London, Nov 7 : The British government is keen to see a strong democracy in Pakistan, and it fully supports the newly elected democratic government in the country, said Foreign and Commonwealth Minister for Asia Lord Malloch Brown.

He said this in response to a question posed by Lord Nazir Ahmed during the House of Lords debate on Afghanistan.

London, Nov 7: English singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse has refused to pay 30,000 dollars for her hubby Blake Fielder-Civil’s rehab.

Fielder-Civil, 26, who had been released from prison on November 5, had straight away headed to the rehab for treatment despite having said that he was looking forward to a reunion with Winehouse.

However, Winehouse, 25, has refused to pay for his rehabilitation, and pals have revealed that her hubby “has a lot of work to do” as their marriage is on very shaky grounds.

Washington, Nov 7 : In a new study, researchers at the UC Davis M. I. N. D. Institute found that infants later diagnosed with autism exhibited unusual exploration of objects long before being diagnosed.

These findings could help paediatricians diagnose and treat autism earlier, reducing some of the social and educational challenges associated with the disorder.

While studying a group of kids at high risk for developing autism, the researchers found that those eventually diagnosed with the disorder were more likely to spin, repetitively rotate, stare at and look out of the corners of their eyes at simple objects, including a baby bottle and a rattle, as early as 12 months of age.

Washington, November 7 : Nerves damaged by brain or spinal cord injury may be regenerated by silencing natural growth inhibitors, according to a new study.

Researchers at Children''s Hospital Boston conducted an experiment on mice by temporarily silencing genes that prevent mature neurons from regenerating, and causing them to recover and re-grow vigorously after damage.

Dr. Zhigang He, Associate Professor of Neurology who is also the senior author of the paper, highlights the fact that currently there is no treatment for spinal cord or brain injury because injured neurons cannot regenerate.

Melbourne, Nov 7: American actress Megan Fox has been listed as the hottest babe on the planet in Chickipedia''s latest 100 hottest women list yet again.

Chickipedia, which is the world's largest web-based, wiki-based database of hot women on the planet, released the Top 100 most-searched for women in the month of October, the Daily Telegraph reported.

This is the second year that Fox has topped the list, with the second place going to Hugh Hefner''s No 1 ex-girlfriend Holly Madison.

Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand), Nov 7 : Wildlife officials have discovered a dead tigress inside the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.

The 10-year-old dead tigress was found near the Ramganga river that flow through the park.

No injuries were sighted on the tigress.

Officials are awaiting a post mortem report to ascertain the actual cause of the death.