Washington, Oct 27 : A tunnel, buried for nearly 2000 years, has been found in Changan City, Shaanxi Province, in China.

According to a report in The Epoch Times, the entrance to the 4-meter deep tunnel was found during reconstruction of the Han Dynasty’s Xian Gate.

The tunnel, which is intact and filled with mud, might have been built as an escape route for the emperors, according to an archaeologist.

Wang said that the Xian Gate, the gate closest to the Weiyang Palace (a palace complex, located near the city of Changan), was an entrance that was likely used by the royal families.

He said there were only two reasons for building such a tunnel under an entrance near the palace.

Washington, Oct 27: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is doing all that he can do to promote his upcoming flick "Valkyrie", for he has even gone to the length of mollifying Matt Lauer.

The ‘vanilla Sky’ actor is totally desperate to promote the flick so much that he made peace with Matt, with whom he had a bitter moment on NBC''s "Today" about Scientology and the evils of psychiatry.

Tom made a rare appearance at Friday’s Friars Club roast of the "Today" show''s Matt Lauer, and declared that he and Matt were buddies.

New Delhi - Indian markets slid by more than 6 per cent soon after opening Monday, tracking drops on other Asian markets.

The benchmark 30-share Sensitive Index of the Bombay Stock Exchange dipped by more than 6 per cent to 8,051, its lowest point in three years, soon after opening. It recovered marginally and was trading at 8,279.27, about 4.85 per cent lower, by mid-morning.

The broader 50-share Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange also dipped by 6.39 per cent and was trading at 2,418.9.

London, Oct 27: Popstar Kerry Katona has lost control over her finances to sleazy husband Mark Croft after being declared bankrupt.

It is being predicted that Mark, who cheated on Katona with a hairdresser and a barmaid, may leave her high and dry after taking over her finances.

“Since Kerry was made bankrupt in August, Mark has been in control of her money, which leaves all her friends worried for her future. What happens if he just walks out on her? She will be left high and dry,” British tabloid The Sun quoted a pal as saying.

Washington, Oct 27 : Forty million voters are expected to cast early ballots this year for US presidential elections. And they are doing so amid charges from Republicans and Democrats of attempts to steal the election through either voter fraud or suppression.

To separate fact from fiction, CBS News conducted a detailed survey of 17 states that allow early voting - in person. It found that charges of widespread voter fraud or suppression are far more rhetoric than reality.

Sydney, October 27: While the number of women turning to mammograms has significantly increased following breast cancer diagnoses among many celebrities, experts have found that many of them are in the under-40 age group, where mammographic screening is not effective.

"It is important to dispel the misconceptions, address unnecessary alarm and provide the facts for this age group," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dr. Helen Zorbas, director of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, as saying at the launch of breast cancer awareness day in Sydney.