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London, June 18 : Actor Alec Baldwin has hinted at his plan to retire from acting.

The actor, whose stint on TV show 30 Rock ends in the next three years, has said that he plans to quit in 2012.

"In March 2012, I''''ll wake up and say, ''''What am I going to do now? Am I done?'''' I think I will be done. I may finish a play or something, but I''''m retiring at the wrap party," The Daily Express quoted him as telling Playboy magazine.

The Cooler star is looking forward to a peaceful family life after he calls it quits.

Washington, June 18 : Singer Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon have started making plans for their future offspring - they want their kids to be doctors and astronauts.

The couple celebrated first wedding anniversary recently and have revealed that they are thinking of starting a family.

However, the actor/TV presenter is not going to force their children into showbiz, instead the pair hope that their children do something more meaningful.

Valletta, Malta - The Maltese government started distributing free energy-saving light bulbs to every household Thursday in a bid to cut down on hefty electricity prices.

The smallest EU state is still totally dependent on oil to feed its two power stations, which are believed to be stretched to the limit. The government recently unveiled plans to link up its power grid to Sicily and opt for alternative energy sources.

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology major Wockhardt Ltd has sold its German subsidiary Esparma to Mova GmbH, a subsidiary of German drug major Lindopharm, for undisclosed amount.

It should be noted that Wockhardt had acquired the Esparma business in May 2004 for $11 million (Rs 50 crore) to enter the German market.

Esparma has a portfolio of 135 marketing authorizations, of which 67 are in Germany, according to the Wockhardt website. The company has 9 international patents and 94 trademarks.

Dusseldorf - Four men on trial in Germany for a terrorist bomb plot have started making extensive confessions, their defence lawyer said on Thursday.

Federal Criminal Police officers had begun hearings on Tuesday, in the prisons where the men were being held, said defence lawyer Axel Nagler, adding that "the statements are very extensive."

German police arrested the plotters in September 2007 after they bought chemicals, allegedly to blow up US bases on behalf of the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), a shadowy group said to be as dangerous as al-Qaeda.

Hong Kong - Hong Kong's most famous gangster, who is paralysed and confined to a wheelchair, appeared in court Thursday charged with assaulting a prison warder.

Yip Kai-foon, 47, serving a 36-year jail term for robbing jewellery shops with an AK-47 rifle in the 1980s and 1990s, is accused of injuring the officer on April 30.

Yip, nicknamed "King of Thieves" and once Hong Kong's most feared gangster, appeared in court in a special bed and refused a lawyer.