A loving mother works her magic just as well with soothing words as she does with hugs, scientists have learned.

Whitney Houston today denied rumours of a reunion with ex-husband Bobby Brown.

Singer Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from her husband Bobby Brown, her publicist said today.

Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston became ill on an airliner bound for France and was taken to a Paris hospital for treatment of apparent food poisoning today, her publicist said.