Washington, Feb 18 : A drug commonly used for treating nausea and vomiting can help prevent severe withdrawal symptoms from opioids, according to a new study.

The research team from Stanford University School of Medicine have found that addicts of heroin and prescription drugs such as codeine and morphine might be able to break their dependence without severe withdrawal symptoms or side effects with the help of drug, ondansetron.

Washington, Feb 18 : Legendary musician Elton John has teamed up with his partner David Furnish to produce a rather nonconformist alien flick, which will show aliens mixing with Jane Austen characters.

While the Rocket Films production company bosses have given the venture, which will show an extraterrestrial space-craft landing in
18th century Britain, a green signal, Furnish seems thrilled to begin working on the flick aptly titled `Pride and Predator'.

"It felt like a fresh and funny way to blow apart the done-to-death Jane Austen genre by literally dropping this alien into the middle of a costume drama, where he stalks and slashes to horrific effect," Contactmusic quoted Furnish as saying.

Washington, February 18 : Hugh Jackman will reportedly share the stage with Beyonce Knowles, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens for a musical gala at the Academy Awards ceremony.

Washington, February 18 : Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed that the `Sex & The City' sequel will set itself in the present scenario of global economic slump.

The actress, who played the leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the television series and in its film adaptation, said that mirroring the tough times in the luxury and label conscious series would pose a challenge but it would still be an interesting one nevertheless.

Kabul  - A police commander for western Afghanistan said Wednesday at least eight civilian women and children were killed in a US attack in the western region, while the US military claimed all those killed were combatants.

Eight men were also killed in the attack against the nomad tents on Monday in the eastern outskirts of Herat city, the capital for the province of the same name, Ekramuddin Yawar, commander for the police forces in the western region said.

London, Feb. 18 : The unmanned Predator aircrafts which have been targeting militant hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border are being operated from an airbase in southern Pakistan, a Times report has revealed.

"Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is secretly using an airbase in southern Pakistan to launch the Predator drones that observe and attack al-Qaeda and Taleban militants on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan," the Times said.

The revelation is in complete contrast with Islamabad's claims that it had never allowed its airbases to be used by the US led forces.