London, Oct 27 : Hollywood actor Heath Ledger might have endured a long battle with Bipolar disorder, according to a new biography.

The book ‘Heath: A Family’s Tale says that the disease might be genetic as the late actor’s uncle Haydn was recently diagnosed with the Bipolar disorder, a category of mood disorders.

Heath, who died due to accidental overdose of prescription drug, might have had swings between euphoria and despair due to the same disorder, according to the biography by Janet Fife-Yeomans.

London, Oct 27: Popstar Geri Halliwell’s favourite place in the world is London, as she considers it to be best suited for her.

Halliwell may prefer the L. A lifestyle but she does not intend to leave London, as she does not want her daughter to acquire an American accent.

“I want my daughter to have an English accent because it’s really elegant – also my friends and family are nearby,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

The ‘wannabe’ hitmaker also has the advantage of many relatives and pals living nearby in London.

Harare - New talks aimed at salvaging Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal were due to get underway in Harare Monday, amid fears the Movement for Democratic Change of prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai could pull out of the agreement.

South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, his predecessor Thabo Mbeki, who is mediating in Zimbabwe, and Swaziland's King Mswati III arrived in the Zimbabwean capital Monday for talks with Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe.

Kabul - A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside police headquarters in northern Afghanistan, killing one US soldier and wounding seven other people including police officers, police said Monday.

"One American soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast this morning," Jaweed Basharat, spokesman for provincial police chief told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

He said four Afghan police officers and one child were also wounded in the Monday's blast.

The bomber, who was in police uniform, tried to enter the police chief's office in Puli Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, and detonated himself when he was stopped by the guards.

Bangkok - Honda-brand products exported from Thailand earned 80.98 billion baht (2.6 billion dollars) during the first nine months of this year, a 11 per cent increase year-on-year, Asian Honda Motor Comany announced Monday.

But exports of Honda automobiles, motorcycles and power products grew only 4 per cent in the third quarter, pointing to a downward trend.

Tokyo - Canon Inc on Monday revised down its earnings projections for the year due to a stronger yen and sluggish global economy.

The Japanese electronics company expected its net profit to fall 23.2 per cent for the year through December 31 to 375 billion yen (3.98 billion dollars), which would be the first drop in nine years, it said.

Its operating profit was seen to decline 23.3 per cent to 580 billion yen and sales to fall 5.2 per cent to 4.25 trillion yen from an initial forecast.