Melbourne, Nov 26  The secret behind sex change occurring in reef fish lies in its ear, says an Australian marine scientist

Doctoral student Stefan Walker, of the School of Marine and Tropical Studies at James Cook University has found that the markings on the otolith, or ear stone, serves as rings on a tree in telling the age at which an individual fish changes sex.

Walker said that knowledge of when and how sex change occurs is important for aquaculture as it enables the industry to maximise fish reproduction.

He also said that in aquaculture the larger specimens, which are predominantly male, tend to be removed for consumption.

Washington, Nov 26 : Britney Spears is amazed by her two sons’ ghostly imaginations as they think her house is surrounded by monsters and thus make her search all over the mansion for ghosts.

The ‘Toxic’ star has admitted she''s amazed by Sean Preston and Jayden James'' imaginations, but said that its impossible to put them to sleep until she''s made sure there are no ghoulies lurking in the garden.

London, Nov 26 : English Page 3 Girl and glamour model Keeley Hazell is all set to be crowned as America’s No 1 babe after reaching the final of an alternative US election.

Hazell, 22, has already been elected over a bevy of beauties from across the world, including Beyonce and Angelina Jolie, in the contest for website IGN.

The e-poll to elect their ‘Baberaham Lincoln’ winner has already seen millions of Americans flocking to it, where they will be choosing their candidate from 64 cute contenders, reports the Sun.

London, Nov 26 : Apple has withdrawn its iPhone 3G ads after UK advertising regulations received complaints that the company is misleading consumers by exaggerating the speed of its hugely popular smart phone.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints about a television ad for the iPhone 3G which boasted of the gadget''s "really fast" performance.

ASA advocated complaints about a television ad for the iPhone 3G which boasted of the gadget''s "really fast" performance.

London, Nov 26 : ‘Star Wars’ star Carrie Fisher has revealed that she had a number of embarrassing run-ins with her parents when she was younger.

Fisher, 52, who had spoken out publicly of her long-running battle with a variety of addictions, revealed that her family called in their celebrity friends to help in her battle with drugs.

She also revealed an episode in which her father was so sure she was taking narcotics that he convinced the late Cary Grant to give her some advice.

The actress revealed in her new book ‘Wishful Drinking’ that it was the most humiliating experience ever.

Brno, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that the European Union's reform treaty is in tune with Czech law, unblocking its ratification in the last EU member to vote on the treaty, court chairman Pavel Rychetsky said.

The decision by the 15-member court enables the country's bicameral parliament to consider the Lisbon Treaty before the Czech Republic assumes the rotating six-month EU presidency on January 1.

The Constitutional Court however reviewed only elements of the treaty put under its review by eurosceptic members of the parliament's upper house.