Washington  - The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to eliminate restrictions on the Navy's sonar use in training exercises off the California coast.

The 5-4 decision by the high court was a blow to environmental groups who argued the practice harms sea life and causes some species of whales to beach themselves.

The Supreme Court determined the restrictions hamper the Navy's ability to detect increasingly sophisticated enemy submarines that could threaten the fleet, but offered no opinion on the damage the sonar could inflict on marine mammal life.

Bollywood film buffs in Washington DC can look forward to a rocking time ahead, with the Indian Visions film festival, from November 13 to November 16.

The festival will open with director Abhishek Kapoor's recent box office success 'Rock On', starring Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal and Prachi Desai. Kapoor will be attending the opening night to present his film and to interact with the audience.

Washington, November 12 : Researchers at Indiana University''s Kinsey Institute have for the first time shown differences in brain activity as women considered masculinised and feminised male faces, and whether the person was a potential sexual partner.

The researchers claim that they have identified regions of the brain that respond more strongly to masculine faces.

According to them, the differences between women’s preference of masculinized and feminised faces appeared strongest when they were closer to ovulating.

Washington, Nov 12: American actor Brad Pitt got a shocking reception at the premiere of his latest movie ‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ when he was grabbed and spun around by a guard.

The incident took place on November 10, as Pitt, who arrived 30 minutes early for the glitzy event at the city''s Bruin Theatre, made his way along the red carpet in Los Angeles.

He was pounced upon by hordes of celebrity snappers, say reports.

Washington, Nov 12: Irish actor Colin Farrell has revealed that he was very freaked out by the idea of taking late Aussie actor Heath Ledger’s place in his unfinished movie.

Farrell, along with Johnny Depp and Jude Law, was in the headlines earlier this year when they stepped in to help finish Ledger’s final film ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’.

Even though the others had no qualms about doing the role, Farrell revealed that it was a very tough decision for him.

“It was a very difficult decision to make, when I first heard about it I totally freaked at the idea,” Fox News quoted Farrell as saying.