Washington, Jan 21 : American actor Shia LaBeouf has had his driver''s license suspended for at least one year due to his July 27 car crash.

LaBeouf, 22, had "refused a chemical test" after officers pulled him over, reported the California Department of Motor Vehicles, landing himself with a suspension that took effect on January 17, reports People magazine.

London, January 21 : Rapper 50 Cent is working on an expansion plan with a view to including a film production company in his multimedia empire.

The singer, whose real name Curtis Jackson, has already launched moviemaking firm Cheetah Vision.

He is currently promoting the new venture at top U. S. independent film festival Sundance.

His production company is said to have secured the movie rights to eight scripts including The Dance, which will co-starring himself and actor Nicolas Cage.

Kolkata, Jan. 21 : Parents often search for the perfect gift for their children. Well, here is the opportunity to give your baby a gift of a lifetime - bank his or her cord blood at birth. This gift would ensure treatment against diseases like leukemia, Alzheimer, breast cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's for your baby in future.

Umbilical cord blood is the blood which remains in the umbilical cord after birth of the baby. It is the richest source of adult stem cells which is collected, processed and cryogenically stored for future use if required.

Berlin - The United States is responsible for the fate of detainees released from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Wednesday.

"If they come from countries whose human rights record makes it impossible for them to be sent back there, then they will have to remain in the United States," he said in a newspaper interview.

New Delhi, Jan 21 : The Indian Navy''s first helicopter base, INS Shikra, will be commissioned in Mumbai on Thursday.

Chief of the Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), Admiral Sureesh Mehta, will commission the helicopter base.

Captain Philipose G Pynumootil will be the first Commanding Officer of the INS Shikra.

The air station, which first commenced air operations in 1964 with the setting up of a small helicopter maintenance unit, today, provides maintenance and flying support to a diverse range of helicopters operating from naval ships at Mumbai.

Zamboanga City, Philippines - An influential Muslim leader on Wednesday joined efforts to secure the release of three International Committee of the Red Cross staff members who were seized by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines.

The Philippine National Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon had approached Muslim leader Nur Misuari to help in securing the release of the hostages abducted last week by Abu Sayyaf rebels on Jolo island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila.