Washington, Jan 6 : In two related studies, researchers have found that 54 percent of adolescents frequently use social networking Web sites (SNSs) like MySpace as a platform to discuss high-risk activities including sexual behaviour, substance abuse or violence.

Wellington  - Four children died when fire gutted a house early Tuesday in the Auckland suburb of Mangere, the Fire Service said.

Two adults, identified as Misi Sau and his wife Fetu by the New Zealand Herald, and believed to be the parents, were badly burned trying to save the children and were reportedly hospitalized in critical condition.

The dead children were thought to be ages 15, 11, 9 and 2, the paper reported, citing a Fire Service officer as saying that all four were probably overcome by smoke.

On Sunday 342nd birth anniversary of tenth Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh started with a nagar kirtan. In order to spread universal message of brothwood Engulfed with festive gaiety, devotees travelled seven kilometres across the city.

The Grand Panja Pyaras, decorated Guru Granth Sahib and children were present on skates attracted commoners. The day would be marked by the special prayers and would be celebrated at Gurudwaras all over the city with devotional songs and the langar.

Guatemala City  - A mudslide killed at least 22 people in northern Guatemala, and disaster prevention officials feared the death toll could increase Monday.

A decline was registered by the crime graph in the national capital compared to 2007. However, the murder cases and motorvehicle theft has increased, whereas there was fall in rape cases.

Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal informed at Delhi Police's annual press conference in New Delhi on Friday, The capital recorded a decline in registration of IPC cases with 46,414 last year as against 53,244 in 2007, a decrease of 1,881 cases.

He told, “The crime rate has recorded a 12.82 per cent decline this year if you compare it with the figures of 2007. There has been a decline of 12.13 per cent in heinous crimes.” It is observed that there has been an increase of 51 murder cases this year compared to last year.

A new research has shown that bees exist in a paintbox world in which flowers display different colors that depends entirely upon the angle from which they are viewed. It has been discovered by the scientist that in order to attract pollinators, flower petals use the property known as iridescence.

It should also be noted that iridescence has nothing to do with the color pigment but depends on the surface structure.  To illustrate a perfect example, a compact disc is an iridescent object.