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Osama is in Yemen or Somalia, not Pakistan: US counter-terrorism expert

Washington, Sept 14: The Bush Administration’s former chief counter-terrorism adviser, Richard Clark, has claimed that Osama bin Laden is either in Yemen or Somalia, and not in Pakistan.

Dr Reddy's Gets Final FDA Nod For Ranitidine 150mg Tabs

New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) has received final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Ranitidine 150mg pill by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

DRL is the only generic maker to get FDA authorization for this Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) product accompanying the expiry of innovator's patents.

According to a statement, the company will distribute the 150 mg potency in blister counts of 8 and 24’s plus bottles of 50, 65 and 95 counts.

Oil Closes Above $80 For First Time

After fluttering at the peak for a number of days, yesterday, the U.S. crude oil prices closed above $80 per barrel for the first time.

For next month delivery, sweet crude added up 18 cents to close at $80.09 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

The price had hit $80.15 during the session and $80.20 during the earlier electronic trading. But, it was the first closing in what one investor called unchartered territory.

Longoria dismisses Becks, Williams’ gay ‘Desperate Housewives’ role reports

Washington: Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has dismissed reports suggesting football ace David Beckham and Robbie Williams will be going gay for an episode of her hit show.

Longoria, who plays Gabrielle Solis on the popular show, asserted that even she was taken in by the reports and that urged her to speak to Beckham's wife Victoria about it.

Posh, who was present on the set of the show to film an upcoming episode, was approached by Longoria asking if the reports were true.

Tommy Lee, Kid Rock explain about MTV VMAs brawl

Washington, Sept 14: After the brawl between Tommy Lee and Kid Rock at the MTV Video Music Award, Rock came clean with his side of the story.

Kid Rock defended himself on ‘The Kevin & Bean Show’ which airs on Los Angeles' KROQ-FM.

"It's been going on for five years," People magazine quoted him, as saying on the show.  

Both Lee and Rock are former husbands of Pamela Anderson.

"I did what any man would do, any man across the country, across the world would do," he said.

Britney needs help before ‘anything tragic happens’: Fatone

Washington, Sept 14: Pop star Britney Spears’ old buddy/ pop singer Joey Fatone has expressed a deep concern for his troubled friend after her poor performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept 9, 2007.

The former 'N Sync star asserted that he was shocked to see Britney’s ill-advised stage performance that opened the VMAs in Las Vegas.

Fatone, who was one of Spears' closest friends when she was new in the music industry, urged Britney to seek serious help.

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