New York, Nov. 13: New Yorkers were surprised recently to read a report in the New York Times that said that the war in Iraq has ended. An enthusiastic man was hawking the paper on W. 33rd St., just a few blocks south of the Times headquarters.

“Very special edition, New York Times!" he shouted. "IRAQ WAR ENDS," read the lead story headline, while other pieces included an apology from Condoleezza Rice for lies about WMDs and the indictment of President Bush for high treason.

It turned out to be a prank paper, but the stunt took six months in the making, with 1.2 million copies printed.

New York, November 13: Golfers may not find any interruptions during the play due to the call of nature, for a New York-born urologist has come up with a mobile urinal that can be fitted into a golf bag.

"I wanted people to feel a level of comfort. Worry where the pin is, not where''s the next bathroom," the New York Daily News quoted Dr. Floyd Seskin, inventor of the UroClub, as saying.

He revealed that he contemplated undertaking this project when a patient, who had undergone a prostate procedure, came back months later to rave about his improved condition.

New York, Nov 13: Hugh Hefner’s ex girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson has landed a big modelling assignment— she’s shooting for a campaign for Marc Ecko''s high-end Cut & Sew line.

The news comes just days after the 23-year-old star confirmed her engagement to Philadelphia Eagles hunk Hank Baskett.

The ‘Girls Next Door’ star, known for her outspoken attitude, announced her split with the Playboy mogul last month.

The lady appears as eye candy in lingerie alongside a male model in ads for the menswear line.

An Ecko rep claimed they chose Wilkinson for the high-profile campaign as "her down-to-earth sexiness fits right in with the Cut & Sew customer."

San Francisco - Drummer Mitch Mitchell, who with Jimi Hendrix founded the Jimi Hendrix Experience in the 1960s, has died at the age of 61.

The last surviving member of the trio was found dead Wednesday in a hotel room in Portland in the north-western US state of Oregon, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported.

He died of natural causes, the local medical examiner said.

A week earlier, he had performed as part of the Experience Hendrix Tour, a tribute to Hendrix, in Seattle and Portland, where the West Coast leg of the tour ended.

New York - As the US Treasury Department said it will prop up consumer lending as part of the emergency financial bail-out, US stock indices plunged more than 4 per cent Wednesday, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index dropping to a near five-year low.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index also reached a five- year low.

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plans to shift some of the focus of the final half of the 700-billion-dollar rescue fund to credit card and loan companies reflected growing concern over drops in consumer spending, auto buying and student borrowing.

"This market, which is vital for lending and growth, has for all practical purposes ground to a halt," Paulson said.

New York, Nov. 12, 2008 -- The UAE Tuesday presented US$668,000 to the UN in support of the latter's development activities and programmes for the year 2009.