U.S. Representative Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, insisted on Tuesday he would not leave the Missouri Senate race, despite pressure from fellow Republicans and

Bharti Airtel fell as much as 3.44 per cent to its lowest intraday level since October 2008, after Credit Suisse downgraded the stock, citing the prospect Reliance Infotel would enter the wireless voi

Nasa’s Mars Curiosity rover is going to get some company. The US space agency on Monday selected a small Mars lander for a hotly contested small planetary science mission to launch in 2016.

Syrian army shells crashed into southern Damascus on Wednesday and helicopters fired rockets and machineguns during an assault to shore up President Bashar al-Assad's grip on the capital, opposition a

Unions at Indian banks representing about one million employees have called for a nationwide two-day strike beginning on Wednesday to protest against reform proposals that would ease mergers and allow

India's gold imports during peak demand season of September to December are likely to slump 40 per cent on year to 200 tonnes due to weak monsoon, fewer wedding dates and near record high prices, the

Kevin Pietersen's removal from the England cricket team over inappropriate text messages was a tragedy for both player and country, according to Australian spin great Shane Warne.

With Pietersen drop

India finally confront the tricky transition problem that has been on the horizon for quite some time when they launch the two-test series against New Zealand this week.

The Indians lost eight consec

* Top Chinese diplomat holds strategic talks in Russia

* Obama says could act against Syria over chemical arms

* Russia still smarting over intervention in Libya

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lav

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced Gu Kailai, wife of ousted politician Bo Xilai, to death with a two-year reprieve for murdering a British businessman, witnesses to the closed-door hearing said, in