Washington, November 22 : Just after she officially pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving at a farm in Wasilla, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin conducted a TV interview with another bird being slaughtered in the background.

A Triple D Farms worker was seen feeding a turkey into a grinder, while Palin was taking about returning to work in Alaska.

According to Fox News, the farm worker even turned around several times to watch Palin’s on-going interview with a KTUU-TV reporter.

Washington, Nov 22 : Beating a host of beautiful ladies in Hollywood, Karolina Kurkova has won the title of "World''s Sexiest Woman” in a new poll.

The leggy Czech lingerie model topped of World''s Sexiest Top 10 list by E! Online.

The list was a clear example of globalisation of sexiness as it included ladies from all corners of the world.

"Far from being a U. S.-centric list, you''ll find a face, and body, from six continents," Fox News quoted E! as saying in a strange statement.

London, Nov 22: Madonna has been granted a divorce on the grounds of her husband Guy Ritchie''s "unreasonable behaviour".

According to court reports, Madonna said in a statement that the behaviour by the film director was continuing.

What began with a fairytale wedding at Skibo Castle in the Highlands came to an end yesterday in the "quickie" divorce at the principal registry of the family division in High Holburn, London.

The decree absolute will be issued in about six weeks'' time.

It is learnt that ace Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has deferred a contentious ceremony to award him a Malaysian "Knighthood" because he is too busy.

Earlier, Khan was expected to arrive here on November 29 to receive the “Datukship” title.

Along with 77 people, SRK was awarded the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) last month by the state of Malacca. The award carries the title Datuk, which is considered parallel to a British knighthood. Bollywood actors do have a large number of their fans in Malaysia.

Kathmandu - Nepal's suicide rate has nearly doubled in the past four years, blamed mostly on growing depression among youth, a media report said Saturday.

The Kathmandu Post newspaper said the number of suicides reported by police rose by 40 per cent in the past four years.

Official statistics showed 2,789 suicides in 2007, up from 1,992 in 2004.

The newspaper said 659 cases were reported during the first three months of 2008, keeping pace with the record 2007 total.

New York, November 22: U. S. President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have announced the name of the school where their two daughters will study.

The couple have decided to send their children — Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 — to Sidwell Friends School, the pricey and prestigious academy that has educated generations of this city’s elite.

“A number of great schools were considered,’’ the New York Times quoted Katie McCormick Lelyveld, a spokeswoman for Michelle as saying.