Boston, Aug 5 (IANS) Striker Rani Devi slammed a hat-trick to help India to a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Belarus in their Group D fixture at the junior women's hockey World Cu...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) An attempt by a Pakistani-born British MP to patent the Chicken Tikka Masala as a dish of Scottish origin has fallen foul of Indian chefs and food experts. ...More

Baghdad, Aug 5 (DPA) Five policemen were killed and three injured Wednesday when a bomb targeted their patrol in southern Baghdad, a police source said. ...More

Kandahar, Aug 5 (DPA) Residents in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar said Wednesday that a NATO airstrike killed four civilians, including three children, while a roadside ...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Early relatives of spiders that lived around 300 million years ago now stand revealed in detailed three-dimensional models, says a study. ...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) The scorers didn't have a problem keeping up with the names: it was Patel, followed by Patel, followed by more Patels. In fact, all ...More

Hohhot (China), Aug 5 (Xinhua) Over 200 people fell ill Wednesday after ammonia gas leak at a pharmaceutical plant in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the authoriti...More

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) By injecting nanotubes into tumours and zapping them with a quick, 30-second laser burst, scientists have killed kidney tumours in nearly 80 percent of mi...More

Islamabad, Aug 5 (Xinhua) The wife of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a suspected US drone strike in northwestern Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency,...More

Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) A gene linked to physical traits also seems to be dictating wanderlust in a tiny fish, considered a living model of Darwin's natural selection theory, accord...More

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama celebrated his 48th birthday singing Happy Birthday to himself and a veteran scribe who began reporting from the White House in 196...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Biological differences in the brain may explain why some people turn into psychopaths, says a new study. The research, conducted by ...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) British actor Robert Pattinson, who stars in 'Twilight', has been voted the sexiest man, beating heavyweight actors Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp. ...More

Islamabad, Aug 5 (Xinhua) A suspected US drone attack, targeted at Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's hideout, Wednesday killed four people in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal ar...More

Islamabad, Aug 5 (Xinhua) A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed Wednesday when his aircraft crashed near Attock city on a training flight, the air force said in a statement....More