Srinagar, Oct 28 : The Centre will send 452 para-military companies during the seven-phased elections in Jammu and Kashmir. 

According to Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda, "The Centre has given consent for the sanction of 452 additional para-military companies for security duties in connection with assembly elections in the state." 

The para-military companies, which will be sent for election duties in the state, would be drawn from the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force 
(CRPF), the Special Services Bureau (SSB), the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Rapid Action Force (RAF).

Pamplona, Spain - Police in northern Spain have smashed a cell of the underground Basque separatist group ETA and have arrested four suspected terrorists.

Sources close to the investigation said three men and a woman had recently established the cell in the Navarra region and had planned to carry out an attack from the neighbouring Basque region.

Three suspected ETA members were arrested in Navarra's capital Pamplona. The fourth suspected ETA member was detained in the southern port city of Valencia.

One of the suspects was previously arrested in connection with ETA activities. The others have no known links to terrorist activity.

Kolkata, Oct 28 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has ruled out military action as solution to the ethic conflict in Sri Lanka.

Talking to reporters here on Monday, Mukherjee said, "India believes military solution cannot resolve the ethnic issues of the Sri Lankan minorities. For that, the devolution as recommended by the high power committee should be implemented in letter and spirit." 

He also expressed satisfaction on his recent talks with Sri Lankan special envoy Basil Rajapaksa.

Washington, Oct 28 : Pregnant women consuming flaxseed oil are four times more likely to have premature baby births, according to a new study.

Led by University of Montreal researchers, the study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy.

A majority of pregnant women prefer to use natural health products during the pregnancy.

The most consumed natural health products by pregnant women are chamomile, green tea, peppered mint and flaxseed oil. 

Hong Kong - Hong Kong stocks staged an astonishing recovery Tuesday, rebounding by more than 14 per cent just one day after suffering their worst one-day fall for 11 years.

Stockholm - An Anglican bishop from Zimbabwe was Tuesday named winner of a Swedish human rights prize for "having given voice to the fight against oppression."

Bishop Sebastian Bakare was also cited for his work to promote "freedom of speech and of opinion in a difficult political situation."

He was due to accept the 2008 Per Anger prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on November 10, Johan Perwe of the government agency Living History Forum told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Bakare, installed as bishop of Harare earlier this year, was also due to be keynote speaker at a human rights conference in Lulea, northern Sweden.