Washington, Jan 17 : A NASA-led report issued by the U. S. Climate Change Science Program has determined that scientists need to study how aerosols affect climate in order to produce better predictions of Earth's future climate.

Titled "Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts," it is the latest in a series of Climate Change Science Program reports that addresses various aspects of America's highest priority climate research, observation and decision-support needs.

Washington, January 17 : Barack Obama is reportedly desperate to continue using his BlackBerry even after assuming office as the 44th President of the United States.

If Obama retains his hand-held electronic device, he will become the first sitting president to use e-mail.

However, no final decision has been made as yet on whether Obama will continue using his Blackberry.

Previous presidents did not use e-mail because it can be subpoenaed by Congress and courts and may be subject to public records laws.

Washington, Jan 17: CIA Director Michael Hayden has said that the hunt for Osama bin Laden is `hideously complex' in reality considering the vastness and treacherous terrain on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, where he is purportedly hiding.

Hayden, now in the final weeks of his tenure at the CIA, told FOX News in an exclusive television interview that he decided to press his own sources for the best information available.

Washington, January 17 : The name of the designer who will dress Michelle Obama for hubby-President-elect Barack's Inauguration ceremony will not be revealed before D day, according to a fashion industry source.

The first African-American to be the First Lady of the United States had made much impact with the clothes she wore throughout the campaign and was subsequently dubbed as a fashion icon by experts.

The mum of two has been amongst the most sought after lady, the designers would run to dress.

Washington, Jan 17 : Commercial airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger III, who was hailed as a hero for his heroic landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, had his elementary and junior high school records and IQ scores accidentally released by his childhood school district.

As per the records, Sullenberger, was a straight-A student as a schoolboy in Denison, Texas, with a 99th percentile in every academic category, and with an IQ that qualified him for the `genius society' Mensa when he was just 12 years old.

Taipei - Taiwan Saturday welcomed a US decision to remove the island from the so-called Special 301 watch list of countries failing to protect intellectual property rights.

"This shows our efforts to stamp out violation of intellectual property rights have borne fruit," said Wang Mei-hua, director of the Intellectual Property Office under the Economics Ministry.

She said the government will do all it can to uphold protection of IPRs in Taiwan.