Miss Moneypenny is dead

LONDON – Lois Maxwell, the Canadian-born actress who was to many fans the definitive Miss Moneypenny in James Bond films, has died in Western Australia aged 80, the BBC reported yesterday.

It said Maxwell, the demure foil to Bond’s suave rake in 14 films from 1962’s ‘Dr. No’ to 1985’s ‘A View to a Kill’, had died in Fremantle Hospital.She had been suffering from cancer.In the Bond films Moneypenny as secretary to Bond’s chief M has a flirtatious relationship with the spy, evidently attracted to him but never succumbing to his advances.40 militants killed * BAGHDAD – Iraqi army forces killed 40 militants during operations in three northern Iraqi provinces in the last 24 hours, a Defence Ministry statement said yesterday.It said the operations took place in the volatile provinces of Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk.Another eight people were arrested in those provinces, the statement said.Ukraine votes * KIEV – Ukrainians voted yesterday in snap parliamentary polls meant to end months of political unrest, but likely to stoke new tension as pro-Western parties pushed to remove their Russian-backed rival from power.The election to the parliament, the Rada, was called to resolve a feud between Western-leaning President Viktor Yushchenko and his prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, who is closer to Ukraine’s former ruler Moscow.Nampa-Reuters-AP-AFPNo’ to 1985’s ‘A View to a Kill’, had died in Fremantle Hospital.She had been suffering from cancer.In the Bond films Moneypenny as secretary to Bond’s chief M has a flirtatious relationship with the spy, evidently attracted to him but never succumbing to his advances.40 militants killed * BAGHDAD – Iraqi army forces killed 40 militants during operations in three northern Iraqi provinces in the last 24 hours, a Defence Ministry statement said yesterday.It said the operations took place in the volatile provinces of Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk.Another eight people were arrested in those provinces, the statement said.Ukraine votes * KIEV – Ukrainians voted yesterday in snap parliamentary polls meant to end months of political unrest, but likely to stoke new tension as pro-Western parties pushed to remove their Russian-backed rival from power.The election to the parliament, the Rada, was called to resolve a feud between Western-leaning President Viktor Yushchenko and his prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, who is closer to Ukraine’s former ruler Moscow.Nampa-Reuters-AP-AFP