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Women in India's capital, New Delhi, will soon be able to fight off potential attackers with a push of a phone button that will alert not only friends, family and police but also sound an alarm on their social networking websites.

Apple is negotiating with Hollywood studios to put movies on cloud servers, which would help users stream those movies on Apple devices such as iPads or iPhones, media reports said.

Keith Urban is in the middle of his Get Closer 2011 World Tour, but that didn't stop him from taking a most unusual step for a country singer -- launching a new fragrance for men, Phoenix by Keith Urban.

Jake Winebaum is betting on a Web-based solution to take the hassle and price worry out of a health obligation many of us fear and some can't even afford - going to the dentist.

Dr Conrad Murray's defense in the death of Michael Jackson suffered major blows on Wednesday when his attorneys dropped a claim that the singer swallowed a fatal dose of an anesthetic, and two doctors slammed his treatment standards.

A gunman opened fire at a busy hair salon in the Southern California coastal town of Seal Beach on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that left eight people dead and another critically wounded, police said.

David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff wants to stay hip and current with the kids, so he's doing it the way he knows best -- by getting beat up in cheerleader outfits and chicken suits in an ad campaign for a video game.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, whose 81-day detention earlier this year caused an international outcry, has been named the art world's most powerful figure in a new ranking.

When Johnny Depp appears on Thursday at a museum to introduce his movie The Rum Diary, he will be doing what many stars do these days to promote passion projects that are seeing fewer art houses debut their films.

Actor Richard Gere auctioned his extensive collection of classic guitars, to the tune of nearly $1 million.

Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a Florida man and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against Hollywood celebrities following an 11-month federal probe dubbed Operation Hackerazzi.

American Idol champion Scotty McCreery became the most successful winner in eight years on Wednesday when his debut country album went straight to the top of the Billboard charts.

Deputy space shuttle program manager and former flight director Mike Moses is leaving NASA to oversee operations for Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight company owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the company said on Tuesday.

Two former executives of a bank that received a $300 million federal bailout before its collapse during the financial crisis are facing criminal and civil fraud charges for their role in trying to conceal loan losses.

Fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered an unexpected defeat in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters Wednesday when he was beaten 6-7 6-4 6-4 by Japanese Kei Nishikori.

Renowned British coach Pete Cowen and his latest pupil, Padraig Harrington, are seeking further proof this week that the three-times major champion's game is back on song.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting the hang of playing without two of their top players as they overcame key absences to beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in their home opener on Tuesday.

Jhonny Peralta, Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera all hit home runs as the Detroit Tigers clawed their way back into the American League Championship series with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.

When Paramount Pictures decided the time was right to remake the iconic 1984 hit film Footloose, the big question was Who's going be able to fill Kevin Bacon's old dancing shoes?

The United States stormed to gold in the women's team event at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday to emphatically put down a marker for next year's London Olympics.

The 2015 Super Bowl will be played in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, National Football League (NFL) owners decided on Tuesday.

Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young was ruled out of Game Three of their American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers after aggravating a strained stomach muscle, the team said on Tuesday.

Broadband technology and software provider ARRIS Group Inc said it is to buy BigBand Networks , a video networking service provider, for $2.24 per share in cash -- a premium of 76 percent -- to strengthen its networked video technology capabilities.

The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to consider the rights of same-sex parents in a setback for two gay men who wanted both of their names listed on their adopted son's birth certificate.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has joined forces with U.S.-based carbon portfolio manager TerraPass Inc in a bid to enter the nascent Californian emissions market, the bank said on Tuesday.

In present-day Hollywood dominated by bland business executives and political correctness, the outspoken director Joel Schumacher stands as a refreshing throwback to an era when 'show' shared equal footing with business in 'showbiz'.

Actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall, who transitioned from her role as tough-talking Laverne in hit TV show Laverne and Shirley to become a pioneering female director, is releasing a memoir about her rise in Hollywood, her agent said on Tuesday.

Hungarian police have seized a stockpile of weapons that was shipped to the Hungarian capital for the production of a film about zombies starring Brad Pitt, a film crew member said on Tuesday.

He's known as a genuinely nice guy in Hollywood, but Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem transforms into a villain for the upcoming James Bond film, due in theaters next year.