Television star Fran Drescher will serve as the newest envoy for US public diplomacy, with trips planned later this month to eastern Europe, the State Department said Friday. Read more »

The rock group Heart, angry that its 70's hit "Barracuda" is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is biting back at the Alaska governor. Read more »

Actress JESSICA ALBA and husband CASH WARREN were wracked with nerves when they took baby HONOR MARIE on her first flight - because they feared the tot would cry throughout the journey. Read more »

In "The Hurt Locker", the latest film about the war in Iraq, a bomb disposal expert takes risks beyond the call of duty as he comes to realise that only one thing makes him feel truly alive -- dicing with death. Read more »

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY has laughed off a magazine report alleging she was the second highest-paid Hollywood actress in 2007. Read more »

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE led their fans in protest after they were banned from playing at a U.S. political rally on Tuesday. Read more »

Actress EVA MENDES turns to her Hollywood pals LUCY LIU and CAMERON DIAZ for advice - because she knows she can count on them if they're needed. Read more »

Officials Tuesday said they charged two Malibu men for attacking a paparazzo who was snapping pictures of actor Matthew McConaughey as he was surfing in the Pacific Ocean in June. Read more »

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is in a stable condition and there is no cause for concern over his health, his aides and the private Indian hospital to which he was admitted said Friday. Read more »

One woman in three in the world is affected by domestic violence, US movie actress Reese Witherspoon said here Thursday as she promoted a worldwide campaign against abuse of women. Read more »