Washington, Nov 15 : The Dark Knight, which was released on 18th July, is few days away from becoming the fourth movie in history to earn more than 1 billion dollars worldwide, experts have analysed.

By the midweek, the grand movie’s worldwide haul stood at a reported 997.6 million dollars, reports E! Online.

"Dark Knight’s at a trickle now with no new territories," Box Office Mojo''s Brandon Gray said in an email.

"[But] it’s possible that it already has [hit the billion-dollar mark], as unreported grosses can suddenly come in,” Gray added.

London, November 15 : Using James Bond-style spy gear to help Chinese immigrants cheat on British citizenship tests has landed two men in jail.

The duo used hi-tech hidden cameras, transmitters and surveillance gadgets to tell right answers to the candidates sitting the Life in the UK test, which is the last step towards earning British citizenship and passport.

Those taking the test in Wimbledon library, south west London, were equipped with a hidden shirt buttonhole camera, microphone, and earpiece.

Washington, November 15 : Christina Aguilera is the latest celebrity to raise her voice against the ban on gay marriages.

Following the footsteps of Ellen DeGeneres, Brad Pitt, Josh Brolin, the stunner has insisted upon equal rights and freedom to marry for gay couples.

The singer spoke against the Proposition 8 bill, which had sought to make the same-sex marriages constitutionally illegal in California at the elections earlier this month, and had been voted into instigation by majority of conservative people.

Washington, November 15 : Madonna, who’s planning to move to America following her split with Guy Ritchie, has reportedly pulled her daughter Lourdes out of her London school.

The Queen of Pop, who is battling for the custody of her children in a bitter divorce with the Brit director, allegedly took Lourdes out of the Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle School in London earlier this month.

The megastar, married to the “RocknRolla” director for eight years, has been rumoured to leave her estranged beau’s native London to return to New York, reports the London Paper.

New Delhi, Nov 15 : Natalie Portman, who recently moved back home following her rumoured split from musician boyfriend Devendra Banhart, is regretting staying with her mum and dad.

The 27-year-old stunner has admitted that there are some aspects of returning to her childhood house that are causing issues.

She is quoted as saying: "I''m homeless at the moment so I am residing with my parents. It''s rough. It was cool in the beginning because I got good meals and my laundry done but it turns into trouble."

New York, Nov 15 : English pop/rock singer Elton John has revealed that he sees similarity between his life and that of Billy Elliot’s, a fictional character in the West End stage show Billy Elliot the Musical.

According to the New York Post, John, whose father never approved of his musical career, discussed the parallels between his life and that of the ballet dancing, coal miner''s son who traded in his boxing gloves for a pair of ballet shoes.