NEW YORK, Oct.

Miranda Kerr's publicist says the Australian model isn't engaged to her British beau Orlando Bloom, contrary to media reports claiming otherwise. Kerr is known for her work for the lingerie giant Victoria's Secret.

By Tim Cornwell WAITING in the departure lounge in Dubai airport, en route from Afghanistan to Perthshire, Rory Stewart is surprisingly unexcited about news of a forthcoming Hollywood film based on his life.

By Arifa Akbar AN INTREPID SCOT, he has been called a modern-day Lawrence of Arabia, renowned for his work as a high-level diplomat and his enlightening travails across conflict regions in which he has lived humbly, wearing native dress among villagers.

Liam Neeson and Orlando Bloom are to star in Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington's big-screen adaptation of Bill Carter's book "Fools Rush In." Variety.com said "No Country for Old Men" Oscar winner Javier Bardem is in talks for a supporting role in the film, which is based on Carter's experiences as an aid worker in Sarajevo.