Washington, April 19 (ANI): A baseline adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) was found to be associated with a lower risk of hyperuricemia, defined as a serum uric acid (SUA) concentration higher than 7mg/dl in men and higher than 6mg/dl in women, according to a study.

Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Libyan weapons are spreading at 'an alarming rate' to new territory in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean including Syria and the Gaza Strip, a U.N. has panel said.

Sydney, Mar. 25 (ANI): A ship that was originally ordered for deposed Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi has been changed into a luxury cruise service in Italy by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

Brussels, March 25 (Xinhua-ANI): Eurozone finance ministers had approved a new bailout plan for Cyprus, putting an end to uncertainties over the fate of the Mediterranean island country in the euro area, the Eurogroup head said early Monday.

Moscow, Mar.17 (Xinhua-ANI):The Russian Navy would station a permanent task force in the Mediterranean Sea, Admiral Viktor Chirkov said here Sunday.

London, February 26 (ANI): Following a Mediterranean diet with plenty of olive oil and nuts has been found to be almost as good at reducing the risk of a heart attack as taking statins, according to researchers.

New York, Feb. 12 (ANI): The Mediterranean Villa that inspired US author F. Scott Fitzgerald's while he was gathering material for his last novel, 'Tender is the Night,' has now been put up for sale.

Washington, February 7 (ANI): Mediterranean-style diet that emphasizes on fruits, vegetables and legumes, whole grains, fish, and using olive oil and herbs in place of butter and salt may help people with diabetes lose weight and lower blood sugar.

London, January 26 (ANI): There is no evidence that a Mediterranean diet which involve eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and oily fish boosts memory or concentration in old age, say French scientists.

Washington, December 11 (ANI): An acclaimed underwater archaeologist believes that he has found evidence that the Great Biblical Flood of Noah's time may have actually happened after all.

Sydney, Dec. 10 (ANI): World's most popular destinations have been named after a record one billion people are set to travel across an international border as a tourist in 2012, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.

Washington, December 6 (ANI): Mediterranean diet, which is an international star acclaimed by the scientific community as the best dietary paradigm, seems to creak under the burden of the economic crisis scaring the food trolley of millions of families worldwide, researchers say.

Washington, November 17 (ANI): A study has provided new evidence which suggests that Neanderthals, or even older Homo erectus ("Upright Man") might have sailed around the Mediterranean, stopping at islands such as Crete and Cyprus.

London, October 30 (ANI): Eating even a single junk food meal can be enough to raise the risk of suffering a heart attack, cardiovascular disease or stroke in later life, new study led by an Indian-origin researcher has warned.

Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, who initially intended to wed in Northern California, tied the knot in Italy because the couple first fell in love with the Mediterranean country while attending the 2008 nuptials of their pal Beverley Mitchell.

Washington, October 12 (ANI): Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets have long-lasting positive effects even with partial weight regain, according to a follow-up study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Israel's Nuclear Research Center.

Washington, August 15 (ANI): Consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil for two years is a simple way to prevent bone destruction, researchers say.

Washington, July 25 (ANI): Rihanna, who is currently cruising around the Mediterranean on a yacht with pals, broke her toe while bartending on her luxury cruiser.

London, July 14 (ANI): Rihanna has hired a yacht for a weeklong cruise around the Mediterranean with her former lover Drake.

Washington, July 10 (ANI): A drug made from a weedlike plant that grows naturally in the Mediterranean region has been shown to destroy tumor cells in mice.

London, July 7 (ANI): Jenson Button made the most of the sunshine while holidaying in the Mediterranean, before Sunday's British Grand Prix.

London, July 3 (ANI): Penelope Cruz has said that she doesn't believe in dieting, and instead relies on home cooked meals to keep herself trim.

London, June 30 (ANI): A pretty yellow Mediterranean plant, sometimes called the "death carrot", is being developed into a potential new drug for treating cancer by an international team of researchers.

Damascus, June 23 (ANI): Turkey has reportedly threatened to take 'decisive' action after one of its fighter jets was shot down by Syrian forces over the Mediterranean Sea.

London, June 22 (ANI): Rafael Nadal has been taking his mind off the court by enjoying a mini break in his home country of Spain.