Washington, Oct 18 : A study finds that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama outperformed voter preference polls in 12 states during the primaries and could do the same on Election Day, countering the “Bradley Effect,” which suggests that Black candidates do better in the polls than they do in actual elections

For months some political analysts have been warning -- and some Obama supporters have been fearing -- that the first Black presidential nominee of a major party could fall victim to the “Bradley Effect” on Election Day, FOX News reported.

Washington, October 18 : Researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) in the US have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an S. O. S. to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue.

The finding quashes the misperception that plants are “sitting ducks” - at the mercy of passing pathogens - and sheds new light on a sophisticated signaling system inside plants that rivals the nervous system in humans and animals.

Washington, Oct 18 : Despite Pakistan receiving enough pledges from donors to avoid a possible economic default, the US media continues to predict an impending economic collapse in the recession-hit country.

Only a day ago, a excerpts of a draft report being prepared by the US intelligence agencies said that Pakistan economy was ‘on the edge’, having “no money, no energy, no government.”

About half a dozen reports published in the US and Western media on Friday blamed ‘political turmoil, rising inflation, increase in oil and fuel prices and power shortages’ for derailing the Pakistani economy.

Washington, Oct 18 : Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has complained that Republicans are conspiring to spread dubious allegations about voter fraud problems.

Obama’s campaign is accusing Republicans of enlisting law enforcement officials in a “frenzied and pathetic” attempt to turn the allegations of voter fraud surrounding a low-income advocacy group into a political football, FOX News reported.

Washington, Oct. 18 : It is no secret that former U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell admires Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and the rumor mill is agog with news that he may finally endorse him as the right candidate to be the 44th president of the United States on Sunday.

According to the Washington Post, Powell will appear this Sunday on "Meet the Press" and there is a possibility of him endorsing Obama. The question doing the rounds is how much is Powell''s endorsement really worth?

Washington, October 18 : Scientists are using advanced visualization technologies to find the hidden tomb of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol empire.

According to legend, Genghis Khan lies buried somewhere beneath the dusty steppe of Northeastern Mongolia, entombed in a very secretive spot.

Once he was below ground, his men brought in horses to trample evidence of his grave, and just to be absolutely sure he would never be found, they diverted a river to flow over their leader’s final resting place.