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Tony Blair Faith Foundation. Skip related content Related photos / videos Tony Blair Launches Religious Organisation The former PM launched the organisation as he admitted that he did not pass a "single day" without reflecting on the aftermath of the Iraq war. In a lengthy interview Mr Blair said he hoped the group would promote understanding about the world's major religions. He spoke of his own religious faith being a ... Full story

Hospitals are spending up to seven times more on treating obesity than three years ago, according to new figures. Skip related content Related photos / videos Hospitals Spend Seven Times More On Obesity High demand for stomach surgery for obese patients as well as the cost of specialist equipment - such as larger examination couches - means the costs to primary care trusts (PCTs) have shot up. The new ... Full story

Washington, April 8 (ANI): Scientists have completed the first study of microbes that live within the plumbing of deep-sea mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Mexico, where conditions may resemble those in extraterrestrial environments and early Earth. The study, which was partially funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), was conducted in an ... Full story

New York, Apr 6 (ANI): American actress Jennifer Aniston has moved on from her break-up with John Mayer, and was seen having a good time at the David Lynch Foundation's concert. Aniston, 40, was seen smiling and checking out the cute guys at the party on April 4. "She looked really happy. There was a definite glow to her. ... Full story

London, April 6 (ANI): Surgeons at King's College Hospital in London have for the first time in Britain achieved a breakthrough in replacing a worn out prosthetic heart valve with a new one via keyhole surgery through the chest. The operation was performed on George Bott, 78, from south London, last month. Bott had his first artificial heart valve fitted in 2002, but it began to ... Full story

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): The threat given by Pakistan Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud to target the White House and other important places in the United States must be taken seriously, terrorism experts have said. Mehsud told a foreign news agency on Tuesday that soon he would launch an attack in Washington that will amaze ... Full story

London, April 1 (ANI): The US military is planning to boost the number of satellites it routinely monitors for the risk of a smash-up with orbiting debris, like the recent collision between a US communications satellite and a defunct Russian probe. The US Air Force has catalogued more than 19,000 pieces of space debris larger than 10 centimetres ... Full story

Itanagar, Apr 1 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will arrive here today on a three-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh. During her visit, the President will attend the silver jubilee function and convocation of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) in Itanagar. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by then President Giani Zail Singh in 1984. The President will also visit Tawang, ... Full story

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): 'Back to the Future' star Michael J. Fox has revealed that he refuses to let his battle with Parkinson's disease stop him from living his life or from defining him. Fox, 47, was diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease back in 1991. He told talk show host Oprah Winfrey that struggling with the illness made him feel like he was dealing with an ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunas urged the government on Tuesday to strengthen the micro economic system for speeding up the growth process in rural India and take measures for the betterment of women. Addressing a two-day conference on women of South Asia, Partners in development, Yunas, a Bangladeshi banker and economist who founded ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar.31 (ANI): Through the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP), Australia has distributed 5.8 lakh rupees this year to support two youth sports programs in India. Australia has provided 463,800 rupees to the Naz Foundation's Goal - Reaching New Heights netball program for disadvantaged girls. This program is unique in ... Full story

Senapati (Manipur), Mar 30 (ANI): In an effort to promote the talent of youths, Manipur staged the 'Screamo Punk Festival 2009' here last week. The music festival featured bands from Nagaland, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. The one-day event was jointly hosted by Hill Sound, Senapati, Moli Ariina Mao and M. Lee Music Gallery and sponsored ... Full story

London, Mar.26 (ANI): Veteran British actor Sir David Jason has apologised for making a 'joke' about Pakistanis live on radio. Jason had sparked a race row after making the remarks on Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show. The 69-year-old shocked listeners by asking: "What do you call a Pakistani cloakroom attendant? Me hat, me coat." After a stunned silence from the ... Full story

Washington, March 26 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that studying tornado-like rotation in volcanoes can help them to better predict the effects of volcanic eruptions. The research is based on a 200-year-old report by a sea captain and photographs of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten. Scientists involved in the research ... Full story

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): By mapping the entire genome of a bacterium that infects a close relative of the fruit fly, scientists at Uppsala University have found that gene exchange is widespread among this sex-manipulating bacteria. The finding paves the way for using sex-manipulating bacteria as environmentally friendly pesticides against harmful ... Full story

Beijing, Mar.20 (ANI): China's standoff with the United States in the South China Sea appears to have ended through diplomatic efforts, defense sources said on condition of anonymity. Top commanders do not have plans to increase the military presence in the South China Sea following a confrontation earlier this month between a US spy ... Full story

Washington, Mar 20 (ANI/Business Wire India): The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the four winners of its online video contest, "My Culture + Your Culture =?". The contest was co-sponsored by the Adobe Youth Voices initiative of the Adobe Foundation. ECA launched the initiative at the ... Full story

Sydney, March 18 (ANI): An ecologist has said that large herbivores like elephants need to be introduced in regions such as Australia and South America, which would help save threatened native plants. According to a report by ABC News, Professor Chris Johnson, of James Cook University, Far North Queensland, Australia, ecologist ... Full story

Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): The Australian Nudists Foundation has issued "no overt sex" guidelines for unofficial nude beaches, in response to a rising backlash over public sex and swingers parties. The foundation published guidelines of appropriate behaviour for naturists in a website that was launched on March 13. The guidelines come amid the adverse ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday released a commemorative stamp on industrial Dr. K K Birla, who died on August 31, 2008 The stamp is of five rupees denomination. After paying tributes to the legendary industrialist, she said Dr Birla believed business was not only about profit but also about helping society. ... Full story