New York, February 28: Just seven months before John Lennon was shot dead, he had reportedly complained about the lack of security at his Dakota apartment.

The complaint was made through a handwritten note, which is selling for 54,000 dollars at mementsintime. com.

Lennon wrote the memo to his aide Fred Seaman on 28 April 1980.

New York  - The US government and Citigroup Inc have cut a deal on the government substantially increasing its stake in the ailing bank, the Treasury announced Friday.

Under the agreement, the government will own as much as 36 per cent of the bank's shares in exchange for better access to Treasury funds, which could help Citigroup avoid bankruptcy.

The part-nationalization of what was once the world's largest bank has fuelled speculation that more financial institutions could face a similar government takeover.

New York, February 27: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez and her Grammy-winner husband Marc Anthony have filed a lawsuit for more than five million dollars against one Silver Cross Ltd., accusing the company of illegally used their photos in the advertisements of its prams.

According to the suit filed in federal court on Wednesday, the couple claim that the company used a photo of them doting over adorable twins Max and Emme in old-fashioned Silver Cross prams, which fetch a whopping 3,000 dollars each.

New York  - US automotive giant General Motors Corp on Thursday reported a 30.9-billion-dollar loss in 2008, the second- biggest in its 100-year history.

The final year tally came after fourth-quarter losses of 9.6 billion dollars, a figure that underscores the dire situation the company finds itself in as it battles for survival.

The losses came as sales plunged by double-digit figures in the recession-hit US economy. For the full year, sales dropped 17 per cent to 149 billion dollars.

New York  - More than three-fourths of women who participated in an international survey said they have little interest in sports and fitness training, according to the New York City-based marketing research institute that conducted the survey.

Nearly half of the women who participated in the survey said they knew physical activity was important to their health, but less than one-quarter said they neither worked out often nor took part in a sport.

New York  - Beloved superhero Spider-Man will spin his web on musical theatre fans on New York's Broadway beginning next year.

The musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, is scheduled to open February 18, 2010, at the Hilton Theatre with previews beginning a month earlier.

U2's Bono and The Edge have written the music and lyrics for the show that is to be directed by Julie Taymor, who is known for her work with hit Disney musical The Lion King.