US: 18 dead as hurricane Irene moves up East Coast

US: 18 dead as hurricane Irene moves up East Coast
Yeddyurappa to appear before Karnataka High Court today
Kochi: Plane skids off the runway, 7 passengers injured
Anna breaks fast; supporters gather at India Gate for victory rally
Rebels free more than 10,000 Libyan prisoners
United pulverise Arsenal with eight goals
29 million search results for Anna Hazare on Google
Libyan rebels spurn Gaddafi's offer of talks
Your Call with Varun Gandhi: Full transcript
Sikkim farmer loses 14 kg after fast
Wind and rain from Hurricane Irene lash New York
Vettel extends lead with a win at Belgium
Was Anna Hazare surviving only on plain water?
Anna's 13-day-long fast leaves doctors baffled
Nepal gets a new Prime Minister
Anna Hazare breaks fast; now in Gurgaon hospital and stable
Bolt false starts and gets eliminated
Five held for Taseer kidnapping case in Lahore
Argentina to visit Mother Teresa's house
Sachin faces stiff competition for ICC's top honour
China's bullet trains slow down over safety concerns
Pakistan court orders confiscation of Musharraf's assets
From breakdown to breakthrough, the 13-day Anna fast
Hurricane Irene: New York shuts down amid flooding fears
Hurricane Irene: Tornado warning for Brooklyn, Queens

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT

The death toll in the United States from Hurricane Irene has risen to 18, with four new fatalities reported in the state of ennsylvania, US officials have said. Six deaths have been recorded in North ...

Yeddyurappa to appear before Karnataka High Court today

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:38 AM PDT

Yeddyurappa is appearing before the court in connection with the illegal denotification of land when he was the Karnataka chief minister. The prosecution was sanctioned by Governor HR Bharadwaj. If th...

Kochi: Plane skids off the runway, 7 passengers injured

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:22 AM PDT

It was a close shave for 137 passengers onboard a Gulf Air plane when their plane skidded off the runway at Kochi airport. Seven passengers were injured in the incident....

Anna breaks fast; supporters gather at India Gate for victory rally

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 06:30 PM PDT

After about 290 hours, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike in Delhi this morning. Two little girls, Ikrah and Simran - the tricolour painted on their cheeks and wearing Anna caps - offered him coconut...

Rebels free more than 10,000 Libyan prisoners

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 04:29 PM PDT

More than 10,000 prisoners held by the regime of Moammar Gaddafi have been released since the rebels captured Tripoli, but nearly 50,000 are still missing, a rebel military spokesman said today....

United pulverise Arsenal with eight goals

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Wayne Rooney scored a hat trick as champion Manchester United humiliated Arsenal with an 8-2 win on Sunday, the Gunners' heaviest defeat under Arsene Wenger....

29 million search results for Anna Hazare on Google

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare ruled Indian cyberspace during his 13-day fast demanding the introduction of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament. Search engine Google produces 29 million results when a...

Libyan rebels spurn Gaddafi's offer of talks

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Libyan rebels on Sunday rejected an offer by Muammar Gaddafi to negotiate and said they have captured the eastern town of Bin Jawwad, forcing regime loyalists to flee after days of fighting....

Your Call with Varun Gandhi: Full transcript

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 02:32 PM PDT

Varun Gandhi is the only MP who visited the Ramlila Maidan where Anna Hazare was on a hunger-strike for a strong anti-corruption bill. Talking to NDTV's Sonia Singh on Your Call, BJP's youngest MP tal...

Sikkim farmer loses 14 kg after fast

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Sikkim farmer Yong Tshering Lepcha, lost 14 kg while fasting for a week in support of Anna Hazare at the Fish Pond area, opposite Paljor Stadium, in Gangtok. Lepcha ended his hunger strike on Sunday, ...

Wind and rain from Hurricane Irene lash New York

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Hurricane Irene made landfall on the coast of New Jersey early Sunday morning and continued its relentless push to the New York City area, shutting down mass transit, causing flooding and cutting powe...

Vettel extends lead with a win at Belgium

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday to strengthen his overall lead with seven races remaining....

Was Anna Hazare surviving only on plain water?

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Anna Hazare's 13 day fast has left the Indian medical community bewildered on how could he have survived on plain water and yet retained such gusto, even as his own body was literally surviving by eat...

Anna's 13-day-long fast leaves doctors baffled

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Anna Hazare's remarkable 13 day hunger-strike ended with a glass of coconut water and honey, and yet, the 74-year-old anti-corruption activist managed to address the crowds at Ramlila Maidan with huge...

Nepal gets a new Prime Minister

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:15 AM PDT

A village boy from western Nepal's Gorkha district, that was once also the bastion of Nepal's Shah kings, Baburam Bhattarai, who was elected on Sunday as the Himalayan republic's fourth prime minister...

Anna Hazare breaks fast; now in Gurgaon hospital and stable

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Anna Hazare: After about 290 hours, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike in Delhi this morning. Two little girls, Ikrah and Simran - the tricolour painted on their cheeks and wearing Anna caps - offere...

Bolt false starts and gets eliminated

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Usain Bolt again did the unbelievable when it mattered most in the 100 meters.

Five held for Taseer kidnapping case in Lahore

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Five people have been detained in Lahore in connection with the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, the son of late Punjab province governor Salman Taseer, police said. Shahbaz Taseer was abducted from Lahor...

Argentina to visit Mother Teresa's house

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella is expected along with his support staff in Kolkata on Sunday for the September 2 friendly against Venezuela. His team is expected to visit Mother Teresa's house duri...

Sachin faces stiff competition for ICC's top honour

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 08:52 AM PDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar is in contention for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award. The veteran batsman however, faces stiff competition from the English duo of Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott....

China's bullet trains slow down over safety concerns

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 08:26 AM PDT

China today implemented a new operation plan for all high-speed trains across the country by cutting down their speed to address the safety concerns, a move that comes following last month's deadly ra...

Pakistan court orders confiscation of Musharraf's assets

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 08:12 AM PDT

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has ordered the confiscation of former president Pervez Musharraf's property for his failure to appear before it in the 2007 case of former premier Benazir Bhutto kill...

From breakdown to breakthrough, the 13-day Anna fast

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 07:48 AM PDT

At 10:30 this morning, with thousands surrounding him at his protest camp in Delhi, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike against corruption. In his 12-day fast, he has lost more than seven kilos; his ...