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US air watchdog okays Dreamliner battery fix
27 April 2013 8:36 AM ISTThe US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday filed formal approval of Boeing's 787 battery fix that will clear the way for the troubled aircraft...
Japan’s Nakao is ADB president
27 April 2013 8:34 AM ISTTakehiko Nakao, a former Japan vice minister for finance, has been elected president of Asian Development Bank, the Philippines-based lender announced...
Rafael Nadal ousts Paire to reach semis
27 April 2013 6:42 AM ISTRafael Nadal overcame another hurdle on his way to a possible eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years when he recovered from a poor start to beat...
Striker’s masterclass
26 April 2013 6:55 AM ISTPoland striker Robert Lewandowski netted all four goals in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-1 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, first-leg...
Apple suffers 1st quarterly profit decline in a decade
25 April 2013 8:15 AM ISTApple reported that its quarterly profit had dipped for the first time in nearly a decade despite a rise in revenue from the same period a year...
Chelsea look to succeed where Spurs failed
25 April 2013 6:45 AM ISTIf Chelsea are to salvage a trophy from their difficult campaign, they will have to succeed where their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur have already...
Tursunov stuns David Ferrer, Nadal wins
25 April 2013 6:44 AM ISTTop seed David Ferrer summed up his error-strewn defeat by qualifier Dmitry Tursunov as ‘one of the worst I have played’ after falling at the first...
Outplayed in munich!
25 April 2013 6:42 AM ISTBayern Munich are on the verge of their third Champions League final in four years after routing Barcelona 4-0 in Tuesday’s semifinal, first leg at...
RVP roars as United win 20th title
24 April 2013 6:41 AM ISTRobin van Persie hit a first-half hat-trick as Manchester United cantered to an unprecedented 20th English league title with an emphatic 3-0 victory...
Dortmund await ‘Real’ offer
24 April 2013 6:39 AM ISTCoach Jurgen Klopp has said Borussia Dortmund are ready to face Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final after their Bundesliga win over...
Japan vows to use force if Chinese land on islands
24 April 2013 6:23 AM ISTJapan’s prime minister vowed on Tuesday to ‘expel by force’ any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight Chinese...
N. Korea says nuclear state recognition must for talks with US
24 April 2013 6:22 AM ISTNorth Korea on Tuesday renewed its demand for recognition as a nuclear power, saying it was a pre-requisite for the start of any dialogue with the...


