Dancing With The Stars star Karina Smirnoff is set to marry, according to U.S. reports.[...] Read more! Read more…

Actress Lindsay Lohan and her lesbian DJ partner Samantha Ronson have been house hunting in the glitzy United Arab Emirates paradise of Dubai in a bid to beat the cameras.[...] Read more! Read more…

NORMAL, ILL. (AP) - Police in Illinois say actor and playwright Sam Shepard has been arrested on preliminary charges of speeding and drunken driving.[...] Read more! Read more…

Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston will always value her pet dogs more than the men in her life - because a canine's love is "unconditional."[...] Read more! Read more…

Happy Birthday to country singer Deana Carter (1966), English actress Julia Ormond (1965), "Kids in the Hall" alum Dave Foley (1963), R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe (1962), "Max Headroom" actor Matt Frewer (1958),[...] Read more! Read more…

Barbara Walters has landed the first TV interview with Patrick Swayze since the actor announced he was battling pancreatic cancer last year.[...] Read more! Read more…

The global economy is on its knees, the war in Iraq is still raging, and global warming is apparently getting worse. Hardly the best way to start off a new year, is it?[...] Read more! Read more…

Rocker Pete Wentz is looking to clean up his language in 2009 - after becoming a dad. The Fall Out Boy star, who welcomed baby Bronx Mowgli into the world in November, [...] Read more! Read more…

2009 is already looking to be a great year for actress Heather Locklear - she has had her driving under the influence case dismissed.[...] Read more! Read more…

Happy Birthday to "Home Alone 3" star Alex D. Linz (1989), New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (1981), Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years" Danica McKellar (1975), Chinese actress Joan Chen (1960), actor/director Mel Gibson (1956),[...] Read more! Read more…

James Bond star Daniel Craig is worried about the global credit crunch crisis - insisting even Hollywood superstars are not immune from its effects.[...] Read more! Read more…

U.S. TV titan Oprah Winfrey has become a hit with students in Atlanta, Georgia - after she donated $365,000 to a school for low-income kids.[...] Read more! Read more…

Singer Annie Lennox has spoken out against the Israeli bomb strikes on Gaza - calling for an end to the "slaughter and systematic murder" of Arabs living in the area.[...] Read more! Read more…

Miley Cyrus rang in 2009 by performing in a high school gym. The teen pop sensation played a short set at Beckman High School in Irvine, California - the result of a prize won by student Alison Kaprielian in an MTV-sponsored contest.[...] Read more! Read more…

Jim Carrey has vowed to give his longtime girlfriend Jenny McCarthy a financially secure future - after reportedly setting up a $50 million trust fund for the actress despite insisting they will never marry.[...] Read more! Read more…

Queen Latifah has become the victim of thieves, who stole more than $10,000 in jewelery from her luxury villa in Tobago.[...] Read more! Read more…

Top European envoys including the French president embark on a bid to halt the violence in Gaza. Read more…

A Greek riot policeman is seriously injured by attackers armed with Kalashnikov automatic weapons in Athens, officials say. Read more…

India says it has handed over evidence to Pakistan linking the Mumbai attacks to "elements" in that country. Read more…

The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the most expensive ever built - is due to be officially opened. Read more…

Japan's stock market ends its first session of 2009 up 2.1% and reaches its highest level for nearly two months. Read more…

European Union officials are to meet to assess the impact of falling gas supplies after the Russia-Ukraine dispute. Read more…

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson withdraws as Barack Obama's nominee for US commerce secretary. Read more…

Australian scientists say they want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that could wipe out the Tasmanian Devil. Read more…

Paceman Peter Siddle picks up his first five-wicket haul in Tests as Australia seize the advantage on day three of the final Test against South Africa. Read more…