Jay-Z is a hurricane hero

JAY-Z is being hailed as a hero by his neighbours whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The 44-year-old rapper came to the re...

Turner takes WB to Pakistan

TURNER Broadcasting System (TBS) has launched a 24-hour English-language entertainment channel in Pakistan, featuring Hollywood movies and T...

Psy gets top honour in South Korea

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to the rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his “Gangnam ...

‘Vampire bloodline’ of Prince Charles

TOURISM chiefs in Romania are promoting the claim that Prince Charles is descended from Count Dracula to lure visitors. Links between the Ro...

That’s real ‘child labour’

A US company is combining babygrows with mops so that babies can polish the floor as they learn to crawl. Website BetterThanPants.com is hop...

Beyonce pens letter of support for Obama

LOS ANGELES (WO) R&B superstar Beyonce has expressed her “respect and adoration” for incumbent US President Barack Obama in a touching o...

Katy Perry, Rihanna fall out over Brown

KATY Perry has fallen out with Rihanna over her relationship with Chris Brown, according to reports. The Part of Me singer is said to disapp...

Adele buys another mansion

NEW mom Adele clearly likes investing in property — she’s splashed out on another new mansion for her family. The singer — who gave birth to...

Wreck-It Ralph scores big at American theaters

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Disney’s animated romp “Wreck-It Ralph” rang up a phenomenal weekend at North American box offices, taking in $49.1 mill...

The pacemaker powered by heartbeat

MORE than 40,000 people in the UK have their hearts regulated by a pacemaker, with numbers rising due to an ageing population. Patients face...

Taiwan orders officers to face lie detector

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan is ordering dozens of military officers serving abroad to return home for lie detector tests to stem a wave of espiona...

NZ out to mine tourist magic from Hobbit movies

WELLINGTON (AFP) - From a giant, bug-eyed Gollum sculpture looming over passengers at Wellington Airport to promotional banners covering the...

I love John Travolta: Kirstie Alley

KIRSTIE Alley says John Travolta is the love of her life. The actress immediately fell for John — her costar in the 1989 movie Look Who’s Ta...

DiCaprio, Erin Heatherton break up

LEONARDO DiCaprio is back on the market. And hopefully, it’s not down to Demi Moore. According to a new report the Hollywood hunk has split ...

Willoughby to present The Voice

STUNNING Holly Willoughby has landed a deal to return as host of BBC1 talent contest The Voice next year. Beeb bosses are delighted the TV b...

Exercise can help repair heart failure damage

STRENUOUS daily exercise could help to repair the heart of someone who has just suffered a heart attack, according to a new study. Researche...

Catherine taking riding lessons

DUCHESS Catherine is taking horseriding lessons even though she is allergic. The royal’s husband Prince William would love nothing more than...

Roger Moore awarded first Unicef Lifetime Achievement Award

Sir Roger Moore was honoured with Unicef’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his 20-year tenure as a goodwill ambassado...

Denzel Washington pilots Flight through storm

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - After a detour into animation, “Forrest Gump” director Robert Zemeckis returns to live-action film with “Flight,” which ...

Skyfall sets new UK box office record

SKYFALL has set a new box office record in the UK. The 23rd James Bond film secured the biggest seven-day gross of all time, outstripping la...