Washington, Nov. 17: The US secretary of defence, Mr Robert Gates said on Tuesday that military action would not stop Iran’s nuclear programme and instead would only make it “deeper and more covert.”

Brussels, Nov. 17: More than 100 angry Ryanair passengers sat in a dark cabin without food or water for four hours on Wednesday, refusing to leave their plane after it was diverted to Belgium, the aut

Rangoon, Nov. 16: Burma’s newly freed Opposition leader, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, is “ready to fight” for the existence of her political party, which was disbanded ahead of controversial elections, her la

New York, Nov. 17: General Motors Co is boosting the size of its common stock offering by more than 30 per cent to $15.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter said, potentially making its landm

Brussels, Nov. 17: Europe moved closer on Wednesday to bailing out a eurozone state for the second time this year, as it launched a joint mission with the IMF to step up talks to support Ireland’s dev

Hobart, Nov. 17: Chris Tremlett claimed four wickets as England bowled out the cream of Australia’s best young talent for 230 on the opening day of their four-day game at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on W

Galle, Nov. 17: The West Indies took two early wickets to put Sri Lanka under pressure in the opening Test despite half-centuries from Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday.

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Nagpur, Nov. 17: Placid wickets dished out for the first two cricket Tests against New Zealand have put the spotlight back on India’s waning home advantage.

Spin has been India’s traditional strength

Monarchists in Australia on Wednesday seized the opportunity to knock back their republican rivals as news of Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton was cheered in the Asia-Pacific.

Guangzhou, Nov. 17: Country’s best medal hope Saina Nehwal sailed through her women’s singles pre-quarterfinal but Parupalli Kashyap became a first round casualty in the men’s event as India wrapped u