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Washington, September 26 : Scientists have identified an important molecule that helps the zebrafish develop one of its four stripes of pigment cells.

The researchers said that that their study focused on a particular zebrafish mutant called choker, which is distinctive because one of the four stripes running down its side is missing, and it has a dark collar around its neck instead.

Kabul, Sep 26 : At least sixty Taliban fighters were killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand on Wednesday.

Islamabad, Sep 26 : Pakistan’s Attorney General (AGP) Malik Muhammad Qayyum has said that his contention in the Supreme Court that Musharraf would continue as Army Chief if not elected as President, is not a threat but a legal explanation.

Qayyum told reporters after attending the hearing of Constitutional petitions challenging the holding of two offices by Musharraf that he had only explained the legal position when the court asked him to explain.

Washington, Sept 26 : Computer scientists of Carnegie Mellon University have developed an interactive, online game featuring a little fish named Phil that can teach people how to better recognize and avoid email "phishing" and other Internet scams.

Washington, Sept 26 : Birds that hang out in large urban areas have adapted to survive in a much larger range of conditions than their rural counterparts, a new study by researchers from the University of Washington has found.

And not only do they survive, but as the researchers found out, they also thrive.

This, the researchers say, is a sign that urban birds have developed coping mechanisms that rural birds might not have.

Washington, Sept.26 : U.S. President George W Bush is in dire need of an English teacher, even as his eight year presidency is close to winding up.

It is a known fact that his presidency has been marred often by verbal faux pax that has left audiences round the world quite embarrassed and some smirking with laughter.

If there is anyone who needs lessons in English phonetics, it has to be this Texan with a twang in his voice.