Johannesburg  - South African singer Miriam Makeba died Monday morning from a heart attack in an Italian clinic, her manager confirmed.

Makeba, 76, felt ill after a performance on Sunday evening and was brought by ambulance to a hospital in Castel Volturno in southern Italy, where she died, Italy's ANSA news agency said.

"It was a life well lived," her manager told South African private radio station Radio 702.

"It's really the passing of an era, her legacy will always live on. She hasn't been well for some time now, she had serious arthritis. She had plans for another album to come out. She opened the eyes and ears of the world to South African music," he said in an interview with a different radio station.

London, Nov 10 : Popstar Mariah Carey, who dazed all with her idyllic voice and to-die-for body at the Xfactor show, has revealed all about her idol image.

Although the ‘Hero’ hitmaker admits that being in love with husband Nick Cannon makes her “happier than she’s ever been”, that’s not the only thing behind her incredible figure.

Mariah, who got rid of a great amount of weight through a combination diet, has been branded hardworking by longtime trainer Patricia Gay.

The U.S. District Court for Southern New York asked Mark Papermaster to stop working with IBM till further orders. Mark Papermaster is a former employee of IBM who recently served as a vice president of IBM's blade development unit. IBM filed a case against him in the US court following apprehension of disclosure of important trade secrets of IBM.

IBM said in the filing that Papermaster possess sensitive company information and secrets regarding business strategy and long-term opportunities. He would surely disclose secrets to Apple which would cause huge losses to IBM. Meanwhile, Apple said that it has hired Papermaster for his general skill as an engineer and his strong management skills.

London, Nov 10 : A British cyclist has pedaled his way around the world on a Penny Farthing, a handmade replica of a Victorian bicycle, passing through important landmarks like India’s Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex and the Grand Canyon in the USA.

According to a report in the Telegraph, the cyclist in question is Joff Summerfield, who visited 23 countries in four continents after setting off from 0 degrees latitude at the Greenwich Observatory, UK, two-and-a-half years ago.

He averaged 11mph and covered up to 40 miles a day as he cycled across Europe into Turkey before riding through Australia and New Zealand.

Wellington  - New Zealand prime minister-elect John Key, the self-confessed centrist leader of a conservative party that won Saturday's general election, chose Monday to keep right-wing allies in his new government at a distance.

Key, whose National Party's 59 seats fell short of an overall majority in the 122-member Parliament, received confirmation of support from the free market ACT party, which holds five seats.

Many national and international flights were delayed due to poor visibility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Changing wind direction and smog caused some inconvenience to passengers up to Saturday afternoon.

Director in-charge of IGI meteorological office, Dr R K Jenamani said pollution and heavy dust build up raised lower visibility problem. The situation may remain as it is for another 24 hours causing inconvenience to low flying aircraft and helicopters.