London, November 13 : Ten-time Grammy Award-winning Kanye West has expressed his scepticism on MTV’s choice of Award winners.

The rap mogul shook his head in disbelief as winners, such as Britney Spears and Jared Leto, were announced at the American and British award ceremonies this year.

Kanye had his rant at the launch of 808s & Heartbreak, his new album, before the first of his dazzling show at London’s O2 Arena on November 11.

“Britney Spears over Rihanna? Are you serious?” the Sun quoted him as saying.

“I mean f****** Jared Leto? He’s my boy but he shouldn’t have won over some of those other artists,” he added.

Washington, November 13: Lindsay Lohan, who has been residing at a Chateau for almost two years, has decided to buy herself a house, as she doesn’t want to live out of a suitcase anymore.

The “Mean Girls’ actress, who has made Chateau Marmont her temporary home, told Harper''s Bazaar magazine that she wanted to get her finances sorted so that she could come back to a permanent abode.

“I still need to be in charge of taking care of myself and getting my s**t in line and buying a house,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Washington, Nov 13: Former NATO commander Wesley Clark has reportedly advised the US to let Pakistan act against Taliban on its soil.

Advising caution against the US’ overt attacks on targets on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border, Clark, who is a staunch supporter of President-elect Barack Obama, urged anti-terrorism help for Pakistan as well as a broader approach to regional security that should take into account tensions over Kashmir.

“I think it is a dangerous thing for stability in the region to be too heavily overtly involved there. But, on the other hand, Pakistan needs support and assistance. And its government and military are in a very tough fight,” the Daily Times quoted him as saying.

Tokyo - Asian stock markets were in a downward spiral Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street and falling on persistent worries over a US recession.

The Tokyo stock market extended its losing streak with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average falling 456.87 points, or 5.25 per cent, to close at 8,238.64, a two-week low.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 4.31 per cent at 837.53.

Exporters' shares were also hurt by a stronger yen, which reduces Japanese firms' earnings overseas.

New Delhi, Nov 13 : To give a boost to trade and investment in the BIMSTEC region, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called for the early conclusion of free trade area agreement in the region.

Addressing the inaugural session of the second BIMSTEC summit in New Delhi on Thursday, Dr. Singh also called for concluding agreement on trade and investment to ensure greater flow of investments and further widen and deepen the economic relations among the countries.

Harare  - A summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) due to take place in Zimbabwe has been postponed for the second time this year, fuelling speculation the cash-strapped country cannot afford to host it.

The 13th summit of the 19-nation COMESA, which had been scheduled to take place from November 25 to December 8 in the resort town of Victoria Falls has been postponed to next year, Zimbabwe's government announced in a statement dated Wednesday.