New York, February 18 : An American author says that Isla Fisher's new film `Confessions of a Shopaholic' could be about Abraham Lincoln''s wife.

"Mary Todd Lincoln was the original fashionista first lady and first to ever have been described as having shopping mania," the New York Post quoted Catherine Clinton, author of the biography `Mrs. Lincoln' a saying.

"She enjoyed her shopping trips to Manhattan so much that reporters started following her around and into shops. She was addicted to gloves like Imelda Marcos was to shoes. And she also loved lavish gowns, cashmere shawls, diamonds and pearls," added the writer.

New York, February 18 : Porn star Amy Fisher has decided to hit the roads as a high-paid stripper.

The `Long Island Lolita', who served seven years in prison for shooting the wife of her lover in the face, revealed she was looking forward to dropping her clothes for her fans.

"I love to dance, and I''m an exhibitionist," the New York Post quoted Fisher as telling avn. com.

"I am going to take this road until my fans tell me, ''Dear, please put your clothes back on. You''re too old,''" she added.

New York  - The UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed an agreement between the Sudanese government and a rebel group to settle the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

The council debated the signing in Doha of an agreement of "good intentions" between Khartoum and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), the main opposition group in Darfur fighting Arab militias backed by the Sudanese government.

New York  - The founder of a Muslim television station in the United States has been charged with murder after allegedly decapitating his wife, the channel's website and local media reported Tuesday.

Muzzammil Hassan, 44, was arrested Thursday after informing police that his wife's body was located at the Bridges TV office outside Buffalo in Orchard Park, New York. Police arrived to find Aasiya Zubair Hassan, 37, had been decapitated, the Buffalo News reported.

New York  - The casino companies owned by flamboyant US businessman Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in another indication of how the economic slump is picking off some of the most famous names in the business world.

Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey after failing to reach a new deal with bond holders to restructure
1.25 billion dollars in debt. The company said it had 1.74 billion dollars in debt and 2.06 billion dollars in assets, according to a court filing.

New York, Feb. 17: Muzzammil Hassan, the founder of Bridges TV, has been charged with murder in the beheading of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, in Orchard Park, New York.

Aasiya, 37, who had filed for divorce, was found dead on Thursday at the offices of Bridges TV. Muzzammil, 44, has been charged with second-degree murder.

"She was very much aware of the potential ramification her filing for divorce might have. But she wanted to proceed despite the potential for it to erupt," said attorney Elizabeth DiPirro, whose law firm, Hogan Willig, represented Aasiya.

DiPirro said the couple had "physical confrontations off and on" for their entire eight-year marriage that had recently escalated to death threats.