheffield asked two groups of patients with and without the disease to provide details of their drinking habits.
They found that patients who had drunk alcohol most frequently experienced less joint pain and swelling.
Experts say this should not be taken as a green light for drinking more.
In the study, 873 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were compared to 1,004 people who did not have it.
Both groups were asked how often they had drunk alcohol in the month running up to the start of the study.
Patients completed a detailed questionnaire, had X-rays and blood tests, and a nurse examined their joints.

'Less damage'
Dr James Maxwell, consultant rheumatologist and lead author of the study, explained the findings.
"We found that patients who had drunk alcohol most frequently had symptoms that were less severe than those who had never drunk alcohol or only drunk it infrequently."
X-rays showed there was less damage to their joints, blood tests showed lower levels of inflammation, and there was less joint pain, swelling and disability in those patients, the researchers found.
They say they do not yet understand why drinking alcohol should reduce the severity of RA, and people's susceptibility to developing it.
Dr Maxwell said: "There is some evidence to show that alcohol suppresses the activity of the immune system, and that this may influence the pathways by which RA develops.
"Once someone has developed RA, it's possible that the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of alcohol may play a role in reducing the severity of symptoms," he added.
The authors say that further research is needed to confirm the results of the study and to investigate how and why alcohol has an effect on rheumatoid arthritis.
Risk and rewards
Previous studies have shown that alcohol may reduce the risk of developing the disease in the first place.
Similarly, in the current study non-drinkers were four times more likely to develop RA than people who drank alcohol on more than 10 days a month.
A spokeswoman for Arthritis Research UK, which co-funded the research, said: "We would not want people with RA to take this research to mean that they should go out and start drinking alcohol frequently and in large amounts as this could be detrimental to their health."
She said some RA treatments, like the immunosuppressant drug methotrexate, can damage the liver when taken with large amounts of alcohol.
The patients in the study did not drink more than the recommended limit of 10 units of alcohol a week.

Watch Online Fresh Breaking News: A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. From karachi with more than150 people,Video

Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital

Mist hampers plane rescue

A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Police said it was an Airblue flight to Islamabad from Karachi, with more than 146 people on board.
It crashed in the Margalla Hills to the north of the city, and Pakistani television showed images of smoke and flames on a foggy hillside, with helicopters flying overhead.
A huge rescue effort has been launched. Officials said forty bodies had been recovered.
Map of Pakistan

The plane, with an estimated 146 people on board, is thought to have left Karachi at 0750 (0350 GMT), and officials said it lost contact with the control tower minutes before landing.
Witness Khadim Hussain told the Reuters news agency: "It was raining. I saw the plane flying very low from the window of my office."

Saqlain Altaf told Pakistan's ARY news channel that he was on a family outing in the hills when he saw the plane, looking unsteady in the air.

"The plane had lost balance, and then we saw it going down," he said, adding that he heard the crash.
Officials said forestry guards in the Margalla Hills searching for survivors had seen five bodies.
Mohammed Usman, an official at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, said dozens of relatives of passengers gathered there were crying and desperate to get information about their loved ones.
The skies in Islamabad have been heavily overcast in the past couple of days.
Initial reports said the flight originated in Turkey, but this has not been confirmed. Later reports suggested it was a commuter flight.
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