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Putin, Hollande try to defuse Ukraine tension
9 Dec 2014 3:47 AM ISTFrench president Francois Hollande on Saturday became the first European leader to fly to Russia in an attempt to defuse the standoff with Vladimir...
California protests turn violent
9 Dec 2014 3:41 AM ISTPolice clashed with protesters in California on the fourth night of demonstrations across the United States against recent killings of African...
UK judge quits after racist slur against Indian-origin woman
9 Dec 2014 3:39 AM ISTA senior judge in the UK was forced to resign after he allegedly made racist comments against an Indian-origin woman while hearing a harassment case...
James Watson sells his Nobel Prize medal for $4.8 million
8 Dec 2014 5:07 AM ISTWatson received the prize in 1962 for the discovery of the structure of DNA, which encodes the instruction booklet for building a living organism....
Even in death, Steve comes to Apple trial
8 Dec 2014 4:15 AM ISTJurors in an Oakland court had been submerged since the beginning of last week in a debate over whether consumers who bought Apple’s iPod between 2006...
Woods struggles to five-over 77 in frist comeback round
6 Dec 2014 6:50 AM ISTTiger Woods made a woeful start to his latest injury comeback, firing a five-over par 77 to stand last after round one of the 18-player Hero World...
Drogba rolls back years as Chelsea cruise
6 Dec 2014 4:34 AM ISTDrogba set up Eden Hazard’s opener and scored the second himself before Loic Remy sealed the rout as Jose Mourinho’s side cruised to a victory that...
Australian Open tweaks heat policy for 2015
5 Dec 2014 4:07 AM ISTDespite water bottles melting, ballboys collapsing and players vomiting and passing out when temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees...
Woods ready to make comeback
3 Dec 2014 5:49 AM ISTTiger Woods (in pic) returns to competition after a four-month injury layoff this week at Isleworth, the same gated community where his historic golf...
Liverpool offered Steven Gerrard new contract, confirms Rodgers
3 Dec 2014 4:35 AM ISTLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been offered a new contract but because he is now 34, the midfielder might not play in as many matches as he has...
Busquets saves Barca’s day
3 Dec 2014 4:34 AM ISTBarcelona snatched a vital 1-0 win away to Valencia on Sunday thanks to Sergio Busquets’s volleyed winner deep into stoppage time. The Spanish...
Soldado’s barren run ends as soaring Spurs beat Everton
3 Dec 2014 4:31 AM ISTVictory at their White Hart Lane ground saw Spurs climb into seventh place, level on points with north London rivals Arsenal, in the Premier League...


