London, July 14 : A new report has warned that demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests.

According to a report by BBC News, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has calculated that rising demand for food, biofuels and wood for paper, building and industry means that 515 million hectares of extra land will be needed for growing crops and trees by 2030.

But only 200 million hectares will be available without dipping into tropical forests.

The dual crises of fuel and food are attracting significant land speculation.

“Arguably, we are on the verge of a last great global land grab,” said RR’''s Andy White, co-author of the major report, “Seeing People through the Trees”.

London, July 14 : More than 2,500 years after the first circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenicians, a brand new replica ship with 20 paying crew is preparing to follow in the footsteps of these ancient mariners.

According to the Greek Historian, Herodotus, in 600 BC, Phoenician mariners achieved the first circumnavigation of Africa in a 21-metre square-rigged ship with around 10 rowing stations on each side.

Philip Beale, a City fund manager turned adventurer, arranged for a team of Syrian boat builders to begin construction of a replica Phoenician ship in 2007.

The 17,000-mile historical voyage will begin from Syria on 1st August with 20 paying crew aboard.

London, July 14 : Cops had to be called in when 8,000 people showed up to bare their bottoms at passing trains during a mass “mooning” event in the US.

The California town of Laguna Niguel has been holding the annual "Mooning Amtrak" celebration for the past 29 years.

For the first time however, about 50 policemen had to be called in to put a stop to the event – because people were showing more than just their bottoms.

Jim Amormino, a police spokesman, said the free flowing liquor had some people removing all their clothes, with women lifting their tops to flash passing trains, reports the Telegraph

London, July 14 : Seeing the rapid decline of Bluefin tuna, scientists have used a special speargun to implant hormones into the fish in sea-cages off the coast of Italy, thus making the species spawn and grow in large numbers.

Bluefin tuna are among the most expensive fish on the planet, with just one selling for more than 100,000 dollars in Tokyo, where it is highly prized by top sushi chefs.

But the taste for this luxury tuna in Japan has decimated global bluefin populations.

Now, according to a report in New Scientist, scientists have used special spearguns to implant hormones into adult bluefin in sea-cages off Italy.

Three days later they spawned, producing 10 million fertilized eggs in four days.

London, July 13 : Majority of the websites that sell ringtones or mobile phones are conning children and teenagers by providing unclear information about the charges of their services, says a new p

London, July 13 :