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Below is a round up of news from or about South Asia for the period 16–30 April 2008. Indian genome study finds ethnic difference The largest study of genetic variation in India has found a high degree of genetic difference between Indian ethnic groups.

Tears streaked the weathered faces of surfers as they and more than 150 friends and family gathered yesterday in Ha‘ena to celebrate the life of Keoni Kai Lucas.

Kevin C. Johnson and Ne-Yo chillin’ at the Gramophone. Photo credit: Tim Slater/LME Promotion Group R&B singer Ne-Yo, fresh from opening for Alicia Keys Sunday night at Scottrade Center, went for a more intimate setting Monday night at the Gramophone.

How do you fancy scooping a Sony Bravia XBR KDL-40XBR4 40″ LCD TV, worth around $2,000, an Xbox 360, a PS3 plus a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for both platforms all in one massive prize?

How do you fancy scooping a Sony Bravia XBR KDL-40XBR4 40″ LCD TV, worth around $2,000, an Xbox 360, a PS3 plus a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for both platforms all in one massive prize?

SUFFOLK, Va., April 28 (UPI) — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency Monday after tornadoes and severe storms pounded the state, leaving at least 200 people injured.

Roger Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was a 15-year-old aspiring singer and the pitcher was a Boston Red Sox ace, the Daily News reported.

Miley Cyrus fans will get to see a different side of the pop sensation in June’s Vanity Fair, and it’s a side she apparently has second thoughts about revealing. The 15-year-old actress/singer posed for celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz for the issue, on sale in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday and nationwide May 6. One waist-up shot shows Cyrus looking provocatively over her right …

In the fourth round Big Blue went with BYU linebacker Bryan Kehl. As a senior in 2007, he played all 13 games and had 91 tackles (11.5 for losses), four sacks, one forced fumble, three interceptions and four pass breakups. The Jets took San Jose…

In 1977, aspiring actress Christa Helm, who appeared in television shows such as “Wonder Woman” and “Starsky & Hutch,” was found stabbed and bludgeoned to death in front of her agent’s house. Now, 31 years after the case went cold…