A host of celebrities celebrated seven years of Twitter yesterday.

Some 4,000 workers at Hewlett Packard in Ireland are waiting to hear if their jobs will be affected after the company announced its to cut its global workforce by 8%.

At least one person was killed and more than 50 homes destroyed when a huge explosion sent flames roaring through a neighbourhood in hills south of San Francisco, California fire chiefs said today.

Former President Mary Robinson is to receive America’s Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama today.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to his 'Road to Perdition' co-star Paul Newman, hailing the late actor an "extraordinary artist and man".

Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks will be among the A-list stars who will pay tribute to movie legend Paul Newman at a benefit gala for the late actor's California kids camp The Painted Turtle.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has angered hikers in California by announcing plans to fence off a famous trail.

Misdemeanour drug possession charges against Whitney Houston have been dropped by a Hawaiian judge, following a substance abuse assessment of the star.

Bruce Springsteen has defended US presidential hopeful Barack Obama, insisting the Democrat's comments about "bitter" small town Americans has been taken out of context.

Sean Penn fuelled reports he and his estranged wife are back together when he dedicated a song to her at a concert in San Francisco, California on Tuesday night.

China has threatened to blacklist foreign artists who speak out in favour of Tibetan freedom, following pop star Bjork's recent onstage chant for the mandated country.

TEENAGER Cory Whitsett followed in the footsteps of Tiger Woods by winning the US junior title aged 15 in Augusta, Missouri, on Saturday.

Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh is engaged to boyfriend Alex Young after a whirlwind romance.

British singer Lily Allen will perform at the relaunch of New York venue Irving Plaza club next week.

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has repeated his criticism of Green Day, insisting the trio would not have survived when punk was at its height.

Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone will reportedly lose custody of her five-year-old son for a year under an unusual agreement with ex-husband, Phil Bronstein.

Madonna became the first celebrity to get a call on the new Apple iPod cellphone when she thrilled fans at a launch party in San Francisco, California on Wednesda by appearing live from London.

Star Wars movie mogul George Lucas has opened new headquarters for his LucasFilm empire in San Francisco, California.

Jennifer Aniston has been named godmother to Friends co-star Courteney Cox Arquette's daughter Coco.

Punk rock trio Green Day are set to play their first stadium shows in America after selling out a massive open air show in England.

Underground rapper Mac Dre has been killed in a drive-by shooting on a Kansas city, Kansas highway. He was 34.

A video found on an Islamic militant website today broadcast footage of an American man telling US troops to stop the occupation of Iraq and then showed his head being cut off.

West Wing star, long tall Allison Janney, is celebrating her engagement to boyfriend actor Richard Jenik.

David Beckham is rapidly turning into the biggest South-east Asian marketing icon to emerge from sports in years.

Actress Sharon Stone is expected to undergo further tests today after a doctor warned her health ‘‘hangs in the balance’’ for the next two weeks following a brain haemorrhage.