News Archive :: 2012 / 05

Scoreboard: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL

Chennai , April 30 The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium here Monday.

Gambhir guides Knight Riders to sixth win in IPL (Lead)

Chennai , May 1 Skipper Gautam Gambhir struck his fourth half-century of the season and spearheaded Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings with two balls to spare in the Indian Premier League here Monday.

16 Taliban surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul , May 1 A total of 16 Taliban militants have surrendered before the Afghanistan government and joined its peace process, a government official said.

Colin Firth fights for Brazilian tribe

London , May 1 Actor Colin Firth has launched an appeal to save the lives and land of the Awa people, a hunter-gatherer tribe in Brazil's rain forests, from illegal loggers.

Stallone working on fifth 'Rambo' movie

London , May 1 Actor Sylvester Stallone has started working on the fifth instalment of his blockbuster "Rambo" series.

Russia to ensure its two nationals' return from Libya

Moscow , May 1 Russia will spare no effort to ensure return of Russian nationals detained in Libya, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

China to actively promote nuclear disarmament

Vienna , May 1 China will actively push forward the nuclear disarmament process, said the country's envoy in Vienna Monday.

Coca-Cola reassures product safety in China

Beijing , May 1 The Coca-Cola Company has reassured its product safety after completing major corrective measures undertaken at the request of a quality watchdog in a Chinese province.

Beyonce shocked over surrogacy rumours

New York , May 1 Singer Beyonce Knowles has denied rumours that she used a surrogate for her first daughter with husband Jay Z.

170 Mexican kids sick after having food at school

Mexico City , May 1 About 170 children and six adults fell sick after having food at a party at an elementary school in the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco, authorities said.

Ignoring Pakistan, US defends drone strikes

Washington , May 1 As the United States resumed drone strikes inside Pakistan ignoring Islamabad's warnings, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser defended the use of armed unmanned aircraft to target suspected terrorists overseas.

Salsa singer hurt in accident in Colombia

Bogota , May 1 Popular Puerto Rican salsa singer Andy MontaƱez was injured Monday in an accident in Colombia after giving a concert in the city of Valledupar, one of his representatives reported.

Unfolding at Haryana hospital - saga of abandoned daughters

Rohtak (Haryana) , May 1 A leading medical health institution in Haryana, not far from the national capital, is grappling with a peculiar problem - an increasing number of abandoned newborn girls who were brought there in a critical condition.

AMU elects its first woman in teachers association

Aligarh , May 1 After being in the news for alleged gender bias, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has for the first time elected a woman to its influential teacher's association.

Seven people beheaded at Brazilian farm

Rio De Janeiro , May 1 Police found seven people decapitated at a farm in the central Brazilian state of Goias, media reports said.

Gambhir guides KKR to sixth win

Chennai , April 30 Skipper Gautam Gambhir struck his fourth half-century of the season as he spear-headed Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings with two balls to spare in the Indian Premier League here Monday.

Fog halts 700 cargo ships in China

Beijing , May 1 Over 700 cargo ships have been stranded on a section of the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province due to heavy fog, shrouding the region for two days.

Sudan ready for talks with South Sudan: Russia

Moscow , May 1 Sudan has informed Moscow of its readiness to start negotiations with South Sudan to settle their conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

Katy Perry sells New York apartment

Los Angeles , May 1 Singer Katy Perry has sold her New York apartment which she once shared with her estranged husband Russell Brand.

Bieber, West collaborate on new album

London , May 1 Popstar Justin Bieber is collaborating with rapper Kanye West on his new album, reveals the teen singer's bodyguard.

Deyn isn't looking for conventional boyfriend

London , May 1 Actress Agyness Deyn has revealed she isn't looking for a conventionally good looking boyfriend and wants someone who she can connect with.

Evans picky about dating

Los Angeles , May 1 Actor Chris Evans, who has dated actresses Jessica Biel Amy Smart, says he has a strange choice when it comes to girls.

Rihanna turns bad for 'Fast and Furious 6'

London , May 1 Singer Rihanna has reportedly bagged a villainous role in the sixth installment of "The Fast and Furious" franchise.

Al Qaeda's Europe attack plans found hidden in porn movie

Washington , May 1 Hundreds of internal Al Qaeda documents embedded inside a pornographic movie on a memory disk have revealed plots of carrying out attacks in Europe similar to the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Chinese teen commits suicide over dress code

Beijing , May 1 A 14-year-old student who jumped to her death in China to protest her school's dress code has triggered an online debate among the netizens.

Bright, sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi , May 1 Delhi woke up to a bright, sunny morning Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling three notches below average at 21 degrees Celsius. The met department said there could be clouds towards the evening.

Dominican woman sells her baby

Santiago (Dominican Republic), May 1 (IANS/EFE) Dominican police are looking for a woman who sold her 8-month-old baby for 100,000 pesos ($2,500), authorities said Monday.

Teenage soccer fan gunned down in Argentina

Buenos Aires , May 1 An 18-year-old soccer fan was gunned down over the weekend after a match in Olavarria, a city outside Buenos Aires, Argentine police said Monday.

Evicted grandmother chains herself to Spain's central bank

Madrid , May 1 A 76-year-old grandmother who lost her home to debt chained herself to the gate of Spain's central bank here Monday and asked Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to address the "injustices" affecting many people in the Iberian nation.

One killed, 175 injured as tornado hits Tripura

Agartala , May 1 A farmer was killed and 175 injured in Tripura when a tornado, accompanied by rain and hailstorm, hit the state, destroying more than 1,000 houses, uprooting trees and disrupting communication, officials said Tuesday.