Washington, Oct 31 : “Joe the Plumber” is enjoying the attention he is getting on the campaign trail for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and says that he don’t listen to rumors that he is eyeing a country music career. 

“Joe the Plumber” seems to be creating a bona fide brand for himself. But as for the rumor that he’s being pursued for a country music record deal, Joe Wurzelbacher says he doesn’t know if the American people are quite ready for his crooning.

Washington, Oct 31: Republican presidential candidate John McCain predicted that he intends to surge ahead of his rival Barack Obama in the final hours of his underdog presidential campaign

“I hope it peaks out at just about mid-day next Tuesday,” FOX News quoted McCain, as saying.

McCain predicted, “We may be up late” on Election Day. The show of confidence comes as both he and Obama continue to storm battleground states with just five days to go until the election, and as some polls suggest the race is tightening.

Sallu may be the one that is ruling over Katrina Kaif’s heart, but it’s impossible to get Katz to talk about her love-life.

And this time, Bollywood hottie has not fallen in love with a person, rather it’s the lovely ‘Prague’ where she is shooting for Subhash Ghai’s upcoming movie ‘Yuvraaj.’

Katrina exclaimed, “I think it’s one of the most romantic places I’ve been to. It’s so calm, serene and beautiful. I’ve had some lovely experiences there.”

Katrina did not reveal much about her endearing experiences.

U.S. researchers said a combination of talk therapy and antidepressant medication was the best treatment for children and adolescents suffering from disabling anxiety disorders.

Washington, Oct 31: A new study that documented unusually strong vertical "bouncing" motions during a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Japan in June 2008, which was four times stronger than Earth''s gravity.

According to a report in National Geographic News, the study suggests that side-to-side shaking during earthquakes can also be accompanied by up-and-down jolts, which may increase the threat to buildings and other structures.

Singapore - Singapore's service sector is less upbeat about business prospects for the second half of the fiscal year, according to a quarterly business expectation survey released Friday.

Fifteen per cent of the firms surveyed said they thought the business climate would improve from October to March while 30 per cent projected less favourable conditions, according to the survey conducted by the Department of Statistics.

The majority of the firms, 55 per cent, expected the business situation to remain unchanged.

The data, collected from September to mid-October, indicated a drop in positive expectations after 23 per cent surveyed about the same period a year ago felt positive.