London, January 6: Amy Winehouse reportedly shelled out 32,000 pounds to fly friends to soak up the sun with her in the Caribbean.

The `Rehab' singer was said to have spent the staggering amount to have five more friends from North London join her in St Lucia.

The pop star, who vowed to make a fresh start for 2009 and give up her unhealthy habits including drug and alcohol addiction, reportedly dug into her savings to bear the first class all-expenses-paid trip.

New York, January 6 : After winning a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics last year, ace swimmer Michael Phelps has now entered the largest single sponsorship deal for any Western celebrity in Chinese history.

According to reports, Phelps is getting more than one million dollars to be a spokesman for Mazda in China.

Dynamic Marketing Group''s DMG Entertainment unit has revealed that the swimmer will be endorsing the Mazda 6 car in TV and print ads.

Islamabad, Jan. 6 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that India is using the Mumbai terrorist attacks for fulfilling its political agenda against Pakistan.

In a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, Zardari stated that New Delhi is trying to gain international support and sympathy in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks, the Nation reported.

He reiterated that Pakistan had offered every possible co-operation to India for investigating the Mumbai incident.

London, January 6 : Amy Winehouse, who has been soaking up the Caribbean sun, has reportedly found herself a new beau - a posh former rugby player.

The `Rehab' singer, who recently parted ways with jailbird hubby Blake Fielder-Civil, was said to have paired up with `hunky' Josh Bowman after meeting in St Lucia, reports the Sun.

Josh said of Amy: "She's a cool girl, very nice, and we're just very friendly. She's a good laugh."

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Gaza City - At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in heavy ground fighting and Israeli air attacks overnight and Tuesday morning, raising the total Palestinian death toll of Israel's Gaza offensive to 573 by late Tuesday morning, health officials said.

The injury toll stands at 2,600, Gaza emergency services chief Mo'aweya Hassanein told reporters in Gaza.