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A range of quirky, heartfelt and funny animal videos emerged in 2011. Here’s a list of the best.

Nancy Dell'Olio said that age means nothing to her and it would be an "honour" to pose nude for Playboy magazine.

German fashion designer and creative director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld launched an India-themed luxury show during the Metiers D'Art Show for Chanel fashion house in Paris on Tuesday. Since 2003, the show has been paying homage to Chanel workshops with high-end couture collections.

According to The Sun, a record shop listed Lily's single on their site on Wednesday, retailing for £3.99. The problem with the listing is that the Web site does not offer fans the opportunity to pre-order singles from either of the two other finalists, Little Mix and Marcus Collins.

According to the book, the two-piece swimsuit takes its name from the Pacific atoll in the Marshall Islands which was the site of 23 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958. The bikini came out a few days after the first test and was said to be "split like the atom”.

The family is reportedly planning to hold a condolence meeting in London.

American author David Guterson won the 19th Bad Sex in Fiction Award for his novel "Ed King."

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were visibly excited as the pair carried out their first joint public engagement with Prince Charles and Camilla.

Ruben Arzubody builder who attacked a Californian couple in their home couldn’t be restrained by four police using tasers, old fashioned handcuffs proved more effective.

The model and fashion blogger has spoken her first words since she suffered severe injuries from accidentally walking into a plane propeller

Murakami and King are among 12 authors shortlisted for having written the worst sex scene of the year.

A 'lost' Jane Austen portrait has been uncovered by biographer Paula Byrne, revealing a previously unseen view of the writer.

A former Miss Russia has been jailed in New York after she was thrown out of her rehabilitation programme following an assault on another patient.

Showcasing the news of an actor's death on the front page when farmers were committing suicide only showed a "lack of sense of priority", Justice Markandey Katju has told a news agency.

Following Alesha Dixon's boozy appearance on Alan Carr's Chatty Man last night, the International Business Times looked into some of the best soused celebrity moments caught on TV.

The stars were out in full force on Monday night in LA for the premiere of the latest star-studded film, New Year's Eve.

Hollywood actress Hilary Swank has said she regrets her controversial decision to accept a six-figure sum to appear at the 35th birthday celebrations of Chechnya's autocratic dictator, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor came first in the Sexiest Asian Woman poll conducted by Britain's leading weekly newspaper Eastern Eye.

The current nude magazine controversy goes hand-in-hand with the new publicity shoots of the fourth season of television show "Swayamvar 4" featuring Veena Mailk in "Veena Ka Vivaah" (Veena Malik's marriage).

Zac Goldsmith has prompted outrage after comparing the tabloid press to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz.

Leading stars Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer and Abigail Breslin were among the others who lined up for the event.

Cheryl has gained seven pounds and seems quite happy about it, according to the Grazia magazine.

Visual artist Leo Greenfield had the opportunity to hob-knob with leading designers and fashion royalty on a recent trip to Paris.

The Indian actor producer and film-maker reportedly died in London on Sunday of a heart attack

E! News presenter Giuliana Rancic has revealed that she intends to undergo a double mastectomy and immediate reconstruction after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October.

The axed X Factor star is already in talks with record labels hours after X Factor exit

An album of the Back To Black star's unreleased songs entitled 'Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures' has been released just months after her tragic death

A pair of special evening shoes designed for the late Princess Soraya of Iran in 1962 was sold at a recent Paris auction to renowned French shoemaker Roger Vivier.

A family relative said the multi-talented singer and songwriter may have suffered from undiagnosed mental illness.