New York, Feb 9 : Somali supermodel Iman has made a stand against Somalian pirates, and wants the world to be aware of their wrongful deeds.

New York, February 9 : Four failed marriages have not stopped Sir Salman Rushdie from being a charmer or so it seemed after the stunning Pia Glenn was recently spotted on his arm.

The Booker prize-winning author, who parted ways with the beautiful `Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi in 2007, was seen with Glenn, 29 years his junior, at Mansion's opening-night party.

On being questioned what should their relationship be called, Rushdie agreed to nothing less than "lucky".

"That's a good word. She's unbelievably talented. She's a show-stopper, isn't she?" the New York Daily News quoted him as saying.

New York, February 9 : Madonna had reportedly returned to raunchiness after posing for "simulating" shots with four Brazilian hunks.

The Queen of Pop was said to have posed for W magazine's layout, titled "Blame it On Rio", which depicts her with the quartet, including her rumoured toy-boy, model Jesus Luz.

New York, Feb 9: Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow's hedonistic website Goop.com, which gives information about her fitness regimen, has been slammed by a journalist and holistic website founder Mary Kate Hearon, who says that the actress' website is an imitation of her TheWeeklyBeet. com.

Paltrow's site has posts by her in which she gives advices about how to dress, cook and detoxify.

New York, February 9 (ANI): President Barack Obama has been praised for many things, including his team spirit and enthusiasm in the basketball court.

According to former basketball pro Ernie Grunfeld, the President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards, America's first African-American President is no less than a `warrior' when it comes to hitting the rim.

"He''s a team player [with] a good feel for the game," the New York Post quoted him as telling Men's Journal.

New York, Feb 8 : American folk singer Pete Seeger has revealed in his new Seeger bio, "The Protest Singer," that he regrets having been a member of the Communist Party.

Seeger, 89, told the author of his bio, Alec Wilkinson, that he had no idea about the person he was following and should have left sooner.

"I thought Stalin was the brave Secretary Stalin and had no idea how cruel a leader he was," the New York Post quoted him as saying.