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Renee Zellweger says she’s open to marrying again

Washington, Jan 13 : Here's some good news for Renee Zellweger's male fans: the beauty has declared that she's open to marrying again.

The `Bridget Jones' Diary' star annulled her four month marriage with Kenny Chesney in 2005.

However, the 39-year-old actress, who has been previously linked to Jim Carrey and George Clooney, hasn't ruled out marrying again.

"I never say never about anything because I look back on my own personal history and it shocks me," Us Magazine quoted Zellweger as saying in the February issue of Marie Claire.

Vanessa Hudgens picks up freebies at Golden Globes

Vanessa HudgensWashington, Jan 13 : Everybody loves a freebie, and American actress Vanessa Hudgens has shown that it does not matter how many you take away, as long as they are all free.

Hudgens was spotted hitting the Golden Globes swag suites over the weekend with her assistant ending up carrying four "overflowing" bags, amounting to 12,000 dollars of freebies.

The actress was seen at "Access Hollywood's" Stuff You Must ... lounge suite, making sure to "take something from every booth".

Chemicals called opioids found to relieve neuropathic pain in mice

Washington, January 13 : Conducting experiments on mice, a group of German researchers has shown that chemicals known as opiods reduce the symptoms of neuropathic pain.

Halina Machelska and colleagues, at Freie Universitat Berlin, describe neuropathic pain as the pain that is associated with injury to nerves, such as caused by the trauma of amputation, entrapment, and compression.

The researchers point out that it can be extremely debilitating, and treatments show limited or no effectiveness.

They also reveal that nerve injury underlying neuropathic pain is associated with an inflammatory response, and immune cells are thought to be contributors to the pain.

US imposes fresh sanctions against disgraced Pak scientist A.Q. Khan

US imposes fresh sanctions against disgraced Pak scientist A.Q. KhanWashington, Jan. 13: The US State Department has imposed fresh sanctions against disgraced Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan.

The name of the Pakistani nuclear scientist, A. Q. Khan along with 12 other individuals appeared on an official notification asking the international community to "remain vigilant" to ensure that the network did not resume its activities.

US to hike non-military aid to Pak to prevent economy-driven“chaos in the country”

Washington, Jan. 13: The new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry, has said that he will try to increase the non-military U. S. aid to Pakistan upto three times from what the US offers currently, to prevent the present economic crisis from triggering "chaos in the country."

Kerry said that economic assistance to Pakistan is very necessary as it continue to struggle in the fight against terrorism.

"I think it is essential, they (Pakistan) have a huge economic crisis. If anything winds up being one of the triggers for chaos in the country, it''s going to be the economic implosion, as much as anything else," The News quoted Kerry, as saying.

NBC Taps First Indian-American Music Director For ‘Howie Do It’ TV Show!

 NBC Taps First Indian-American Music Director For ‘Howie Do It’ TV Show! Ravi Drums, one of the most explosive live performers to hit the electronic music scene, has got the chance to showcase his abilities in NBC’s latest reality program, ‘Howie Do It’, alongside renowned comedian and performer Howie Mandel from NBC’s other reality program, ‘Deal Or No Deal’.

The reality show, which premiered on January 9th, is an unscripted comedy series that follows Mandel in disguise as he pulls different pranks on unsuspecting victims all-through the show.

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