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Madrid, May 12 (ANI): The wreck of a 13th or 14th century ship has been found on a construction site in Barcelona's city centre.

Nairobi, May 12 (DPA) Sudan Sunday announced it had broken off diplomatic relations with Chad over a row about Chad's alleged support for rebels from Darfur launching an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum.

Johannesburg/Harare, May 12 (DPA) Post-election violence in Zimbabwe continued unabated Sunday as the country headed for a presidential run-off, with more than 50 opposition members arrested in the past days for allegedly burning property at a farm belong to the country's top cop.

Cape Town, May 11 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached Cape Town to participate in the fifth meeting of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Ministerial Trilateral Commission, which is beginning today.

Perth, May 11 (ANI): A courageous mum risked her life to save a man savaged by a 4m shark just off a popular beach in Western Australia.

Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): Much like drugs and alcohol, the BlackBerry smartphone has become an addiction that is not only controlling lives and increasing stress loads, but is even threatening relationships with loved ones.

Pretoria, May 10 (DPA) Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday said that he will take part in a run-off presidential election against President Robert Mugabe.

Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): Parents in Australia have been warned that their school-going kids are being offered the drug ice disguised as lollies.

Sydney, May 10 (DPA) A 37-year-old swimmer lost 'great big chunks' of his leg when he was attacked Saturday by a four-metre shark at a popular beach on Australia's west coast.

New York, May 10 (ANI): New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton had one thing going for her up to this point in the presidential campaign for the White House, the support among the super delegates who can control the fate of the Democratic nomination.

Geneva, May 10 (ANI): Flights organised by the World Food Programme (WFP) to carry aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar will proceed to that country from today.

New York, May 10 (ANI): Veteran Democratic Party Senator Ted Kennedy has already lost favour with Hillary Clinton after he decided not to back her for this year's bid for the White House.

Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): A body representing Indian students studying in Australia has expressed fears of a rise in racial attacks against them.

Sydney, May 10 (IANS) Australia-India bilateral relations have a whiff of spring about them as the two countries strive to take the relationship to a 'new level' 10 years after the frosty snapping of defence ties in the wake of the 1998 Pokhran nuclear test.

United Nation, May 10 (ANI): The United Nations has urged the authorities of Myanmar to be flexible in opening their boundaries so that aid workers could reach to several victims of cyclone Nargis.

Johannesburg, May 9 (DPA) South African President Thabo Mbeki returned to Zimbabwe Friday for talks with President Robert Mugabe on the country's post-election impasse as foreign ambassadors visited the victims of attacks carried out by Mugabe-loyal youth militia.

Melbourne, May 9 (ANI): A Sydney school teacher has been sacked for appearing in a sealed nude photo shoot in a magazine with her hubby.

Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef's case has taken yet another turn with the Immigration Department refusing to release documents and his lawyers appealing against it.

Melbourne, May 9 (ANI): Playing violent videogames do not turn young boys into criminal or violent people, according to two Harvard Medical School psychologists.