Seoul - US president-elect Barack Obama vowed to closely cooperate with South Korea on achieving the nuclear disarmament of communist North Korea, the presidential office in Seoul said Friday.

Obama promised South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in a telephone conversation to further strengthen the alliance between their two countries. The incoming US president referred to the Seoul-Washington relationship as a "cornerstone of peace and stability in Asia," Lee's office said.

The two leaders also agreed to closely cooperate in dealing with the global financial crisis.

Washington, Nov 7 : Actress Kim Cattrall has said that there will be a sequel to ‘Sex and the City’ movie.

However, co-star Sarah Jessica Parker dismissed the reports, insisting that fans should not get their hopes up just yet – as the production has not yet been given the green light.

In an interview on The Paul O''Grady Show, Cattrall confirmed they''re shooting another big screen sequel of the hit HBO series.

"Yes, there will be a sequel," Usmagazine quoted her as telling interviewer, Spice Girl Melanie Brown.

London, Nov 7: Hollywood star and governor of America’s most populous state, Arnold Schwarzenegger, could be offered the role of Energy Secretary in the Obama Administration due to his impressive record on green policy and support for renewable energy.

Speculation is rife after the authoritative politico. com website said that the incoming Obama Administration can offer California Governor Schwarzenegger the role of energy czar, the Guardian reported.

The U.S. marshals sent by the Food and Drug Administration seized some supplies of contaminated blood thinner containing material from China, from an Ohio company’s supplies. Eleven lots of heparin from Celsus Laboratories Inc. of Cincinnati were seized from the company that distributes heparin to drug and medical-device manufacturers both in the United States and internationally.

Mike Chappell, the FDA's acting associate commissioner for regulatory affairs said, "This action will help prevent this contaminated heparin from finding its way into the marketplace."

Washington, Nov 7 : Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer will not be charged with any crime over his role in a prostitution scandal, federal prosecutors say.

Spitzer was forced to resign from the office just after two years, following the allegations that he was a regular client of a prostitution ring known as the Emperor''s Club V. I. P.

According to the New York Times, U. S. attorney in Manhattan, Michael J. Garcia announced that Spitzer will not face any federal charges, reports People.