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Miss New York, Mallory Hytes Hagan, was crowned Miss America 2013 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip

Evil lord of slime Vigo replaces Duchess of Cambridge in her first ever official portrait

Embattled actress films graphic orgy scene with three porn stars in new movie,The Canyons.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly ready to offer Pep Guardiola a record £18m-a-year contract.

Morgan Stanley plans to cut some of the highly paid jobs in the level of managing directors and executive directors.

Orthodox Jewish communities reeling from sex scandals exposing close-knit world that tries to silence victims.

Britain's FTSE 100 tests four and a half year highs as banks and miners lift benchmark to 6,100 level.

Nobel Laureate and New York Times columnist slips loudly into insult-based attack as the global economic debate gets increasingly partisan.

Pro-democracy activists accused by Hanoi of belonging to outlawed Viet Tan group in fresh crackdown on dissidents.

With 2013 Academy Award nominations imminent, Argo, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are frontrunners.

Fitch Ratings reports on huge insurance losses in wake of 'Frankenstorm' in New York.

Dina Lohan, 50, insists Mean Girls star is trouble because she watched her ex-husband Michael beat her for years.

Condoms, killer spiders, frogs and faeces: a litany of shame for the world's food retailers.

Knives out for harsh and funny critiques of literary giants' failed masterpieces for 2012.

Authorities defend rumours of cover-up following video leak by Anonymous demanding more prosecutions in alleged rape case

Figurehead of right-wing group pleads guilty to possession of false identity document.

Scientists confirm genetic link between seizure disorders and migraines.

A New York Times report indicates that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong may finally be willing to confess to the use of performance enhancing drugs.

A blogger's picture of a drunken man taped to an aeroplane seat has gone viral, as reports emerge of drama on board an Icelandair flight approaching New York.

Devil Wears Prada star Emily Blunt in frame to star in screen adaptation of Gone Girl, the US publishing phenomenon of 2012.

Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel has been named the cover model for Victoria Secret's annual swimsuit catalogue

Wegelin will close its operations permanently after the conclusion of the case.

Filmmaker grants cancer sufferer's wish and gives him private screening of forthcoming film, Star Trek Into Darkness.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu under threat from outsider Naftali Bennett and Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) party, according to poll.

Schoolgirl Rebecca Bernardo hopes to raise cash through virginity auction for mother's medical bills

The acquisition of Current TV will put Al Jazeera in to direct competition with other US television giants like Fox, MSNBC and CNN.

Star mocks Mursi's use of word 'love' while holding pillow depicting president's face on his TV show Al Bernameg.

Defence counsel demands details of 20 alleged cannibal plotters of New York policeman defendant.

Arsene Wenger criticises players' lack of effort and commitment as Southampton hold Arsenal to 1-1 draw

Clinton said to be in good spirits and likely to make full recovery soon.