St. Lucia (Gros Islet), July 4 (IANS) Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a quick 62 as the West Indies made 185 for seven in 27 overs in the rain-affected third One-day international against ...

Washington, July 4 (DPA) Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who was catapulted to national prominence as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year, will resign later this month, she said Friday. She also ...

Lower Dir (Pakistan), July 3 (IANS) Pakistani residents in the Hamza Banda area of Lower Dir district have ordered Taliban commander Mufti Aftab to leave the area immediately, a media report ...

Miranshah (Pakistan), July 3 (IANS) Pakistan has sealed its South Waziristan border with Afghanistan and imposed a curfew there to prevent Afghan militants from infiltrating into its territory in the wake ...

Los Angeles, July 3 (DPA) Organisers Friday released the first details of Michael Jackson's public memorial service, confirming that it will take place at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Over 20 international flights were delayed late Friday evening due to repair work being undertaken at the new runway of Delhi airport, officials said. "The new runway ...

London, July 3 (IANS) India's Leander Paes was in sight of his second Grand Slam title of the year after he along with Zimbabwe's Cara Black booked a final berth in the ...

It was just announced in a press conference that the tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service would be given out for free via a lottery. The people interested to go to ...

London, July 3 (IANS) Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie "Sister Act" after watching the sell-out West End musical version of the same ...

London, July 3 (IANS) Harry Potter star Emma Watson plans to become a make-up artist if her movie career falters. Contactmusic.com reports, the teenager has garnered a mammoth $15 million fortune playing Hermione ...

London, July 3 (IANS) Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves can't wait to see what the critics make of his new movie because he loves finding out how his performances are rated. The "Speed" ...

London, July 3 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was forced to hitch a lift from a paparazzo when his motorbike broke down on a busy Hollywood street. The "Troy" star was being ...

London, July 3 (IANS) Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he was unfazed by his on-screen kiss with co-star Bonnie Wright in the upcoming instalment of the wizard franchise because appearing ...

Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) The Pakistani police have arrested a terrorist considered to be an expert in making suicide bomb vests, a media report said Friday. Zahid Iqbal was captured in a joint ...

Mexico City, July 3 (EFE) A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted western Mexico Friday, officials said. The quake was felt in the Baja California Sur and Sinaloa states. There ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Denmark-based award winning hip-hop group Outlandish is to perform in India. Formed in 1997 by Isam Bachiri (of Moroccan descent), Waqas Ali Qadri (of Pakistani descent) and Lenny ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Friday evening and suggested a joint meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart M. Karunanidhi to ...

Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Giving a boost to its forestry and wildlife, Haryana is all set to declare the distance of up to 5,000 metres surrounding its major national parks and wildlife ...

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lost no opportunity to needle West Bengal's ruling Left Front when she proposed a new rail line from ...

Diana Taurasi, the female basket ball player who plays for Phoenix Mercury in WNBA was allegedly cited for drunken driving just a few hours after the club's win over the Seattle Storm. Phoenix ...

Of various renowned sports events of the world, that attract a lot of media coverage, The tour de France bicycle race is a major one. This is the 96th Tour de france ...

Seoul, July 3 (DPA) South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. The defence ministry, reacting to the latest ...

It has been a not-so-good year for the actor, Gary Coleman as his wife Shannon Price has recently been arrested for domestic violence. The ex-child star's bride was busted after she reportedly trashed ...

It has been reported that due to the swapping of medical dosage by an employee at the Medical center in Denver, thousands of patients have been exposed to the dangerous disease of ...

Vienna, June 3 (DPA) Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously designated Japan's Yukiyo Amano as the next IAEA chief Friday, ending a rift between developing and industrialised countries over his ...

There has been all sorts of news on sports men all around, but it seems that Timmy Chang, the Canadian football player, is in news for the wrong reasons. Today, this ...

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) A 10-member team, comprising social activist Medha Patkar and her associates, was stopped near Debra locality by the police while they were on the way to violence-scarred Lalgarh ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Around 200 passengers, including Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and two of his cabinet colleagues, had a narrow escape Friday when an Indian Airlines aircraft they were ...

Supermodel Bar Refaeli has reportedly stripped naked for a video which was apparently showcasing an art exhibition in the model's hometown in Israel. Rafaeli, who has been previously linked with the Hollywood actor, ...

The name Big Fish Games needs no introduction to most of netizens; the count for those who have not played any games on the online game portal is very low. Now there's ...