Mangalore, Oct 27: At least five people were killed and 27 injured other injured when a state transport bus rammed against a roadside tree and turned turtle near Bage village early this morning.

London, Oct 27 : Viagra can overcome the signalling defect and relieve exercise-induced fatigue associated with muscular dystrophies, according to a new study.

In the study on mice, researchers at University of Iowa showed that Viagra could alleviate fatigue in the animals with mislocalized enzyme called neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS).

They also showed that there was a difference between the prolonged fatigue after mild exercise in muscular dystrophy patients and the inherent muscle weakness caused by the disease.

The researchers identified a faulty signalling pathway that apparently leads to exercise-induced fatigue in mouse models of muscular dystrophy.

Washington, Oct 27 : Democrats are increasingly confident that Barack Obama will cruise to victory on November 4 and that his election will be accompanied by the biggest congressional majorities their party has enjoyed in decades, perhaps even a filibuster-proof 60-seat presence in the Senate.

Los Angeles, Oct 27 : The defence in Indian fashion designer Anand Jon’s multiple sexual assault case is mainly targeting at discrepancies and errors made by police investigators.

The defence mentioned many fallacies in the police investigation after the prosecution rested its case against Jon on October 15.

One of the victims, Stacy F, had earlier said in her testimony that when she went to Jon’s apartment, he had grabbed her around the waist and attempted to kiss her.

London, Oct 27: The British government is expected to announce plans this week about naming in public those extremists who would be banned from entering the country. Till now, the names were kept secrets, and it came to public domain only after they themselves spoke against the decision.

London, Oct 27: Hardline Islamic preacher Omar Bakri, who was recently exiled from the UK, has reportedly sparked outrage by saying that Muslim kids above 15 could carry knives for “self-protection”.

In an Internet hate-message, he is learnt to have said that kids over 15 could carry knives for protection. Legally, it’s not allowed but Islamically it’s OK,” The Sun quoted Bakri as saying.