Washington, April 30 : Archaeologists have found an ancient temple in Turkey, filled with broken metal, ivory carvings, and stone slabs engraved with a dead language, which would cast new light on the “dark age” that was thought to have engulfed the region from 1200 to 900 B. C.

Written sources from the era, including the Old Testament of the Bible, Greek Homeric epics, and texts from Egyptian pharaoh Ramses III, record the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age as a turbulent period of cultural collapse, famine, and violence.

Washington, Apr 30 : Repeatedly going to work when ill significantly raises the chances of long-term sick leave later in life, according to a new study.

The trend, called "sickness presence", is becoming increasingly common as staff fear for their jobs during the recession.

In order to study the long-term impact of the behaviour, researchers randomly selected almost 12,000 Danes of working age, who had been in continuous employment for at least a year.

Washington, Apr. 30 : The release of the four Department of Justice classified memos that reveal the controversial approval given by the Bush administration to torture and interrogation techniques used on GITMO detainees have had a chilling effect on US counter terrorism, believes intelligence think tank STRATFOR.

According to STRATFOR, realistically, those most likely to face investigation and prosecution are those who wrote the memos, rather than the low-level field personnel who acted in good faith based upon the guidance the memos provided, in spite of the fact that Obama has reassured that there will be no witch hunt.

Washington, Apr 30 : Drinking up to half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years, says researchers.

The study, by Dutch researchers, is to be published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

The authors base their findings on a total of 1,373 randomly selected men whose cardiovascular health and life expectancy at age 50 were repeatedly monitored between
1960 and 2000.

Washington, April 30 : Scarlett Johansson has the best boobs in Hollywood, according to a new poll.

New York, Apr 30 : Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has revealed that she was nicknamed Blubber at school.

While in an interview with Britain''s Marie Claire magazine, the star of "Revolutionary Road" opened up about her school and being accused of lying about her humble background.

"I was bullied for being chubby. Where are they now?" The New York Daily News quoted her, as telling the magazine, and revealed that her tormentors even locked her in a cupboard.