New York, Nov 15: Hugh Hefner’s newly engaged ex-girlfriend, Kendra Wilkinson will be joining the likes of Mandy Moore and Britney Spears, as she is set to make a special appearance in an episode of CBS'' "How I Met Your Mother.”

Other stars giving company to the stunning Playboy model and television personality include, "The Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt and Kim Kardashian.

The show, set to air in January, will showcase the stars playing themselves in a series of fantasy sequences dreamed up by Jason Segal''s character, Marshall.

Earlier, pop stars Mandy Moore and Britney Spears had also appeared on the CBS show, reports the New York Daily News.

New York, Nov. 14 : Israeli President Shimon Peres has said that Iran might have to end its nuclear weapons program because of the plummeting oil prices.

He told Fox News that tumbling oil prices would force a weakened Iran to consider abandoning its nuclear ambitions.

"The minute a barrel of oil goes down to its real cost, the Iranians will have to make a choice either to provide bread and butter for their children or to provide enriched uranium for the prestige of their leaders," Peres said.

New York, Nov 14 : New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who lost to US President elect Barack Obama in Democrat primary race, would have won the White House by a bigger margin.

Barack Obama won big on Election Day, but Hillary Clinton would have won bigger, the Daily News reported.

New York, Nov 14 : A southern California dental assistant who terrorized Sandra Bullock and dumped pieces of animal fur in the actress’ backyard has been placed on three years'' probation.

Marcia Valentine, 47, pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge of stalking the "Premonition" actress, reports the New York Daily News.

Bullock, who went to court in May 2007 and obtained a restraining order against Valentine, testified that Valentine had, on five separate occasions, left "weird signs" using palm fronds and "pieces of animal fur."

Valentine was arrested in April 2007 after police said she tried to run down Bullock''s husband, motorcycle mogul Jesse James, outside the couple''s home in Sunset Beach.

New York, 13th Nov. 2008 - The General Assembly President told global leaders the world is facing its most difficult period since the founding of the United Nations and urged them to use their "moral strength" in finding solutions to the problems plaguing the Earth, such as global hunger, poverty and climate change.

New York - US retail giant Wal-Mart reported Thursday that its surplus in the third quarter gained nearly 10 per cent, but that the company is now more cautious about its full-year prospects amid the economic downturn.

The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said its surplus came to 3.14 billion dollars in the quarter, on sales of 98.64 billion dollars, up 7 per cent from the same period of
2007.

The world's largest retailer said that while it is "optimistic" about the upcoming Christmas shopping season, it was scaling back its projections for the full business year ending next January 31.