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London: With sister-in-law Kate Middleton suffering from severe morning sickness, Prince Harry has called off his 30th birthday bash.

Harry, who turns 30 tomorrow, had invited close friends to a mini banquet last night at Kate and Prince William's newly refurbished apartment in Kensington Palace.

Last week, he contacted his guests and announced he felt it was "inappropriate" to carry on with the party in light of Kate's illness, The Mirror reported.

"Harry was in no doubt that the party should be postponed, even though 30 is an important milestone," a source was quoted as saying.

Los Angeles: Singer Ellie Goulding says she is very happy to learn that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is expecting her second child and has already sent her well-wishes to the royal couple.

Prince Williams and Kate, who are already parents to a year-old baby named George, announced on September 8 that they are set to welcome their second child.

Goulding, 27, who is a friend of Prince Williams' brother Harry and also performed at the wedding reception of Williams and Kate in 2011, said she is sure the couple will be great parents, reported a magazine.

London, Sept 14 : US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that Egypt has a key role to play in countering Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria.

Kerry, who is on trip to the Middle East to enlist broader support for a coalition to fight the Islamist threat from the IS, has received backing of atleast 10 Arab states so far including Egypt. However, the US Secretary of State has ruled out Iran joining the international coalition, the BBC reported.

Acknowledging Egypt's reputation as "an intellectual and cultural capital of the Muslim world, Kerry stated that Cairo had a "critical role to play in publicly renouncing the ideology that IS disseminates".

London, Sept 14 : Scientists have revealed that a new, which will be soon available on the NHS, has been shown to eliminate the virus per cent of patients.

Specialists say the drug Daklinza, will also stem the huge rise in cases of serious liver -disease and cancer caused by the condition but it still needs to be tested on certain types of hepatitis C but has proved successful on those for which it has been prescribed, the Daily Express reported.

Washington, Sep 14 : A recent "Windows 9" leak has reportedly revealed the company's plans to bring back the popular Start menu in its next major release.

A two-minute video shows how the menu will work in Windows 9 and is very similar to what Microsoft demonstrated earlier this year by mixing traditional apps with modern apps into the familiar Start menu, reported the Verge.

The account options have been placed at the top of the Start menu for now and the restart and shutdown options can be accessed by a visible button alongside the account section.

London, Sept 14 : Duchess Kate and Prince William were keen on their mirroring their own childhoods and always planned on keeping their children close in age, it has been revealed.

According to sources, Kate's only a year older than Pippa. William is Harry's elder by just two years and the Royal couple always planned their own family on the same lines, the Mirror reported.

The 32-year-old, who believes her continuing close relationship with sister Pippa is down to the fact that they were born just a year apart, hopes her first son George, now 13 months, and the new baby will have the same strong bond that she has with her own sister.