May 19, 2014
Brendon McCullum testified in front of ICC's anti-corruption unit and reported that he was approached to underperform in return for money

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said Monday that Blacks Caps captain Brendon McCullum was not under investigation for corruption after reports surfaced that he was approached to fix matches in 2008.
May 19, 2014
One-third of new MPs face criminal charges, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms, which analyzed the election affidavits filed before the Election Commission

Source: Association for Democratic Reforms
May 19, 2014
AT&T says it is buying DirecTV for $95 per share, or $49 billion, a move that gives the telecommunications company a larger base of video subscribers and increases its ability to compete against Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which agreed to a merger in February.

May 18, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 142 for 5 (Gayle 46, Ashwin 2-16) beat Chennai Super Kings 138 for 4 (Raina 62) by five wickets

THE GO-TO MAN: A.B. de Villiers delivered in the manner he is wont to, by conjuing up some quick runs, as RCB overhauled CSK's competitive total in the last over.
May 18, 2014
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday called on party patriarch L.K. Advani after holding consultation with a number of party leaders including his key aide Amit Shah here ahead of the formation of the next government headed by him.

May 18, 2014
The Cabinet, headed by the PM, met for the last time and decided to recommend the dissolution of the current term of the Lok Sabha, a day after the results of the 16th Lok Sabha were out

May 17, 2014
CHARLOTTE: Michael Phelps returned to the top of a podium for the first time since the 2012 Olympics when he won the 100-meter butterfly at the Charlotte Grand Prix on Friday.

Michael Phelps looks at the scoreboard after winning the 100-meter butterfly at the ARena Grand Prix swim meet in Charlotte on Friday.
May 17, 2014
Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Friday congratulated Narendra Modi but apparently did not give full credit to him saying it needs to be assessed as to what contribution his leadership has made to the party’s unprecedented victory.

Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani.
May 17, 2014
CHENNAI: Blazing a trail, the ruling AIADMK scored an emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, winning 37 of the 39 seats on its own. The sterling performance has put the party, led by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on course to becoming the third largest in the Lok Sabha.

Brown v Board of Education: 60 years after landmark ruling, does racism in US schools still exist?
May 16, 2014
Daughter of man who won landmark Brown v Board of Education case over right for black children to be taught alongside their white counterparts claims racism may still exist in schools

Cheryl Brown Henderson of The Brown Foundation and Daughter of Plaintiff Brown, left Photo: AOL TIME WARNER










































































































