Washington, May 18 (ANI): Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declined association with video-related clips that show him smoking cocaine.

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Researchers led by an Indian origin have found abundant evidence showing decline of snow and ice in Mount Everest region.

London, May 13 (ANI): Climate change could lead to decline in more than 50 per cent of common plants and 33 per cent of animals can see this century, a research has suggested.

Washington, May 12 (ANI): People who used a workplace wellness center on frequent basis reported an improvement in their overall quality-of-life, while those that used the center less often reported no improvements in their physical quality-of-life and a decline in their mental quality-of-life, a new study has found.

Johannesburg, May 11 (ANI): South Africa national cricket coach Gary Kirsten has stepped down from his post and has declined to renew his contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA), ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Lucknow, May 10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that the rising incidents of crime against women and children call for effective measures to ensure their safety and security, and added that it also calls for arresting the moral decline in our society.

Guwahati, May 10 (ANI): The decline of insurgent activities in the northeast has led to a surge in developmental activities.

Imphal, May 10 (ANI): Militancy is declining in the northeast due to consistent efforts made by the Central and State Governments.

Sydney, May 7 (ANI): The Islamic-ruled Egyptian government has opened its arms to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis in an effort to boost tourism numbers which has suffered a decline following a popular uprising which toppled the Hosni Mubarak government in 2011.

Washington, Apr. 30 (ANI): White House press secretary Jay Carney has declined to comment on a report that the CIA has regularly delivered bags of cash for more than a decade to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office in an attempt to buy influence.

London, April 27 (ANI): A daily crossword or Sudoku puzzle can help boost brain power and keep mind alert in old age, a new study has claimed.

Washington, April 26 (ANI): As women live longer and have fewer children, they are becoming taller and slimmer, a new study has shown.

New York, Apr. 26 (ANI): The New York Times has reported a sharp decline in its first-quarter earnings, mainly because businesses it sold last year were not included in the latest results.

Tokyo, Apr. 26 (ANI): Japan has declined to back a joint statement against the use of nuclear weapons at a preparatory committee for the next Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review meeting.

New York, Apr. 22 (ANI): The decline in New York City's murder rate is so dramatic that it has helped boost the average life expectancy of its residents, and the New York Police Department credits the boost in average life expectancy to stop-and-frisk.

Washington, April 22 (ANI): A new study has found that berries seem to promote autophagy, the brain's natural housekeeping mechanism, thereby reducing the toxic accumulation.

London, Apr.19 (ANI): Nokia has seen a sharp decline in its shares despite good sales of its Lumia smartphones.

Karachi, Apr.18 (ANI): Pakistan media has said fast-bowler Mohammed Asif's international cricket career is all but over after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) declined his appeal to lift his seven-year ban for spot-fixing.

New York, Apr 18 (ANI): When Natalie White gave cops a topless tour of her Lower East Side photo exhibit, they were so smitten they declined to shut it down, even though neighbors had complained that pictures of her masturbating were in the window.

Washington, April 17 (ANI): Older people struggle to recall items because they flit too often between 'patches' in their memories, a new study has suggested.

Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): No evidence was found in a review of published research to prove that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults.

Washington, Apr. 13 (ANI): President Obama, who invoked the memory of photos of the likes of Michael Dukakis and John Kerry while presenting the Commander-in-Chief's trophy to the Navy football team, declined to try on the helmet.

Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Chinese officials have declined to blame North Korea for ongoing tensions in the Korean Peninsula and called for an easing of tensions in the region.

Washington, April 7 (ANI): UCLA researchers have developed a new brain-imaging tool to help identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia.

Washington, April 6 (ANI): A simple finger tapping test has shown that fine motor skill decline doesn't start until most people reach their mid-60s - and unless they have abnormal conditions like Parkinson's disease, middle-aged people do just as well as young adults.