London, Oct 30 : A research by scientists from the US and UK has suggested that far from being solitary hunters, sabretooth tigers were social animals who hunted in packs, sharing the spoils among themselves.

According to a report by BBC News, the abundance of S. fatalis (scientific name for sabretooth tigers) fossils in Californian tar seeps suggests they were packs of scavengers, lured in by the distress calls of trapped prey.

The research, carried out in Africa, found that audio playbacks of prey sounds attract social carnivores, but not solitary hunters.

This suggests S. fatalis was social too, according to the Royal Society journal study.

Washington, Oct 30 : After Pakistan summoned US envoy Anne Patterson on Wednesday to lodge strong protest over continued air strikes in its tribal areas, Washington said last evening that it was ready to discuss Pakistan’s “very serious problem” of extremism anytime the authorities in Islamabad wished to.

But, it vowed “no let-up” in counter-terrorism efforts there, reported The News.

Now, MP's can efficiently handle the complaints lodged by common people.

BJP leader, Kirit Somaiya demanded enquiry into the role of the regulators and the finance ministry in the recent crash in the stock markets in India.

Washington, October 30 : Health benefits of wine have been thrown into doubt after a recent study revealed that a regular tipple contains dangerous levels of metal ions, which can cause potential health risks.

Wines from Argentina, Brazil and Italy were the only ones that were estimated to be safe with their various levels of metal content – as per a survey that analysed wines from 16 countries.

According to a detailed study by Professor Declan Naughton and Doctor Andrea Petróczi from Kingston University, the Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) for most wines is estimated to be well below the safe limit of 1.0.

Islamabad, Oct 30 : Pakistan reportedly summoned US Ambassador Anne Patterson last evening and lodged a strong protest against the continued air strikes by US drones inside Pakistani territory, thereby “violating its sovereignty”.

The US envoy was told that the missile attacks had resulted in the loss of lives and property.

“The US ambassador was called to the Foreign Office today and a strong protest was lodged against the continued missile attacks by US drones inside Pakistani territory,” the Daily Times quoted a Foreign Office spokesperson as saying.

The Foreign Office said such attacks were a “violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty” and should be stopped immediately.