Washington, Mar 30 : Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has waged war on a website to remove her wizard novels, which were put online without her consent.

Rowling's legal team has asked California site Scribd. com, which claims to be the most popular literary site worldwide, to take down the digital versions of the renowned authors' beloved books.

Her lawyer, Neil Blair, told Britain's The Times newspaper that the website did not have permission to publish the novels online.

Washington, Mar 30 : Rapid changes in weight during infancy increase children's risk of later obesity, says a new study.

According to a new study led by researchers in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School and Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care, as well as Children's Hospital Boston, rapid weight gain during the first six months of life may place a child at risk for obesity by age 3.

Washington, March 30: A team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University, UK, has developed a new, environmentally friendly coating with the help of bacteria, which protects metals against corrosion in seawater.

Researcher Jeanette Gittens and colleagues have described how they had encapsulated spores s from a bacterium into a sol-gel coating, which then protected an aluminium alloy from microbial corrosion.

Washington, Mar 30: Mothers of multiples are at an increased risk of having moderate to severe depressive symptoms nine months after giving birth compared to mums of single-born children, says a new study.

Washington, Mar 30 : The bacterium responsible for gas gangrene, the notorious infectious disease of two world wars, can also cause necrotic enteritis in intensively raised chickens.

The frequently fatal disease has significant financial implications for the poultry industry.

Professor Richard Titball of the University of Exeter highlighted the finding while addressing the Society of General Microbiology Meeting at the International Centre, Harrogate.

Washington, Mar.30 : Former Republican presidential candidate and Arizona Senator John McCain has welcomed President Barack Obama's strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

"I think the outlines of this proposal are good. The best way to get out of Afghanistan fast is people to think we're staying," Politico quoted McCain, as saying.