Kidman ‘feared for life’
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman screamed and feared for her life as a paparazzi chased her car across Sydney, an Australian court heard on Tuesday.
The actress’ asset manager said he was driving Kidman to her parents’ home nearly three years ago when they found themselves in a terrifying pursuit, AFP reports from Sydney. “She was fearing for her life and she said someone is going to get killed,” John Manning told the court in Sydney, adding that Kidman said: “This has to stop. Call the police.”

Witness held Di’s hand
A witness testifying at the ongoing inquest into Princess Diana’s death has revealed that he held the royal’s hand as she lay dying, ANI reports from London.
Abdelatif Redjil told the London court that he and his friend Belkacem Bouzid were crossing the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris on the night of August 31, 1997, when they heard the sounds of a crash and rushed inside to help. Redjil described opening the back door of the car and holding the princess’ hand as she repeated “My God, my God.”

Thai senator gets 36 yrs jail
A former Thai senator accused of sex crimes against four underage girls was sentenced to 36 years in prison on Tuesday, AP reports from Bangkok. The case of Chalerm Promlert became a national scandal six years ago. Chalerm was the deputy speaker when he was arrested after being accused of paying procurers to find him teenage girls for sex. All four girls were under 15 at the time.

Now, friendly spidey on Net
Marvel is putting some of its older comics online, hoping to reintroduce young people to the X-Men and Fantastic Four by showcasing the original issues in which such characters appeared, AP reports from Los Angeles. It is a tentative move: “Comics can only be viewed in a web browser, not downloaded, and new issues will only go online at least six months after they first appear in print. Still, it represents perhaps the comics industry’s most aggressive web push yet,” said Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Publishing.

WSJ editions from India
The Wall Street Journal plans to start new joint-venture editions from India and China as part of its efforts to significantly increase its size, PTI reports from Sydney.
News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch, in an interview on Monday, also said “existing coverage will be strengthened and we will include more national and international news to broaden its coverage.”

Briton sentenced for 6 months for killing kitten in dryer
A British man who killed his wife’s kitten by putting it in a tumble dryer after their marriage collapsed has been sentenced to six months in prison, AP reports from London.
Philip Gannon, 42, originally bought the kitten, William, as a gift for his spouse, Jacqueline Hodson, 43, before the marriage broke down.
Gannon put the six-month-old kitten in the dryer when Hodson was out of the house in January 2005.
Damage to the cat’s claws suggested the animal tried to escape as it was being killed by the dryer’s heat, prosecutor Tony Stocks said. “This was a cat that would have suffered greatly before death occurred,” Stocks told a court.
Gannon also called one of his wife’s friends and, after a brief silence, simply said “meow,” Stocks said.

Napoleon wife’s watch sells for $1.3 million
A watch that belonged to Empress Josephine, wife of 19th century French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte, sold in Geneva for more than $1.3 million on Tuesday, more than seven times its pre-auction estimate, AFP reports from Geneva.
The watch, made in 1800 in gold and enamel and set with diamonds, went under the hammer at Christie’s auction house for 1.5 million Swiss francs.
Christie’s had estimated the lot at 200,000 Swiss francs.
The auction house did not reveal any information about the buyer.