morgan Morgan Stanley’s (MS) fourth-quarter profit rose 88% as revenue climbed on gains at its key institutional securities and wealth management businesses. Shares rose 2.9% to $28.55 in recent premarket trading as revenue topped expectations. Wall Street’s results have been mixed so far,... [Read More]

Mason Ryan As noted earlier, Barri Griffiths, aka FCW Champion Mason Ryan, debuted on RAW tonight as the newest member of Nexus. He is a former Gladiators competitor and has held the FCW Championship since this past July, when he defeated defending champion Alex Riley and Johnny Curtis by pinning Riley... [Read More]

Ophip THINK YOU’RE a Pisces? Think again, because the star sign you thought was yours may be incorrect. That’s according to an astronomer who has discovered there are 13, not 12, zodiac signs. The internet exploded last week when Parke Kunkle discussed the newest sign, Ophiuchus, in an interview... [Read More]

keep-australia-clean Just as stricken areas in and around the eastern hub of Brisbane began the mammoth task of recovering from floods that killed at least 16, thousands of residents in southern Victoria were forced to flee fast-rising waters. Volunteers lined up this morning to help clear the mess in... [Read More]

grande TUNIS – Tunisia’s government on Wednesday announced the dismissal of the interior minister and plans to investigate corruption allegations as the rioting that has racked the country for weeks reached the capital, Tunis. Army trucks were seen moving through streets on the city’s... [Read More]

Australia flood-wide Extra police are being brought in to patrol vast flooded areas in Brisbane and Ipswich as the death toll from south-east Queensland’s devastating floods continues to rise. The number of people confirmed dead in this week’s flood rose to 15 today with the recovery of bodies... [Read More]

Rachael-Finch They were joined by other Australian personalities including Andrew Gunsberg, Russell Crowe and Ricki-Lee Coulter, who all tweeted throughout the day about the floods, encouraging their fans to support or donate. Regular tweeter Megan Gale returned to the site after a 10-day break with... [Read More]

jersey-shore-new-crew She had only been in the Jersey Shore house a few hours, but new girl Deena Cortese was quick to make a splash in tonight’s third season premiere. The 23-year-old best friend of series star Snooki stripped off in front of The Situation, put the moves on Vinny in the hot tub... [Read More]

craigslist AKLAND, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) — Police in Oakland, Calif., say a group of thieves have been using Craigslist ads for fancy cars to lure victims to the city with large amounts of cash. In the most recent incident, a Lodi man was beaten up Sunday night after being robbed of thousands of... [Read More]

JerryKill2 MINNEAPOLIS – Jerry Kill has been hired as the new University of Minnesota football coach, but a history of winning records, bowl games, academic achievement and putting players into the NFL aren’t enough to win over many Gophers fans. Kill will be introduced as the next Gophers coach... [Read More]

These catwalk queens have managed to retain their striking superbods even after having children!Pregnancy can be the happiest, most fulfilling time in a woman’s life.But it can also leave you with excess weight, saggy skin and stretch marks. Which is why it never ceases to amaze us how these... [Read More]

Google Inc will begin blocking Facebook and other Web services from accessing its users’ information, highlighting an intensifying rivalry between the two Internet giants. Google will no longer let other services automatically import its users’ email contact data for their own purposes, unless... [Read More]

A study has found that Australian girls as young as eight are starting to become obsessed with beauty, a fact which is worrying women that children are becoming image conscious far too early. A survey, carried out on almost 2000 Australian women aged from their teens to their late 60s, had found that... [Read More]

Time travel, psychedelic clothes, and a rocking soundtrack… Action Replayy (watch the trailer here) looks like it’s going to be a fun ride.And we haven’t even touched the ensemble cast yet. Here’s a closer look at the players in this romantic comic caper.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan... [Read More]

amber-leaigh1 Amber Leigh Hartman. It’s just a name that oozes hotness as you say it. Now, you’ve already seen her before reading this bit (and you’re literally mental if you haven’t, look at that big pic up there) but it’s pretty tough to imagine anything other than a really hot American... [Read More]

Fran Crippen, a 26-year-old Olympic hopeful from a family of prominent swimmers in Philadelphia, died near the end of a World Cup event in the UAE this weekend Doctor on Fran Crippen case: ‘No such thing as dying of exhaustion’.The news of swimmer Fran Crippen’s death has created an... [Read More]

The Wikileaks war logs disclose the conduct of British and US troops, as well as Iraqis during the Iraq conflict, Here is a summary of the reports Trove of secret documents released by Wikileaks discloses that the US military routinely turned a blind eye to torture and abuse committed by its Iraqi allies... [Read More]

Hurricane Richard formed in the Caribbean and steamed toward an expected landfall yesterday in the tiny Central American nation of Belize, where tourists were evacuated from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge in shelters. A hurricane warning was in effect for Belize and western... [Read More]

The return of Amitabh Bachchan as host of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC 4) has worked wonders for Sony Entertainment television (Sony TV) as the launch episode on Monday generated peak ratings (TVR) of 6.7 and an average show ratings of 5. This was the highest ratings for a Sony TV show in the Hindi general... [Read More]

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here’s looking at the best star tweets of the day.Shilpa Shetty claimed she was distressed as she tweeted about the state of affairs of her IPL team, Rajasthan Royals.’All we ask is 4 a fair n balanced... [Read More]

Miss Cruz is not afraid of her body – or meat, apparently. Her first serious role was in the bizarrely titled Spanish drama Jamón, Jamón (literally Ham, Ham), where the 18-year-old Penélope happily bore all in an erotic ‘love scene’ in a meat-curing factory. Honestly, Google it. Since then she... [Read More]

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the biggest securities firm by revenue, said profit dropped 40 percent, beating analysts’ estimates, as lower costs and higher investment-banking revenue cushioned a decline in trading. Third-quarter net income fell to $1.9 billion, or $2.98 per share, from $3.19 billion,... [Read More]

Her cartoon alter ego, the unforgivably annoying Meg from Family Guy, might be as attractive as a brick to the face, but the real deal is definitely, 100%, very, very hot. Worshipped by her legions of adoring That 70s Show fans, Kunis has more geeks shivering in desire than Princess Leia in a bikini.... [Read More]

SCOTS fans erupted in fury last night after Cheryl Cole booted Gamu Nhengu off the X Factor. Thousands of viewers immediately launched an internet campaign to get Gamu back on the show. And they demanded to know why Cheryl picked two singers who bottled their performances at her house instead of the... [Read More]