After months of rumours, US TV star Nicole Richie has confirmed that she is pregnant.

The Chechen rebel leader who organised last year’s deadly hostage-taking attack on a Russian school admitted he was a terrorist and warned that he was planning more attacks, possibly a similar atrocity.

Carrie Underwood, the country sweetheart who beguiled national television audiences with her strong voice and bright smile, is this year’s American Idol, defeating Southern rocker Bo Bice in the show’s finale last night.

The American Idol contestant who said he had an affair with judge Paula Abdul detailed late-night phone calls, clandestine kisses and her pleas to keep things secret, in an ABC News special early today.