Light plane crash kills two in Austria
A small aircraft crashed in Austria on Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.
The single-engine plane was trying to land at the Freistadt Airport in the Upper Austria
Three tainted Pakistani cricketers suspended by ICC
The three Pakistani cricketers, who are at the centre of an alleged betting scam, were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday night after being charged under th
Abducted Bihar cop Lucas Tete's body found in forest
The body of Lucas Tete, one of the four Bihar policemen abducted by Maoists five days ago, was found in a forest on Friday, a day after the rebels claimed to have killed sub inspector Abhay Kumar Yada
Azad holds review meet to check dengue in Delhi
The health minister, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Friday is holding a review meeting to discuss ways to check the rising number of dengue cases in the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, an o
‘SRK and I can never be friends’
Salman Khan said he is still at loggerheads with Shah Rukh Khan, with whom he had his infamous public spat two years ago, and that they can never be friends again.
Canadian honour for M.S. Swaminathan
Mr M.S. Swaminathan, one of the pioneers of the Green Revolution in India, will receive an honorary doctorate from Canada's University of Alberta for his contribution to food security in the world.
Pak's n-arsenal prevented war with India: A.Q. Khan
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has prevented a conventional war with India, ensuring "our survival, our security, and our sovereignty", besides making the "nation walk with head held high", boasts Mr A.Q.
Most New Yorkers don't want Islamic centre near Ground Zero
Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times poll.
Russia to resume tests of submarine-launched missile
Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between September 9 and 12, a defence industry source said on Friday.
"Everything is ready for the resumption of test launches," the sou
15-year-old is youngest Cambridge student in over 200 years
A 15-year-old Briton has become the youngest student to gain a place at Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered one of the toughest in the world an