Shakira has addressed to the American Congress

Pop singer Shakira has addressed to the Congress of the USA for the help on illiteracy liquidation in developing countries. "Formation can rescue a life", - the scene star speaks, underlining, that 226 million teenagers cannot visit high school because of violence in region or owing to necessity to earn on livelihood. She has underlined, that formation – possibility to be pulled out from a poverty vicious circle.

Shakira, being the ambassador of good will of UNICEF and advancing a number of educational projects, acceptance by the bill Congress "Formation for all", submitted the deputy from Democratic party Titoj Loui in 2007 lobbies. The bill assumes allocation of $10 млрд within 5 years for realisation of educational projects in the poor countries.

Gordon Brown will discuss with Shakira school education in the third world

On Monday the prime minister of the Great Britain Gordon Brown, the president of the World bank Robert Tsellik and singer Shakira who is the ambassador of good will of Children's fund of the United Nations (UNICEF), will discuss by phone a school education condition in developing countries. On it it is informed on site Foxbusiness.com.

During conversation, predictably, Brown, Tsellik and Shakira will urge heads of the governments of the countries of the world to help to achieve that all children on the earth went to school. Now such possibility are deprived 72 million children younger and 226 million children of advanced age.

Observers pay attention for a long time to transformation of a policy into show with participation of pop stars. In April Brown as reminds Sky News, participated in teleshow, convincing spectators in necessity to struggle with a malaria more persistently. The head of the British government also discussed crisis in Darfur with actor George Kluni.

Singer Shakira attends the Ein Herz fuer Kinder (A Heart for Children) charity telethon gala December 15, 2007 in Berlin, Germany

Singer Shakira arrives at the closing night gala screening of 'Love In The Time Of Cholera' during AFI FEST 2007 presented by Audi held at the Cinerama Dome on November 11, 2007 in Hollywood, California


Singer Shakira arrives at 'An Evening of Love', benefitting The Bare Feet Foundation, featuring a special screening of 'Love in the Time of Cholera' and a special performance by Shakira held at Rain Nightclub inside the Palms Casino Resort on November 6, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada



Singer Shakira performs at the...Puebla, MEXICO: Colombian singer Shakira performs at the UDLA Cancha Futbol Americano in Puebla state, Mexico, May 20, 2007. Shakira will be close her tour Oral Fix in Monterrey, Mexico, on 30 May. AFP PHOTO/Jose CASTANARES (Photo credit should read Jose Castanares/AFP/Getty Images)

Shakira and Sanz Deny Sex Tape Prank

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Shakira and Sanz from a Latin Grammys performance.

A sex video April Fool's Day prank involving pop collaborators Shakira and Alejandro Sanz has been exposed as a hoax by the singers' publicists.

Bogus Internet reports suggested the stars and Shakira's boyfriend, Antonio de la Rua, were caught on film enjoying a threesome, but representatives for Sanz and Shakira insist there is no sex tape.

PeopleEnEspanol.com claims the rumor got started when Argentine DJ Javier Ceriani commented on a little Internet report on his Zona Cero radio show.

He said, "It's been said ... there is a private video recorded on a yacht, one that could implicate Alejandro Sanz, Shakira and Antonio de la Rua."

He suggested the tape was in the hands of the courts.

In a joint statement, the singers' representatives say, "This is a false rumor. This is totally absurd any way you look at it. There is no possibility that such a video exists. It is a baseless and malicious rumor."

Sanz and Shakira teamed up on the song "La Tortura," and appeared together in the tune's steamy video.

Shakira set to debut in the Middle East

Columbian pop sensation and lewd hip-shaker Shakira is set to make her first concert appearance in the Middle East, Bahrain to be specific, March 23rd. And the locals are going crazy over her; some of the most expensive seats are already sold out and the rest of the tickets are in low supply.