New York, Sept 27 : The US and Pakistan must endeavour to deal with the growing tensions between their troops’ standoff at the Pak-Afghan border over the past few weeks. Tensions emerged between the US and Pakistani troops after the recent US’ air and ground strikes on Pakistani soil aimed at eliminating terrorists, but which eventually killed a host of civilians.

Washington, September 27 : A new study has looked at the hypothetical scenario of what legacy humans will leave in the rocks 100 million years hence.

Conducted by Jan Zalasiewicz, a lecturer in geology at the University of Leicester, UK, the study takes the perspective of alien explorers arriving on earth - their geologists study the layers of rock, using the many clues to piece together its history over several billion years.

Zalasiewicz’ research unravels the story of moving and changing continents, rising and falling oceans, ice ages, and evidence of life going back many millions of years.

Washington, September 27 (ANI): The footage of the 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant, wherein Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin appears strutting on stage in a swimsuit, has hit the web.

"Sarah says she wants to prepare for a career in television broadcasting by majoring in telecommunications and political science," Us Magazine quoted the compare as saying in the video.

Washington, Sept. 27: There is scant public support for President Bush''s 700 billion dollar federal rescue plan for the U. S. financial industry.

Just 30 percent of Americans say they support Bush''s package, according to an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks poll released as White House and congressional leaders struggled to rescue the plan after House Republicans rebelled against it.

Despite the president''s pleas that the package is urgently needed to prevent an economic meltdown, 45 percent say they oppose Bush''s proposal while 25 percent said they are undecided.

Fewer than four in 10 Republicans, three in 10 Democrats and one in 10 independents said they support the package.

Washington, September 27 : As many as 61 Nobel Laureates are urging Americans to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

A small sub-group of scientists among them believes that Obama will make science education and research funding a priority, if he is elected U. S. President.

Washington, Sept. 27 : The first of the three presidential debates between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama in Oxford, Mississippi, have purportedly exposed McCain as inconsistent and inaccurate on many fronts and issues. Here is a sample of some of them.