Tel Aviv - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned US president-elect Barack Obama Thursday against holding a dialogue with Iran, saying Tehran could interpret such overtures as "weakness."

But she added she was not concerned that a US administration under Obama would greatly chance its attitude toward Israel.

Phoenix, Nov 6: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today said that she can’t even imagine running for President in 2012, but added that she has not closed the door on that possibility.

CNN quoted Palin as saying that “2012 sounds so far off that I can’t even imagine what I’d be doing then.”

Baghdad, Nov 6: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has said that US President-elect Barack Obama won’t stick to his stance of withdrawing US troops within 16 months of taking over the White House, as promised during the election campaign.

“There won''t be quick disengagement here. A great deal is at stake,” the Daily Times quoted Zebari as telling a foreign news agency.

He said that Baghdad would respect the will of the American voters and that it was looking for a successful partnership with Obama.

New York, November 6: CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour may soon be getting her own show, according to sources.

"She's getting her own hour. She was furious after CNN gave (Newsweek correspondent) Fareed Zakaria his own show on Sunday - especially since it''s all about international affairs which is her specialty," the New York Post quoted an insider as saying.

The source further revealed that bosses at CNN eventually bowed to Amanpour's wrath, and that they are now ready to announce her program.

Washington, Nov 6 : In a new study, scientists have found that a therapy targeting a protein, called cyclin D1, may block the expansion of breast cancer stem cells.

The study shows how stem cell expansion in breast cancer (called Notch activity) takes place.

Breast cancer stem cells are known to be involved in therapy resistance and the recurrence of cancerous tumours.

Headed by Dr. Richard Pestell and colleagues at Thomas Jefferson University, the study was the first to show that cyclin d1 is required for breast cancer growth in mice.

Washington, Nov 6 : Computer hard drives— that have been disposed of or sold into the second-hand market by corporations, organizations, and individuals—still carry sensitive data that may pose a big security threat.

That’s what an ongoing research has suggested which claims that a huge amount of private data is usually left on redundant computer hard disks.

According to the authors, such data represents a significant level of risk for commercial sabotage, identity theft, and even political compromise, and suggest that better education is essential to reduce the risk of harm.