Antarctica’s secret water network far more dynamic than believed

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Harry has reportedly got back together with girlfriend Chelsy Davy after a secret months-long battle to woo her back. The prince was said to be ecstatic about their three-month trial reunion and even celebrated with a round of coffees at his Shropshire helicopter training base.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf possess some secret records regarding Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and may make them public if the PML-N and PPP push further for his high treason trial. Sources close to the former general, who may 'formally' join politics in December, say that he may take the veil off the records if both the parties continues to target him.

September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists, using space-based lasers on a NASA satellite have created the most comprehensive inventory of lakes that actively drain or fill under Antarctica's ice, which has revealed a continental plumbing system that is more dynamic than previously thought. "Even though Antarctica's ice sheet looks static, the more we watch it, the more we see there is activity going on there all the time," said Benjamin Smith of the University of Washington in Seattle, who led the study.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - The BBC's Asian Network is at the center of a race row after Sikhs accused the digital radio station of being insensitive towards their religion. The BBC were forced to remove a show from their website after Adil Ray, a popular Muslim presenter, received threats from Sikh listeners who accused him of denigrating one of their religious symbols, The Telegraph reports.

August 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that homes are an alarming and probably underestimated source of water pollution, and can contribute to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed. Scientists Lorence Oki, Darren Haver and colleagues carried out the study.

August 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Engineers at UC (University of California) Irvine are planning to outfit the local water system with sensors that monitor pipes after earthquakes and other disasters. The sensors will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair, thanks to nearly 5.7 million dollars over three years from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and several local water groups.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - A British MP has called for an investigation into whether British secret service organisation MI5 recruited sympathisers of the international Al Qaeda terrorist network, the Telegraph newspaper reported Saturday. According to the newspaper, counter-terrorism sub-committee chairman Patrick Mercer made the call after the expulsion from MI5 of six Muslim recruits, of whom two allegedly attended Al Qaeda training camps in Pakistan.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, along with researchers in Italy, have found two types of liquid water that have long been suspected to exist below water's normal freezing point. Unlike most liquids, water becomes less rather than more dense when it freezes - and it is densest not when it is coldest (at 0 degrees Celsius, just before it freezes) but at 4 degrees C.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government plans to connect every panchayat to a broadband network in the next three years and expects to reach 40 percent rural tele-density in the next five years. The initiative is part of its ambitious target to drastically improve infrastructure in the villages under its Bharat Nirman (Build India) programme.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has determined that the secret of a successful sandcastle could aid the revival of an ancient eco-friendly building technique. The researchers, led by experts at Durham University's School of Engineering, have carried out a study into the strength of rammed earth, which is growing in popularity as a sustainable building method.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Twelve people, including 10 Pakistanis, were arrested on suspicion of having links with Al Qaeda terrorist network in a series of raids in northwest England, the police said Wednesday. The swoop was believed to have been brought forward due to a security blunder, after Britain's most senior counter-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, was filmed clutching highly sensitive documents as he arrived in Downing Street to brief the government.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Ten people suspected to have links with Al Qaeda terrorist network have been arrested in a series of raids across the northwest of England, including the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, the police said Wedensday. The swoop was believed to have been brought forward due to a security blunder, after Britain's most senior counter-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, was filmed clutching highly sensitive documents as he arrived in Downing Street to brief the government.

March 29th, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel Cindy Crawford has revealed the secret behind her stunning body- happiness. The 43-year-old, who has graced the cover of more than 600 magazines, insists she doesn't have any secret to perfect figure.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Water, the most abundant liquid on earth, exhibits some unusual chemical properties when placed under extreme conditions. It can even trigger explosions.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - English singer-songwriter Lily Allen will perform three free secret shows for her fans on the MySpace social networking website across three continents - America, Europe and Asia. The singer, who has more than 449,000 friends on her MySpace Music profile, will put on exclusive and intimate concerts for her online fans in New York, Tokyo and London at no charge as a part of the multiple website's global Secret Show series, a statement from MySpace music here said.