Syrian and Jordanian forces clash in border area
Fighting broke out between Jordanian and Syrian forces in a border region between the two countries overnight, but a Jordanian source said on Saturday no one on Jordan's side appeared to have been killed.
Indian hockey team finishes last at Olympics
Indian Hockey team on Saturday touched a new low by finishing at the bottom of the competition after being beaten 3-2 by South Africa in the 11-12 place classification match at the Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Man arrested for voicing grievances against Mamata
A man who asked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at a public meeting what steps she was taking to help farmers has been arrested by the police.
Yogeshwar sails into pre-quarters of Olympic wrestling
Indian grappler Yogeshwar Dutt stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the men's 60kg freestyle category, defeating Anatolie Ilarionovitch Guidea of Bulgaria here on Saturday.
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt loses pre-quarterfinal
Yogeshwar Dutt lost to Besik Kudukhov of Russia in pre-quarterfinal round of 60 kg freestyle. He defeated Bulgaria's Anatolie Ilarionovitch Guidea 3-1 in qualifying round today at London Olympics.
Wisconsin gurdwara opens its gates again for public
The Wisconsin gurdwara that was the centre of a tragic shootout has been thrown open for the public again, five days after six worshippers were killed on its premises, shocking the small but closely-knit Sikh community in Oak Creek.
Manipur to award Rs 50 lakh to Mary Kom
Manipur government would award Rs 50 lakh to woman boxer Mary Kom who got a bronze medal in the London Olympics.
Libyan assembly votes Gaddafi opponent as president
Libya's national assembly picked former opposition leader Mohammad Yousuf Maqrif as its president as the North African country's newly elected congress began its rule.
China opens murder trial of ousted leader’s wife
China's most politically sensitive trial in three decades opened on Thursday with police dragging two protesters away from a courthouse where the wife of ousted Politburo member Bo Xilai is expected to be swiftly convicted of murder.
India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile
Sharpening its missile teeth, India on Thursday successfully test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2000 km as part of a user trial by the Army from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.