Washington, April 29 : Rumours of Bruce Springsteen romantically involved with a New Jersey woman have fallen flat after the star kissed his wife Patti Scialfa onstage at the recent Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in honour of Tom Hanks.

The veteran rocker asked fans, "May I bring out my lovely wife?" before Patti slowly stepped out onstage in front of the cheering New York crowd.

Washington, Apr 29 : Avril Lavigne is all set to represent her native Canada by being an ambassador at China's World expo in 2010.

The singer, who was born in Ontario, is much famous in Asia and has even recorded portions of her hit songs in Mandarin.

By traveling to Shanghai, China to represent her home country, she will help bridge the gap between eastern and western cultures.

New York, April 29 : Dita Von Teese is dating a French aristocrat 11 years her junior, according to reports.

The 36-year-old is allegedly romancing Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac, the actor-son of designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and his former wife Catherine de Castelbajac.

The Burlesque Queen was recently seen spending time with her "boyfriend" at the Coachella Music Festival.

London, Apr 29: An American woman has revealed how she pledged a year of sex to her husband as a gift for his 40th birthday, and how it changed their lives.

Charla Muller, 42, from North Carolina, USA, even went on to write a book about the experience she had with her hubby salesman Brad, who is now 42.

The mother of two started out by telling how her husband literally fell over when he heard the offer, and how he even refused it.

Kiev - Health officials in Ukraine on Wednesday temporarily quarantined an airliner carrying more than 180 people amid fears that that at least one of the passengers was infected with swine flu, Channel 5 television reported. A US national aboard the plane arriving from New York had complained of a headache while en route to Kiev, prompting the decision by health authorities to prevent those onboard from disembarking.

The incident took place at the country's largest airport, Boryspil, north of the capital Kiev.

Washington, Apr 29 : Researchers from University of Illinois have developed a nanoneedle that will help in examining biological processes occurring within living cells.

"Nanoneedle-based delivery is a powerful new tool for studying biological processes and biophysical properties at the molecular level inside living cells," said Min-Feng Yu, a professor of mechanical science and engineering and corresponding author.