Washington, Jan 13 : Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore showed off her pierced tongue at the Golden Globes red carpet on January 11.

The 33-year-old actress was seen sporting a stud in the tongue as she walked down the red carpet.

"I got it done about six months ago," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

While the whole world is under the spell of technological advancement, the Charlie's Angel's star insists that a thing as simple as text messaging freaks her out.

In an interview to Ladies'''' Home Journal, she admitted that even texting makes her crazy.

New York, January 13 : A high-profile lineup is set to dominate the stage at US President-elect Barack Obama's pre-inauguration ball.

Washington, January 13 : Daniel Craig's `Defiance' has drawn attention of New York City schools who have decided to use the 2008 war film to teach students about the Holocaust.

Holocaust is the term generally used to describe the genocide of around six million European Jews during World War II, as part of deliberate extermination planned and executed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.

The film depicts the story of four Jewish brothers from Poland who escape from the Nazis and fight back to rescue fellow Jews.

The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation urged schools to use the movie as part of the online curriculum.

Washington, Jan 13 : Scientists at Iowa State University have come a step closer to finding how to counter the Ebola virus.

They have now unfolded the structure from a key part of the Ebola protein known as VP35.

VP35 interferes with the natural resistance of host cells against viral infections.

"Usually when viruses infect cells, the host immune system can fight to eventually clear the virus. But with Ebola infections, the ability of the host to mount a defence against the invading virus is lost," said Gaya Amarasinghe, an assistant professor in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, who led the study.

Washington, Jan 13 : While other stars tried to put their best foot forward for the Golden Globe Awards on January 11, Eva Longoria Parker had to hobble up the red carpet, because she badly sprained her ankle.

The `Desperate Housewives' star got injured at one of hubby Tony Parker''s basketball games.

The pretty lady had to wear an ankle brace under her stunning red Reem Acra gown for the event.

Washington, Jan 13 : Teen starlet Miley Cyrus feels that