AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts his US counterpart George W. Bush for a bilateral summit here dominated by turmoil in the Middle East and lingering crises over North Korea and Iran.

A heavily pregnant Britney Spears has posed naked for the cover of Harper Bazaar's magazine, in a similar shot done by actress Demi Moore for Vanity Fair 15 years ago. Spears, 24, who just earlier this month confessed in an interview with Matt Lauer that she wanted to be 'left alone' has her...

AP - With a roast, a champagne toast and a goodbye grope from Joy Behar, "The View" said goodbye Friday to Meredith Vieira, who's leaving to take Katie Couric's job at the "Today" show.

AP - NBC News is webcasting its "Today" show each morning — but only the first hour of it to make the program available by lunchtime on the East Coast, a move that allows West Coast stations to air the entire program first.

Matt Lauer has just inked a deal with NBC worth millions in the wake of his show going through a hosting shake up. Lauer, who currently is seated next to mega buck making Katie Couric, now has between 13 and 15 million reasons a year to...