New York - Credit card company American Express said Thursday it would cut 7,000 jobs, or nearly 10 per cent of its workforce, amid rising defaults on payments.

American Express hopes to save 1.8 billion dollars in the next year through the cuts, which will come primarily through managers and others who do not deal with customers, and other measures.

New York, Oct 30 : Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reportedly hired up to six nannies in Berlin to look after their kids.

Besides the nannies, one for each of their six kids, the pair has also hired a massive fleet of cars for their stay in Berlin.

“We''ve provided them with more than 20 Volkswagens while they''re here,” the New York Daily News quoted Mya Walters, a PR manager for the car company, as telling Life & Style magazine.

New York, Oct 29 : A website called mccainpalinhalloween. com is reportedly offering 500 dollars to the best Sarah Palin look-alikes on the eve of Halloween.

New York, Oct 29: American actor Zac Efron is in talks for Kevin Bacon''s iconic role in the Paramount remake of the movie ‘Footloose’.

Efron has been rumoured to take the lead role in the movie, and after he made 42 million dollars last weekend for ‘High School Musical
3’, Paramount has moved forward with production and hopes to start filming next spring.

Kenny Ortega will be directing the movie along with “Nick and Norah''s Infinite Playlist” director Peter Sollett, who will rewrite the script.

According to Variety magazine, the studio is also working on a slew of new songs to jazz up the soundtrack, reports New York Daily News.

New York, October 29: Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson’s seven-year-old nephew, who was found slain in a SUV, died of multiple gunshot wounds, cops have said.

Investigators, who had been on the look out for Julian since he went missing from the singer’s residence after her mother and brother were found shot dead, said the child was shot at many times.