New Delhi, Nov 13 : Archaeologists have unearthed more than 1,100 oracle bone characters in the Shaanxi province of China, shedding new light on the number of such inscriptions in existence.

The find was made at a cluster of tombs in Qishan county that date back to the Western Zhou Dynasty.

According to Lei Xingshan, head of the dig team, “Prior to our discovery at the Temple of Duke Zhou, less than 1,100 Chinese characters written on pieces of bone and tortoiseshell had ever been found.”

Nicosia (Cyprus), Nov 13: The Antiquities Department of Cyprus has uncovered sixteen important medieval graves during excavations at the 12th century Georgian monastery near Gialia village in the Paphos district.

According to a report in Cyprus Mail, the graves, dating from between the 14th and 16th centuries, were found on all four sides of the monastery.

The graves contained clay ware and glass vessels with Greek and Georgian inscriptions on some of the items, according to the Antiquities Department.

New Delhi, November 13: Daniel Craig, whose ''Defiance: The Bielski Partisans'' is set for a release, has been dubbed ‘downright goofy’ by his co-star Liev Schreiber.

Live, who with Craig and Jamie Bell feature as three Jewish brothers who escape from the Nazis and fight back to rescue fellow Jews, said the blonde Brit Bond is often misbelieved to be serious like his secret agent character, reports China Daily.

Liev told the US TV show ''Entertainment Tonight'' said: “We had a lot of fun, which was important because what we were doing was really quite sombre.

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has decided to set up second campus of business school in Mohali. Rs. 300 crore campus would be the first campus in northern region and it is expected to be operational by 2012. ISB's first campus is located in Hyderabad. Punjab government has decided to extend every help for this prestigious education institution. It would lease 70 acre of prime land in Mohali for 99 years at Re 1 per acre annually.

London, November 13 : Mariah Carey literally brings home the Christmas spirit – the stunning singer has confessed that she goes overboard with the festival’s celebrations – including giving her bedroom the North Pole makeover.

The actress-singer revealed that in addition to the snow-clad room at her Aspen residence, she loves to be welcomed at the airport with champagne and festive songs in her car.

Raipur, Nov. 13: Security has been beefed up beefed up in Chhattisgarh ahead of first phase of Assembly poll.

All arrangements are in place for a free and fair election.

The polling in the 12 Assembly segments in Bastar region will start at 7 am and will close at 3 p. m. while in other 27 constituencies voting will take place between 8 a. m and 5 pm.