Russian embassy in Belarus attacked
The Russian embassy in the Belarusian capital of Minsk was attacked with fire bombs by unidentified attackers late on Monday but there were no casualties, an official said on Tuesday.
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Gujarat top cop gets reprieve in alleged shootout case
Justice R.H. Shukla of the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday quashed the first information report (FIR) filed by the state police against its own Additional Director General of Police Kuldip Sharma in a 2
Briton falls off chair, to sue government for £3,00,000
A British civil servant who fell off his swivel chair and was badly disabled is suing his government department for £300,000.
Gian-Paul De Vito-Tracey, 39, will claim that he was left 80 per cent dis
Drink, obesity behind steep rise in liver deaths
Binge drinking and obesity are contributing to a steep rise in deaths from liver disease.
Indian hockey squad for Commonwealth Games announced
A 16-member Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was announced on Monday. Rajpal Singh will lead the team for the October 3-14 event.
"The team was selected after the trials conducted at Ba
Carla Bruni branded 'prostitute' in Iran
French President, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Ms Carla Bruni has been branded as "prostitute" in Iran after she opposed an Iranian court's ruling of awarding death sentence by stoning to a women for adu
I can't have birth certificate plastered on my forehead: Obama
The US President, Mr Barack Obama, says he's not concerned about rumours about his birthplace or faith blaming an online campaign of misinformation by his conservative enemies for perpetuating the myt
Sensex slips into red
A benchmark index for Indian equities slipped from its intra-day highs and was ruling marginally lower than its previous close. Other Asian markets, however, closed in the green.
Sensex closes 33 points higher
A benchmark index for Indian equities ended on Monday with a modest 33 point gain, with metals and consumer durable stocks seeing healthy buys.
Woods' ex-wife to launch mental clinic for kids
Elin Nordegren, ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods, plans to spend some of her £65 million divorce settlement on creating a mental health clinic for poor children.
The 30-year-old former Swedish model p