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Jennifer Lawrence Credits Mockingjay Co-Star Liam Hemsworth For 'Toughening Her Up'

Jennifer says that Liam taught her how to be fair and to stand up for herself. (Image courtesy: AP)

Actress Jennifer Lawrence has credited Liam Hemsworth, her co-star in the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, for "toughening her up".

The 24-year-old said in an interview to Nylon magazine that she was surprised to find a lasting friendship with Liam, and has formed an unexpected and strong bond with him, reports contactmusic.com.

Asked about her time working on the franchise, the Oscar winner said, "I guess the thing that surprised me is that I would never expect to ever have a man this good looking ever be my best friend. I just would never assume those things could happen, but he is. He's (Liam) the most wonderful, lovable, family-oriented, sweet, hilarious, amazing guy. He actually taught me how to be fair and to stand up for myself. It's my biggest weakness: negotiating."

"I'm a wimp about standing up for myself and Liam is always fair. He's always on time, he's always doing his job, and he's good about making sure that things stay fair. He's teaching me to toughen up a little bit. That was important, I need that," she added.

The film is set to release in India on November 28.

Oscar For Unbroken Would be 'Great', Says Angelina Jolie

Actress Angelina Jolie says it would be a "great deal" for her if her forthcoming movie Unbroken can win her an Oscar.

Unbroken is about the life of World War II hero Louis 'Louie' Zamperini, a former American Olympic track star who survives a plane crash in the Pacific, and after being discovered floating on a raft after 47 days, is made a prisoner of war by Japan and spends two-and-half years being tortured whilst incarcerated.

The Hollywood star has said that it meant a lot to her to be able to bring Mr Zamperini's story to the big screen and therefore she would cherish any Oscar win even more than her first Academy Award 14 years ago for Girl, Interrupted, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Speaking at the British premiere of the film here, she said: "I love directing and most of all I felt very responsible to this story and this man's life."

When asked what Oscar success would mean, she replied: "It would mean a great deal to me, for sure."

The much anticipated film is set to release on December 25.

Winter Storms Bring Fresh Misery to Gaza War Homeless

GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES:  As the wind whistles through gaping holes in her ruined house, 62-year-old Suad al-Zaza and her daughter huddle together for warmth on a bed made of a wooden door laid on breeze blocks.

"I wake up cold, I sleep on the bed, afraid that it will break. I'm covered with two blankets that we were given," she says as rain drips through the ceiling inside the wreckage of her home in Gaza City's Shejaiya neighbourhood. 

"Before the war, I was happy, safe, comfortable in my life and now we are living in the middle of this destruction." 

Three months after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire ended a bloody 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants, more than 100,000 Gazans remain homeless and the much-hyped reconstruction has yet to begin.

And a fierce winter storm which has battered the region since Monday has brought further misery to tens of thousands of Palestinian families who are living in temporary shelters or in the rubble of their destroyed homes.

In Shejaiya, one of the worst-hit neighbourhoods where huge areas were reduced to rubble by Israeli tank fire, there is no sign of any construction.

But there are still those desperate enough to return home.
Ibtisam al-Ijla, 46, sits on a filthy, battered sofa in the blackened shell of her former home as her husband huddles in the corner, prodding at a fire, their only source of heating.

Corrugated iron sheets cover holes in the front wall, and wires hold up dirty blankets to create a thin illusion of privacy.

"I'm really worried about the weather but there is nothing that I can do about it," she tells AFP before the full force of the storm hits.
She and her husband fled barefoot at the height of the bombardment only to return to ruins.

With no money to rent elsewhere, they were forced to move back in.
Grubby bedding lies on the floor. Draughty and exposed to the driving rain, the house has no front door, no electricity and no running water. 

The toilet is completely open to the crater of rubble out back.
"Being here reminds me of my old life, of my neighbours who used to live here and are now gone. In the past, we would all sit together with family and friends," she says.

"Now I'm almost completely alone." 

FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo®6 Concept

The Toyota FT-1 concept is a pure performance, track-focused sports car model created by CALTY Design Research, Toyota's North American Design branch. The FT-1 concept is a symbol that captures elements of the emotion and energy we can expect to see in future Toyota vehicles designs. Its design is heavily influenced by Toyota's long sports car tradition that includes vehicles such as 2000GT, Celica, Supra and most recently, FT-86 (Scion F-RS).

Read the FT-1 Concept press release in the Toyota Pressroom.

See what Motortrend is saying about the FT-1.

Here is a sneak peek of a very special version of the Toyota FT-1 sports car concept that will soon be available for download in Gran Turismo®6, exclusively on PlayStation®3. This exciting concept was designed by Toyota's Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, CA. Stay tuned for more!

Shah Rukh Khan New Upcoming Movie Fan 2015

Fan is an upcoming Indian film directed by Maneesh Sharma and featuring Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The make-up artist Greg Cannom has developed the look of Khan in the film. Principal photography of the film began in May 2014 in Delhi. Fan was scheduled to release in early 2015, but owing to the injuries sustained by Khan during the filming of Happy New Year, the film's release date was postponed to 14 August 2015.

Wednesday flights: Cancellations hit 550 on busy travel day

Airlines waive change fees for Thanksgiving storm

That number grew even more on Wednesday morning, climbing to about 550 as of 12:30 p.m. ET, according to FlightAware.

U.S. carriers have increasingly decided to preemptively cancel flights in recent years when poor weather was forecast to hit busy airports, and that trend appears to be playing out again for this latest storm. Wednesday's preemptive cancellations came as an approaching winter storm threatened to snarl flights at the peak of the Thanksgiving travel rush.

Nearly a third of Wednesday's cancellations came at just three airports: New York LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Philadelphia. More than 11% of Wednesday's entire schedule had already been grounded at Newark, LaGuardia and Philadelphia airports as of 12:30 p.m. ET, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. A number of those cancellations were made Tuesday evening.

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USA TODAY WEATHER: Winter storm targets East Coast for Thanksgiving Eve

Washington Reagan National, Boston, New York JFK, Westchester County, N.Y., Hartford, Conn., and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were among other airports that had an unusual number of preemptive cancellations for Wednesday.

All of those airports are in the path of a storm that's bring mess weather and strong winds to East Coast's biggest cities. Still, more than 200 of Wednesday's cancellations came even before the first rain drops or snowflakes fell in those cities.

Emraan Hashmi Says He Never Refused to Work With Sunny Leone

"This image was posted on Twitter by  Sunny Leone" 

Actor Emraan Hashmi denies that he refused to work with actress Sunny Leone for a special song in Ungli. In fact, he says he'd like to work with her if given a chance.

Emraan had reportedly turned down an offer to share screen space with Sunny.

"I have never refused to work with Sunny Leone. They were all rumours. When they (the filmmakers) approached Sunny Leone, our dates were not matching. And because of date issues, we launched eight new girls for the title track of Ungli," he said.

"In future if I get a good script, I would like to work with her (Sunny)," Emraan added.

The actor is currently busy promoting Ungli.

Asked why the film is not being promoted on a large scale, he said: "I don't know about the promotions, I am doing my best. I'm giving my dates from my busy schedule."

Directed by Rensil D'Silva, Ungli is releasing on Friday and also features Kangana Ranaut.

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Singer Selena Gomez got emotional during her performance at the 2014 American Music Awards (AMAs). It left her friend Taylor Swift concerned.

The 22-year-old, whose latest single The Heart Wants What It Wants is rumoured to be about her on-and-off boyfriend Justin Bieber, appeared to be teary-eyed as she performed it live for the first time here at the AMAs Sunday, reports mirror.co.uk.

Selena looked emotional towards the end of the song and even looked down to the ground, perhaps to avoid the cameras catching her mid-sob.

Her performance moved Taylor Swift, who appeared to be concerned for her emotional friend as the camera panned to her following her moving performance.

In a prelude in the opening moments of the song, a tearful Selena said, "When I was on stage and I was thinking of. I felt like I know, I know him, though, and I know his heart and I know what he wouldn't do to hurt me."

!!Shocked Over Conviction For Blasphemy, Says Veena Malik!!

File photo of Veena Malik

NEW DELHI:  Reacting to a court's decision of sentencing her to 26 years in prison for blasphemy, Pakistani actor Veena Malik today said she has done nothing wrong and will appeal against the verdict in higher courts.

"I am shocked to hear about the decision. This is probably the fastest court trial because it started two months ago when I was in the US. I wasn't even present in the court when it gave the decision. But higher courts are available in Pakistan and I have full faith in higher courts. I am going to fight my case," Ms Malik told NDTV.

India-United States relations: New era in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say top US diplomats

Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “determination” for development for all, two of the top US diplomats have said that “a new era” has emerged in India under his leadership. “It really does feel like a new era in India under Prime Minister Modi. You see the focus on pushing the economy, opening and accelerating it, but you also see it paired with a commitment to greater openness as a society,” Under Secretary of

State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Right, Sarah Swell, told reporters at a media round table yesterday. Swell, who returned to US after concluding talks with the leadership of the new Indian government, and meeting members of the civil society and human rights groups, praised the Prime Minister for “effectively taking up the issues related to women, children and other sections of the society and his determination for development for all.