Wellington, Dec 10 : ‘Closeness’ and ‘intimacy’ are the most valuable things in the sex lives of men, according to a global study.

The survey involved more than 1,000 committed couples aged in mid-life or older, from the US, Spain, Japan, Germany and Brazil, reports the NZPA.

They were asked about the importance of their relationship, sexual behaviour and also the role sex played independently in the health and life satisfaction of the men and women.

Men returned stereotype-busting results on the question of what they derived from sex.

"Partnered sexual activity is important to men and women across all countries," the study said.

Dharamsala, Dec 10 : Tibetans living-in-exile in Dharamsala today celebrated 19th anniversary of the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel peace prize in 1989.

Hundreds of Tibetan monks, nuns and students including some foreigners assembled in the main Buddhist premises at McLeodganj to celebrate the occasion.

Prime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile Samdong Rimpoche also attended the celebrations.

Thubten Samphel, spokesperson of Tibetan government-in-exile said that conferment of the Nobel peace prize on Dalai Lama showed the international support for the cause of Tibetan freedom.

London, Dec 10 : Mischa Barton has reportedly fallen for a North London hipste

The CBI declared that there is no evidence of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his kin amassing disproportionate assets, a charge the very same agency had been keen to establish just a year ago.

Mulayam Singh Yadav led Samajwadi Party had changed its stance and extended its support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the crucial July 22 confidence motion in the Lok Sabha.

Melbourne, Dec 10 : Lara Bingle has said she still finds it difficult to drive the flash James Bond-style Aston Martin presented to her by fiance Michael Clarke last week.

Bingle, who made a flying three-hour visit to Melbourne last night to attend the opening of the Vodafone store at Crown, was given the 300,000 dollar mean machine as an early Christmas present by her cricketing beau, the Daily Telegraph reported.

"I only got it the other day and have only driven it once. I am not the best driver. It is kind of difficult to drive. It is a heavy car. It has got a big front and lots of power. I am used to driving a mini, so it is one extreme to the other, I guess," Bingle said.

London, Dec 10 : England has called up Graeme Swann and Matt Prior for the opening Test against India to be played in Chennai from Thursday.

Nottinghamshire off-spinner Swann will make his Test debut in place of the injured Stuart Broad, while Prior has been preferred to Tim Ambrose as wicketkeeper, The Times reported.

England's decision to partner Swann with Monty Panesar, his former Northamptonshire team-mate, represents a gamble against an India side renowned for their ability to play spin.