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London, Aug 11 : Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem are reportedly under fire from top Hollywood executives following their support for Gaza, where they signed an open letter condemning the actions of Israel as tantamount to "genocide".

The couple, who were among 100 film professionals to sign the open Spanish letter calling on the European Union to end Israel's military operation in Gaza, along with director Pedro Almodovar, have sparked anger in Hollywood, reportedly called their careers in to question, the Independent reported.

Washiongton, Aug 11 : Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned President Obama's foreign policy doctrine as crises remain unresolved from Ukraine to the Gaza strip.

According to the Politico, Clinton criticized Obama's decision to support Syrian rebels, calling it a 'failure'.

She also said that the foreign policy was too slow and extremely passive.

Clinton's comments came following the president's authorization of airstrikes in Northern Iraq last week.

According to sources, Clinton's interview was planned to promote her memoir and was not part of any political strategy.

Wellington, Aug 11 : James Cameron feels he's on the "right track" with ' Avatar' sequels, which he calls as the "mega project," as he's almost done with the scripts and the preliminary preparations.

The 59-year-old Oscar-winning ' Titanic ' director, said that he was working on the fantasy film's 2nd, 3rd and 4th follow-ups all at once and they were all coming together as he's totally devoted to them, Stuff. co. nz reported.

Washington, Aug 11 : Tech giant Samsung has reportedly started testing the new three-sided display phone, which is likely to be unveiled by the end of this year.

Sources claim that the technology, which has been rumored for quite some time, could go into production by the end of this year.

According to CNET, a three-sided display phone just might be what Kim Hyeon Jun, executive manager at Samsung's Wireless Business Division, had been foreshadowing during Samsung's second-quarter earnings conference call.

Karachi, Aug 11 : Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has finally broken his silence to clarify that he is not running away from Pakistan but wants his name removed from the Exit Control List (ECL) only because he wants to see his ailing mother.

Speaking to a gathering of his followers in Islamabad on phone, he said that the legal cases against him are politically motivated and baseless but added that he will defend himself in all the cases that are pending against him, reported the Dawn.

Panaji: Goa does not have a single village unaffected with HIV, state Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Monday.

"There are 15,000 people affected with HIV, which means that one per cent of people in the state are affected with it. There is not a single village in the state which has no person affected with HIV," Parsekar told the Legislative Assembly here.

He was responding to a question tabled by BJP legislator Nilesh Cabral, about HIV cases in Goa.