Israel halts peace talks with Palestinians
April 25, 2014
Israel broke off Mideast peace talks and brought the U.S.-brokered process to the brink of collapse Thursday, protesting a reconciliation agreement between the Western-backed Palestinian Authority and the militant group Hamas, the Jewish state’s sworn enemy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Kolkata beat Bangalore in last-ball thriller
April 24, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Kolkata Knight Riders 150 for 7 (Lynn 45, Kallis 43, Aaron 3-16) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 148 for 5 (Takawale 40) by two runs
Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate their narrow win, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Sharjah, April 24, 2014
MH370 relatives reject Malaysian conclusions on plane
April 24, 2014
Relatives of passengers reject Malaysian government’s suggestion of issuing death certificates for those on board Flight MH370
After 80 wins, Preet Bharara stares at legal setback
April 24, 2014
NEW YORK: Preet Bharara's perfect record, 80 insider trading convictions without a single defeat, is in jeopardy.
The US court of appeals in Manhattan on Tuesday picked apart the government's case against two former hedge fund traders, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, questioning whether the judge in the trial erred when instructing jurors.
India wins elections to key UN bodies
April 24, 2014
UNITED NATIONS: India continued its winning streak in elections to key UN bodies, getting elected on Wednesday to crucial UN organizations, including the International Narcotics Control Board.
India's candidate Jagjit Pavadia won the closely- contested election to the International Narcotics Control Board for the 2015-2020 term.
DGCA allows use of mobiles, laptops in flight mode
April 23, 2014
With the implementation of the new rule, flyers can now turn on their cellphones, tablets or laptops on ‘flight mode’ to work, play games, listen to music or type emails
Salim Malik slams PCB for not reviewing his life ban
April 23, 2014
Malik said he was fed up with the double standards of PCB and the ICC for failing to review his life ban
Unique pair of super-massive black holes found
April 23, 2014
Scientists have discovered the first pair of super-massive black holes in orbit around one another in a non-active galaxy.
‘Unidentified material’ being investigated for Malaysia plane MH370 link
April 23, 2014
PERTH, Australia: Authorities are investigating whether "unidentified material" washed up on the southwest coast of Australia has any link to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials said Wednesday.
Search for the missing jet continues
US seeks arrest of Congress RS MP on bribery and other...
April 23, 2014
NEW DELHI: The US has requested India for "provisional arrest" of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao after he was indicted by an American court in an alleged international racketeering conspiracy involving bribes of $18.5 million for allowing mining of Titanium minerals in Andhra Pradesh.
