New York  - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below 7,000 points for the first time since 1997 in early trading on Wall Street Monday, following stock sell-offs across the globe after American International Group Inc (AIG) reported a 62-billion-dollar quarterly loss.

The United States' deepening recession and financial crisis mean the blue-chip Dow has now lost more than half its value since reaching a record high of 14,000 points in October 2007. US stocks had already plunged last week to their lowest level since 1997.

New York, Mar 1 : Wedding was certainly a `lacy' affair for supermodel Gisele Bundchen, as she wore a flowing fairy-tale veil over a long, ivory lace dress at the hush-hush ceremony.

Designed by Dolce & Gabbana, the dress made the Brazilian bombshell look like a picture of tradition at her Catholic wedding to football phenom Tom Brady.

A grainy clip showing Bundchen walking outside St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica was posted on the celebrity news Web site TMZ. com.

Meanwhile, Bundchen, 28, and Brady, 31, made no immediate comment on reports of the intimate nuptials on February 26.

New York, Mar 1 : Domestic violence experts were dismayed - but not surprised - after learning of Rihanna''s reunion with boyfriend Chris Brown.

Brown, 19, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting 21-year-old `Umbrella' singer, was charged with making criminal threats following an alleged attack on Rihanna after a pre-Grammys party on February 8.

Since the incident, Brown was trying hard to get back to Rihanna by showering her with expensive gifts. He even called Rihanna on her 21st birthday to apologise.

New York, Mar 1: After Octomom, a new mother has arrived - please give it up for - "Womber" Woman!

A 21-year-old Michigan mom with two uteruses has given birth to twins, one from each womb - an astounding 1-in-5 million feat, reports The New York Post.

Sarah Reinfelder has an extremely rare condition called uterus didelphys.

And she gave birth to girls Thursday, the Mining Journal of Michigan reported.

The girls, Kaylin and Valerie, born seven weeks premature, were delivered via Cesarean section.

And weighed 3 pounds, 15 ounces and 4 pounds, 15 ounces.

Docs said that the newborns will be staying in the hospital for three or four weeks as their lungs fully develop.

New York, Mar. 1: Though no one wants to say it out loud, Pakistan is edging ever closer to the abyss, thanks to factors like threats from extremists, an unraveling economy, battling civilian leaders and tensions with nuclear rival India.

Quoting from a report appearing this week in The Atlantic Council, the New York Times says that the council has warned that Pakistan's stability is imperiled and that the time to change course is fast running out.

In an editorial, the paper says that with Pakistan's Supreme Court adding new fuel to an exisiting fire by upholding a ruling that bars opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif from holding elected office, the political pitch in that country has been queered further.

New York, March 1 : Former U. S. President George W. Bush has been named among such businessmen as have faced corruption charges, in an upcoming HarperCollins book.

In the book `Get Rich Cheating', Jeff Kreisler salutes dubious moneymakers like Ken Lay, Dennis Kozlowski, and Conrad Black.

He has also written about Bush in the book.