Washington, April 2 : A new research has shown that for millions of years carbon dioxide (CO2) has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields saturated with the greenhouse gas, a finding that brings carbon capture and storage a step closer.

Some models predict that CO2 would react with rock minerals to form new carbonate minerals, while others suggest that the gas dissolves into the water.

Real studies to support either of these predictions have, until now, been missing.

Washington, Apr. 2: Pakistan will have to wait for about a month before the tripled non military aid bill is proposed in the US Congress.

According to sources, the US Congress is unlikely to complete the legislation before the end of this month.

The senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Senator John Kerry and Republican Senator Richard Lugar were expected to introduce the bill soon, but sources said it is highly unlikely because of a two week congressional recess due to start April 6, The News reported.

The legislation would first require to get a green signal from Senator Kerry’s panel and then be tabled before whole senate.

Washington, Ape 2: Miley Cyrus has blasted critics suggesting that she needs a boob-job, insisting that she hasn’t even grown up to have full breasts.

Gracing the cover of Glamour magazine’s May issue, the teen sensation has said in an interview that she doesn’t like people judging her.

"One thing that bugs me is people who say, ''Miley really needs to lose some weight,'' or, ''She got her boobs done,''" Fox News quoted her as saying.

Washington, Apr. 2: General David Petraeus, the top US commander in the Middle East, has told the US Congress that Israel could take matters into its own hands vis-à-vis Iran, should that country go ahead with its plans on the nuclear front.

"The Israeli government may ultimately see itself so threatened by the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon that it would take preemptive military action to derail or delay it," The Jerusalem Post quoted General Petraeus, as saying.

Washington, Apr. 2: Democrat Senator Carl Levin has questioned Pakistan’s unwillingness to act against extremists based on its soil and secure its border along Afghanistan.

“I remain skeptical that Pakistan has either the will or the capability to secure their border,” The Dawn quoted Levin, as saying.

New York, Apr 2: America's favourite dysfunctional family, The Simpsons, is set to appear on postage stamps.

The Postal Service has announced that the 44-cent first-class stamps, designed by show creator Matt Groening, will feature the cartoon characters of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson.

"The timing couldn''t be better as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show," The New York Daily News quoted Elie Dekel, executive vice president at Fox, as saying.