Moscow - Seven Central Asian workers were killed when a fire broke out during construction of an underground garage in Moscow on Tuesday, emergency services officials said.

"Seven people have been killed and three injured, two of them are women," said Igor Kuryakov, a spokesman for the city's emergency services.

"They are all Tajik nationals, who lived and worked on the garage site," he added, saying the blaze spread quickly amid the make-shift housing where about 100 workers were living on the construction site under an apartment complex in south-east Moscow.

Two high functional cameras dubbed as Stylus Tough-8000 and Stylus Tough-6000 have been unveiled by Olympus.

Let us first give a look at the features of Stylus Tough-6000, which as a 10-megapixel, dive to 10 feet below the surface, a built-in four preset underwater scene modes to vibrant picture capturing and freezing cold (14 degrees Fahrenheit; -10 degrees Celsius).

All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has called off eight day long transporters strike on Monday. The transport strike crippled the entire nation with adverse impact on supply of essential commodities and services. Some states had also imposed Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) on striking transporters to deal with the situation.
 

Lisbon/Zurich - Even the Prime Minster was moved as Portugal on Tuesday celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo's 2008 World Footballer honour.

Monday's announcement by the ruling body FIFA at a gala in Zurich delighted his home nation and England as well as the Manchester United winger Ronaldo is the first Premier League-based player to win the prestigious award.

Portuguese broadcasters devoted hours of live-coverage to the 23-year-old Ronaldo who is the nation's second World Footballer, following Luis Figo in 2001.

‘Blackberry Storm’ was launched on Monday by Telecom operator Vodafone Essar in India. Storm is the premier touchscreen phone, which has been developed by the company exclusively with Canada-based technology provider Research In Motion (RIM).

Vodafone Essar Director Marketing and New Business Harit Nagpal reported, “The market for smartphones in India is at a very nascent stage and growing rapidly. ‘Blackberry Storm' takes the 3G experience a step forward.”

Stuttgart - Fiat chief marketing officer Luca de Meo is to join Germany's Volkswagen grou