Washington  - An adult and four children were dead in an early Saturday morning fire, according to media reports in Ohio.

The blaze claimed the lives of a 40-year-old woman and four children age 5 to 12, the Columbus Dispatch reported online.

Firefighters tried to force their way in, but turned back due to heavy smoke. When they arrived at the house, two children age 12 and 15 were outside and told them their family members were inside.

Public identification of the victims and their relationships was not available.

Washington, Dec 6 : Popstar Akon is considering a move into the film industry.

The ‘Smack That’ hitmaker has expressed his plans to retire from music career and turn to acting.

“On the movie side, acting is something I will entertain later. Now I''m into more of the behind the scenes stuff: producing the movies, scoring the movies, doing the soundtracks, and slowly I''ll make my way in,” Contactmusic quoted Akon, as saying.

Akon stated that he is waiting to fulfill his music commitments before moving his base to Hollywood.

Washington, Dec 6 : Music mogul Simon Cowell has been given a rating of “11 and th

Washington, Dec 6 : Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman is not worried about getting old, instead she insists that entering 40s has made her braver.

While the 41-year-old actress had to face extreme conditions during her shoot for Baz Luhrmann''s epic Australia, she is adamant being mature has helped her cope with the tough time.

In an interview with The Independent, the Oscar winner revealed that she has become more courageous with age.

"The older I get, the more I feel like I''m on a roller-coaster when I do a film... I''m much more brave, and kind of throw myself into it and try not to worry if I fall flat on my face,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling.

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Washington, Dec 6 : Ellen DeGeneres seems to have taken Brad Pitt’s ‘Chippendales’ suggestions rather too seriously, for she actually sent the dancers to George Clooney’s office, say reports.

However, all her efforts went down the drain.

The practical joke was set up after Pitt told DeGeneres that a surefire way to secure an interview with Clooney on her show would be to lure him with Chippendales dancers, reports Contactmusic.

Therefore, Ellen, who desperately wanted to have Clooney on her show, sent semi-clad hunks to his office on December 5, according to insiders.