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US man who published ‘rare WWII photo’ dies
20 March 2013 7:37 AM ISTGreenwich: A man who helped get a groundbreaking photograph of dead American soldiers published during World War II, has died, his son said. He was...
Djokovic, Serena look to spice up Miami
20 March 2013 7:12 AM ISTWorld number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams head the fields in the WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt event that begins on Tuesday, although...
Owen calls it curtains
20 March 2013 7:10 AM ISTFormer England striker Michael Owen announced on Tuesday that he will retire from professional football at the end of the current season.‘It is with...
ST-Ericsson split to result in loss of 1,600 jobs
20 March 2013 5:10 AM ISTThe unprofitable mobile technology venture between Ericsson and STMicroelectronics, ST-Ericsson, said on Monday that it would axe 1,600 jobs after...
PSG held as Beckham returns to scene of 1998 shame
19 March 2013 6:33 AM ISTDavid Beckham returned to the scene of his infamous 1998 World Cup red card horror show on Sunday, but was unable to inspire his Paris Saint-Germain...
Messi, Villa step up to Barca’s tunes
19 March 2013 6:32 AM ISTDavid Villa expressed his delight at returning to top form as he scored and set-up two goals for Lionel Messi as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 to...
Malaysia will be different: Sebastian Vettel
19 March 2013 6:31 AM ISTSebastian Vettel started his campaign to win four successive world titles with third place at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix but the German thinks the...
A fitting comeback!
19 March 2013 6:24 AM ISTRafael Nadal defeated Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his third Indian Wells ATP Masters title and cement his return from a...
Britain’s leading parties pass new press regulation deal
19 March 2013 6:20 AM ISTBritish Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday agreed to create a new press watchdog under a Royal Charter underpinned by laws, ending months of...
US hits out at UN ‘business class lifestyle’
19 March 2013 6:18 AM ISTThe United States is taking aim at ‘excessive’ business class air travel by UN staff as it presses a campaign to restrain the global body’s...
China among top five arms exporters, India top buyer
19 March 2013 5:50 AM ISTChina has become the world’s fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms buoyed by Pakistan’s growing import from its communist ally, even as...
Pervez Musharraf to return to Pakistan on 24 March
18 March 2013 7:45 AM ISTPakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf would return to the country on 24 March to lead his party in upcoming elections, ending his nearly...


