London, Dec 9 : A 25-year-old woman with no arms has become the first pilot ever to fly a plane using only her feet.

London, Dec 9 : A new study has suggested that earthquakes can set off volcanoes by shaking up molten rock like champagne in a bottle until they explode.

According to a report in The Times, researchers at the University of Oxford identified the champagne effect after analyzing records of volcanoes and earthquakes in southern Chile, the region where Charles Darwin first speculated on the likely link in 1835.

The link between volcanoes and earthquakes has long been suspected but the new research has provided the first statistical evidence.

The effects of an earthquake can be felt hundreds of miles from the epicentre and are powerful enough to wake dormant volcanoes.

Washington, Dec 9 : American actress Jessica Alba’s leaked photos in the 2009 Campari calendar seem to have been airbrushed to give her a thinner look, say reports.

According to London''s Daily Mail, Alba, 27, had an hourglass figure in the shot that was taken previously by celeb photographer Mario Testino, as she posed in a white strapless short suit with a black belt.

Washington, Dec 9 : English actress Dame Helen Mirren has confessed that she married her husband Taylor Hackford only because of the financial benefits.

Mirren, 63, who has been married to the 63-year-old American film director for 11-years, admits that she married him only for “economic” reasons, and insists that she never had any intensions of getting married.

But she has now revealed that she is glad she did it, and is very adamant that they will both stick to their vows.

“It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I''m very glad I did it,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling Glamour magazine.

Melbourne, Dec 9 : Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has urged cricket administrators to reduce player workload to safeguard family life for the national team.

Clarke endorsed skipper Ricky Ponting’s claims that cricketers’ calendars were too full, an issue which will dominate discussions for the new memorandum of understanding between the players and Cricket Australia.

Melbourne, Dec 9 : South African main attack bowler Dale Steyn has been rested from tour’s opening warm-up match against Western Australia on Thursday, to ensure his survival for rest of the series.

Skipper Graeme Smith played down the injury on Monday after the Proteas’ first training run, a game of football, which Steyn did not play. The injury does not bode well for the record-breaking fast bowler to survive three Tests jammed into as many weeks.