Washington, Nov 3 : Spanish star Enrique Iglesias has laughed off ‘infidelity’ claims made by his alleged lovers, insisting that they are ‘hilarious’.

The ‘Hero’ singer says that he is baffled by the infidelity claims made by his alleged lovers- because he has never met the girls he is supposed to have slept with.

"I think it''s great that I''ve slept with girls I''ve not even met. One was a Kylie Minogue body double. Apparently we were watching telly in my hotel room,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

London, Nov 3 : In a new study, scientists have uncovered a new pathway in which disease-causing bacteria dodge the host’s immune system to survive and grow in the cells that were to destroy them.

Led by Peter Murray, Ph. D., at St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and Thomas Wynn, Ph. D., the discovery may pave the way for new treatments and vaccines for tuberculosis (TB) and some other chronic bacterial and parasitic infections.

London  - Health officials in Britain were Monday examining the death of a drum-maker who inhaled anthrax spores while handling imported animal skin.

Spanish-born Fernando Gomez, 35, died in hospital late Sunday after being taken ill a week ago.

His flat and workshop in Hackney, east London, have been sealed off by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) for examination.

Stockholm - The Swedish government and banks unveiled plans Monday to cooperate in freezing payments to criminal organizations engaged in child pornography.

"If we can prevent the payments, we strike directly at the criminal activities of the gangs," Financial Markets Minister Mats Odell and Fredrik Sauter, chief executive of online bank Skandiabanken, said in a joint op-ed article in the daily Dagens Nyheter.

The sale of child porn is believed to be extremely lucrative, but it is hard to trace payments.

New Delhi - Businesses and schools shut down Monday in India's north-eastern state of Assam as part of a strike called to protest serial bombings there last week, which left 81 people dead and more than 300 injured, news reports said.

The 11-hour dawn-to-dusk strike was called by the influential All Assam Students' Union, which has accused the government of failing to fight terrorism.

London, Nov 3 : Inspiring author Francesca Amber Sawyer has revealed how she witnessed English comedian Russell Brand turn from a charming man into a nasty person when he learnt that the Sachs scandal had been made public.

Brand, 33, had been trying to charm Sawyer into another threesome, but his whole demeanour changed after he received a call about the scandal and the trouble he was in.

“He’d been sweet and charming,” News of the World quoted her as saying.