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Anyone who complains that WOMAD is "too safe" must have missed the mosh pit that appeared at the front of gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello?'s late Sunday set, where the frenetic dancing of the band's teenage fans briefly descended into cheerful anarchy.

The Mirror, a British newspaper, recently reported that before her death, Amy Winehouse was in the middle of adopting a poor girl from the Caribbean island. The paper said Amy was about to adopt Dannika Augustine after meeting the girl in St. Lucia, and that the 10-year-old girl was living in poverty, as the girl's mother was single and was struggling to feed her.

The most recent SlutWalk demonstration occurred in New Delhi, and more are scheduled around the world as women speak out against "rape-culture" to tell men around the world, "no means no."

A British teenager charged with hacking offences and believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups was released on bail in a London court on Monday on condition he did not use the Internet.

Google's Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox in July to become Britain's second-most popular Web browser after Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Web analytics firm StatCounter said on Monday.

Kate Middleton looked stunning at the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall.

HSBC will shed 30,000 jobs as it retreats from countries where it is struggling to compete, Europe's biggest bank said on Monday after it reported a surprise rise in first-half profit.

Millions of British private sector workers face a very bleak old age, according to a pension review by The Workplace Retirement Income Commission (WRIC).

Regarding the spectacular crop circles appearing over the last centuries, a U.S.-based Professor of Physics point to Global Positioning System (GPS), lasers and microwaves were named as the possible answers.

Crop circles continue to stump mankind, but as least one man believes they are connected between physics and arts.

Two weeks after its release, the film continues to shatter records. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" finally made it pass the $1 billion mark in global box office sales this weekend. The first film in the franchise: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," came the closest to passing this mark with $974.8 million in 2002.

Market cheers job cuts, streamlining.

Google Chrome has become the second largest browser in UK, surpassing Firefox, according to web metric company Statcounter.

After his team's woeful defensive display in pre-season, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is looking to beef up his options at the back and is reportedly considering a bid for Stoke City skipper Ryan Shawcross.

Factories in Asia and Europe all but stagnated in July, according to business surveys that showed the weakest rates of growth since major industrial powers were struggling through the 2009 recession.

The manager refused to say anything on the Fabregas issue.

It's been confirmed that Apple?s upcoming iPhone5 -- which has the tech world a-twitter with speculations about its release date and features -- will have mobile payment accessibility.

China's Sun Yang provided a record-breaking finale to the world swimming championships on Sunday, while Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps set up the potential of a mouth-watering showdown at next year's London Olympics.

"Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse shot back to the top of the British albums chart Sunday, a week after the troubled singer died at the age of 27. Winehouse, famous for her distinctive soul songs and beehive hairdo, struggled with drinking and drug problems throughout much of her career. The cause of her death has not yet been determined as officials await results of toxicology tests.

EADS is poised to step up a recent buying spree with a space industry acquisition in Europe that could rank among its biggest efforts to expand, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.