FORMER cricket star Imran Khan has invited Princess Diana to visit his cancer hospital in Lahore.
"Queen of hearts to visit Pakistan," gushed a headline in the English language daily The News yesterday. But some commentators said the surprise trip could prove politically embarrassing.
British diplomats in Islamabad said it was an entirely private visit in which the High Commission was not involved.
Pakistani officials were not available for comment.
An Australian has proven that man is a dog's best friend, by giving his terrier the kiss of life.
Journalist Lindsay Tuffin, said he acted out of impulse when he wrapped his mouth across his pet Katie's muzzle and just breathed straight down her throat".
"Much to my astonishment and great relief, after a minute or so, her eyes flickered and her body trembled and gradually she came around. "She's been looking at me with extremely fond eyes ever since," he said.
Dame Judi Dench has won an unprecedented double at the prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards - winning prizes for best actress as well as best actress in a musical.
She won best actress for her role in Absolute Hell at the Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton stage and best actress in a musical for A Little Night Music, with the RNT at the Olivier.
Film star Omar Sharifs illegitimate son says he bears no ill will towards a father he last saw 10 years ago.
The aspiring actor, who lives in Italy, said he understood his father's absence during his childhood. "I do not feel he did me any wrong because I always look at the problem from his point of view," said Reuben Omar Sharif (25) in an interview in Egypt's Al Akhbar daily.
France's Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest person, celebrates her 121st birthday tomorrow by releasing a compact disc of techno and funk rap music.
She will unveil the CD, called, Mistress of Time, at Saintes Maries de la Mer, near the Provence town of Arles where she was born in 1875 and once met Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.