Donors pledge $5 billion aid for Pakistan

International donors meeting in Japan have pledged more than $5 billion in aid for Pakistan to bolster the country’s economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism, officials said. “I’m gobsmacked, absolutely gobsmacked,” she told CNN Friday morning. The 47-year-old shocked and inspired the audience, judges and Web watchers after she powered through “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical “Les Miserables” on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent.” A clip of Boyle’s performance had more than 15 million views on YouTube by Friday, and the world’s media have beaten a path to her door in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Fans of unlikely singing sensation demand album

Fans of television and YouTube singing sensation Susan Boyle are demanding she releases an album — now. The 47-year-old Boyle, who says she has never been kissed, was catapulted into the spotlight after her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical “Les Miserables,” on the television show “Britain’s Got Talent” at the weekend. Simon Cowell described her performance as “extraordinary,” while fellow judge Piers Morgan said it was the biggest surprise he’d ever had on the show.

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