Janet expose

New York, Aug. 8 (AP): Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin.

The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 28 kg, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.

Will she ever stop posing for sexy photos? “Of course. When I’m 80,” she tells Vibe. “That’s when I'll call it quits.” Two years ago, Justin Timberlake pulled off a part of Jackson’s bustier, briefly exposing one of her breasts, during the Super Bowl half-time show.

Paul police

London (AP): A security guard at Paul McCartney’s London home called police when one of his estranged wife’s guards climbed a wall to let her in, a spokesman for Heather Mills McCartney said on Tuesday. Mills McCartney’s security guard climbed a wall to open a gate after realising the locks at the home had been changed, said her spokesman, Phil Hall. A guard inside called police, who spoke to Mills McCartney and left, Hall said. Mills McCartney then entered the house with the couple’s daughter, Beatrice, 2, and stayed the night, he said.

Ape alarm

Nicosia, Cyprus (Reuters): Is it a mysterious ape? Someone’s lost pet monkey or the product of overactive imaginations? Whatever it is, Cypriot authorities are searching for a stray primate reported to have tapped on windows at dinner time to beg for food near the western resort town of Paphos. Police could not say whether they thought the animal was an ape or a monkey, but said there was no cause for alarm.

Thai ban

Bangkok (Reuters): Thai cultural watchdogs have banned a line of condoms whose name translates as “Good Penetration”, saying the suggestive label could draw youngsters into having sex earlier, newspapers reported on Tuesday. The condoms are actually named “Tom Dundee” after the stage name of a popular country singer, but officials said this offended good norms and culture, the Thai Rath tabloid said.