Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday from a 26-year low as the yen fell against the dollar and euro, investors hunted for bargains and the government instituted new restrictions on short selling.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average soared 459.02 points, or 6.41 per cent, to close at 7,621.92, nearly erasing all of its 486.18-point loss from Monday.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also was up 37.57 points, or 5.03 per cent, at 784.03.

The gains ended a four-day losing streak, which wiped out nearly a quarter of the Nikkei's value.

The day began on a sour note, as the Nikkei briefly dropped below 7,000, but investors returned to the market to buy up stocks trading at historic lows.

Washington, Oct 28 : New evidence has emerged after an excavation in Jordan that gives scientific credence to certain Biblical events and characters.

Led by Thomas Levy of UC San Diego and Mohammad Najjar of Jordan’s Friends of Archaeology, an international team of archaeologists has excavated an ancient copper-production center at Khirbat en-Nahas down to virgin soil, through more than 20 feet of industrial smelting debris, or slag.

The 2006 dig has brought up new artifacts and with them a new suite of radiocarbon dates placing the bulk of industrial-scale production at Khirbat en-Nahas in the 10th century BCE – in line with biblical narrative on the legendary rule of David and Solomon.

Washington, Oct 28: A new study conducted on mice has found a link between the immune system and anxiety.

The research team from Rockefeller and Columbia universities have found that mast cells, which have an important role to play in immune system, directly influence how mice respond to stressful situations.

Previous study by Columbia University scientists had shown that mast cells travel to the brain from other organs early on in development.

"We now knew that mast cells resided in the brain but we didn''t know their function," said Rockefeller University''s Donald Pfaff, head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior.

London, Oct 28 : After experiencing one of the most harrowing times in her life, pop princess Britney Spears is all set to go through it again, but this time on the big screen.

Spears, 26, is all set to star in a film biopic of her catastrophic life, especially after the good reviews she got for the sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

The film will be directed by Brit director Phil Griffin, whose recent music videos include Rehab and Back to Black for Amy Winehouse.

Seoul  - Shares jumped more than 5 per cent Tuesday on the Seoul stock exchange on bargain hunting after recent huge losses. South Korea's currency lost further ground against the dollar.

London, Oct 28 : When overwhelmed with desire, British couples don’t care about the place they end up romping in.

A new study has revealed the weirdest of places where lovers have been caught getting frisky, which include canal path, police station and even a church, reports The Sun.

Here are some of the very unlikely places that couples have been spotted making it out—

Canal Path— Scots Gareth Black and Clair Muir were caught sharing a moment of passion in broad daylight by policeman on the bank of Falkirk''s Union Canal. It was the locals who called the police after spotting them from their windows.