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'Bizzare' creatures make it to new species top 10 list
Researchers across the world have announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011. This is the fifth year for the top 10 new species list, which was released on Wednesday to coincide with the anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist who was responsible for the modern system of plant and animal names and classifications. This year's top 10 new species list

Lady luck shines for Delhi pacer Awana
Lady luck finally shone on Parwinder Awana, who played for Kings XI Punjab, as the Delhi fast bowler Saturday was selected in the India A squad for the West Indies tour as a replacement for injured Mumbai Indians left-arm pacer Rudra Pratap Singh.

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Nothing good about 'Villain' (Kannada Movie Review)
: 'Villain'; Cast: Audithya, Raagini, Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Dharma, Malathi Sardeshpande; Screenplay and Direction: M.S. Ramesh; Producer: Yogish Hunasuru; Camera: Dasari Seenu; Music: Guru Kiran; Rating *1/2

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Two killed in Maharashtra road accident
, May 26 (IANS) Two people were killed and two others critically injured Saturday when their car hit a luxury bus near a village, 110 km from here in Maharashtra, police said.

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'The Grey' - spellbinding tale of spirit's survival (IANS Movie Review)
: 'The Grey'; Actors: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney; Director: Joe Carnahan; Rating: ***1/2

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Somalia's leaders agreed to set up Constituent Assembly: UN
Leaders in Somalia have agreed to set up a Constituent Assembly that will adopt the East African nation's new constitution in line with an existing roadmap to end the current transitional governing arrangement by an upcoming deadline, the United Nations envoy for the country said on Friday.

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