NEW YORK - A MAJOR new name has been added to the digital library: J.R.R. Tolkien.

E-versions of the late author's multimillion-selling 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy were released on Monday.

PARIS - GETTING drunk, even rip-roaring drunk, is no excuse for a man mistaking an underage girl for an adult, according to a study released on Monday.

But the new study, led by Vincent Egan from the University of Leicester in Britain, shows that even when thoroughly soused, a man remains a shrewd judge of female maturity.

PARIS - THE launch of two large European telescopes designed to probe the origin of galaxies and the Big Bang, originally set for May 6, has been postponed, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday.

'Due to an anomaly discovered during tests on a subassembly identical to the one on the Ariane 5 launcher, Arianespace has decided to carry out additional checks,' the agency said in a press release.