Tehran - Iran on Wednesday said that the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip had a right to posess arms, the website of state television network IRIB reported.

"A nation which has to defend itself has the natural right to get its necessary resistance instruments [arms] through whatever way," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said at a conference on the Gaza crisis.

He said that while Israel has access to 300 tons of bombs, some world powers demand the Hamas have none, and not defend itself and its lands.

New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent an angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) in New Delhi Wednesday, news reports said.

Some blockage has been found in his arteries and doctors were contemplating the next course of action, PTI news agency reported, citing sources in AIIMS.

Singh, 76, was admitted to AIIMS for diagnostic evaluation and was likely to be discharged later in the day, a statement from his office said.

Sydney - Frogs face extinction because humans have developed a taste for their legs, Australian researchers said Wednesday.

Up to 1 billion frogs are dying each year to satisfy a craving for frogs' legs fried with garlic in countries as diverse as Indonesia and France.

"Frogs are already in a bad way throughout most parts of the world," Adelaide University's Corey Bradshaw said.

London, Jan 21 : Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was thrilled when, on his recent Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiling, the entire cast and crew of his hit show 24 honoured him by being there.

Sutherland had no idea that they would show up, and only later learnt that the producers had agreed to shut down shooting on the drama for half a day, so that cameramen, sound guys, directors and co-stars could join him.

London, January 21 : Actor Robert Pattinson enthralled his fans recently by performing at an open microphone night in London.

The `Twilight' star has repeatedly insisted that he loves music so much that he may make a career in the industry in case his film roles dry up.

He seems to have manifested his love for music yet again by singing on the vampire movie''s soundtrack, reports the Daily Star.

He was recently spotted onstage in a Soho pub in the British capital.

New York, January 21 : Fashion pundits can stop scratching their foreheads trying to figure out what kept First Lady Michelle Obama from freezing in her Inauguration Day dress, thanks to the revelation that her outfit hid `extra warm linings'.

The First Lady had sent minds racing when she clad herself in a pale yellow dress, matched with a coat made of Swiss wool lace and lined with French silk by Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo.

The dress, which was paired with a set of contrasting emerald green stilettos, was further bejewelled with a diamond brooch and studs.