Washington, Nov 25: A team of scientists has suggested that growing plants and trees on top of a landfill, a process known as ‘phytocapping’, could reduce the production and release of harmful greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide (CO2).

Despite legislative pressures to reduce landfill use, in certain parts of the world, it remains the most economical and simplest method of waste disposal.

Biodegradation of organic matter in a landfill site occurs most rapidly when water comes into contact with the buried waste, according to Kartik Venkatraman and Nanjappa Ashwath of the Department of Molecular and Life Sciences, at Central Queensland University
(CQU), Rockhampton, Australia.

London, Nov 25 : Popstar Robbie Williams has revealed that prior to making it big in the music business, he went through a rough ‘drug’ phase, so much so that he was on the verge of stabbing himself.

The ‘Rock DJ’ hitmaker revealed on his blog, that he was a paranoid adolescent, and wouldn’t dare pick the music on the pub jukebox in case someone didn’t like it.

And thus, doing drugs with his mates caused him untold mental anguish.

Mumbai, Nov 25: A special court in Mumbai on Monday extended the judicial custody of Malegaon blast suspects to December
3.

Police have arrested at least 10 people, including Lt. Colonel Srikant Prasad Purohit, a serving army officer, Dayanand Pandey, a Hindu monk and God-woman Pragya Singh over alleged involvement in the blast in Malegaon.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra, which is investigating the case, last week invoked the tough anti-gangster Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the suspects.

Police argued for fresh custody of the accused but the court turned down their plea.

Los Angeles - Through the first 12 games, the San Antonio Spurs missed their leading scorer Manu Ginobili, but the Argentine star hardly missed a beat once he returned to action.

George Hill scored 20 points and Roger Mason added 18 with five three-pointers as the visiting Spurs welcomed back Ginobili with a 94-81 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.

Ginobili had not played this season while recovering from off- season surgery on his left ankle. However, the energetic All-Star guard scored 12 points in just over 11 minutes in his season debut.

Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian bus driver and one of his passengers were killed when the vehicle crashed head-on with a cement tanker early Tuesday, a news report said.

The pre-dawn incident occurred along a highway while the bus was heading from the northern Kedah state to the southern state of Malacca, said district police chief Roslan Bek Ahmad.

The 24-year-old bus driver was thrown out of the vehicle, while a 17-year old passenger was pinned in between the two vehicles, Roslan was quoted as saying by the Star online news portal.

Roslan said both died on the spot, adding that 16 other passengers received treatment for slight injuries.

New Delhi - India has scheduled talks with Turkey and Israel next month for a pipeline project that could help it access crude supplies from the Central Asian and Caspian region, a news report said Tuesday.

"It is not a simple project," Turkish energy minister, Hilmi Guler, told the Mint business daily. "In one month there will be a trilateral meeting between India, Israel and Turkey. This meeting is likely to be held in Turkey."