February 18, 2014
JAKARTA: US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Russia on Monday for "enabling" Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stay in power in the war-torn country, after Geneva peace talks broke off without result at the weekend.
February 18, 2014
Apart from Sachin and Viru, top cricketers like Lara, Warne and Muralitharan have also been nominated in the same category
February 17, 2014
Initial reports say there are no injuries and all passengers are safe
Geneva: An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome was on Monday hijacked and forced to land in Geneva, where the hijacker has been arrested, police said.
February 17, 2014
Pakistani authorities have stopped issuing “No Objection Certificates” for screening of Indian films; release of new movies like ‘Gunday’ and ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ held up
Pakistan bans Indian films from screening
February 17, 2014
BJP's PM candidate, however, welcomes announcement of 'one rank-one pension for defence forces
February 17, 2014
CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela's president has said that he's ordering the expulsion of three US consular officials.
President Nicolas Maduro made the announcement during a televised speech on Sunday night that comes amid rising tensions in Venezuela over anti-government protests.
February 17, 2014
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 192 and 440 for 5 (McCullum 228*, Watling 124, Neesham 67* ) lead India 438 by 325 runs
Iron men: McCullum and Watling now have the highest sixth-wicket partnership in Test cricket
February 17, 2014
NEW DELHI: Days before US secretary of state John Kerry touched down in Beijing for his renewed outreach to China, US officials traveled to China to hold high level discussions on South Asia.
February 16, 2014
NEW YORK: Asteroids that pose a threat to earth can be destroyed in space using a nuclear bomb, even with warning times of a week or less, scientists say.
"We have the solution, using our baseline concept, to be able to mitigate the asteroid-impact threat, with any range of warning," said Bong Wie, of Iowa State University.
Researchers are developing a concept spacecraft called the Hypervelocity Asteroid Intercept Vehicle, or AIV.
February 16, 2014
NEW DELHI: Passengers flying into India will have to declare Indian currency exceeding Rs 10,000 being brought by them, according to new customs rules which will be implemented from next month.
