LONDON: For the first time, Britain is breaking the link between the number of years a migrant spends in the country and permanent settlement, by introducing a £35,000 annual salary threshold, a move that is likely to affect Indians.

Fukushima: Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.

Washington: The Pentagon revealed on Wednesday that partial, incinerated remains of some September 11 victims that could not be identified were sent to a landfill.

Washington: The United States is having "very intense and very blunt" conversations with India, China and Turkey on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told lawmakers.

Beirut, Feb 29: A wounded British photographer who had been trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs was spirited safely into Lebanon on Tuesday in a risky journey that killed 13 rebels who helped him escape the relentless shelling and gunfire.

Kathmandu: A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded.

LOS ANGELES: "The Artist" won five Academy Awards including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honours since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago.

Oslo, Feb 28: A total of 231 nominees are up for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the Nobel Institute said on Monday, with Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, the EU and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning known to be on the list.

London: A lot of young people in Britain are being expected by their employers to return to the classroom for unlearning the kind of language they use.

Damascus: India has agreed to join the Arab league block against President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. India has sent its representative to the 'Friends of Syria' meet in Tunis, that has been convened by the US and the Arab League to determine options for Assad's successor.