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Bollywood star actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been drawing a lot of flak in recent times for the weight gained following her pregnancy

Many Chinese websites using the Burberry name and selling fake Burberry goods also guilty of trademark infringement.

Researchers find that methane stored underground for millions of years in the Arctic is seeping into the atmosphere.

Image showed Pope Benedict kissing Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed El-Tayeb, imam of the renowned al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo.

His arrival is expected to ease the diplomatic tussle between the US and China.

Chen had sparked a diplomatic tussle between the US and China after fleeing house arrest and taking shelter in the US embassy in Beijing.

A report in the National Enquirer, carried by The Stir, is to suggest not only that Raven is a lesbian but she is dating AzMarie Livingstone, a contestant on America's Next Top Model.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rung the Nasdaq bell, opening the market in what is the social network's first day as a public company.

Footage posted on YouTube of protesters taking refuge in UN vehicle as Assad forces attack Syrian students at Aleppo University.

Mark Zuckerberg and several thousand Facebook colleagues are spending the hours ahead of the company's IPO at an all-night hackathon

The Bollywood star claims he was defending his children and their friends and denies being drunk or misbehaving.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he believes the global Islamic terrorist network Al-Qaida was behind two recent car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus.

Jenna Taleakova Talackova who underwent gender reassignment surgery was reinstated for the Canadian competition by businessman Donald Trump, who owns the Miss Universe organisation.

As Facebook floats on the New York Stock Exchange, we look at five ways it can get even bigger.

Anonymous attacks the websites of the Supreme Court of India and the Congress against government's plant to censor the web

Suicide of estranged wife of Robert F Kennedy Jr adds another tragic chapter to troubled dynasty.

Latin star Eva Longoria stunned the red carpet at the Cannes film festival in a gorgeous pale-pink mermaid-style gown, following candid revelations over her split from Tony Parker.

London is followed by Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. Singapore is new on the list.

Mary Kennedy, 52, was depressed and worried about her financial situation and the end of her marriage, according to friends.

UPDATE: Max Payne 3: The Official Soundtrack now available on iTunes.

We round-up all the details surrounding Max Payne 3, which launches this week including gameplay, plot, release dates and videos.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn strikes back against assault allegations by filing $1m countersuit against New York City hotel maid.

Pop star Rihanna's mother has stepped in to stop her from partying too hard.

World markets fall as Greece's euro exit looms large following failure of talks to form coalition government.

Al-Qaida in Yemen is planning to defy security checks across the world by implanting explosives within suicide bombers' bodies.

Ina Drew, JPMorgan's chief investment officer who was responsible for overseeing a huge trading loss at the bank, is to retire.

Pop superstar Beyoncé could be forced to shell out staggering $100m after allegedly backing out of video game deal.

Fund-raiser Alex Flynn plans most ambitious challenge in battle to travel 10 million metres and raise £1 million for Parkinson's research

Popstar Rihanna shares topless pictures of herself donning crocodile scales for her latest music video.

Sir Keith Mills claims committee turned lights green in order to secure Olympic 2012 bid.