Washington, March 2 (ANI): Reports indicate that astronomers from the US and Europe have used a gravitational lens – a distant, light-bending clump of dark matter – to make a new estimate of the Hubble constant, which determines the size and age of the universe.…

New York, Mar 1 (ANI): Professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez has moved to 15 Central Park West where A-list stars and other rich and famous people reside.The imposing limestone at Central Park West and W. 61st St. is also home to Denzel Washington, Bob…

Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A 1939 comic book, in which Batman makes his debut, has sold for more than 1 million dollars at auction, breaking the sales record that had been set by a Superman comic just three days ago.According to Heritage Auction Galleries,…

London, Feb 25 (ANI): A Florida woman has sued rapper 50 Cent in Manhattan, claiming he unlawfully distributed her homemade sex video over the internet.In her lawsuit, Lastonia Leviston claimed unauthorized use of her name or image and emotional distress caused by the public…

Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the tenth century BCE, which was possibly built by King Solomon, has been revealed in archaeological excavations.The section of the city wall revealed, 70 meters long and six meters high,…

Ankara (Turkey), Feb.23 (ANI): Forty-nine senior military officers of the Turkey have been detained for questioning over accusations of plotting to topple the country’’s Islamist-rooted government through a violent coup.The Guardian reports that a former deputy chief of the army, a retired air force…

London, Feb.23 (ANI): A Brit Sikh shopkeeper, who was murdered for cigarettes and chocolates by four hoodies, had been planning to quit his corner store.According to The Sun, Gurmail Singh, a dad to three kids, had confided to his family that the job was…

British jazz legend Sir John Dankworth died from age-related illness at the King Edward VII Hospital here on Saturday. He was 82.Sir John, a saxophonist and prolific composer, worked with world famous jazz exponents Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald to name…

Britain is to tighten the rules on immigrants entering Britain on a student visa, the government said on Sunday in a clampdown on a system which some security experts say has been exploited by Islamist militants.Home Secretary (interior minister) Alan Johnson said the crackdown…

Anne Hathaway and Academy president Tom Sherak have the honor of announcing the nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards at a ceremony on Tuesday (February 2) in Beverly Hills, Calif.Leading the way with nominations are Avatar and The Hurt Locker, with nine nods each.…