Imam warns against retreat on NY Ground Zero mosque
Sept. 12: The Islamic cleric behind plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York warned on Sunday that retreating on the project would only strengthen the hand of Muslim extremists around the
Scientists make ‘e-skin’ that can sense touch
Sept. 12: Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs. The lab-tested material responds to almost the s
Iran ready to free US female hiker
Sept. 12: A senior prosecutor said on Sunday that Iran will release US hiker Sarah Shourd on bail, as he criticised members of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government for interfering in judicial is
Challengers off to a flying start
Centurion (South Africa), Sept. 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) began their Champions League T20 campaign with a bang, beating Guyana by nine wickets in a one-sided clash at Centurion on Sunday.
Putin, Silvio joke about 120-yr terms
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi cracked jokes about hanging on to power to well past 100, during a relaxed meeting in Russia, TV pictures have showed.
Japan frees 14 crew of Chinese trawler, keeps captain
Japan on Monday released the 14 crew of a Chinese fishing trawler involved in a collision with two Japanese coastguard vessels in disputed waters last week, but kept its captain in detention. The inci
Obama hails 'vibrancy' of Turkish democracy
The US President, Mr Barack Obama, hailed the "vibrancy of Turkish democracy" after almost 80 per cent of voters turned out for a constitutional referendum.
The White House said yesterday Obama had
Rossi’s double sinks Espanyol
Madrid, Sept. 13: Italian international striker Giuseppe Rossi showed his commitment to Villarreal with a double as his his side notched their first win of the season with a 4-0 victory over Espanyol
Yamuna floods low-lying areas
Tibetan men look out from a lane flooded by the rising Yamuna water at the Tibetan market in Delhi on Saturday.
Toll rises to six in California gas blast
The toll in a huge gas pipeline blast in California rose to six after two more bodies were found, authorities have said.
Emergency workers had said on Friday they had searched over 75 per cent of th