London, November 10 : American scientists have devised a way to place a window in the chest so as to see the movement of cancer cells to other tissues.

Researchers at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York claim that they were able to keep a mouse alive for 21 days with the tiny piece of glass in place, and that they could watch during that period cells from a breast tumour as they spread to other tissues.

A report in the journal Nature Methods suggests that the cutting-edge research offers new opportunities to study the complex relationship between cancer cells and their surrounding tissue.

The poorly understood process whereby bits a tumour break away and travel to other parts of the body is called metastasis.

Karachi, Nov 10 : Karachi Mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal has won the distinction of being the world’s second best Mayor for the year 2008, for his innovative urban planning, courting foreign investment, encouraging international ties, and boosting the city''''s tourism.

American magazine Foreign Policy chose Mustafa Kamal, besides Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Wang Hongju, Mayor of Chongqing, who stood first and third, respectively.

Melbourne, November 10 : Naked pictures of singer Adrienne Bailon have leaked on the Internet, making her the latest Disney star involved in a nude scandal.

The eldest member of group ‘The Cheetah Girls’ has joined ‘High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens, and ‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus, who have both been at the centre of controversies.

While Vanessa survived the scandal when her nude photos were leaked online, Miley was said to have been a ‘nervous wreck’ over fear of her inappropriate pictures hitting the cyberspace.

The 25-year-old Adrienne had apparently taken her nude pictures to send to beau Rob Kardashian, and had lost her laptop at JKF airport in October, reports the Daily Telegraph.

London, Nov 10 : Foreign birds are driving ace Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo wild again after team’s training ground was invaded by Canadian geese.

The fowl keep dive-bombing Ronaldo and team-mates including Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs as they practiced, The Sun reported.

The birds have achieved something that no footballer would ever dare to try — interrupting one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s training sessions.

Washington, Nov 10 : President-elect Barack Obama team has compiled a list of about 200 Bush Administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues.

London, Nov. 10 : Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is in the middle of an international spying row.

Stanford, who is the man behind the controversial 12 million pound winner-takes-all tournament that was recently held in Antigua, West Indies, has been caught out by Venezuelan military intelligence officials after a raid on a branch of one his offshore banks that revealed that its employees were paid by the CIA to spy on Venezuela.

According to The Telegraph, officials spent three hours searching files and documents at the Stanford International Banks'' offices in Venezuelan capital Caracas, removing several of them for closer inspection.