In Vermont, dairy farms rely on many illegal immigrants _ and authorities look the other way

HIGHGATE, Vt. — A room off the milking parlor of a sprawling farm near the U.S.-Canada border offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the changing face of Vermont’s dairy industry.

Berlin honors veterans of airlift that broke Soviet blockade, a key moment in Cold War

BERLIN — A World War II-era cargo plane dropped hundreds of boxes of chocolate-covered raisins on tiny parachutes into a crowd of tens of thousands on Tuesday, recreating a highlight of the operation that kept West Berlin out of Soviet hands.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,284 Saturday, according to Associated Press count

As of Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at least 4,284 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

At least 607 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says

As of Monday, May 4, 2009, at least 607 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.

EagleBank Bowl gets post-Christmas slot for 2009, will pit Army vs No. 8 team from ACC

WASHINGTON — The second edition of the EagleBank Bowl will get a better time slot than the first.

Prachi Desai excited about playing don’s wife in Ekta’s film

MUMBAI - Prachi Desai has teamed up with mentor Ekta Kapoor for ‘Once Upon A Time’, in which she plays a don’s wife. Prachi did a lot of homework for the role of a Muslim working class girl in the 1970s, including visiting Muslim localities.

Eva Mendes reveals her Indian curry in the bedroom disaster!

NEW DELHI - Eva Mendes loves to have Indian curry but after a bad experience she no longer digs on it in the bedroom.

Tori Spelling’s weight loss put down to stress with estranged mum

WASHINGTON - American actress Tori Spelling’s weight loss has brought her into the spotlight after she shed more pregnancy pounds than normal.

Designers feel ‘lost’ in new WIFW set-up

NEW DELHI - With single rooms for each designer, an exhibition area spread over four floors and packed elevators - several designers at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) that kicked off here Wednesday said they felt ‘lost’ in the new avtar of the five-day event.

Delhi Fashion Week’s participants list out, few names missing

NEW DELHI - The list of designers participating in the upcoming Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) was announced here Wednesday. While it was an eclectic mix of established and new names in the industry, some prominent names were missing.

Azharuddin joins Congress, no decision on contesting polls

NEW DELHI - Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin Thursday joined the Congress but there was no decision on whether he will contest the upcoming elections, the party clarified while the ace bat quipped that he couldn’t decide because he wasn’t ‘captain anymore’.

Sudha Chandran now in supernatural TV show

NEW DELHI - After playing a scheming mother-in-law, actress-danseuse Sudha Chandran has now joined the cast of a supernatural thriller ‘Kaisi Laagi Lagan’.