June 18, 2013

SYDNEY: Australia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an under-strength Iraq at Stadium Australia.

Josh Kennedy is embraced by Tommy Oar after scoring against Iraq to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

June 18, 2013

MUMBAI: The rupee fell 1.5 per cent to a record closing low on Tuesday as traders worried that the country's current account deficit made the currency especially vulnerable to any scaling back of the US Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.

June 17, 2013

The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh says Rahul Gandhi has the right qualities to lead the Congress party and would be happy to see him 'step into my shoes'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday indicated readiness to make way for Rahul Gandhi if the UPA wins the Lok Sabha elections next year.

June 17, 2013

NEW YORK: US authorities today raided 14 popular convenience stores and arrested nine owners and managers, charging them with harboring and hiring illegal immigrants, including Pakistanis.

Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia this morning, The New York Times reported.

Immigration and customs enforcement agents and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn were also investigating 40 other 7-Eleven franchises in New York City and elsewhere, the paper quoted sources as saying.

June 17, 2013

WASHINGTON: Japanese engineers have unveiled the prototype of a flexible, plasma television that can roll up like a window shade.

Japanese engineers unveiled the prototype of a flexible, plasma television