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Washington, Sept 1 : Britney Spears has credited her father Jamie Spears for "saving her life".

After a series of public meltdowns, Jamie became his daughter's conservator, making all her decisions in January 2008.

"Britney now recognizes that if her father hadn't stepped in and taken the action that he had, well.. Britney is now crediting Jamie for saving her life," Radar Online quoted a source as saying.

London, Sept 1 : Kim Kardashian's sex tape with her former love interest Ray J has been tagged for 18 million pounds.

The mystery buyer approached the owners with the offer, leaving Hollywood sources claiming the bidder could be the reality TV babe herself.

The interest in the 39-minute flick has gone up after the 30-year-old socialite's wedding, with two million fans paying up to 30 pounds to see the video online in August alone.

The `Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is seen in a steamy hotel romp with Ray J in the video.

Vivid Entertainment, the tape's rights owner has revealed that lawyers acting for a buyer had approached them.

St. George's (Grenada), Sep 1 - Grenada's new 400 metres World champion Kirani James has taken to social media site Facebook to say thank you after a stunning run in South Korea that gave the Spice Island its first ever medal at a World Championships.

In a message posted Wednesday, James praised his countrymen for their support, following his triumph in Daegu.

Washington, Sept 1 : A toxic chemical produced by tiny marine microbes have been modified and successfully deployed against laboratory models of colon cancer, according to researchers at the University of Florida.

The UF medicinal chemists describe how they took a generally lethal by-product of marine cyanobacteria and made it more specifically toxic - to cancer cells.

New Delhi, Sep 1 - Japanese automobile major Toyota's Indian subsidiary Toyota Kirloskar Motor Thursday reported an increase of 84 percent in its sales for August at 11,693 units as compared to 6,361 units in the like period last fiscal.

"The growth is primarily led by our flagship models Innova, Etios and Etios Liva," said Toyota Kirloskar Motor deputy managing director-marketing Sandeep Singh.

New Delhi, Sept 1:Indian-origin Christians and Buddhists from Pakistan are now eligible for long-term Indian visas, which could also later render them a permanent resident status.

An order for including Christians and Buddhists in the list of Pakistan's minority communities eligible for long-term Indian visas was issued earlier this month, Christian Today reports.

The Union Home Ministry announced the decision following a request from the Office of the Commissioner for NRI affairs in Goa, the report said.