Washington, Nov 6: Noticing the continued decline in violence in Iraq, the US has reportedly decided to reduce its troops’ presence in the country to 14 combat brigades this month.
This reduction in US troops would be at least two months in advance as originally planned.
US Military officials said two brigades from the 101st Airborne Division will leave Iraq this month and only one will be replaced. A brigade is roughly 3500 soldiers.
London, Nov 6: Popstar Madonna is pleading pal Gwyneth Paltrow to follow her lead and quit Britain for the Big Apple, it has emerged.
The ‘4 Minute’ hitmaker and Paltrow are great friends and the actress is supporting the 50-year-old through her bitter divorce battle with estranged husband Guy Ritchie.
Madonna, who plans to move to the Big Apple in a bid to rebuild her life with kids Rocco, David and Lourdes, has been begging chum Paltrow to follow in her footsteps, according to sources.
New Delhi, Nov 6: Kate Winslet, who has been nominated five times for an Oscar, says she desperately wants to win the accolade.
The ‘Revolutionary Road’ actress is the youngest actress ever to be nominated for the accolade 5 times – she received her last nomination at the age of 31.
Kate revealed that she really wants to bag the award this time.
London, Nov 6: Actress Elizabeth Hurley showed off her sultry figure in a sizzling photoshoot of her latest beachwear collection in India.
The 43-year-old star showed off her perfectly toned body in the photoshoot featuring the new beachwear collection, despite claiming that she hates to model in bikinis.
In an interview to Hello! magazine, Hurley, who’s married to Indian businessman Arun Nayar, also revealed the secret of her svelte figure.
Melbourne, Nov 6 : Aussie scientists have found a simple way to boost sex drive in older women- a stomach patch loaded with the male hormone testosterone.
The new study has detailed significant benefits of testosterone in the bedroom.
Testosterone is the only agent known to improve desire and arousal in women, reports News. com. au.
"Women who used the patch experienced twice the number of satisfactory events than women using a placebo patch. That''s an exciting development given no other agent has been found to help women," said the lead investigator Professor Susan Davis, from Monash University in Melbourne.
Tokyo - Japan's stock market ended 6 per cent lower Thursday as renewed economic concerns wiped away gains brought a day earlier by Senator Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged 622.1 points, or 6.53 per cent, to close at 8,899.14.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also lost 57.61 points, or 5.96 per cent, to 909.3.
On currency markets at midday (0300 GMT), the dollar traded at 98.07-12 yen, down from Wednesday's 5 pm quote of 99.37-38 yen.
London, Nov 6: Popstar Madonna is pleading pal Gwyneth Paltrow to follow her lead and quit Britain for the Big Apple, it has emerged.
New Delhi, Nov 6: Kate Winslet, who has been nominated five times for an Oscar, says she desperately wants to win the accolade.
London, Nov 6: Actress 
Tokyo - Japan's stock market ended 6 per cent lower Thursday as renewed economic concerns wiped away gains brought a day earlier by Senator Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election.
