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Washington, June 20 : Deutsche Bank has erected a seven-story carbon clock in the center of New York City, which ticks off the tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) being emitted into the atmosphere.

The move is being touted as a public relations move designed to raise awareness of global warming.

Designed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and hanging outside Madison Square Garden, the giant counter shows that the amount of carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere is at 3.64 trillion metric tons, the highest level in 800,000 years.

Number whirring on the counter show that CO2 is being added to the atmosphere at the rate of 800 tons per second.

Washington, June 20 : Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma has called for fair global trade solutions in a bid to end global recession during his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk in Washington.

Sharma said India wants the World Trade Organization''s Doha trade talks to resume, as it is important for countries to cooperate and break down trade barriers amid current global economic downturn.

Washington, June 20: Paris Hilton’s sister, Nicky, has said that the socialite is doing just fine after her break up with Doug Reinhardt.

Paris'' rep confirmed last week that the pair parted ways after seeing each other for five months.

"She is fabulous!" Nicky told Usmagazine. com at the L. A. Lakers championship victory celebration.

The celebrity’s mother Kathy Hilton also broke her silence saying, "She is busy working, and Paris is strong, and when she is working, she just gets her head into that."

New Delhi June 20 : Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon is visiting to Nepal for a two-day visit from today.

Strengthening relations between India and Nepal will be the top on the agenda of this visit.

Indian Foreign Secretary will be meeting President Ram Baran Yadav, Vice President Parmananda Jha, the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala Home Minister Bhim Bahadur Rawal, and his Nepalese conterpart Gyanachanda Acharya.

Washington, June 20 : Celebrities have started a new craze among new mums - shedding baby weight immediately after giving birth. But according to a new study women should not put themselves under too much pressure straight away.

Experts from German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) have revealed that overdoing early weight loss attempts could have a negative impact on breastfeeding.

They said that weight gain during pregnancy is not only normal, it is necessary.

Islamabad, June 20 : With the Pakistan government announcing a Swat like military offensive in South Waziristan with a primary motive to hunt down the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, the NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan are also ready to extend help.

The allied forces stationed in Afghanistan will likely extend help in Pakistan's military offensive, by sharing important intelligence inputs in order to prevent a probable spill-over of the militants, The Nation reports.