Paris, July 26 (DPA) Alberto Contador won the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, the second Tour title of his career, outsprinting Luxembourg's Andy Schleck and seven-time Tour champion ...More

Abu Dhabi, July 26 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates has begun identifying children of UAE fathers and foreign mothers in different countries under a new integration programme, the ...More

Tehran, July 26 (DPA) An Iranian plane had to make an emergency landing here Sunday right after taking off, IRNA reported. The Tupelev airplane, owned by...More

London, July 26 (IANS) Singer-actor Marc Anthony has claimed that he asked his singer-actress wife Jennifer Lopez to marry him within seconds of meeting her. ...More

London, July 26 (IANS) 'The Dark Knight' star Christian Bale will slip back into his rubber Batsuit next year to begin shooting the sequel to the blockbuster hit. ...More

London, July 26 (IANS) Bosses at a US company have unveiled a bizarre new plan to produce 10 sparkling diamonds from locks of late pop legend Michael Jackson's hair. ...More

London, July 26 (IANS) Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow's parents wanted her to become a doctor instead of an actress. The 'Iron Man' star's mother,...More

London, July 26 (IANS) Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington was delighted when movie bosses ordered him to fatten up for his latest movie role in 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' bec...More

Budapest, July 26 (DPA) Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes claimed his first win of the 2009 season at the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday while Red Bull's Mark Webber finished on t...More

Gronzy, July 26 (RIA Novosti) Three police officers were killed Sunday in a suicide blast in this capital of Russia's Chechnya republic, a police source said. ...More

Rome, July 26 (DPA) South Korean defending champion Park Taehwan Sunday failed to make it to the finals of the 400 metres freestyle at the world championships, while the first cha...More

Kabul, July 26 (DPA) Militants using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked one of President Hamid Karzai's running mates in northern Afghanistan Sunday, but caused n...More

Washington, July 26 (DPA) Former Republican US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin left unclear her future political plans Sunday as she formally ended her tenure as governor ...More

London, July 26 (IANS) Andrew Flintoff has been retained while Ian Bell replaces Kevin Pietersen in the England squad for the third Ashes Test against Australia starting Thursday ...More

Paris, July 26 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken to hospital Sunday after falling ill while exercising, French media reports said. France ...More