Philadelphia/Newark/London, Oct. 29: Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in the eastern US cities of Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey, and in

Oct. 28: South Africa and Pakistan gear up for next year’s World Cup with a five-match one-day series starting here from Friday, as captains Graeme Smith and Shahid Afridi urged their teams to keep fo

Doha, Oct. 27: World number one Caroline Wozniacki moved to within one win of the year-end top spot when she continued her 12-week hot streak at the WTA Championships here on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old

London, Oct. 27: Javier Hernandez struck a last-gasp winner as holders Manchester United booked their place in the League Cup quarterfinals with a 3-2 victory over Wolves on Tuesday.

Hernandez — who

I was victim of politics, says Shane Bond
Wellington, Oct. 27: Former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond said that he became a “victim of politics” after joining the ICL but he has no regret about playing i

Abu Dhabi, Oct. 27:Paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe and off-spinner Johan Botha took three wickets apiece to help South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets in the first of two Twenty20 matches here on Tuesday

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies will be made in New Zealand after the government struck a deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros. To end months of union tensions, Prime Minister John Key said.

France and some allied Nato armies could begin to withdraw some of their forces from the conflict in Afghanistan as early as 2011, defence minister Herve Morin said on Thursday.

Washington, Oct. 26: Discovery of perfectly preserved insects in amber from a lignite mine in Gujarat has challenged the assumption that India was an isolated island continent about 52 million-years-a

Berlin, Oct. 26: Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year’s football World Cup for his flawless record in predicting game results, has died peacefully in his sleep, his German aquarium said