Sydney, July 10: Harry, a 700-kg crocodile living in a Darwin crocodile park Saturday backed Paul the octopus in picking Spain to win the World Cup.

The crocodile took less than a minute to decide an

Curfew will continue to be relaxed throughout the Kashmir Valley except the Sopore and Kakpora towns, Jammu and Kashmir authorities said here on Saturday.

"Curfew relaxation will continue in the vall

The US National Security Adviser General (Retd) James Jones will travel to India next week to lay the groundwork for the US President, Mr Barack Obama's successful visit in November, the White House h

Japan and Russia have agreed to jointly build a liquefied natural gas plant in Vladivostok, with five million tonnes of output to be shipped to Japan annually, a newspaper said on Saturday.

An offici

Australia's new leader, Ms Julia Gillard, voiced her commitment to the Afghan war on Saturday after the country lost its 17th soldier in the conflict, just weeks before she is expected to call electio

The foreign secretary, Ms Nirupama Rao, is arriving at McLeodganj near here, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, on Saturday and is slated to meet the Dalai Lama, an official said.

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Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) workers on Saturday halted trains and blocked roads in several places across Bihar to enforce their statewide shutdown to protest th

At least 63 special trains will be run for pilgrims during the Rath Yatra, the annual nine-day chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, in Orissa's temple city of Puri, an official said on Saturday.

"The

With no rains in flood-affected areas of Haryana and Punjab in the last two days, authorities have stepped up efforts to provide relief to the marooned people in both states.

District authorities and

An egg was thrown at Australian Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, in the Australian city of Perth on Friday morning. The missile, however, missed its target and instead hit a security officer.

Police