Madonna is busting out of her bustier on one of the December covers of Interview and all together freeing the nipple inside the pages of the magazine.

The 56-year-old pop star held nothing back as she got real with magician David Blaineabout everything from art and death to drugs. The three different covers and a series of boudoir shots were shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

During their chat, Blaine called the singer's new song ("Devil Prays") off her forthcoming album "fucking amazing" and wonders why it's all about drugs, because "it's not like [she was] using drugs."

Madonna wasn't coy about her past drug use telling the magician, she's tried everything once, and explained the song is about "how people take drugs to connect to God or to a higher level of consciousness."

"I keep saying, 'Plugging into the matrix.' If you get high, you can do that, which is why a lot of people drop acid or do drugs, because they want to get closer to God," she told Blaine. "But there's going to be a short circuit, and that's the illusion of drugs, because they give you the illusion of getting closer to God, but ultimately they kill you. They destroy you. I mean, I tried everything once, but as soon as I was high, I spent my time drinking tons of water to get it out of my system. As soon as I was high, I was obsessed with flushing it out of me. [Blaine laughs] I was like, 'Okay, I'm done now.'

The runners-up are Miss USA Andrea Neu, who was crowned Miss Air, Miss Venezuela Maira Alexandra Rodriguez won the Miss Water title and Miss Fire went to Miss Russia Anastasia Trusova.

Herrell defeated 85 contestants including Miss India Alankrita Sahai, who couldn’t even make it to top 16 at the 14th edition of the pageant held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman.

Miss Earth 2013 Alyz Henrich from Venezuela crowned her successor at the end of the pageant.

A Sri Lankan housemaid in Kuwait filed a case against her male compatriot who also works as a driver in her sponsor’s house and accused him of rape.

In her complaint to officers at Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem police station, the woman said the house driver had sex with her by force.

The suspect was arrested and referred for further investigation.(Arab times)

It's that time of year again when many of us think about wrapping up warm.

But things couldn't be more different in a small community in Hertfordshire.

Residents enjoy nothing more than stripping off and living completely naked.

Just outside St Albans is the quiet - yet quirky - corner of England, where time has stood still and the inhabitants retreat from the outside world.

Spielplatz is one of the oldest naturist resorts in Europe and is the UK's only Naked Village.

A TV crew spent the summer with the residents and management committee of the village as they endeavour to keep the spirit of naturism, and the laid back lifestyle that goes with it, alive whilst ensuring their way of life can continue for future generations.

There is a desperate need to attract new, younger visitors and residents, as the average age of the village community is well over 60.

As well as a permanent home to some 50 residents, Spielplatz also attracts day visitors and others who come to enjoy the freedom of the village green, community pool and other facilities - without clothes.

A derogatory posting on Face Book regarding the principal of a school in Nawalapitiya had caused her to fall sick resulting in her having to be admitted to the hospital. Soon after this incident, a group of persons had called over at the school and assaulted another teacher, resulting in that teacher too having to seek medical attention. Hearing of the two incidents the parents and students of the school had decided to stage a protest in the Nawalapitiya town.

This incident had allegedly taken place over a dispute which had arisen over the Sunday School Classes that was being conducted at the church near the school. Nawalapitiya police had commenced investigations into the cause of the dispute.

The police, along with the school development society had summoned a meeting of the students and their parents on Wednesday (19).

It was revealed that when the principal arrived at the school she had been shocked with the posting that she had seen on Face Book and she had fallen unconscious. As the term tests were in progress this scene created much tension among the school authorities.

Meanwhile the teacher, who had been attacked later on, had said that a group of outsiders had entered the school premises and had demanded the keys of the classrooms from her. When she requested them to wait for the arrival of the principal, they had scolded and then assaulted her.

The Zonal Director of Education of Gampola, Ananda Premasiri, who visited the scene, had said that instructions had been given to allow several persons to use the class rooms, but in the meantime a separate group had entered the school and created this ugly scene.

Dish TV has finally received the nod from the government of Sri Lanka to commence operations for its Sri Lanka unit, India television.com reported.

The DTH operator in a statement to the BSE has said ‘Dish TV India Ltd has informed BSE that Dish TV Lanka (Private) Limited, the Company’s Subsidiary Company in Sri Lanka, has been granted the ‘Satellite Television Broadcasting License’ (DTH License) by the Government of Sri Lanka to establish, operate and maintain Satellite Television Network for the purpose of Digital Television Satellite Broadcasting.’

The DTH operator in a statement to the BSE has said ‘Dish TV India Ltd has informed BSE that Dish TV Lanka (Private) Limited, the Company’s Subsidiary Company in Sri Lanka, has been granted the ‘Satellite Television Broadcasting License’ (DTH License) by the Government of Sri Lanka to establish, operate and maintain Satellite Television Network for the purpose of Digital Television Satellite Broadcasting.’

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has taken delivery of its first A330-300 becoming a new operator for the type. The wide-body aircraft arrived at Colombo International Airport, having flown from Toulouse, France, and joins the airlines’ existing fleet of A320, A321, A330-200 and A340-300 aircraft. SriLankan will take delivery of a further five A330-300s.

“We have a reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability and punctuality; all of which are qualities reflected in selecting the A330,” said Kapila Chandrasena, CEO of SriLankan Airlines. “The addition of the A330-300 to our family will enable us to drive our offering to new heights.”

SriLankan Airlines and Airbus embarked upon a long-term, strategic partnership in 1993 when the airline began operating the A320 and A340. It has since grown to be an all Airbus operator, and is now an award winning carrier, expanding and diversifying its wide range of products and services to drive the country’s ongoing boom in tourism and economic development.

"Combining the highest levels of reliability, superior economics and great passenger appeal, the A330-300 will fit seamlessly into the SriLankan Airlines’ fleet,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. “We are very proud of our two decades of partnership with SriLankan Airlines and that they have built their success on our aircraft.”

The A330 Family, which spans 200 to 440 seats, and includes Freighter, VIP, and Military Transport/Tanker variants, has now attracted more than 1,300 orders. Over 1,100 aircraft are flying with more than 100 operators worldwide. The A330 is one of the world’s most efficient aircraft with best in class operating economics. With numerous on-going product enhancements entering service in the coming years, such as the more capable 242 tonne take-off-weight variant (available for both the A330-200 and the A330-300), the A330 for regional and domestic routes and the A330neo, the A330 Family remains the most cost-efficient and capable widebody aircraft, averaging operational reliability above 99 percent. The A330 belongs to the successful Airbus Widebody aircraft Family, which comprises the A330, A350 XWB and A380, and uniquely spans the 250 to over 500 seats segment.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. yesterday announced the expansion of its flagship Galaxy Note series with the launch of the new Samsung GALAXY Note 4 in Sri Lanka.
Blending an enhanced S Pen with a superior viewing experience, the GALAXY Note 4 provides users with the most unique and powerful mobile experience in the market.
Commenting at the launch, H.K. Chang, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics India – Sri Lanka Branch Office, “The launch of GALAXY Note 4 highlights Samsung’s commitment to deliver iconic and differentiated products. The new device exhibits people inspired innovation with its unique combination of an enhanced S Pen, large and vivid display and superior productivity features to provide the most refined Galaxy experience to our customers. Samsung has significantly contributed to the wearable industry by taking the lead in offering unique smart wearables and the launch of Gear S will further set a new standard in the mobile communication space.”

Powerful performance that matters the most to you
The GALAXY Note 4 embraces Samsung’s heritage of an unrivaled GALAXY mobile experience. Its extraordinary 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440) Super AMOLED display reproduces clearer and more vivid images with deep contrast, better viewing angles, and response times as fast as a millionth of a second, providing an ultimate viewing experience.

S.M. Gotabaya Jayaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology, H.K. Chang, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics India – Sri Lanka Branch Office and Kalpa Perera, Head of Mobile Business, Samsung India Electronics – Sri Lanka Branch Office at the launch

The Note series is much more than the large screen and the advanced Multi Window feature in GALAXY Note 4 enriches the user’s experience by providing them with the key to easier multi-tasking. Users can choose how they access their applications with full, split or pop-up screens, and easily change the size and positioning of apps on the screen with one intuitive swipe.
The GALAXY Note 4 also sports an advanced camera that reproduces brighter and clearer images. The device is equipped with a 16 megapixel rear-facing camera featuring a Smart Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) that counter-balances camera shake and automatically extends exposure time in dark settings. The device’s camera is further strengthened by features like Selective Focus, Rear-cam Selfie, Beauty face, Virtual Tour Shot, Shot & More among others.
In addition, the 3.7 megapixel front-facing camera with an f1.9 aperture offers a default 90 degree shooting. The Wide Selfie feature for the front camera allows users to capture selfies covering angles up to 120 degrees, by seamlessly stitching additional parts around you. The heart rate monitor which sits on the rear side of the phablet can be tapped to shoot a selfie.

S.M. Gotabaya Jayaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology, H.K. Chang, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics India – Sri Lanka Branch Office and Nasser Majeed, CEO, Softlogic Retail at the launch

Making everyday tasks much faster and easier, the GALAXY Note 4’s S Pen has been specifically evolved to serve as the primary interface for routine tasks. This new S Pen offers a much more authentic pen experience, with a more natural brush effect that perfectly emulates writing on paper with a fountain or calligraphy pen. The S Pen serves as the key to a more user-friendly Air Command functionality with intuitive features such as Action Memo, Smart Select, Image Clip and Screen Write that allow users to create and collect content with ease. A new Smart Select feature enables users to easily piece together content from different origins, and share or collect it with ease.
The GALAXY Note 4 also provides users with a choice of multiple, seamless note-taking methods integrated with Samsung’s S Note application. In addition to typing and writing, the innovative Photo Note feature allows users to take a picture and convert the image into editable format within the S-Note. They can also further unleash their creativity by jotting down their thoughts quickly with the Voice Memo.
The GALAXY Note 4 introduces a new sleek and stylish GALAXY design language. The device features a premium metal frame with fluid curvature that seamlessly blends with the device display. The GALAXY Note 4’s 2.5D glass screen, inherited from the GALAXY S3, offers extra protection while perfectly complementing the device’s rich viewing experience. The soft-textured back cover gives the device a luxurious finish while also providing a comfortable grip.
Samsung has laid emphasis on the battery life of the GALAXY Note 4 so as to ensure that the users enjoy the host of features without interruption. The Adaptive Fast Charging feature in the GALAXY Note 4 charges the battery from 0% to 50% in 33 minutes, which is 44% faster than conventional charging. The Ultra Power Saving Mode complements the fast charging by ensuring that users don’t run out of power when they need it most. And to top it off, the GALAXY Note 4 consumes less power than its predecessor, thus increasing the battery life by 7.5%.
The GALAXY Note 4’s wide selection of enhanced essential features enables users to get even more from their mobile device. GALAXY Note 4 comes equipped with multiple microphones and an improved speaker phone for better noise cancellation when speaking in loud environments. A built-in Voice Recorder offers eight directional voice tagging and a selective playback capability that allows users to isolate and listen to specific voices in a group conversation. The GALAXY Note 4 also offers an improved Fingerprint Scanner, to secure personal data and the world’s first UV sensor in a mobile device.
The new Gear S redefines the wearable category in both fashion and functionality – it is equipped with independent 3G Voice plus Data SIM connectivity and can therefore independently handle all your communication needs including calling, texting, chatting and e-mailing over both 3G and Wi-Fi.
The Samsung GALAXY Note 4 is priced at Rs. 128,999, Gear S is priced at Rs. 56,900 and the Gear Circle is Priced Rs. 13,000. The GALAXY Note 4 will be available in ‘Charcoal Black’, ‘Frost White’ and ‘Bronze Gold’.

Maynard is sad she had to leave her home state of California in order to access death with dignity laws in Oregon. Brittany said she's going public with her choice because she wants to expand assisted suicide laws around the nation.

"I can't even tell you the amount of relief it provides me to know that I don't have to die the way that it's been described to me, that my brain tumor would take me on its own," said Maynard. "I hope to pass in peace."

Brittany, an athlete and adventurer who has run half-marathons and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, was given six months to live in April after being diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma (a malignant brain tumor) in January 2014. Maynard plans to end her life Nov. 1 with medication from her doctor, but she insists she's not suicidal and does not want to die.

"There is not a cell in my body that is suicidal or that wants to die," she told People. "I want to live. I wish there was a cure for my disease but there's not. My glioblastoma is going to kill me, and that's out of my control. I've discussed with many experts how I would die, and it's a terrible, terrible way to die. Being able to choose to go with dignity is less terrifying."

Brittany, an only child, said she has discussed the decision with her parents and her husband, Dan Diaz, 42. They support her choice to die peacefully and not suffering in the last days of her life.

"My entire family has gone through a cycle of devastation," she said. "I'm an only child. For my mother, it's really difficult, and for my husband as well, but they've all supported me because they've stood in hospital rooms and heard what would happen to me."

Sadly, Maynard had wanted to start a family when she was diagnosed with advanced brain cancer in January 2014. After undergoing surgery in April, she learned her tumor had gotten bigger and was given at most six months to live. That's when she decided she wanted to end her life on her own terms.

Because assisted suicide is against the law in her native California, Brittany's entire family has moved to Oregon, where the state's Death with Dignity Act has been in place since 1997. Since then, 752 people have died on their own terms. Maynard is currently trying to get assisted suicide laws enacted in California.

Maynard is choosing to die on Nov. 1 so she can celebrate her husband's birthday on Oct. 30 before she goes. She's at peace with her decision and feels it's the best for herself and her loved ones.

"I really wanted to celebrate my husband's birthday, which is October 30," she says. "I'm getting sicker, dealing with more pain and seizures and difficulties. I'm dying, but I'm choosing to suffer less."

Brittany plans to die in the bedroom she shares with her husband. Her mother, stepfather, husband and best friend will be by her side when she departs this world.

A woman in Sweden has achieved a medical first after giving birth to a health baby boy following a womb transplant.

The 36-year-old mother received a uterus from a close family friend last year.

Her baby boy was born prematurely by cesarean section but is healthy and mother and child are now at home and doing well.

The Swedish woman had healthy ovaries, but she was born without a uterus – a syndrome seen in one girl in 4,500.

One year after the transplant, when doctors were confident the womb was working well, they transferred a single embryo created in a lab dish using the woman’s eggs and her husband’s sperm.

The woman, who has only one kidney, had three mild rejection episodes, including one during pregnancy, but all were successfully treated with medicines.

Mats Brannstrom, Professor and Team Leader of the Uterus Transplantation Team said more research needed to be done adding “I think this is not going to be routine clinical care or routine surgery until many, many years from now.”

Source:Telegraph

In a security scare, a defused bomb was found last night in the business class of an Air India jumbo aircraft which was kept as a standby for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent US visit.

The discovery of the bomb uncovered a major security lapse within the Indian establishment tasked with protecting the top ring of the government.

The grenade was found by the Air India crew on board the Boeing 747-400 which was operating the Mumbai-Hyderabad-Jeddah flight, airline sources said today.

On landing at Jeddah, the incident was reported to the local security agencies who took over the aircraft, the sources said.

The aircraft, which has been cleared and released by Jeddah airport security, is still in the city as Indian security personnel were investigating the matter. The plane is likely to return to Calicut soon.

The aircraft had been kept as a standby for the recent US visit of Modi. The Prime Minister had undertaken a five-day visit to the US from September 25.

An Air India executive said that it was the "plastic casing" of a shell of a stun grenade used by security during the anti terror drills carried out in the plane and that it was "completely harmless". The airline is carrying out its investigations.

"A suspicious object was found on board this aircraft. The investigations are on," an Air India Spokesperson said.

“Vertasha and I knew we were attracted to each other when she was sixteen,” Mary Carter said. “But we decided to wait to have sex until she was eighteen, legally of age. We are now going public with our relationship to help others who might be in gay mother/daughter relationship feel confident and okay about coming out. We want the world to know we love each other as mother and daughter andromantically.”

Laws forbid incest mostly because of inbreeding and the birth defects that can often come as a consequence.

“We’re women, so Vertasha  and I obviously can’t make children,” Mary Carter said. “It’d be one thing if her daddy (he’s out of the picture) got her pregnant and a baby was born with deformities, but we’re not hurting anyone. We’re a new minority and just want acceptance.”

Vertasha is apparently happy with the relationship as well.

“My mom is still my mom. She does normal mom stuff: buys me clothes, pays for food, tells me to make our bed. We just happen to enjoy sex with each other too.”

The US State Department notes that the United States’ stance on human rights in Sri Lanka has not changed nor has it softened.

The statement was made by  US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki.

Question: There is a report that I have seen from a Sri Lankan newspaper suggesting that when Secretary Kerry met with the Sri Lankan President, I think it was during UNGA, that he had – that Secretary Kerry had, indicated or suggested a softening in the U.S. position on Sri Lanka. The piece I saw didn’t specify what, but I think the inference was that it was a softening on human rights concerns in Sri Lanka. Is there any truth to that? Did he signal that he would take human rights less seriously there?

MS. Psaki: Absolutely not. I saw the same story. The only thing that was right was that the Secretary did speak with the Sri Lankan President on the margins of the UN General Assembly. He did so with the express purpose of conveying that U.S. policy with regard to Sri Lanka has not changed and it certainly has not softened. We would, of course, like our relationship with Sri Lanka to achieve its full potential, but that will only happen if Sri Lanka builds enduring peace and prosperity for all of its diverse ethnic and religious communities. And that’s why the Secretary, in no uncertain terms, made clear to the President that Sri Lanka needed to take meaningful steps to act like a country that is no longer at war and instead is now building a future that includes all of its citizens. So, certainly, it had the opposite purpose.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on an official visit to Vatican City, met with His Holiness Pope Francis on Friday.

The Presidential Media Unit said the President had formally presented an invitation to the Pope, to visit Sri Lanka.

The delegation led by the President arrived at Vatican City at about 10:30 on Friday morning local time where they were greeted ceremonially, and the President accorded a guard of honour.

The Presidential Media Division says that President Rajapaksa met His Holiness Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace.

The President had briefed Pope Francis on Sri Lanka’s progress in areas including the resettlement of displaced persons, de-mining, the return of LTTE child soldiers to their parents, and infrastructure development.

The Presidential Media Divisions says that the President had pointed out to the Pope that although certain groups were spreading misconceptions, there exists peace and reconciliation among all religious groups.

The Pope had thanked the President for briefing him on the current situation in the country and had noted that he is looking forward with enthusiasm to his visit to Sri Lanka.

The statement issued by the Presidential Media Division also noted that Pope Francis and President Rajapaksa, exchanged ideas on the Pope’s visit to Sri Lanka.

The fire that broke out at the Mattegoda army camp following an explosion in the armoury on Thursday morning has been contained.

Army Commander Lt. Gen. Daya Ratnayake said that investigations have been launched to ascertain the cause of the explosion. Residents in the area said that loud explosion were heard from the army camp on Thursday morning.

Quick measures were taken by the army to douse the fire after security was tightened around the camp. According to our correspondent fire brigades were also dispatched to assist in dousing the fire. The army said that no casualties were reported in the incident.

Samsung on Wednesday rejected claims that its new oversized smartphone had a defect, after some customers posted pictures of a gap between the frame and display panel.

The South Korean electronics giant, which had poked fun at rival Apple over reports that its new iPhone model was susceptible to bending, said the “Gapgate” complaints concerning the Galaxy Note 4 were groundless.

After the “phablet” went on sale in China and South Korea on Friday, a number of South Korean users posted or tweeted pictures showing how a business card could be inserted between the display panel and the frame.

Some warned the gap would collect dirt and might even allow fluid into the device.

Samsung insisted the gap was a natural part of design that “does not impact the functionality or quality” of the phone.

“We assure our customers that all Galaxy Note 4 units meet our strict manufacturing and quality control standards,” it said in a statement.

A company spokesman added that the model had passed rigorous tests for dirt protection and water resistance.

The Galaxy Note 4 is important for Samsung, which brought the launch forward, apparently with the aim of getting it into the China market before the new iPhone 6, and larger iPhone 6 Plus.

Samsung initially pioneered the market for the “phablet” devices sized between a smartphone and a tablet computer when it introduced the Galaxy Note series in 2011.

The two rivals have locked horns for years in their battle to dominate the global smartphone market, suing each other for alleged patent violations and using aggressive advertising.

In a recent ad for Galaxy Note, Samsung showed a bent phone bowing to a straight phone with a line “Bend to those who are worthy”.

-NDTV

Buckingham Palace has revealed a sticky reality – Queen Elizabeth II is looking for a cleaner who can oversee the removal of chewing gum left by visitors to a royal residence.

Among the duties for the job at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is: “To arrange for the removal of chewing gum from the Historic and State Apartments by the porters”, the palace said on its website.

The part-time position, which is paid 15,912 pounds (20,428 euros, $25,763) a year, would also involve cleaning the palace toilets and “washing of all crockery required for visits to the palace”.

The cleaner would also “report to the Housekeeper any defects in furniture and fittings”, “clean all brass to the standards required by the Housekeeper” and “cover all furniture in dust sheets” when no royals are staying in the residence.

The many duties mean candidates must be “physically fit and meticulous” and the post holder “will need to have a flexible approach to working hours when The Queen, members of the Royal Family and the High Commissioner are in residence”.

Holyroodhouse dates back to the 16th century and is the Queen’s official residence in Scotland. Parts of it are open to the public – a fact the royals may be regretting.

A royal source quoted by The Sun newspaper said: “You wouldn’t expect people to be chewing gum when they visit, let alone stick it on the priceless antiques or the parquet floor.”

The Government Medical Officers Association convened a press conference in Colombo on Monday. Speaking at the press conference Assistant Secretary of the GMOA, Dr.Nalinda Herath expressed the following views:

Assistant Secretary of GMOA, Dr. Nalinda Herath:

“As you are aware, the Office of the Government Medical Officers Association was closed down in July. A group of doctors were behind this. On the 21st of July a case was filed in court by a group of private medical students, seeking that they too be given permission to train at government hospitals. In one hand, this is an attempt to destabilise the GMOA. ”

He added: “On the other hand it appears to be the process to leagalise private medical colleges. That is why we alleged that multi-national companies and other institutions are attempting to destabilise the Government Medical Officers Association. Our stance on private medical colleges has not changed. Private medical colleges cannot exists without the permission of the Medical Council. We believe that the Medical Council too will take the correct stance.”

Microsoft plans to offer a glimpse of its vision for Windows this week, as its new CEO seeks to redefine the company and recover from missteps with its flagship operating system.

Although the new software won’t be formally released until next year, analysts already consider its success crucial for Microsoft and Satya Nadella, who has made mobile devices and Internet-based services priorities since becoming CEO in February.

With its tablet-like touch controls, Windows 8 had been Microsoft’s answer to slumping sales in personal computers amid a rising demand for mobile devices. But the company alienated many users by forcing radical behavioral changes. Research firm IDC even blamed Windows 8 for accelerating a decline in PC sales in the first full quarter following the system’s release in October 2012.

Microsoft has released updates that address some of the complaints, yet analytics firm Net Applications estimates that five out of six Windows users are still using something other than Windows 8.

The next major release will be the company’s chance to regain its footing and show that Microsoft can embrace mobile devices without sacrificing the traditional computing experience.

Microsoft is expected to give an early look at some new features Tuesday during an event the company has billed as a discussion about “what’s next for Windows.” The company hasn’t said what it plans to call the new Windows version.

- Foreign News