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Washington, June 19 : Suffering a stroke can have a significant impact on the physical, psychological and emotional bonding between a couple, say researchers.

A new study conducted by researchers from Northern Ireland showed that sexual relationships were significantly affected after a stroke, gender roles became blurred and feelings like anger and frustration were stunned by a lack of independence and ongoing fatigue.

Hong Kong - A coach driver who killed 19 passengers on a church outing when he crashed in Hong Kong was Friday jailed for three years and four months.

Hung Ling-kwok, 33, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death following the accident last year in which his tour bus went out of control on a hill and rolled over.

Hung was speeding at the time and using his brake to control the coach as it came down a steep hill towards a roundabout, Hong Kong's District Court was told.

Washington, June 19 : Scientists have for the first time captured an image of a mechanism that underlies long-term memory formation.

It shows that when a new memory is formed, new proteins are made locally at the synapse - the connection between nerve cells - increasing the strength of the synaptic connection and reinforcing the memory.

Washington, June 19 : Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie's eyes became moist as she implored U. S. politicians to do more for the world''s refugees on Thursday.

Her address in Washington, D. C., marked World Refugee Day.

The actress, who is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations'' refugee agency, had organised a function in America''s capital aimed at raising awareness about the ongoing problems faced by those displaced by wars.

London, June 19 : WH Smith, the British newspaper, books and stationery retailer, has come under fire for promoting a book on Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl as a Father's Day gift.

The Crimes of Josef Fritzl, written by journalists Stefanie Marsh and Bojan Pancevski, details how the 74-year-old kept daughter Elisabeth captive for 24 years in a rat-infested cellar at Amstetten, Austria.

Fritzl, now serving life, raped her constantly and she had seven children by him.

After witnessing a weak trend on Thursday, Indian equities today opened with a gain of 56.45 points, at 14,321.98 tracking good global signals.

In the previous day session, The 30-share index, BSE marked its closure after losing 257.31 points (1.77%), while the NSE Nifty fell by 104.75 points, or 2.40%.

Metal, consumer goods and capital goods space bucked the trend.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index gained 0.22% and 0.90% respectively.