Washington, Nov 15: The space shuttle Endeavour has lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, along with its seven-member crew, to repair and remodel the International Space Station.

Endeavour’s STS-126 mission will carry to space about 32,000 pounds, which includes supplies and equipment necessary to double the crew size from three to six members in spring 2009.

The new station cargo includes additional sleeping quarters, a second toilet, a water reclamation system and a resistance exercise device.

The Oberoi Udaivilas, set on the picturesque banks of Lake Pichola, is much more than a luxury deluxe hotel.

The top-notch facilities offered at ‘Oberoi Udaivilas’ charm travelers into a make belief world that is a mixture of present day luxuries with mediaeval splendor and regalia.

The ‘Oberoi Exotic Vacations’ package provides the ideal opportunity to embark on a trip of revival in the comfy and nurturing environment of The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur.  

Washington  - Germany is examining the carmaker Opel's request for government credit guarantees, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said.

"We are looking into it to see whether it's appropriate," Steinbrueck said Friday night in Washington on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit of developed and emerging economies.

Controversial film producer Kamal Khan has decided to file an application on Saturday in Bombay High Court against the ban of his film, Deshdrohi.

The Maharashtra government has banned the movie on Wednesday, as it claimed that that it would cause law and order problems in the state.

The government has banned the movie under Section 6 of the Bombay Cinema Regulation Act, 1963. The ban would be effective for two months.

Zamboanga City, Philippines - Islamic militants freed a kidnapped humanitarian worker after holding her hostage for two months in the southern Philippines, police said Saturday.

Millet Mendoza was among five workers of non-governmental organizations abducted September 15 by Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels in Basilan province, 900 kilometres south of Manila.

The other hostages, including the programme coordinator of an NGO serving poor communities in Basilan, were freed separately ahead of Mendoza.