Rafa survives rocket attack
London, Nov. 23: Rafael Nadal had to dig deep before finally securing a hard-fought 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win over Andy ‘Rocket’ Roddick in the ATP World Tour Finals.
Nadal has spent much of a remarkab
UN says Nepalese peacekeepers to stay in Haiti
The United Nations will not move Nepalese peacekeepers out of Haiti despite deadly protests over accusations that they caused a cholera epidemic, a top UN official said on Tuesday.
N Korea attacks S Korea island, troops injured
Seoul: Several North Korean artillery shells landed on a South Korean border island on Tuesday wounding four soldier, damaging homes and injuring two civilians, YTN television reported.
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Norway airport evacuated after suspect bag found: report
Authorities evacuated the airport at Norway's second city of Bergen, on Tuesday after a suspect bag was found, the Bergens Tidende newspaper reported.
NZ mine rescue: Grim wait enters fifth day
Greymouth: More mine rescue specialists were being rushed to New Zealand Tuesday as the grim wait to search for 29 trapped miners entered its fifth day.
The expected arrival of 18 personnel from Aust
Rules out redeployment of US nuclear weapons
South Korea's defence ministry on Tuesday ruled out the redeployment of US nuclear weapons on its soil as a deterrent to North Korea, a day after its minister had raised the prospect.
Russia warns against escalation of Korean tensions: official
Russia on Tuesday warned against an escalation of tensions after North Korea fired artillery shells onto a South Korean border island, a foreign ministry official told Interfax.
Lebanon PM to visit Iran amid political crisis
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will make his first official visit to Iran this weekend when he will meet with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other officials, a government official said on Tues
Iran nuclear effort faces technical problems: Expert
Technical problems are slowing down Iran's uranium enrichment, allowing more time for diplomacy to defuse tensions over its nuclear programme, a former official with the UN atomic watchdog said.
Zidane excited with Real role
Madrid, Nov. 22: French great Zinedine Zidane has expressed his enthusiasm about working more closely with the first-team squad at Real Madrid. Zinedine, who played for Real for five years between 200