London, November 5: Prince Harry has given his support to a group of wounded war heroes who are preparing for an expedition to Mount Everest.

The third in line to the throne met dozens of British soldiers, both men and women, who suffered trauma or injury in Iraq and Afghanistan, at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, reports the Daily Star.

The 24-year-old promised to boost the confidence of the officers who were set to trek to a spot 18,370ft up the world’s highest peak next year.

The soldier prince also met with Royal Marine Ben McBean, who had lost an arm and leg in a landmine blast, and had been befriended by the royal on a plane whilst the two were returning home.

London, Nov. 5: Manchester United star Wayne Rooney’s birthday party for his two brothers ended in a brawl yesterday in which a fan of his was left with cuts and bruises.

Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Mitchell told the Sun that he had spotted Rooney and his wife Coleen, 22, at the Liner Hotel in Liverpool, where a birthday party was on for Rooney’s two brothers -- John, 18, and Graeme, 21.

Michael asked Rooney, 23, if he could take a photograph of him standing next to pal Dermot Graham — and the star obliged.

But as digger driver Michael, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was taking the snap, he was punched and a fight broke out.

Mobile phone footage showed Rooney trying to help.

Washington - Michelle Obama, was born on January 17, 1964 and grew up in a one-bedroom apartment on Chicago's South Side where her mother, a former secretary, still lives. Her late father was an employee at the city's water plant.

Sometimes compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, Michelle, 44, will bring her own style of charm and sophistication to the White House as the country's first African American first lady.

Paris - Stung by the impact of the global financial crisis, French bank BNP Paribas said its profits for the third quarter of 2008 had fallen significantly compared to the same period last year.

Third-quarter profits stood at 901 million euros (1.16 billion dollars), down 55.6 per cent from 2007, BNP Paribas said in a statement.

The loss was attributed to "a direct impact of the financial crisis," which the bank estimated at 1.1 billion euros.

Turnover fell by a more modest 1 per cent, to 7.614 billion euros, compared to the third quarter of 2007.

"The direct impact of the financial crisis was significantly greater than in previous quarters," the bank said.

London, November 5: Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton have dispelled reports suggesting that their relationship might be strained – by sharing a weekend together at Birkhall.

The royal couple were seen spending quality time with each other while looking after guests at Prince Charles’s Highland retreat, a 14-bedroom Jacobean hunting lodge on the Balmoral estate.

The duo was spotted together for the first time in eight weeks, reports the Daily Express.

While the 26-year-old prince went out with his pals to stalk deers, his girlfriend apparently decided to lay low.

The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slipped deeper into the negative in late afternoon trade today, on account of aggressive selling at several blue chip counters.

Oil & gas, metal and realty stocks were hammered badly.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index lost more than 1% each.

The 30-share index BSE Sensex, today, opened with a gain of 300.05 points at 10,931.17.

At 3:03 a.m., Sensex lost 409.87 points, or 3.86%, at 10,221.25 after touching a high of 10,945.41 and a low of 10,218.92.