An iPhone application claims to decipher the meaning behind a baby's cries.The Cry Translator uses patented technology to analyze the tone and duration of the cries and match them to one of five possible types: hungry, sleepy, annoyed, stressed or bored.

Singer Beyonce has landed a trio of trophies at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin.The singer fought off rivals including Leona Lewis to win best female, plus best song for Halo and best video for Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).

Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline.The service found that 64% of its male callers and 24% of its female callers had not read the instruction manual before ringing up.

EMI Music has won an injunction against a US website which it said was selling Beatles songs without permission.

A female civilian police officer is being hailed as a hero in the aftermath of a gunman's rampage at Fort Hood — an outbreak of violence that the officer is credited with ending by shooting the alleged gunman four times despite being shot herself.

Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield.The Food Network announced Wednesday that an episode of "Iron Chef America" will be taped at the White House featuring Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse.

A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.

Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle.The actor, in Tokyo to promote his latest movie, "Inglourious Basterds," said he trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous photographers.

Former New York City police chief Bernard Kerik has pleaded guilty to lying to the White House and has also said he will admit tax crimes.

The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court has appointed a lawyer to represent ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic whenever he fails to appear in court.