New York, May 17 (ANI): A 1991 painting depicting actress Bea Arthur - best known for her roles in 70s and 80s shows 'Maude' and 'Golden Girls'- nude from the waist up was sold for nearly 2 million dollars at an auction in Manhattan on Wednesday.

London, May 11 (ANI): For the first time in human history, the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere has passed the milestone level of 400 parts per million (ppm).

New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Sonam Kapoor has recently revealed her red carpet look for the Cannes Film Festival, which will be celebrating '100 years of Indian Cinema' in 2013, in Mumbai.

London, Apr. 27 (ANI): Barry Gibb is set to walk on stage for a series of UK tour dates without his beloved brothers and pop group members Robin and Maurice by his side.

London, Apr. 25 (ANI): A magazine publisher and a photographer have been placed under formal investigation in France for allegedly breaching the privacy of Duchess Kate.

Washington, April 23 (ANI): An Indian study has found that 30.4 percent of hip fracture patients died within one year, with the majority of deaths occurring within the first six months after fracture, and survivors had high rates of functional impairment

Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said that politicians talking about a new Pakistan are in fact agents of Western countries.

Geneva, Apr. 17 (ANI): Red Cross chief Peter Maurer has condemned US drone strikes outside areas officially engulfed in armed conflict, adding that drone use in Pakistan was "particularly problematic".

Washington, Apr. 14 (ANI): Somali pirates are pushing global trade costs up by billions of dollars per year, severely affecting the economic activities of neighboring countries, a new World Bank report has found.

New Delhi, Apr. 12 (ANI): India and Mauritius have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of election management and administration.

Islamabad, Apr 6 (ANI): Pakistan's hardline party Jamaat-e-Islami has been secretly reaching out to some of the American diplomats as one of its key leaders met a top USA diplomat in recent days, a report has said.

London, Mar. 24 (ANI): A letter detailing the structure of a DNA that Dr Francis Crick - one of the scientists who discovered it- wrote to his son is set to be sold for 1.2 million pounds in an auction in New York on April 10.

Islamabad, Mar.14 (ANI): Pakistan's Parliament on Thursday provoked India again by passing a resolution condemning the hanging of Afzal Guru, the mastermind behind the December 13, 2001 terror strike on the Indian Parliament, and demanded the return of his body to his family.

New York, Mar. 14 (ANI): Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg's book, 'Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead', which offers feminist advice for working women, has attracted severe criticism.

Onboard President's Aircraft, Mar.14 (ANI): Ending his three-day state visit to Mauritius, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that both countries were now a step closer to signing the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), while stressing on India's willingness to invest in Mauritius.

Port Louis, Mar 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said Mauritius today figures high in economic and social development indicators in Africa and has become a role model to many countries because of its economic success story.

Port Louis, Mar 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said Mauritius has been steadfast in its condemnation of international terrorism.

Port Louis, Mar 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday invited Mauritius Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam to visit India on mutually convenient dates, which could be decided through diplomatic channels.

Port Louis, Mar 12 (ANI): Asserting that India will remain a steadfast partner of Mauritius, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that both nations intuitively advocate a rule-based architecture of global governance as a bulwark against common challenges such as the threat of terrorism, tackling poverty, human rights abuse, and addressing climate change.

Port Louis, Mar 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee met his Mauritius counterpart President Rajkeswur Purryag in Port Louis, with an aim to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation to combat militancy and piracy.

New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee left for Mauritius on a three-day visit today during which he will be the chief guest at the National Day celebrations of that nation.

New Delhi, Mar. 10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the 45th Mauritius Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday.

London, Mar 7 (ANI): A man from Kariba, Zimbabwe, narrowly escaped getting killed by a lion while having sex with his girlfriend in the bush.

Islamabad. Mar. 4 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban are considering a 'political solution' to over a decade-long conflict in Afghanistan, according to a senior Taliban leader.

Johannesburg, Mar. 4 (ANI): South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis, after suffering an embarrassing Twenty20 defeat on Sunday at the hands of Pakistan, has said his team can learn a thing or two from the Pakistani players.