Imphal (Manipur), Jan. 3 : In separate encounters, the security personnel have gunned down four militants in eastern Imphal and Bishenpur Districts of Manipur.

Reports reaching here from Imphal said that a joint team of police commandos and Assam Rifles raided Sanjenbam village in Imphal East District on Saturday morning after getting some leads on militant movement in the area.

London, Jan 3 : In a bid to put an end to Israel''s bombing of the Gaza Strip, Scottish singer Annie Lennox and English stand-up comedian Alexei Sayle have joined high-profile campaigners in voicing their concerns.

During a news conference in London, Lennox said that TV footage of the attacks, which have taken the lives of more than 400 innocent people, left her shaken.

"A few days after Christmas I came downstairs, put the television on and saw smoke pyres emanating from buildings and it shook me to the core," the BBC quoted her as saying.

"I was thinking, as a mother and as a human being, how was this going to be a solution to peace?

Washington, Jan 3 : While most starlets find being naked on a film set daunting, American actress Jenna Fischer has revealed that she would rather do it on screen than at home.

Fischer, who had donned skimpy lingerie in the hilarious "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" early in 2008, likes being naked on a film set because it is possible to hide all the blemishes.

"In your house you don''t have a team of people lighting you perfectly. They can light your cellulite so you see it or don''t see it; it''s the most amazing thing," Fox News quoted her as saying.

New York, Jan 3 : Jamie Foxx was hit by ice cubes after the singer infuriated clubbers by playing his new single three times in a row.

While partying at club Liv in the Fontainebleau for LeBron James'' birthday earlier this week, the 41-year-old star "asked the deejay to play his new single three times in a row," the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

"The crowd was really annoyed, and a few people started throwing ice at him," the source added.

However, Foxx seemed unfazed by the fury and kept on dancing.

New Delhi, Jan 3 : India and Malaysia today signed an agreement for improvement of conditions of recruitment and employment of their workers in each other''s country.

The MOU was signed by the Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and the Malaysian Human Resources Minister Dato Dr. S. Subramaniam in New Delhi.

The agreement sets out the broad procedure for employment of workers and outlines the responsibilities of employees, workers and recruitment agencies.

India and Malaysia agreed to facilitate employment of workers between the two countries and promote orderly recruitment and deployment of workers.

New York, Jan 3 : A Manhattan man has won the title of `Ultimate Couch Potato' after spending 19 hours reclining in front of the TV.