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14:57 UK time, Wednesday, 30 March 2011

A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.

according to Adelaide Now's most popular story. The article says she decided to break the surname into two words - "gill" and "lard" - so she could pronounce it properly when they met for a walk along Melbourne's Yarra River during December's visit. The piece replays a scene from Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes where Ms Winfrey talks to herself:

"Think of 'lard'. Think of Lard. Gill-Lard"
"Gills and the fish and lard?
"OK, good."

", because you will almost certainly get away with it," a UN official is reported to have said in the New Yorker's most read story. The article tells the story of commercial lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg who predicted rightly that he would be murdered. Born into Guatemala's oligarchy, Mr Rosenberg had frequently expressed despair over the violence that consumed Guatemala, the third most murderous country in the world. So when his mistress's father was murdered in a drive-by shooting he warned people that he would probably be framed.

The Telegraph's most read story tells of an "ungentlemanly exchange" where a city . The story explains Sebastian Marsh said Jenni Palmer was "a looker to say the least" and asked in an email whether he could "have a go". In reply, Mr Fildes described his ex in derogatory terms and claimed that she had "messed" him around. However, he added: "Feel free to pursue, yes, she is HOT!" The story explains Mr Fildes then accidentally copied Miss Palmer into the conversation while passing on her email address.

is the Daily Mail's most read story. The article says Aisha Gaddafi has become known as the "Claudia Schiffer of North Africa" for her love of designer clothes and career as a lawyer which saw her work for Saddam Hussein. But the Mail reports she has been pictured in Tripoli waving the leader's green flag and untypically dressed in a veil.

Proving popular with Boston Globe readers is a story about an . The application allows users to browse the anatomy of a female body. Originally set up as a demonstration, Google say it has proved useful for teaching and have introduced a male equivalent.

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