Hanover, Germany - The six-day CeBIT computer trade show began Tuesday in the German city of Hanover with former movie star and current Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger spreading his charm as special guest.

The Gubernator toured the fair, which has honoured his state this year as its partner. Makers of software, computers and communications gears from round the globe show new products at the fair.

Schwarzenegger was accompanied by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.

San Francisco  - After three exceptionally dry years, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday declared a state of emergency amid a prolonged drought.

"This is a crisis, just as severe as an earthquake or raging wildfire, and we must treat it with the same urgency by upgrading California's water infrastructure to ensure a clean and reliable water supply for our growing state," Schwarzenegger said, calling on residents to save water.

London, Feb 26 : California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will make a rare big-screen appearance in a film being made by Sylvester Stallone.

The 61-year-old will star in The Expendables, Stallone's publicist has confirmed.

The film, in which Stallone also stars, follows a group of mercenaries trying to overthrow a South American dictator, reports The BBC.

Besides acting, Stallone is also writing and directing the film.

New York, Feb 23 : California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a message to fellow Republican governors, who have refused President Barack Obama's stimulus package to gain political mileage, has asked them to give the economic aid to him.

Schwarzenegger praised the economic stimulus package and ridiculed Republican governors like Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Mark Sanford of South Carolina, breaking with his party.

London, Feb 23 : California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that there's no place for drugs in sports these days.

Appearing on CNN''''s State of the Union programme, the former action film star said that top athletes are role models for young people and those trying to stay fit, reports the Daily Express.

Schwarzenegger has admitted that competition leads athletes to use drugs, but suggests that they should, "Come out, be clean and say, ''''Look, I used that, I made a mistake''''."

San Francisco  - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday signed a 130-billion-dollar budget including tax increases and spending cuts into law, ending a four-month crisis in California.

The largest and richest state in the US was in a deadlock, which saw it unable to pay its bills. Lawmakers finally passed the bill Thursday.