Manila - Seven people, including a child, were killed Saturday in a smash-up between a passenger bus and a van in a northern Philippine province, a police officer said.

Washington, November 1: Police officers have found a handgun that they believe was used for Jennifer Hudson’s family murders, according to a report.

The .45-caliber weapon was recovered on October 29 in the midst of thick weeds in an alley that stands a block from where the singer’s seven-year-old nephew was found shot dead multiple times in a Chevy Suburban.

The Illinois State Police is believed to have compared the ammunition in the recovered weapon with shell casings found at the crime scenes and concluded the bullets matched, sources told the Chicago Tribune.

Death toll in Assam serial blast has touched 77, with 11 more people succumbing to their injuries.  

Washington, Nov 1 : Oprah Winfrey is set to take part in U. S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s Election Night rally next week.

The talk-show queen declared her support for the Democrat last December, however, this is for the first time she will publicly back a presidential candidate.

"Oprah will be attending the party," Contactmusic quoted Winfrey’s spokesperson, as saying.

However, if rumours are to be believed, Winfrey is being considered for the role of US ambassador to Great Britain under Obama administration.

Washington, Nov 1: Actress Ashley Olsen is reportedly planning a secret 1 million dollars wedding to actor beau Justin Bartha on the French Riviera.

If sources are to be believed, the couple may tie the knot in the South of France next summer.

According to the National Enquirer, 22-year-old Olsen''s wedding party will include twin sister Mary-Kate, her 19-year-old sister Lizzie and half-sister Taylor, 12, while her two brothers are said to have been enlisted as groomsmen for the event.

"Ashley has dreamed of having her wedding on the French Riviera, and she''s going to ask her favourite designer, Karl Lagerfeld, to create a custom-designed gown...,” Contactmusic quoted a source, as saying.

Public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank has informed that its board has approved a plan to raise capital of Rs 1100 crore through Tier-I and Tier-II bonds.

The bank will raise Rs 300 crore through Tier I perpetual bonds, Rs 290 crore through lower Tier II bonds and Rs 510 crore by way of upper Tier II bonds.

Yesterday, Indian Overseas Bank has declared its quarterly results. The lender has registered a net profit of Rs 359.01 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, a growth of 12.29 per cent from that in the corresponding period year ago.