London, Oct 31: Penelope Cruz is considering adopting a baby from India, says the Spanish actress’ brother.

Eduardo Cruz has revealed that the 34-year-old stunner is currently not planning to have her own baby but is interested in adopting a baby from the developing world "when the time is right".

The beauty started dating her boyfriend, the Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem, on the set of Woody Allen''s latest blockbuster "Vicky Christina Barcelona".

Washington, Oct 31: A new research has provided conclusive proof that human activity is responsible for significant warming in both polar regions.

The research was undertaken by a team of scientists led by University of East Anglia’s (UEA’s) Climatic Research Unit.

Previous studies have observed rises in both Arctic and Antarctic temperatures over recent decades but have not formally attributed the changes to human influence due to poor observation data and large natural variability.

Moreover, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had concluded that Antarctica was the only continent where human-induced temperature changes had yet to be detected.

Sydney, Oct 31 : Australian team is angry that Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was not charged with a more serious offence following his mid-pitch collision with all rounder Shane Watson during the third Test.

Match referee Chris Broad charged Gambhir with a level-two offence of not conducting play “within the spirit of the game as well as within the laws of cricket” after a dust-up with Watson during which he raised his elbow into the all-rounder’s chest, a reflex the batsman later claimed was an accident.

Watson was charged with a level-one offence under the same section of the players’ code of conduct for not playing within the spirit of the game, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

London, October 31: Ace car racer Lewis Hamilton has once again been racially abused by Spanish Formula One fans, ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Over 16,000 racist messages have been posted on a Spanish website, which use terms like “nigger” and “half-breed” to denote the British racing driver.

The website allegedly encourages visitors to leave imaginary nails for Hamilton on a computer mock-up of the Interlagos racetrack.

Spanish fans of Hamilton''s rival, Fernando Alonso, are believed to be behind the outrage.

London, Oct 31 : Rare first edition of Playboy magazine, which featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover, has fetched 2,000 pounds at an auction in London.

Guwahati, Oct 31: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will visit Assam today to take the stock of the situation after Thursday''s serial blasts in the state.

Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, L K Advani, is also scheduled to visit the state later in the day.

Meanwhile, a massive search operation has been launched to arrest those involved in blasts, in which 70 people were killed and over 300 injured.

A seven-member National Security Guard (NSG) team has already reached Guwahati to identify the explosives used in the blasts.