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Beijing, June 17 : Chinese Foreign Ministry has claimed that it has no clue about North Korean leader Jong-il''s youngest son’s reported “secret” visit to China.

"We have no knowledge of such a visit," the China Daily quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, as saying at a regular press briefing.

On Tuesday, the Republic of Korea''s Foreign Ministry and Unification Ministry said it could not confirm Kim Jong-un’s reported visit to China.

After a woman from Deoria claimed that the adopted son of Rajesh Tripathi, UP state minister for homeopathy and religious endowment, is actually her child who was ‘stolen’ by him five years back.

Before taking any decision, the CJM court in Gorakhpur has now ordered the alleged impostor Pramila Vishkarma and minister’s son to undergo a DNA test.

Mr. Rajesh Tripathi has agreed for the DNA test of the kid.

Washington, June 17 : Duke University engineers have come up with a novel non-invasive treatment for brain tumour.

The scientists have designed and built an ultrasound catheter that can fit into large blood vessels of the brain and perform two essential functions.

It can provide real-time moving 3-D images and generate localized temperature increases.

The researchers hope to use this system in conjunction with chemotherapy drugs encased in heat-sensitive microbubbles called liposomes.

Washington, June 17 : A nutritional powder consumed by astronauts can be used for treating inflammatory bowel disease in children, say researchers.

Lead researcher Dr. Raanan Shamir of Tel Aviv University''s Sackler School of Medicine and Schneider Children''s Medical Centre revealed that a nutritional formula mixed with water - first developed for astronauts - puts 60-70pct of children with Crohn''s disease, a common IBD disorder, into remission.

"Prepared powder, with liquids, gives you all the nutritional requirements you need for the day," said Shamir.

Belfast (Ireland), June 17 : Over 100 Romanians, including a five-day-old baby, have fled their homes in Belfast after being subjected to racist attacks.

The 20-odd families have been given a place to stay in City Church, reports Sky News.

The 20 families left their homes in the Lisburn Road area of the city to seek safety.

Four days of racist incidents in the area culminated in an attack by youths, who hurled bottles and made Nazi salutes, on an anti-racism rally.

Washington, June 17 : Taylor Swift has become the reigning queen of country music, after landing the top honour at the CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday.

The singer bagged the most prestigious prize of the night by scooping the award for Best Video for her single ‘Love Story’.

She was also handed the Best Female Video honour for the same song, and she paid tribute to her loyal supporters as she came on stage for her award.

"Thank you to the fans that come out to my shows and spend such hard work making these amazing scrapbooks and writing me letters. Reading your letters and reading your MySpace comments, anytime I have a bad day, you make those days good,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying to the crowd,