New York, March 13: A red 8GB iPod emblazoned with former U. S. President Bill Clinton’s signature has been sold at an online charity auction.

The ipod contained songs by Elton John and Van Morrison.

It pulled in more than 2,200 dollars in the auction run by the Web site Tonic, reports the New York Daily News.

New York, Mar 13  Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has lashed out at Rihanna for reconciling with Chris Brown, who allegedly attacked her, as she feels Rihanna's low self-esteem made her do what she did.

Oprah Winfrey dedicated an episode on her show to the victims of domestic violence, while talking about Chris Brown, who allegedly attacked Rihanna and left her with horrific injuries.

Winfrey went on to say that the `Umbrella' hitmaker returned to Brown, as she doesn't feel good about herself.

New York  - Wall Street continued its three-day rally with the three major indices up about 4 per cent on Thursday led by General Electric and Bank of America shares.

General Electric gained 13 per cent to 9.57 dollars per share after it said a cut in its credit rating was unlikely to impact business, and Bank of America picked up 19 per cent to 5.85 dollars.

"Those banks have been beaten down to almost nothing - same goes for GE - so any kind of good news would allow for a bounce," investment strategist Bruce Bittles told Bloomberg financial news.

New York, Mar 12 : Forbes magazine study has revealed that Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates has reclaimed the title of the richest man in the world, with a total net worth of 40 billion dollars.

According to Fox News, the magazine found 793 billionaires in 2009, which was down by 30 percent from a year earlier.

Apparently, this is the first decline since 2003.

New York, Mar 12 : The revered 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is China's best hope for resolving its dispute with Tibetans, an editorial in the New York Times claims.

Though the Dalai Lama has so far managed to deflect demands for independence, Tibetans are increasingly getting frustrated, and according to the article, when the Dalai Lama dies, Beijing will lose its best interlocutor.

New York, March 12 : Ashley Dupre, the former high-class call girl at the centre of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, has revealed that yoga sessions have helped her find "inner strength."

The 23-year-old credited yoga classes for providing her with the strength to face the tempestuous row that saw Spitzer's resignation from his post of New York Governor last year.

"The past year has obviously been very difficult for me," the New York Post quoted her, as saying.