AS Roma have terminated the contract of Brazilian striker Adriano, the Serie A club said in a statement on Tuesday.

Women are more affected than men by the intrusion of work into their home-life through e-mails, phone calls and texts and report higher levels of psychological distress, according to new research.

American International Group repaid another USD 6.9 billion of its bailout on Tuesday, the US Treasury said.

Young Britons have taken to a new television and social media trend which could have far-reaching consequences for the worlds of broadcasting and advertising, according to a new study.

Rafael van der Vaart has not had much luck with the Champions League so he is revelling in his somewhat unexpected assault on the knockout stages with Tottenham Hotspur.

Millions of dead sardines were found floating on Tuesday in a harbor marina just south of Los Angeles, puzzling authorities and triggering a massive cleanup effort.

The biggest US insider trading case in decades was expected to head into opening statements on Wednesday in a court showdown between prosecutors and lawyers for Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam.

Lionel Messi ended 10-man Arsenal's Champions League hopes for the second season in a row when he netted a brilliant goal and a penalty to send Barcelona through to the quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday.

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Carl Icahn is returning outside investors' capital, marking the end of an era as he joins a string of prominent stock pickers who no longer want the headaches of overseeing other people's money.

If you think Charlie Sheen has been "winning" media attention these past few weeks, you'd be right.

Former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr, who went public with his drug problems on the reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab," was found dead in a Salt Lake City house, police said on Tuesday, nine years after the rock band's singer died of an overdose. Starr was 44.

It is hard to keep New Orleans, America's party city, down.

People with extra body fat may not have a lower core body temperature than thinner folks, according to a study -- contradicting one theory on what could lead some people to gain more weight.

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as OPEC considered raising production, pushing up Asian stocks although investors remained on edge due to worries that unrest in the Middle East could spread to other oil exporting nations.

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, with Brent falling nearly 2%, after Kuwait's oil minister said OPEC was considering a production boost as war-torn Libya's output remained disrupted and the region's unrest fueled concerns about more supplies being cut off.

Surging oil prices are deepening a split inside the Federal Reserve, blurring the likely direction of US monetary policy and making next week's policy meeting all the more contentious.

Entegra | Bank of India | Arrow Textiles | Andhra Bank | JSW Steel | DLF and Hero Honda are stocks, which are in the news today.

Don't take entry without stop-loss; Nifty does not show any strength till 11:20.

As part of overall expansion plan, Jyothy Fabricare Services (JFSL), a subsidiary of Jyothy Labaratories Ltd (JLL), is eying two acquisitions, one each in Mumbai and Delhi.

The support for the Nifty is at 5450-5376 and resistance at 5565-5654.

Nifty Open Interest PCR was up to 1.29 from 1.26. Nifty 5400 Put added 17.5 lakh (24%) shares in Open Interest while Nifty 5700 Call added 6.15 lakh (12%) shares in Open Interest.

The market should react positively to falling crude prices, but the gains will be capped due to the forthcoming mid-term monetary policy on March 17. The range for the 10-yr yield is seen between 7.90-8%, says Ramanathan K, ING Invst Mgmt.

The rupee is likely to track the political scenario in India. The currency is likely to find support from equities today, says N Subramaniam, Pinnacle Forex.

Market cues: FIIs net buy USD 0.6 million in the cash market on Mar 07.

Crude was down for second day - WTI crude oil fell below USD 105/barrel and London Brent crude was steady below USD 113/barrel. OPEC members reassured on ample spare capacity and discussions were on for a possible emergency meet.