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Musical tributes were paid by Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, R Kelly, BeBe and CeCe Winans, and the Rev Kim Burrell. Stevie Wonder performed “Love's in Need of Love Today,” and Alicia Keys “Send me an Angel”.

Aretha Franklin, who was expected to sing at the service, could not attend at the church as she is reportedly too ill to attend the ceremony.

Up to 1500 guests are expected to attend the funeral which is scheduled to begin by noon and lasts about 90 minutes.

The man has been charged with aggravated assault and indecent exposure and is being held on $50,000 bail at the Chester County Prison.

Scientists have observed that the lava dome has expanded from 50 metres to 60 metres in the past week alone.

Though police is planning to lock down the streets near the church, a large number of fans are expected to crowd the area surrounding the funeral home and the cemetery where she will be buried.

Nearly 500 guests including Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Clive Davis and Stevie Wonder are expected to attend the funeral services.

Guests at the opera house include Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen, former James Bond star Roger Moore, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Austrian President Heinz Fischer.

Though the economic performance of Europe continues to weigh on the prospects of global growth, emerging markets and the United States are giving a glimmer hope to the world economy, analysts believe.

The organisers are even ready with 6,000 law enforcement officers and 2,000 health workers who can communicate with the guests in English.

Would-be suicide bomber on Christmas Day mission for al-Qaida boarded Northwest Airlines flight with bomb sewn into underwear.

The high profile visit to the White House is mainly seen in political circles as a rapport-building exercise to bridge the "trust deficit" between the two nations.

The school bus reportedly collided with a lorry on a slippery road before it overturned and caught fire.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inserted the first rod in to the reactor, according to a footage shown in Iran’s English language Press TV.

Olympus is under investigation for its cover-up of financial losses including the restatement on past security reports and net assets.

USS Abraham Lincoln, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, under the watchful eyes of Iranian patrol boats and aircrafts.

The silver-and-white furred Malachy has won the “Best In Show,” at the event and is the first Pekingese to win Westminster’s top honour since 1990.

Brussels meeting with European Bank president Mario Draghi and Olli Rehn, EU finance commissioner, scrapped.

Though the death of Whitney Houston cast a pall of gloom over the ceremony, the electrifying performances by celebrity singers lifted the mood of the night.

Katy Perry, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj are among those who set the stage on fire with their high-voltage performances.

UK's AAA credit rating in danger after Moody’s puts country on negative watch along with France and Austria.

The Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed to the media that the target was Israeli Embassy or diplomats in New Delhi.

Murdoch is believed to have reached London, to restore confidence among the employees in the wake of the arrests of five of the Sun journalists.

Below is a statement on Whitney Houston's death issued Saturday night by police in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Fans, fellow singers, composers and celebrities around the world reacted with shock and disbelief at the untimely death of the pop queen, Whitney Houston.

Death of Houston, the six time Grammy winner, came on the eve of 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the biggest annual day in the music industry.

Apart from The Sun employees, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving armed forces member and an MoD employee were also arrested by the Scotland Yard.

The company is planning to start production by late 2013 and the delivery of the vehicle by 2014. However Tesla has not revealed its UK release date so far.

Red roses, the universal symbol of love, are still the number one choice for those who choose flowers for their Valentine’s Day gifting.