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Turkey asks Israel to explain airspace violation
18 May 2012 11:20 AM ISTTurkey has sought an explanation from Israel in protest over an Israeli 'violation' of the airspace of the Turkish northern part of Cyprus, the...
Iran won't give up nuclear rights: Jalili
18 May 2012 11:11 AM ISTIran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday ahead...
Anti-austerity anger in Italy
18 May 2012 5:17 AM ISTItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti gave his full backing on Thursday to tax agency Equitalia, which has become a target for militant attacks and a...
Broad rattles Windies as Chanderpaul hangs on
18 May 2012 5:04 AM ISTStuart Broad ripped past the Windies batting line up as a struggling West Indies finished at 243/9 at stumps on end of first day's play at Lord's....
Barath's gritty innings leads Windies recovery against England
18 May 2012 12:16 AM ISTAdrian Barath's unbeaten 41 helped the West Indies to 83 for two at lunch on the first day of the first Test against England at Lord's here today. ...
Owen to leave Manchester United
17 May 2012 10:02 PM ISTVeteran striker Michael Owen is said to leave Manchester United as the club has decided not to renew contract with the former Liverpool, Real Madrid...
Troops kill three in Syria
17 May 2012 9:49 AM ISTRegime troops opened fire on a refugee camp in southern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least three people including a child, the Syrian Observatory...
Facebook’s Saverin looks East
17 May 2012 5:44 AM ISTFar from the Wall Street limelight, Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin is keeping a low profile in Singapore, investing his wealth in tech...
Windies face stern England test at Lord's
16 May 2012 9:59 PM ISTWest Indies face England in the first of a three-Test series at Lord's here tomorrow with the tourists' batting likely to determine the course of...
Hollande sworn in as president
16 May 2012 7:15 AM ISTFrancois Hollande was sworn in as France's first Socialist President since 1995 on Tuesday at a solemn ceremony overshadowed by the debt crisis...
Meet France's 'Mr Normal' Hollande
16 May 2012 1:48 AM ISTHe dubbed himself 'Mr Normal' during France's presidential election campaign, a modest scooter-riding everyman in touch with the concerns of ordinary...
Greece might go in for fresh elections
15 May 2012 1:30 PM ISTGreece on Monday faced the prospect of fresh polls after failing to narrow divisions over a painful EU-IMF bailout accord as EU partners pressed for a...


