London, Nov 7 : Hollywood actress Ellen DeGeneres, who openly campaigned against the Proposition 8, is "saddened" with the passing of a ban on same-sex marriage in California.
The talk show host, who married Hollywood actress Portia Rossi revealed that though by electing Obama America has taken a giant step forward, with the Proposition 8 amendment "took a giant step away".
London, Nov 7 : Hollywood actress Tara Reid said that although a botched surgery has left her body flawed, she would never stop wearing a bikini.
Reid was left with bumps on her stomach after a liposuction job.
"I know there are problems with my stomach. There are bumps on it, it''s uneven, but it''s not that bad,” The Sun quoted her, as telling People magazine.
"I like a tanned stomach so that''s why I''m going to keep wearing a bikini. It''s my choice,” she added.
Despite her tough attitude, Tara has not ruled out more surgery but admits she is frightened to go under the knife once again.
Harare, Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama on his election, saying he is prepared to work with the new US government to improve relations between Washington and Harare, the state-owned Herald reported Friday.
Relations between Zimbabwe and US have been strained over the past eight years as Washington and other Western powers accuse Mugabe of being responsible for Zimbabwe's political and economic meltdown.
Wiesbaden, Germany - German exports recorded a surprise increase in September despite the global economic slowdown, official figures showed Friday.
The Federal Statistics Office said exports rose 6.9 per cent to 87.1 billion euros (112 billion dollars) in September compared to the corresponding month of 2007.
Imports climbed 14.1 per cent in the same period to 72.2 billion euros, to give the world's biggest exporter a trade surplus of 15 billion euros, the figures showed.
The current account balance, which takes into account transfers and services as well as exports and imports, also recorded a surplus of 15 billion euros.