New York, Feb. 19 : A Muslim-American television executive, who allegedly beheaded his wife days after she filed for divorce, continues to remain in jail without bail following a court appearance in western New York.

According to Fox Sports, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, did not speak during a brief appearance Wednesday before Judge Philip Marshall in Orchard Park Village Court, where an attorney waived Hassan''s right to a felony hearing.

Officials at the Erie County District Attorney''s Office told Fox News that Hassan will now be held for possible grand jury action within 45 days.

Hassan, who was shackled at his wrists and ankles during his first court appearance, wore a tan suit, white shirt and a tie.

New York, February 19 : Justin Timberlake was said to have been fixated with his girlfriend Jessica Biel backstage after a recent show, despite being surrounded by a brood of glamorous models.

The singer, who presented the major fashion William Rast show at the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge, was reportedly a one-woman man maintaining his distance from the other stunning members of the opposite sex.

New York  - United Nations members were to begin on Thursday the first round of inter-governmental negotiations to reform the UN Security Council, which holds authority over issues of peace and security around the world.

The negotiations will be held behind closed doors among government envoys at UN headquarters in New York, marking the first step at reforming the 15-nation council following 16 years of on-and-off discussions.

Last year, members finally agreed that it was time to negotiate seriously.

New York  - Deere and Co, the world's largest maker of farm equipment, Wednesday posted a 45-per-cent drop in profits, to 204 million dollars, citing the recession and tight credit situation that constrains farmers from buying new machines.

Revenues sank slightly by 1 per cent, to 5.1 billion dollars, and could be further hurt by a drought in Latin America, the company said.

The company also lowered its projections for 2009 from 1.9 billion dollars to 1.5 billion dollars.

New York, Feb 18 : A film critic has said that Quentin Tarantino''s new war movie, Inglourious Basterds, can turn out to be a gift for anti-Nazi viewers, as it has so much of violence against the Nazis.

Harry Knowles, who visited the German set of the Harvey Weinstein-produced picture, has revealed that the picture shows hundreds of Nazis being executed in the most gruesome ways possible.

New York, Feb 18 : Just a day after a German designer called Heidi Klum "too heavy" to walk the ramp, the supermodel was seen smiling at a Victoria's Secret flagship store, unfazed by the controver